While stock prices drop, large firearm companies file for bankruptcy protection and analysts predict a softening of the entire firearms industry, the FBI’s NICS Firearms Checks statistics show a marked increase in February 2017 over January. The NICS section of [Read More…]
The craze for pistol caliber carbines has been burning bright and hot for the last year. With various companies launching dedicated to the platform including Quarter Circle 10, Angstadt Arms, and others, the 9mm community has received a significant dose of adrenalin. [Read More…]
The US Army RDECOM published a YouTube video on the Picatinny Arsenal YouTube Page about Additive Manufacturing, which includes 3D printing, and the Rapid Additively Manufactured Ballistics Ordnance or RAMBO Launcher. RAMBO, in this case, is fundamentally a 3D printed [Read More…]
Battenfeld Technologies which is owned by Smith & Wesson and part of the American Outdoor Brands group is expanding in Missouri. Governor of Missouri, Eric Greitens, broke the news in a video published on Facebook stating this: We are so excited about Battenfeld [Read More…]
Richard Wyatt, known for his role on the Discovery Channel program “American Guns”, has been formally convicted of 10 felony counts including conspiracy, fraud, and tax evasion. The jury was hung on three counts of illegally importing weapons. The verdict [Read More…]
In a move that will likely appease 1911 shooters looking for a polymer framed compact .45 with a thumb safety, Ruger has added a thumb safety to the American .45. While manual safeties aren’t really my thing, I understand that many shooters appreciate the [Read More…]
It appears that over 100 Ruger pistols were stolen from a Chicago train yard by gangs in a one-time heist. Apparently, this is becoming a large problem in a city that prides itself on its strict gun control measures with over 150 firearms reported stolen from Chicago [Read More…]
Earlier we posted about Mark Serbu, his daughter Val, and a YouTuber called Dan shooting an MP5 from a Cessna circling above the Gulf of Mexico. The new stories let on that the police had been called by one of the wet blankets that help run the Peter O. Knight airport [Read More…]
On 9:th of March 2017, a 36-year old suspect was detained after an axe attack that injured nine persons in the main train station in Düsseldorf, Germany. One of the pictures that caught my attention was this FN SCAR-L Short with a 10″ barrel and an EOTech sight. [Read More…]
Russian “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” newspaper has recently released an interview with Alexey Sorokin, the director of Russian firearms manufacturing plant called TsKIB SOO. Among other subjects discussed they also talked about a new pistol, which is in [Read More…]
Desert Tech MDR is probably one of the most awaited rifles on the market. And no surprise that people keep wondering about various aspects of its mechanism. Perhaps Desert Tech has been stormed with such questions. Anyway, they started releasing short videos on their [Read More…]
I have a confession to make. Polymer, striker fired pistols that don’t start with a ‘G’ and end with a ‘k’ turn me off. Why? Because it will always take a lot to move me away from my current set of favorite defensive handguns. Also, what if [Read More…]
I have a confession to make. Polymer, striker fired pistols that don’t start with a ‘G’ and end with a ‘k’ turn me off. Why? Because it will always take a lot to move me away from my current set of favorite defensive handguns. Also, what if [Read More…]
In a decision that could have broad implications throughout the silencer industry as well as with shooters/consumers, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATFE or ATF) has notified silencer manufacturer Dead Air Armament that the wipes used in their Ghost M [Read More…]
I have a confession to make. Polymer, striker fired pistols that don’t start with a ‘G’ and end with a ‘k’ turn me off. Why? Because it will always take a lot to move me away from my current set of favorite defensive handguns. Also, what if [Read More…]
In the firearms community, most people probably know Stack-On as a company that low-cost lock boxes and metal storage cabinets. For many people where dollars are scarce, Stack-On offers a reasonable way to secure your guns without breaking the bank. For 2017, the [Read More…]
With the Taurus Curve review I highlighted a sort of methodology that I consider central to carrying a handgun for self-defense. Namely being that one shouldn’t rely on a single handgun or holster but instead be flexible when it comes to the situation and attire [Read More…]
Osprey Publishing “Weapon” series is an excellent primer for those who want a book on a particular weapon system, but don’t want an overly in-depth version more appropriate for research purposes. The books aren’t intended to make you an expert on [Read More…]
Not long after SHOT Show, I got the chance to interview Mrs. Kori Phillips, former program officer for the Army’s Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program, and current program officer for the Cased Telescoped Small Arms Systems (CTSAS) program. We talked [Read More…]
If you’re into illegal production of firearms you take what you have, and a bolt is a bolt – literally – on this sub-machine gun from Brazil. It looks like it’s been made completely out or recycled materials (at least something positive) and the [Read More…]
Several sources have confirmed that the corporation has “released” several dozen employees, some of which hold high-ranking positions. Out of respect for the individuals named, TFB will only be releasing their general titles and departments. The news [Read More…]
Our first episode with Callum from English Shooting covered the intricacies of the laws and regulations that govern firearm and shotgun ownership in the United Kingdom. But in this episode, we discuss the growing sport of Practical Shooting. Essentially based on Three Gun, or Two Gun in the United [Read More…]
Oh Japan, you come up with some of the craziest things. This photo is of a Tokyo Marui Glock hidden inside a fake fish. It would be great if it did nothave the 5.56 belt sticking out of the fish. I suspect that this might be an Electric pistol so it is full auto and [Read More…]
Thanks to Azril B. for sharing this new rifle development in the Philippines. This is what newest firearms development from our neighbour Philippines. On 28 February 2017, Philippines’s Government Arsenal (GA) , The Philippine government agency [Read More…]
The Transportation Security Administration releases a week in review showing what prohibited items they recovered the week prior. There have been some doozies and they did a pretty decent job of putting together a weirdest finds video for last year, but what I saw when [Read More…]
IWA Outdoor Classics is a gigantic trade exhibition in Nürnberg, Germany. The first IWA started in 1973 and has kept on growing. This year there are over 1 500 exhibitors and a record of 49 000 people visited the show (trade visitors only). In comparison the SHOT Show [Read More…]
Several business news sources across the internet are reporting that Smith & Wesson’s, now branded American Outdoor Brands, shares have declined in value an additional 5% following the expected slowing of the firearms market and American Outdoor [Read More…]
Double Tap Arms is making a pull/release for only $200. No they are not the ones who make the Double Tap pistol. Some of you may be familiar with the Fostech Echo trigger or the Franklin Armory Binary Trigger. Both of those are a three position trigger but they are [Read More…]
As you know, Russia hasn’t yet made a final decision which one of the new AK-12 and AEK-971 assault rifles to adopt. Both firearms are being extensively tested and issued in small quantities and both seem to be adequate to be adopted. Recently, Russian [Read More…]
About a month ago, I was writing a post about David Tubb’s new rifle and while browsing in his website I came across this very unusual and interesting ammunition. With the subject of experimental ammunition being among my top interests (I am sure of many of our [Read More…]
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