The famed original AK maker Izhmash is on the brink of collapse. Production of sporting rifles has stopped, export contacts cannot be fulfilled and skilled workers are leaving the company. Mikhail Kalashnikov and 16 colleagues have written an open letter to President [Read More…]
After trying in vain for months to get hold of a DoubleTap pistol to review on TFB ever since SHOT Show, Phil White and I began to suspect something was up. Raymond B. Kohout, the inventor of the DoubleTap, has announced that he has terminated his relationship Heizer [Read More…]
A group of “Art-Activists”, who call themselves The Centre for Political Beauty, are raising money on IndieGoGo to fly a helicopter over the H&K factory and dump cement on it. They have raised over 3,500 €. They explain their plan in this video … [Read More…]
Last year I ran an almost identical poll. I will be comparing the results from this poll and last year’s poll and publishing them. NOTE: This poll is not political. It is not asking what you think the presidential candidates will do if they win, only how people [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…]
I am outraged at how a Hoosier woman was treated by a Walmart in Clarksville, IN. Prayse Dangler, who is married to a solider, was worried about protecting herself when her husband was out of town. She went to Walmart, with her husband, to buy a shotgun. From [Read More…]
Ruger sent out a press release congratulating themselves on producing their 1 millionth firearm of the year on 15 August. Normally it takes them all year to produce 1 million guns. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is on pace to beat its own record of [Read More…]
In 2001 Glock applied to trademark their pistol design. The trademark application was approved in 2009 (Serial Number 76279422). Glock’s application states that this design was not used by anyone before 1995, so this trademark must be for the third generation [Read More…]
Scott Blackwell has been named the President of Freedom Group. Scott left Beretta USA in 2006 to become the President of Bushmaster and in 2010 was promoted to the position of FGI’s Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. From the press release … Freedom Group, [Read More…]
Defence & Freedom has posted a collection of YouTube videos about Gun Drilling. Gun Drilling is a process that allows long but straight small diameter holes to be drilled into metals. It was originally developed to drill out gun barrels, but now has many industrial [Read More…]
Google and the Igarape Institute and the Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers teamed up to develop this beautiful visualization of small arms, light weapons and ammunition transfers between 1992 and 2010. The visualization requires a modern web browser and [Read More…]
BAE Systems has sold back tactical/LE gear, body armor and firearm accessory maker Safariland to investment firm Kanders And Company. Kanders sold Safariland to BAE five years ago. Stamford Advocate reports … The owner of a Stamford business has acquired a [Read More…]
Reuters has published a fascinating look into Filipino gun industry that is transforming from illegal backyard workshops to legal factories. The factory highlighted in the article, Shooters Arms Manufacturing, manufactures guns for American Tactical Imports. The basic [Read More…]
From the press release … The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, the firearms and ammunition industry’s technical standards-setting organization, recently announced the formation of the Ballistics Instrumentation working group. [Read More…]
Apparently Walther was not making a lot of money for S&W. My good friend Richard at Guns Holsters & Gear reports … Debney said that Walther is a “…shrinking piece of business,” and that the Walther line has “…lower gross margin[s].” In other [Read More…]
Next year Smith & Wesson will cease being the importer and distributor of Walther firearms in the USA. The owners of Carl Walther GmbH, the PW Group, have formed a new corporation called Walther Arms Inc which will taken over importing and distributing. Carl Walther [Read More…]
Defense News reports that CZ has partnered with Sitno Holding to open a firearms manufacturing facility in Slovakia. Czech firearms manufacturer Ceska zbrojovka and Slovakia’s multi-industry manufacturer, Sitno Holding, have announced plans to open a new firearms [Read More…]
Windham Weaponry and Patriot Ordnance Factory have jointly opened up a new production facility in Phoenix, AZ. They will collaborate on the production of AR-15 and AR-10-style rifles. It is unusual for two companies making competing products to share a production [Read More…]
Investors.com reports that Ruger has resumed accepting orders. The company suspended accepting new orders two months ago. Sturm Ruger said it’s resumed normal acceptance of orders from distributors, and business is good. “Demand for our products is very [Read More…]
The Russian Ministry of Defense is destroying stockpiles of weapons to create jobs for the Soviet-era gun manufacturers. Marco Vorobiev reports … The Russian Ministry of Defense intends to utilize (read destroy and melt down) 4 million older model guns by the year [Read More…]
The BATFE have published a list of the top countries which exported firearms to the USA and how many gun were imported from them. Most of these countries have only one, two or three major firearm manufacturers, so it is not hard to figure out how many guns these [Read More…]
GearScout broke the news that Kevin Brittingham is no longer the president of the Advanced Armament Cooperation. I have independently confirmed that Kevin has left and an interim president has been appointed. Kevin started AAC as a hobby and “bootstrapped” [Read More…]
Colt’s Manufacturing Company (not to be confused with Colt Defense) is opening a new in Kissimmee, Florida. From the press release … Colt’s Manufacturing Company is pleased to announce that the company will continue its progressive momentum by opening a new [Read More…]
Urban Rumor website Snopes references the NRA-IL to bust the urban legend that financier George Soros owns Cerabus Capital, which in turns owns The Freedom Group (Rem., Bushmaster, Marlin etc.)
Fresno, CA firearm dealer PRK Arms have been running a couple of genius radio commercials. One is a spoof of puppy adoptions advertisements, the other a spoof of male “enhancement” commercials. The commercials are embedded below … [Hat Tip: Hot Air] [ [Read More…]
Each time I post about Kel-Tec a reader invariably complains that they would like to buy a Kel-Tec gun but none of their local dealers ever have them in stock. I noticed this entry in their website’s FAQ that explains why … I’m a dealer, why [Read More…]
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., a private equity firm, has made a significant investment in Magpul. The press release, dated 21 September, was published the day before the press release announcing Triangle Capital’s $14.8 million Magpul investment. The [Read More…]
Daniel Defense is opening a new manufacturing and office facility Jasper County, South Carolina. The facility will being operations in December and they will start hiring for the new positions next month. If you are looking for a job, their careers email address is [Read More…]
Anvil Arms LLC, based in Lakeland, Florida, was a AR-15 manufacturer that abruptly ceased operations during the height of the AR-15 boom when the Managing Member, Jonathan A. Kruger, was terminated and the company ceased operations. Legal action was taken against Kruger [Read More…]
Bushmaster Firearms International has long since ceased to be a separate entity, in spirit if not legally. The company has been folded into Remington and the Bushmaster name is now just one of Remington’s many brand names. Today it was announced that Bushmaster [Read More…]
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