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POTD: A PPSh-41 with Oak leaves and Angels
Kyle sent us this photo of a PPSh-41 with an interesting carved stock. He took this photo at the Latvian War Museum in Riga, Latvia. The stock is carved with what looks to be angels, oak leaves and an eagle. There are words scratched into it. If any Latvians [Read More…]
HK 91 KeyMod Hand Guard
Wojtek Weaponry has a working prototype of a KeyMod hand guard for the HK 91 rifle. The company shows photos of the rail installed on a rifle here and here. I’ve seen other rail systems for these HK rifles, but I don’t recall seeing any KeyMod hand guards [Read More…]
SS197 (5.7 x 28mm) Put to the Test from a FiveSeveN
ShootingTheBull410 (one my absolute favorite YouTube channels) has tested the SS197 5.7 x 28mm projective in his characteristic ballistics gel test. Tested out of the FiveSeveN, the SS197 comes in between the 22LR and 9mm in terms of ballistic energy. Combined with a [Read More…]
SIG 716 Lightweight Prototype
Photos and information about a new SIG 716 rifle have leaked on the internet. Osage County Guns is reporting on a pair of photos posted on Pinterest. According to OCG, the rifle is a prototype of a new designated marksman rifle (DMR) being developed by SIG SAUER. The [Read More…]
Gun Review: Primary Weapons System Modern Musket 14.5″ in .223 Wylde
Review: Primary Weapons Systems Modern Musket 14.5″ in .223 Wylde As I mentioned in my article about the Diablo, I was able to get access to a couple of sexy new rifles from Primary Weapons Systems. The Modern Musket being one of them. Walt and Luke from BMC [Read More…]
Integrated Suppressor for 9mm TAVOR
Rat Worx and Manticore Arms have teamed up to bring an integrated suppressor and rail system to the market for the 9mm IWI TAVOR called the ZRX. The package will include the Manticore Arms rail system along with a new muzzle brake and a suppressor stack for a total [Read More…]
DSA’s FAL Manufacturing Video
A little more than a year ago, DSA posted this manufacturing video to their YouTube page. While it’s more geared towards marketing and doesn’t cover the topic as thoroughly as I’d like, viewers can still see a few items of interest, such as [Read More…]
Donations Now Accepted To Repeal The Machinegun Ban!
Fully automatic firearms have never been illegal in the United States on a federal level. As a matter of fact, there are over 180,000 legally owned machine guns in the country but the registry was closed in 1986 (no new machine guns can be owned by non-dealers, we [Read More…]
Weekly DTIC: US Silent Cartridges
While it’s somewhat well-known that the Soviet Union produced special-purpose silent cartridges for clandestine use, but less well known are US experiments in this area. In fact, the US developed several weapons, and several different types of ammunition, for [Read More…]
Cooper’s Scout Rifle – A (Literally) Fantastic Gun
At the end of September, the Guns & Ammo website posted a magazine article by Jeff Cooper from their 1966 issue, covering carbines. In it, Cooper evaluates – and praises highly – the then-new Remington 600 rifle, as being handy, powerful, and well-made. [Read More…]
POTD: PGM Hecate II .50 BMG
Eddie sent us this photo he took of a PGM Hecate II anti-material rifle chambered in .50 BMG. This particular rifle belongs to the Brazilian Special Operations Brigade. The optic is a Schmidt & Bender 3-12X50mm. The Hecate II is manufactured by French rifle [Read More…]
3D Printed Machine Gun Shoots Paper Airplanes
Papierfliegerei 3D printed most of the parts to build his machine gun. It does not use any propellent but is electric powered. Ok, the title I used is a little misleading. It is a machine gun by definition since it shoots multiple projectiles with one squeeze of the [Read More…]
30-06 HCAR Given the FPSRussia Treatment
Now available to the general public, Kyle (FPSRussia) got one of the first cracks at the Ohio Ordnance Works Heavy Counter-Assault Rifle. Ohio left no portion of the design untouched, stripped significant weight from the design and adding modern touches including a [Read More…]
Machine Disarms Police Officer And Discharges Weapon
Apparently an off-duty officer in Western NY State went to an outpatient imaging center. Here is the case report. The officer was carrying his Colt 1991-A1 compact. Due to a miscommunication with the technician and the officer, the officer entered the MRI room with his [Read More…]
Forest to Table Dining and Shotgunning with Hank Shaw
California Waterfowl (CWA) recently had a fantastic fundraiser dinner at the Pacific Rod & Gun Club here in San Francisco. James Beard Award winning Chef Hank Shaw was the lead attraction and his thing is that everything he eats is either hunted, fished, foraged, or [Read More…]
Optics and The First Camoflauge
Propper’s Blog posted up an excellent link on the early development of camouflage. As it turns out, the first impetus of camouflage in the modern era was from the development of optics… but not to target infantry. But before the First World War, camouflage [Read More…]
The IRA’s recoilless improvised grenade launcher
The Projected Recoilless Improvised Grenade (PRIG) was a shoulder fired weapon developed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) for use against lightly armored vehicles. It is perhaps the most ingenious example of kitchen cupboard improvisation to date. The [Read More…]
Weekend Photo: Love is … a full auto submachine gun
I love the photo but sadly it was taken of a deactivated MP5 (due to Austrian gun laws). Thanks to Gregor for sending it in. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
Weekend Photo: Final Gunsmithing School Project
Jonny Bravo Customs sent us these photos of his final project at gunsmithing school. I wish I had the skills to build a gun like this. Jonny wrote … My background is military. I spent 6 years in the Army as military police with a year in South Korea and 2 [Read More…]
Weekend Photos: 1960’s Bronco .22 LR Survival Rifle
The Bronco is a .22 LR survival rifle made during the late 1960s and 1970s. They were marketed with the slogan “without frills”, which was, if anything, an understatement. The Bronco was essentially a copy of the Hamilton Model 7 which was made form 1889 to [Read More…]
Weekend Photos: All Ready For Loading
Ryan writes … For those of us who reload, nothing says “Woo Hoo!” louder than a pile of brass and bullets just waiting to be loaded. Here is a pile of 6.8 SPC Federal Cartridge Co. primed brass next to a stash of 6.8 90 Gr. Speer Gold Dot bullets. [Read More…]
Ammo Prices: 10/10/2014
Week 28. We have a clear winner with .38 Special. Also Ammunition To Go is really sweeping the board this week with cheaper ammo. And Munire is sporting some $0.09/round .22LR. Almost like seeing a unicorn… We do appreciate the support and constructive comments [Read More…]
Classic VI 50th Anniversary Ruger 10/22 Takedown
Firearms distributor TALO posted their exclusive new Classic VI 50th Anniversary Ruger 10/22 Takedown rifle over on their Facebook page. It features an awesome hardwood stock and forend instead of the polymer versions that come with the standard 10/22 Takedown. The new [Read More…]
How To Chicken Wing A Pistol
This is certainly different. I didn’t think it was possible to “chicken wing” a pistol, but I was wrong. Masada Tactical, based out of Maryland, is teaching some form of pistol manipulation that was created by the Israelis. The basis of the pistol [Read More…]
POTD: The (almost) forgotten AR-10 LMG and its Ammo Backpack
Armalite and Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI) experimented with a number of different belt-fed machine guns / auto-rifle versions of the AR-10. The photo above and below are of different prototypes. In the below photo the rifle is fed from a 250 round belt fed from a [Read More…]
Noveske Lightsaber
Trop Gun turns a Noveske Mk18 with an AAC Mini4 suppressor into a Lightsaber.
Navy Arms 1873 Rifles
Navy Arms announced they are now selling reproduction Winchester 1873 rifles. These rifles are made by Winchester Repeating Arms and finished by Turnbull Restorations. Rifles will be made in both .45 Colt and .357 Magnum calibers. The receiver and metal furniture will [Read More…]
JMT Gen 2 80% Lowers
James Madison Tactical (JMT) recently announced an updated version of the company’s 80% AR-15 lower. The JMT lowers are made of polymer and come in black, flat dark earth and OD green colors. JMT states the company improved the cosmetics of the Gen 2 lowers, and [Read More…]
Ares Armor NiB Bolt Carrier Group (MKI MOD0)
Ares Armor recently settled a slight dispute with another company and this company has agreed to pay damages. Why is this important? Ares has decided to use the settlement funding to pass on some savings and sell a BCG below cost. They are offering their Nickel Boron [Read More…]