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SILENCER SATURDAY #204: Giving Thanks And Suppressor Gift Ideas - Part 1 
Happy Thanksgiving from TFB and TFBTV! Why We're Thankful 
Wheelgun Wednesday: Futuristic Space Cowboy Revolver 
1800's Cartridge Rifle Showdown: Hands-on Firepower Analysis of Sharps, Spencer, and Henry 
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Is this Mammoth Tusk Clad 1911 a Monster or Monstrosity? 
This must be a first! This photo was taken in 2006 at the Somali Islamist Court training camp outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu They have since been kicked out of the city by Somali and Ethiopian forces. Hat Tip: MilitaryPhotos
After posting this and doing more image analysis I realized that I was doing the analysis completely wrong. Researcher’s Analysis of al Qaeda Images Reveals Surprises describes what I attempted to do. Sorry to have wasted anyones time!
SIG have just launched the new SIG SAUER P250 pistol. What makes this pistol interesting is its ability to change calibers! The frame and fire control groups are available for calibers 9mm, .45, .40 S&W and .357SIG can be changed into three different families of [Read More…]
Hell in a Handbasket has posted a review of “No Country For Old Men”. Worth a read. There is one quibble, though. The best of the hitmen after the hunter (or the worst, if you prefer) uses a suppressed 20 gauge shotgun as his main arm, as well as a portable [Read More…]
These are cool. They each hold 20 chocolate bullets. Hat Tip: ACE
I am back home and will start blogging soon. I had a very interesting interview James Clark from Magpul about their new Masada rifle and will be posted that soon.
I am going on holiday for two weeks and will not be able to post until 16 December. Please check back then. Unfortunately I will not have internet access for most of the time I am away and I will not be able to respond to email.
This font is very very cool. For each letter there is a gun glyph (image) . It has everything from derringers to assault rifles. Here is an example of some text using the font It works on both Windows and Mac OS X. The 2nd Amendment font can be downloaded here. Enjoy!
… and their use, or lack of use, of iron sights amazes me. From MilitaryPhotos.com Palestinian police officers loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas violently dispersed a demonstration against the Annapolis peace conference, and medical workers said one protester was [Read More…]
If you live in a state or country that does not allow civilian ownership of .50 BMG rifles there are alternative cartridges with similar ballistics to the .50 BMG. Ammoguide.com compares the .50 BMG, .510 DTC, .416 Barrett and .50 Fat Mac. More here.
This yellow TP9 (based on Steyr TMP) looks great! Easy to find in the dark! More here.
Filmed at Special Ops Expo 2007, this video shows the SCAR system being stripped down with clear explanations, and also the process to attach the grenade launcher.
From MilitaryPhotos Armed Forces of the Philippines chief general Germohenes Esperon (L) and Philippine National Police chief general Avelino Razon (R) hold a rifle during hand over ceremony of captured, confiscated, surrendered or recovered firearms at Camp Aguinaldo [Read More…]
This photo has been floating around the internet for quite a long time. I recently saw in on BoingBoing. This little engraved MP5K is a machinenpistol produced in 1976, “designed at the request of HK South American sales rep, who saw a market for dignitary [Read More…]
This great looking contraction was called the “Apache”. Read more about it at Hell in a Handbasket
The following is a screenshot of taser.com 😀 Hat Tip: Danger Room
Yuri posted this beautiful video: My favorite would be the apple and water bottle.
Just upgrading my computer. I will not be able to blog for the next few days.
Apparently the Israeli ‘Civil Guard’ and licensed tour guide operators on tour still use the M1 Carbine!
This should interest varminters looking for a harder-hitting rimfire round with better ballistics and accuracy. The most common .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR) ammunition features a 40gr round nose or flat point bullet with a Muzzle Velocity of about 1910 fps. All [Read More…]
Walking into the Colur Tyme Tattoo Parlor is a lot like walking into a head shop. One wall is lined with gang monikers and symbols, the other with bongs for smoking marijuana and other drugs — one even shaped like a skull Only this head shop was a setup. It was a [Read More…]
I think the Yarygin PYa / MP-443 “Grach” pistol, which was adopted as the Russian army and law enforcement service pistol, must be the ugliest modern pistol. What do you think? It fires the 9×19 mm 7N21 cartridge which is just a very hot 9mm Parabellum. [Read More…]
Hell in a Handbasket has an interesting post about the use of shotguns in war. Every war the United States has taken part in has seen the troops using shotguns. During WWI, the firearms firm of Winchester even modified a design dating back to 1897 so a bayonet could be [Read More…]
This video made me laugh. Near the end they show this kid who can’t stop lifting his head as soon as he pulls the trigger. He of course completely misses the target.
Like every other red-blooded American boy, I enjoy the notion of propelling a piece of lead at up to Mach 8 and at “extreme” ranges. That’s why I was glad to hear that BAE Systems has delivered a rail gun capable of such feats, and that the US Navy [Read More…]
GunBlast.com has just reviewed the Taurus PT1911 .45 pistol. It is a big contrast to the review by B.B. who had a lot of trouble with his. GunBlast.com The Taurus delivered. It was one hundred percent reliable with every type of factory ammunition that I had available. [Read More…]
Defense Review have tried out the soon to be released TDI KRISS Super V XSMG .45 ACP Submachine gun. The gun has a very interesting design which makes it more controllable in full auto. They say it is a modern Thompson submachine gun and will compete with the H&K [Read More…]
The BBC has an interesting article about the history of British firearm laws. I liked this quote “The concept of controls for criminal purposes is a very 20th Century phenomenon” – Mark Murray-Flutter Royal Armouries The moral opposition to firearms is [Read More…]
This video from SHOT Show 2007 shows Advanced Armament’s new suppressors. Including a quick release suppressor designed for the SCAR-L, the quietest .45 pistol suppressor (or so they claim), a new AR-15 and .22 suppressor.
Advice on setting FAL gas flow by the Director of Training for DSA (makers of FAL clones). Not knowing that one can control gas-flow on this weapon has led to countless customer-service calls to DSA, complaining that the rifle ‘doesn’t work.’ The [Read More…]