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Rumor: Remington RM380 .38 ACP Pistol Release Imminent?
Big Rock Sports (BRS) has a compact semi-automatic pistol named the Remington RM380 listed in their database (see above). All we know about this gun is that it is chambered in .380 ACP, takes 6-round magazines and has a MSRP of $410 (UPC 885293964549) The MSRP suggests [Read More…]
Coming Soon: KSG 12-Gauge Suppressor & Attachments from Red Jacket Firearms
Red Jacket Firearms (of Sons of Guns fame) had a interesting prototype at SHOTShow 2014. They have been working on a replacement front cap for the Kel-Tec KSG to allow attachment of flash hiders, breaching devices, and most interestingly–a 12-gauge [Read More…]
I.O. Inc. Relocates to Florida
I.O. Inc. announced the company relocated to Palm Bay, Florida. I.O. stated in a press release that the moved was prompted by “a need for an increased manufacturing facility” and “room for an increased customer service department and additional space [Read More…]
Monolith Arms P-12: The P-90-like Shotgun That Never Was
Back in 2007/08 a company called Monolith Arms was promoting a pump-action 12 gauge shotgun they designed. The shotgun was notable because it fed from a horizontally mounted magazine inspired by the FN P90. They shotgun was promised to be on sale in 2007, when [Read More…]
Which Gun Company Would You Buy If You Won Saturday’s Lottery?
Tomorrow’s Powerball jackpot lottery has hit $600 million! This, along with the news that Savage has just been bought out for a cool $315 million, got some of the TFB staff thinking what gun companies they would buy if they won. The first thing I would do if I won [Read More…]
Troy Tritium BUIS Review
For those unfamiliar with the concept of Back-Up Iron Sights (BUIS), they are just that, irons that fold out of the way when not in use, but can be quickly flipped up if for some reason an optic fails, and the shooter needs to be able to aim without the optic. Such a [Read More…]
Laserlyte CM-15 “Center Mass” Shotgun/Rifle Laser
Earlier this month The Firearm Blog announced the release of Laserlyte’s new CM-15 shotgun/ rifle laser. This laser system is a variation of the previous “Kryptonyte” line of long gun lasers. When Steve introduced our readers to the new Laserlyte “Center Mass” [Read More…]
UTAS UTS-15 Shotgun Review
Nicholas Chen had an opportunity to try shooting the UTAS UTS-15 shotgun, a competitor to the Kel-Tec KSG. The gun has a strange magazine design where the follower extends past the feeding port. The video is a little disjointed, but you will get the idea …
Diamondback DB380 Review
The Armed Lutheran has reviewed the .380 ACP Diamondback DB380. He writes … The first time I saw the DB380 I thought it was a Glock. Glock makes two .380 caliber models, but does not import them into the US for civilian consumption. Why? I don’t know. In any [Read More…]
Syrian Supporters Distributing Firearm Training Videos on YouTube
One or more supporters of the Free Syrian Army are creating high definition Arabic language gun training videos and putting them on YouTube. They are intended to help train rebel recruits in maintaining firearms such as the FN FAL, which has been imported by the Syrian [Read More…]
IO Hellcat II .380 Pistol
I.O., formally known as Inter Ordnance, has developed an improved version of the original .380 HellCat pistol which first went on sale in 2010. The Hellcat II features high viz sights, improved trigger bar and trigger cam, improved extractor and modifications to the [Read More…]
Intratec TEC-22 Makes The News
A political scandal broke out in Mexico today when a photograph of a young congressional candidate posing with a firearm was published on Facebook. The politics of this is far outside the scope of TFB, but what I do find interesting is the gun itself. The Mexican press [Read More…]
Gum Creek Customs Vehicle Holster & Mount Review
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Gum Creek holsters for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. A fellow officer told me about a great holster system for use in your personal vehicle or patrol [Read More…]
Choosing the Right Concealed Carry Handgun
Andrew has produced a video about choosing the right concealed carry gun. I think Andrews advice is solid. I would point out that ultra-compact pistols can’t be imported into the USA, so any European ultra-compacts on the market are actually made in the USA. I [Read More…]
Gun Review: Ruger LCP
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Ruger pistols for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Rugers LCP is a very popular pistol of the type. Among its fans it’s known as the “Elsie Pea”. [Read More…]
UTAS UTS-15 shotgun video
The UTAS UTS-15 shotgun holds 14 rounds in two side-by-side 7 round magazines. Unlike the Kel-Tec KSG, the shotgun is capable of feeding continuously from both magazines without manual intervention. The below video shows a 14 round magazine dump. Turkish firearms design [Read More…]
Tam on the .22 Magnum
Tam tried the Kel-Tec PMR and RMR at the LuckyGunner Blogger Shoot and questions the utility of the .22 Magnum (WMR) round … I’ll be up front and admit that I still don’t get the point. .22WMR is in that gray area where it’s marginal as an [Read More…]
Gun Review: Ruger LC9
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find cheap Ruger pistols for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. When I talked to the folks at Ruger at the 2011 NRA convention, the buzz was all about the Ruger [Read More…]
The Guns of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Kotaku has leaked details and images of the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 video. This year a few guns that have not yet available to the public are featured in the game. The Kel-Tec KSG shotgun, which was only revealed to the public in January, is featured in [Read More…]
Flashbang Bra Holster
Flashbang Bra Holster is an interesting concept. According to the designer, the gun can he unholstered and fired in under 1.5 seconds with very little training. Would this be a comfortable way to carry? Having never worn a bra, I have no idea. Maybe some of our female [Read More…]
Speer .22 WMR Personal Protection Ammunition
Speer has introduced a .22 Winchester Magnum cartridge optimized for use in short barrel self-defense pistols. From a 1.9″ barrel the 40 grain bullet leaves the muzzle at 1150 fps, generating 99 ft/lbs of muzzle energy. It would likely perform better in longer [Read More…]
[MAJOR NEWS] Freedom Group pulls plans for IPO!
WSJ Market Watch reports that the Freedom Group (Remington, Bushmaster, Marlin, AAC et. al.) have abandoned plans to go public … Freedom Group gave no reason for withdrawing the IPO but the company has been struggling as demand for its key products slips. It [Read More…]
UTS–15 Tactical Pump-Action Shotgun: Big and Badass
At the start of this year the only dual magazine shotgun I knew of was the almost mythical South African NEOSTEAD. In January Kel-Tec introduced the KSG bullpup Shotgun. Now Turkish firm UTAS has brought another mean-looking dual magazine pump-action shotgun to market. [Read More…]
Pocket 9 Roundup
Jay G. has posted a roundup of compact and subcompact 9mm pistols … Only very recently – the past decade or so – have we seen the proliferation of the very small, nearly pocketable 9mm carry gun. The Kel-Tec PF9 has been out since 2006; other than that the [Read More…]
FPS view of Miami Vice subgun match
They definitely have too much fun down in Florida. Tobias Obermeit, the Kel-Tec design engineer behind the Kel-Tec PMR-30 pistol, emailed me some videos of last weeks monthly submachine gun shoot at Port Malabar. The theme was Miami Vice and Toby completed three of the [Read More…]
Executive pocket holster
Shooting Illustrated writes about a hybrid pocket/belt holster … I’ve carried a Kel-Tec P3AT with a Crimson Trace laser for years. I found myself swapping out pocket holsters and belt holsters quite a bit, depending on my choice of attire. This was tedious and [Read More…]
RMR-30 Prototype!!!
These photos are of a prototype RMR-30, a carbine version of the Kel-Tec PMR-30. How cool is this? It is being designed by Tobias Obermeit, whom I interviewed on the blog recently. The dimensions look similar to the H&K MP7 (assuming equivalent barrel length). I [Read More…]
Gun Design Engineer answers your questions
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…]
Ask a gun designer a question
Is there anything you want to know about the science of gun design? Tobias Obermeit is a design engineer at Kel-Tec and is their chief designer on the Kel-Tec PMR-30 project. He has kindly agreed to answer a set of questions which I will select from the comments below. [Read More…]
