Robarms will be making a PDW (personal defense weapon) version of their XCR rifle. The PDW has a shortened stock and a 9″ barrel. From the videos it looks like it will be available with either a fully automatic trigger group, for those who can buy such things [Read More…]
This is the first photo I have seen showing an Iraqi solider with a M4 Carbine with all the goodies that go with it. A Soldier from Al Anbar’s 9th Battalion, Iraqi Special Operations Forces, storms an entryway during close-quarter combat training on April 4 in Al [Read More…]
Wyn Boniface who blogs at Boniface’s Treatise (previously called Kaiservontexas’ Musings) has been blogging his progress his first AR-15 build. Parts: Spike’s Tactical Stripped Lower MagPul CTR Stock *dark earth* MagPul Enhanced Trigger Guard *black* [Read More…]
The Election-Gun-Buying-Mania does not appear to be purely an American phenomenon. The black market in India have seen prices for guns double since before the general election. The arms dealers claim the spike in demand is attributed to the various political factions [Read More…]
The Tuffy is a new single shot youth shotgun chambered in .410. It features a thumbhole stock that can store five rounds, and has a viewing window for checking how many rounds are stored. Two models are available, one in stainless, the other in matte blue. Both has [Read More…]
The RCI XRAIL (Roth Auto Index Loader) is a auto index loader magazine extension that can expand a tubular shotgun magazine to hold up either 14 rounds (compact version) or 23 rounds (full version). This video shows the XRAIL mounted on a Benelli M2 Tactical. The [Read More…]
Reader WarWolf emailed me this photo. It looks like it is a 5.56mm NATO round loaded with a semi wadcutter shaped lead bullet. weird. Can anyone identify the round and/or read the writing? Would the ridge not cause chambering problems? Maybe the intended use is in a [Read More…]
Next month the 9mm Glock 17 will be available with the RTF2 (Rough Textured Frame version #2) frame. The RTF2 frame is often called the “4th Generation” frame. Glock 17 RTF2 Earlier this year at SHOT Show Glock introduced the RTF2 variant of the Glock 22. [Read More…]
The Rock Island Auction Company are holding a massive auction next week (April 25, 26 & 27). Thousands of guns are being auctioned from some prestigious collections. All the guns can be viewed online and it makes for interesting reading. Here are a few interesting [Read More…]
DOD Buzz has some thoughts on the weapon platform used by the SEAL Snipers who took out the pirates: And let’s not get carried away with the sea state, says DT contributor Joe Buff. A multi-thousand ton destroyer is a pretty stable platform in any but the most [Read More…]
Winchester are producing a limited run saddle carbine version of the famous Winchester 1895 lever action chambered in .30-40 Krag (Caleb: They must have heard you loud and clear). The Winchester 1895 was designed by JMB and made famous by Roosevelt when he used it, [Read More…]
Daniel Defense, known for manufacturing AR-15 parts, have produced their first complete rifle. Daniel Defense M4 Carbine The carbine features: * their own in-house manufactured lower receiver * 1:7 16″ barrel * Daniel Defense Omega X 12.0 FSP rail that extends [Read More…]
[ I admit that this article is very long, about 1,400 words, but I encourage you to read the whole thing. It took about 9 hours of research and writing to put together. ] For the past few months the media has been awash with articles discussing a new disease spreading [Read More…]
In last November for the first time in a long while did Ruger finally start selling mini-14 20 round magazines to the general public. Previously they had restricted them to law enforcement only. Now only 5 months later they are selling 30 rounders! This is a great move [Read More…]
Yea, I know “firearms not politics”, but I did not want anyone to miss out. The NRA is offering 1 year free membership which includes a subscription to your choice of one (of three) NRA magazines. I do not think you can use this to extend your current [Read More…]
Can any of you remember a time in your life where laser guns were not just a few years away? Sven found a photo that was published in a German military journal from 1964. Very rifle like. Click to expand. The caption: “The laser rifle…that was developed by [Read More…]
Ed, who blogs at Tell Me Why?, interviewed Tony from American Tactical Imports about their .410 AR-15 shotgun, the AT-14 (otherwise known as the T-14). You can watch the video here. It answers a question I have had: is the lower standard AR-15? The answer is that it is [Read More…]
The new FNP-9 and FNP-40 USG flat dark earth colored model is the perfect pistol to complement your new SCAR rifle. Press release here.
Daniel spotted a very interesting auction at gunbroker.com. The rifle on sale was a Boys Anti- Tank rifle modified by TRW-SYSTEMS GROUP and rechambered for .50 BMG. It was intended to be used for .50 BMG flechette rounds. Click to expand. The auctioneer claims that it [Read More…]
Mossberg’s big muzzle brake, which I call the BFMB (Big “Fraking” Muzzle Brake), first seen on the Mossberg 500 Roadblocker shotgun is coming to the Plinkster line of semi-automatic and bolt action .22 and .17 HRM rifles. Four models will be available [Read More…]
The Moscow Times reports that on 31 Jan. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing law enforcement officials to carry imported guns for self-defense. The guns on the allowed list are the Beretta 92, CZ 75 and Glock 17. These are all chambered in 9mm [Read More…]
FAB Defense, an Israeli company, makes a picatinny rail mounted glass breaker for the Glock. A pretty interesting device. It appears to need to be cocked first and then triggered when it hits the glass, unlike emergency window breakers which come cocked from the factory [Read More…]
Ruger finally went tactical for the first time in decades with the launch of the Mini-14 Tactical. So why did the 10/22, probably their biggest selling firearm and quite possibly the worlds biggest selling rimfire rifle, not get the tactical treatment? It makes no [Read More…]
UPDATE: Drake from Magpul emailed me to say this was an issue with just one batch and it has been resolved. This was a very small batch of PMAG’s that had this issue. We addressed the issues internally and solved the problem. We also followed up with all of our [Read More…]
According to MarineSniper8541 @ AR15.com (without any collaborating evidence) the limited edition run of FN SCAR 16S rifles with their gold colored upper receivers was in fact a botched run that came out the wrong color. The marketing department then decided to sell [Read More…]
Three well known gun photographers allowed me use of their SHOT Show ’09 photos on the blog. Without those photos my SHOT coverage would not have been nearly as interesting for you to read and for me to write. A big thanks to, in no particular order … [Read More…]
The Marines are back doing what they do best – kicking pirates ass. Marine Scout Snipers are being deployed to provide protection for counter-piracy teams in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Navy.mil reports: The nine-member [Read More…]
SayUncle reports that Alliant Techsystems are laying off workers for the second time from their Federal Cartridge Ammunition plant in Anoka. Apparently their order backlog is at an end. At first glance this seems insane given the availability of reasonably priced ammo. [Read More…]
Yes, you did you the title correctly. American Tactical Imports are bringing the Safir Arms T-14 stateside and calling it the AT-14. T-14 Classic Now you are probably asking yourself why would someone want such a gun? When I first learnt about the T-14 a few months ago [Read More…]
Reader CBN3 wrote a brief review of the Magnum Research Micro Eagle pistol and provided me with some high quality photos of its internals. Bought one 12/6. First shot perfect bulls-eye. Range officer said I might as well go home. A little hand pain atfer a box of ball [Read More…]
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