AR-15.com reports … The shading was done by pouring gunpowder on the brass and lighting it up, with the darker areas being flashed subsequent times. The art is incredibly well done and the idea is pretty cool, but $40K cool? A bit about the artist who live is [Read More…]
Remington and Colt are threatening to relocate their factories if New York and Connecticut pass legislation requiring microstamping on semiautomatic handguns. Fox News reports … “Mandatory microstamping would have an immediate impact of a loss of 50 jobs,” New [Read More…]
Certain Walther PK380 pistols manufactured between May and September 2012 could allow rounds to be discharged when the trigger is pulled despite the safety being engaged. During an internal quality review, Carl Walther GmbH has identified a condition that may exist in [Read More…]
Lew Horton is distributing a beautiful limited edition S&W Model 29 in .44 Magnum. This Model 29 is finished in polished blue, with gold accents on the ejector rod, trigger, hammer and thumb latch. The gun has a 4″ barrel, a non fluted cylinder, [Read More…]
Remington will soon be announcing the Remington 1911 R1 Carry. This is what we know so far: Caliber will be .45 ACP. 5″ stainless match barrel. Will ship with two 7 round and a 8 round magazine. Black Oxide finish. Checkered/Smooth Cocobolo grip. Front Tritium [Read More…]
Last week I blogged a frame from the high speed underwater video Andrew made. He has now uploaded the full video.
A company called Backpack Shield is manufacturing Level IIIA (9mm FMJ, .44 Magnum SWC) ballistic plates designed to fit into typical high school and collegiate backpacks. The company says that these are carried by Federal Air Marshalls. I can see the benefit of these [Read More…]
Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd., a full-line distributor for the hunting and shooting-sports industry, is proud to exclusively offer the Zombie Edition of Sig Sauer’s popular 1911 and P238 pistol. Both Zombie Edition pistols have attention-grabbing enhancements, [Read More…]
The Colt .38 Detective Special snub-nose revolver found taped to the inside of Bonnie Parker’s thigh after she was killed is going up for auction at RR Auction. The action is expected to reach $200,000. The son of the police Captain who lead the famous ambush said [Read More…]
Andrew did some underwater photography. This photo is of a 1911 firing a HST 230gr .45 ACP.
Dry fire practice is essential to honing in your skills, and it’s cheap too. While many of us dry fire with snap caps or an empty chamber, we know with semi-auto pistols we have to manually rack the action to reset the trigger. This can slow practice down. The SiRT [Read More…]
In their latest newsletter, BudsGunShop.com revealed their top selling guns of 2012 (which are currently in stock) … Mosin-Nagant M91/30 7.62X54R Ruger LCP .380 M10-762 Semi-Auto AK Style Rifle 7.62×39 Soviet Nagant M1895 Revolver W/ Accessories Mossberg 500 [Read More…]
The Para GI Expert is a well made entry level 1911. Nothing fancy here this is a working gun. It has all the desirable features to get the job done and that’s the most important consideration. There are more and more of these entry level pistols being offered from [Read More…]
This beautiful sword gun is engraved all over in what looks like names of people. Maybe a family tree? It looks like it is Germanic in origin. Full size photos and more sword guns here. [ Many thanks to WhaleOil for emailing us the link. ]
Smart Gun Safety Solutions have developed a wifi and web enabled gun safe. The safe can alert you via. email or SMS if the safe is opened or if its internal tilt switch is tripped. The safe is powered by AC but has a built in backup battery. A web interface allows you [Read More…]
Beretta USA said on their Facebook page that the US Army has purchased 100,000 more Beretta M9 pistols and has confirmed that the M9 will remain their sidearm for the next five years. [ Many thanks to Lance for emailing me the link. ]
I hope many of you will be as excited about this announcement as I was Thursday. I was very pleased to have a conversation with Jeff Creamer, director of product management for Sig Sauer. Before I pass along the particulars of the new Sig M11 A-1 let me tell you a very [Read More…]
We’ve all seen the new pistols released with the compact laser mounted to the triggerguard. Crimson Trace has done this product one better by adding them as a separate unit for several pistols without rails. I received a new “Laserguard” for my Kimber 1911 last [Read More…]
The author of this video demonstrates a range of suppressed pistols and rifles, in a number of calibers, at a variety of distances. It gives a good indication of the sound suppression you should expect if you are looking at getting a suppressor. [Hat Tip: SayUncle]
This ad from Glock is just plain awesome. I feel very inspired. A YouTube comment on the video says … I’m the RO (guy with the timer) in the video. The pistol is a Glock 34 gen3 (9mm) and yes he has aftermarket sights like most all competition shooters do. [Read More…]
I came across a webpage on the BATFE website with examples of NFA regulated guns …
Strike Industries continues to create new products at a rapid pace. Their latest is a series of base plates for Glock pistols. The wings will be available in three different flavours …
Ruger has announced a new .22 Magnum revolver called the Single-Nine. As its name suggests, it has a nine chamber cylinder. It is build upon the Ruger Single-Six frame. Like the rest of the Single-Six line, it is a premium revolver with a price to match. The MSRP is [Read More…]
In this final post on the 3-gun shoot, I’d like to chat with you about my pistol, a Glock 34 in 9mm. I shoot production in USPSA, IPSC and IDPA, so here I am again at a disadvantage going against all the Open class gear. Thankfully I’m just here to shoot for fun! I [Read More…]
RIA Novosti reports on a demonstration of the Yarygin Pistol. This is the first time I have seen it used with the 17 (or 18) round extended magazine. The reporter thinks that the main con of this pistol is that is needs to be “retargeted” when switching [Read More…]
According to Janes, Israel has donated 500 9mm Jericho pistols, along with ammunition, to the Hellenic Coast Guard. The pistols were given as thanks for their help in preventing a allegedly unseaworthy activist ship from attempting to break the Gaza Strip blockade.
Packing Pretty has written an extensive review of the Springfield XDS. Gracie writes … Carrying the XDs is a pleasure. Of course, I am used to my full-sized, 4.5 inch XDm and my 4 inch XD, so the downsize is a huge change for me. On the same note, I didn’t find [Read More…]
Two years after buying AAC, Remington are slowly coming to terms with the fact that they are a suppressor manufacturer. They are now selling a version of the R1 1911 Enhanced with a threaded barrel. The press release says … “The popularity of silencers is [Read More…]
A group called Defense Distributed is asking for funding on IndieGoGo to develop an open source .22 pistol that can be mostly printed on the RepRap 3D printer. The RepRap is an opensource 3D printer that can be used to print many of the parts needed to construct another [Read More…]
Gadgetsandgear.com are selling a gun shaped rechargeable power screw driver for $40. I am torn between how cool this is, and feeling the need to preach the message of gun safety. Children might get the wrong idea about guns if they see an adult in the house using a [Read More…]
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