Yesterday I wrote about the Double Glock Machine Pistol. My German friend Axel emailed me to say that another double gun made by the same person, this time a CZ 52 chambered in 7.62x25mm, is currently being auctioned off online. The auction description is below [Read More…]
Tobias Obermeit, the Chief Design Engineer on the PMR-30 pistol at Kel-tec, generously offered to allow you (the readers) to submit questions for him to answer. Many questions were similar so I merged them into a single question. There were a lot of question and I [Read More…]
I want to congratulate long-time reader and contributor Aurélien on the publication of his first “major work”, a special edition of the French magazine RAIDS. The edition is entitled “le pistolet au combat” (the handgun in battle). It covers the [Read More…]
Gabe Bailey, Marketing Director, has admitted that USSOCOM is not buying the SCAR Mk.16 rifle … You are correct and I am not hiding any facts. And, as the main customer has stated, they do not plan to buy the MK 16…in my humble opinion, this has nothing to [Read More…]
Every five years the Swiss get together for a month long shooting competition / party. This year the Eidgenössische (Federal) Schützenfest was held in the city of Aarau. There were 2300 teams made up over over 45,000 individual shooters! Swiss reader Laurent, who [Read More…]
Jim Shepherd writes that Remington is entering the handgun market! From The Shooting Wire (scroll down half way) … The Outdoor and Shooting Wires have received- and verified the accuracy of an internal Remington memorandum that effectively answers most of a [Read More…]
A Glock 23 with 6 Magazines: $650 A Custom 7.5″ barreled AR-15 with 8 Magazines : $3000 AFT Tax: $200 That nobody knows you are carrying them: Priceless Read about _ak’s guitar gun case. Many thanks to jdun1911 for the link.
AR-15 owners will soon have another “point five-oh” option for their rifles: the .50 GI. Before now only 1911 and Glock conversion kits were available for the cartridge. The .50 GI was born out of the idea that if .40 was better than 9mm, and .45 was better [Read More…]
Michigan based Defcom LLC is a new firm that have designed two lightweight grenade launchers which make maximum use of polymers. They are in a sense the Glocks in a world of Beretta M9s. The DEFCOM XL 79 COMPOSITE is essentially a M79 that has been brought into the 21st [Read More…]
Between 22 October and 11 November I am not going to have much time to blog. Please get in touch with me if you able to write a guest blog post for The Firearm Blog. Posts do not need to be long, just a few paragraphs and some photos. If you want to write an […] [Read More…]
About a month ago I mentioned a post by Caleb warning people not to use 9mm NATO rounds in 9mm Luger / Parabellum pistols. A reader, who shall remain anonymous, emailed me this account of what happened to him. Your message about the 9 mm Nato versus 9 mm Luger [Read More…]
The Laserlyte RL-1 is a rear sight for the Glock that incorporates a laser. It fits all Glocks and will work with all level 1 and 2 holsters. The MRSP is $199. More info here (PDF link). Hat Tip: Tell Me Why
A few days before SHOT I made seven predictions on what would and would not be launched at SHOT. SayUncle agreed to take on the prestigious role of unbiased judge and has given me my score: 1. Ruger will not launch an AR-15. Correct 2. A new cartridge will be unveiled. [Read More…]
I started this post a while ago and have been adding to it since. These are my predictions for SHOT Show 2009. Bear in mind that most manufactures have already showcased their 2009 product line which is why there are no predictions for most of the major manufactures. [Read More…]
Check out the latest Magpul creation. It is a folding carbine. Similar to the Ares FMG and PP-90. It appears to use some glock parts uses the Glock action, magazines and laser systems. A couple of video demostrations: Some photos from GlockTalk.com: It looks very cool! [Read More…]
Ruger has just released their disastrous third quarter results. Their share price fell 37.71% as of Wednesdays close! This graph shows the last three months of Ruger (RGR) trading. Click on the graph to expand it. Their CEO, Michael O. Fifer, wrote a letter to Ruger [Read More…]
Ruger has just announced their new polymer-framed 9mm pisol the SR9 and SR9-10 It features: Polymer Frame Slim Profile Striker-fired 1911-position manual safety Fits in Glock holster (UPDATE: See holster list below) Read a review here. Watch a video of it here. UPDATE: [Read More…]
Don’t know what a Mall Ninja is …. The Mall Ninja is easily distinguished by an abundance of “tactical” gear, such as fatigues, a thigh holster (with, of course, a Glock), combat boots, bandolier and other accouterments that you’d usually [Read More…]
Hi Gun bloggers and gun enthusiasts, I am trying to compile a “Global Gun Price Index” to see how the price of firearms compare in different parts of the world. If you are able to help me or have suggestions please feel free to email me. My email address is [Read More…]
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