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The SmartReloader SR5000 Modular Gun Vise assists the rifle owner with rifles, short and long. The “modular” part refers to the two rubberized clamps which can be moved to six different locations to accomodate different rifle lengths. The modular clamps do [Read More…]
The German government is investigating a German arms manufacturer, Ministry of Defense employees and Bundeswehr general staff for corruption regarding a recent rifle acquisition. Apparently this unspecified rifle, which the media report as being [Read More…]
Egypt has announced that it purchased 50,000 9mm CZ P-07 Duty, “several hundred” 9mm Scorpion EVO III submachine guns and an unspecified number of CZ 805 BREN A1 assault rifles from Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ) for an undisclosed sum. Interestingly, just [Read More…]
Last week I blogged about the Lithgow Arms LA101 CrossOver, Australia’s first production rifle in four decades. A Australian kindly gave us permission to publish the below photos. The rifle will be going on sale for under $1000 Australian Dollars (~$950 USD) [Read More…]
These videos were produced by a member of the US Navy Band who is also a TFB reader …
Earlier this year, Winchester announced the new 17 WSM (Winchester Super Magnum) rimfire cartridge that is capable of 3,000 fps. The SAAMI specs for the cartridge and chamber are now online and available for download here. Although I have not been able to find the [Read More…]
A reader came across a diner in Apple Valley, a small town in Utah situated between Hurricane, Utah and Freedonia, Arizona, with an interesting dinner menu. I will have a Musket, with the .45 Caliber and the AK-47.
KRISS was planning on exporting pistol components from their factory in Switzerland to their US factory ,where they would be incorporated into guns being exported to Saudi Arabia, until the Swiss government refused to approve their export license. The guns [Read More…]
Ruger CEO and President Michael O. Fifer recently said on a shareholder analyst call that the company needs a lot more gun loving engineers. From the call transcript … Brian Gary Rafn – Morgan Dempsey Capital Management, LLC: Mike, you talked about your new [Read More…]
Australia’s famous Lithgow factory, which originally opened just before the first world war to produce Enfield rifles for British Commonwealth troops, stopped producing civilian rifles decades ago and instead focused on military weapons, such as the Australia/New [Read More…]
Arsenal is calling it quits on the 5.56 NATO chambered AK. The SLR-106 line of rifles and pistols broke new ground when introduced nearly a decade ago, and remain popular among AK aficionados and those who want the toughness of the Kalashnikov platform and ammunition [Read More…]
New from Aimpoint is the 9000SC-NV, a night vision compatible version of the non-magnifying (1x) optic developed for the sport shooting and hunting markets. This is the first night vision compatible 9000SC brought to market by Aimpoint. The 9000SC-NV has a 2 MOA red [Read More…]
Over the course of my life, I have probably waddled into no fewer than twenty or so indoor gun ranges. I love a quick visit to an indoor range to test a few pistols, have a short bit of fun, and get out quickly because the facility is usually either too hot or cold [Read More…]
If you have not heard of them before, The Ballistics By The Inch project tests cartridges by shooting them through a rifle-length barrel, noting the velocity, then cutting an inch off the end of the barrel and repeating until the barrel is just 2″ in length. This [Read More…]
TriStar announced the addition of left-handed Viper G2 shotguns. The shotguns will be nearly identical to the set ups found on the right-handed guns. The shotguns will be available with a black synthetic stock and with a camo patterned synthetic stock. Both guns [Read More…]
Auto Ordnance is bringing back the 1911TC pistol. The original Thompson Custom 1911TC was introduced in early 2008 and only 100 pistols were made. Auto Ordnance states the production numbers were so low because of the shift toward concealed carry pistols after the [Read More…]
Although this isn’t the first year I’ve heard rumor of FN halting production of the FS2000, the conviction has been much stronger recently. With so many forum threads starting up on the subject, including a confirmation from reputable source, I decided to [Read More…]
UPDATE: The rumor was wrong. They are actually just between production. I have been hearing rumors from credible sources that FNH-USA will soon be telling dealers that they will no longer be selling the FN FS2000 bullpup rifle (the civilian semi-automatic version of the [Read More…]
An X-Ray technician uploaded this X-Ray taken of a person shot by an “AK” (non-shooters call just about any gun an AK, so lets just assume it was a semi-automatic rifle). The patient will require “two really long plates and some bone graft.”. [Read More…]
Redditor Halvors7 has published the printable parts to build his FN P90-inspired Charon AR-15 lower. The Charon features an integrated buttstock, handgrip and trigger guard. The stock is fixed but can be adjusted for length-of-pull by using spacers. The lower even [Read More…]
The Henry US Survival Rifle didn’t start out as the Henry US Survival Rifle. Armalite originally built the rifle, for the USAF, for pilots and bomber crews during the Cold War. The idea was that American pilots would need to survive if shot down, [Read More…]
The Chamber-View Company introduced a safety accessory for the shotgun market. This bright orange device fits into the chamber, through the ejection port, of nearly any shotgun. It provides immediate visual recognition that the firearm has been rendered safe. The [Read More…]
AAI Corp continues to develop caseless, telescoped ammunition and machine guns to fire it under the United States Joint Service Small Arms Research Program Office’s (JSSAP) Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program. The caseless, telescoped ammo and gun [Read More…]
MasterPiece Arms announced the company upgraded the Sentinel II and Vigilant II suppressors that are designed for the .22 LR. The upgraded suppressors are a result of re-engineering of the baffle design and the exterior components. Benefits include: reduced sound [Read More…]
Many gun owners invest a significant sum of money into a safe to securely store their firearms and other valuables. But given enough time, any safe can be breeched and the guns stolen. The key is preventing a crook from having access to your safe long enough to [Read More…]
LaserMax is now making a special red laser aiming unit for the Ruger 10/22. The unit mounts onto a 10/22 rifle by removing the stock barrel band and then sliding the laser unit down the barrel and into the barrel band’s old place. According to Ruger, the laser [Read More…]
When General John Thompson completed his iconic submachine gun design in 1919, the world’s governments were weary of war and strapped for cash. With millions of rifles and pistols in their inventories and surplus, there was little room for an unproven, expensive, and [Read More…]
Rheinmetall Defence are developing a new 7.62mm medium machine gun called the RMG 7.62 which takes a unique approach to dealing with heat, the age-old machine gun nemesis. At first glance it looks like a small version of the M134 Minigun, but the RMG is no Minigun. [Read More…]
Chiappa is now making a clone of the Winchester 1887 lever action shotgun. The Chiappa states the gun can handle all modern “high-pressure” 2 3/4″ shotgun ammo. It has a five shell tubular magazine and can also hold two additional shells (one in [Read More…]
Adaptive Tactical is now offering the Sidewinder Venom shotgun enhancements as home conversion kits. These kits will work with Mossberg 88, 500, 535, 590 and 835 shotguns. There are three kits: one with a five round box magazine, one with a 10 round rotary magazine, [Read More…]
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