Hornady has expanded the Critical Defense ammunition products by introducing the rifle line. Designed for defensive use, this new Hornady offering will be loaded with FTX bullets. The FTX bullets feature Hornady’s Flex Tip Technology, which has two main [Read More…]
ORSIS has introduced a new modular sniper rifle with the possibility of quick changing the calibers. The model designation is F17 and it was first shown during the Arms & Hunting 2017 exhibition held in Moscow, Russia. In order to change between the .338 Lapua [Read More…]
The US Army’s new centralized procurement organization has been named: In his address at the Eisenhower Luncheon at the 2017 Association of the United States Army, US Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley announced the creation of a Futures and Modernization [Read More…]
US Army, what on earth are you doing? The US Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley promised that the new Next Generation Individual/Squad Weapon (NGSW/NGIW) program will give a “10 times improvement” in individual small arms capability “over any [Read More…]
On the heels of the re-naming of their Stoner LMG as the Lightweight Assault Machine Gun (LAMG), Knight’s Armament company has introduced a scaled-up version of the same weapon in the 7.62x51mm caliber, with provision for other calibers should they be requested. [Read More…]
Polish arms maker Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów (ZMT) has released a new large-caliber semiautomatic sniper rifle system. The 100 year old company, formerly known for their bolt-action sniper rifles and autocannons, introduced the new advanced rifles at the [Read More…]
I planned this to be a Photo of the Day post, but elaborated around the different rifles and the subject so there’s a lot of more detail. This is about Modern Hunting Rifles with Long Range shooting capabilities. Some chose the one or the other for their [Read More…]
In January of 2001, the US Army introduced a new slogan to replace the classic “Be All You Can Be” which young men had recruited under for over two decades. The branch’s new slogan was “An Army of One”, signalling a brand new take on a [Read More…]
A little over two years ago, we shared a graphic on the common misunderstandings of the common .308 Winchester vs. the 7.62×51 NATO cartridge. Astute readers pointed out that the chamber pressure readers were incorrect on the graphic (which we did not create [Read More…]
HM Defense out of Ohio is announcing the release of their all new HM10 Monobloc rifle dubbed the AVENGER M308 … Yes, in all caps. For dramatic effect. Basically, HM Defense scaled the HM15 Monobloc rifle up to accommodate the .308 Winchester or 7.62×51 [Read More…]
I will preface this article, I have only shot 980 yards before and that was a single mag in a SAKO rifle at Shot Show Range day last year. The gun was all ready set and dialed in so it was relatively easy to hit steel with that gun. My personal best with my own [Read More…]
Magpul, being the popular company that they are, gets their products placed on quite a few factory firearms. Remington is in that boat having created the Model 700 Magpul. Initially only offered in .260 Remington and .308 Winchester, you can now add one to your safe [Read More…]
Russian ORSIS arms company has introduced a new semi-auto rifle during MILEX-2017 exhibition in Belarus. The rifle is called K-151 and it is chambered in .308 Winchester. This rifle incorporates design features borrowed both from AR and AK platforms. The gun feeds [Read More…]
We touched on this brand new model by Savage Arms while we were out at SHOT Show this winter. At the time, even the on-hand Savage Arms reps did not have much information for us. Although, they were kind enough to let us play with it. Several months later, we now have [Read More…]
Witt Machine & Tool, most notable for their muzzle devices, is now fashioning integrally suppressed barrels to the ever-popular Ruger Precision rifle. For the time being, they are taking pre-orders and making integrally-suppressed Precisions chambered in .308 [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…]
In January, just before the 2017 SHOT Show, I got the opportunity to travel to Cody Wyoming to visit the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, to see some of their rare firearms and bring photos of them to our readers. The gun we’re taking a [Read More…]
As the World leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 in Davos, Switzerland, were busy improving the state of the world there was a great opportunity for firearms paparazzis and spotters to have a look at what’s protecting the VIPs. The featured [Read More…]
At the 2017 SHOT Show, Sako/Tikka was showing off their products, especially their newest entry into the T3 family: The T3x TAC A1, a dedicated from-the-factory precision rifle offering built from off a T3x base rifle. The TAC A1 is, unlike the rest of the T3 family, [Read More…]
Savage Arms has been buzzing with news surrounding their new MSR rifles. One firearm that was almost tucked away in the corner at SHOT Show was a new Model 10. It was sitting on a gun rack unassumingly next to some rimfire guns. Nobody seemed to notice it or be [Read More…]
Most of us likely remember the original Savage Arms 10/110 BA which was discontinued. Monstrous in size. Monstrous in price. It was notably accurate, but the sheer weight, size, and price tag definitely hindered the popularity of the model. Savage Arms did not give up [Read More…]
Previously, courtesy of The Wound Channel we got our first looks at the stellar ballistics of the 7.62mm M80A1 EPR round, which proved to combine excellent fragmentation with good armor penetration and barrier blind characteristics, while being extremely consistent. [Read More…]
In the latest installment of the Indian next generation rifle procurement saga, the nation-subcontinent has decided to forgo their “Excalibur” rifle development program, which consisted of essentially a product-improved INSAS rifle, in favor of a new [Read More…]
Previously, we looked at the incredible damage and penetration caused by the US Army’s new M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round (EPR), thanks to a video published by William of the Wound Channel. What happens, though, when that kind of performance is scaled up to .30 [Read More…]
While today the Italian company Franchi is not a heavy-hitting military small arms manufacturer, in the mid-1950s the company did produce some very interesting rifles, carbines, and submachine guns for the military market. The most recognizable of these is the LF-57 [Read More…]
The venerable SVD “Dragunov” (after its designer, Yevgeny Dragunov) was one of the first successful squad designated marksman’s rifles ever developed, and it spawned numerous copycats and competitors. In the more than half-century after it was [Read More…]
Got a chance to shoot some FNH classics while testing out some new steel targets coming out soon. The FN BAR Model D was caliber converted to shoot .308 using FAL mags. This particular FN BAR was imported from Colombia. The FN BAR Model D was very [Read More…]
A trend towards ever more powerful and longer-ranged ammunition was cut short by the realities of the First World War: Technologies not previously invented or accounted for, such as the man-reaping machine gun and the portable infantry mortar, made the existing infantry [Read More…]
Andrew of GY6 takes a look at DRT’s frangible ammunition in .308 Winchester. The bullet has some interesting results. He shoots some paper to check for groups then he shoots a pork shoulder with a piece of ballistics gelatin behind it. If you are squeamish about [Read More…]
It’s not April Fools’ (we already did that, thanks for playing along!), German gunmaker Heckler & Koch has apparently won the US Army’s Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System competition with its G28E incorporating a baffle-less OSS suppressor. This [Read More…]