The EFFIN A Compensator is finally available in 7.62mm. It features 28 exit ports (7 columns and 4 rows), any of which can be blocked by inserting a screw. Users can selectively block ports to tune the compensator’s blast so that the rifle always returns to the [Read More…]
DuraCoat is now selling zombie-color paint. Graveyard Black, Tombstone Gray, Blood Red Green, Biohazard Yellow, Zombie Green and Rotting Flesh (Tan). The full kit containing all the colors and templates will set you back $82. Please be classy and stick with [Read More…]
Take a look at the photo below. Which one is the real PMAG? If you spotted an “OA-MAG” at a distance of a few yards, would you give it a second glance? Or would you walk past thinking it was a PMAG? The magazine on the left in the top photo, and both [Read More…]
As the AR-15 platform grows in popularity around the world, more and more companies are manufacturing them. I recently heard about a German company called Oberland Arms who are manufacturing high-end AR-15 and AR-10 rifles in just about every conceivable configuration. [Read More…]
The new BCM AR-15 pistol grip, the BCM Gunfighter’s Grip (GFG), is now available for purchase. The BCM features a reduced grip angle, which some advocate allows for a better stance with a modern AR-15. I superimposed a photo of the GFG on a standard A2-style grip. [Read More…]
Nic Jenzen-Jones has been cataloging the optics used by the Libyan used by both sides during the Libyan Revolution. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. This Barrett M82A1M, serial number 22750, is topped off with a BORS (Barrett Optical Ranging System) equipped Leupold [Read More…]
VB Berapi LP06 gun is not a hoax, as I had previously speculated, but is a prototype which is not likely to go into production until at least 2013. Mohd Arshad Raji, an employee of Malaysian firm Vita Berapi Sdn Bhd blogged back in 2010 … Vita Berapi is licensed [Read More…]
IWI sent me a batch of their latest marketing promotion photos. I would not resist sharing them with you.
After the appearance of the TAVAR at SHOT Show, there has been much speculation as to who will bring the Tavor to the USA and how much it will cost. A post at AR15.com suggests that IWI is manufacturing the receiver in the USA and importing parts kits from Israel. The [Read More…]
Kit Up has reviewed a modern mole-compatible ammo pouch designed to hold M1 Garand en-bloc clips. Matthew Cox writes … Olongapo Outfitters makes some of the best quality, M1 Garand clip pouches I’ve ever seen. That’s right. Gear for the Garand! If you’ve [Read More…]
Back in 2006 a Malaysian company, Vita Berapi, showed off a range of new of assault rifles and pistols. The entire line looked so goofy that the first time I saw them I assumed it was a hoax. I am still not 100% convinced it is real, but I was sent some photos by a [Read More…]
A comment by a reader on a recent blog post brought my attention to picatinny rail-mountable mirrors that allow the user to shoot around corners without exposing themselves. These mirror kits work with 1x scopes such as EOTechs and Aimpoints. Have any of you tried these [Read More…]
I am ecstatic! I can barley contain myself from hitting “Post” and sharing the great news! Ruger is now producing a Takedown version of my favorite gun or all time, the Ruger 10/22. The barrel is removed just forward of the “V Block”. The forend [Read More…]
A reader emailed us an interesting photo of a FN SCAR Mk. 17 being carried by a French policeman during a raid. It has a long barrel and a bipod, so it is obviously intended for sharpshooter work, but is fitted with a 1x EOTech holographic scope. This is actually not a [Read More…]
The The M-2002 is a modular multi-caliber long range rifle manufactured by German company Manufaktur Heinrich Fortmeier. It features a single shot action, free floating barrel, rotatable bipod, AR-15 pistol grip and a large 3-chamber muzzle brake. It is chambered in the [Read More…]
It took almost two decades, but Colt Defense is finally offering a consumer-legal M4 Carbine. The Colt LESOCOM is very close to the M4A1 that Colt manufactures for the military. The main difference is the longer 16″ barrel and the semi-automatic-only fire control. [Read More…]
CAA Tactical has developed a new range of AR-15 magazines. The MAG17 features a popup pin on the base plate that indicates if the magazine is full. This allows operators to easily feel which magazines in their mag pounces are full. The magazines also have a clear [Read More…]
The USMC’s new High Intensity Tactical Training program at Twentynine Palms incorperates shooting simulators. Marine Corp Times reports (emphasis added)… The real challenge came when they ran upstairs. There, trainers had placed a pair of individual shooting [Read More…]
I understand, and appreciated, blinged out and chromed guns on parade, but they just look silly when used in exercises by soldiers who just looked like they stepped off a messy hay ride. The machine gun is a clone of the Czech ZB vz. 26, a gun developed in the 1920s. [Read More…]
LaRue has combined thier PredatAR frame with their high-accuracy OBR barrel and their PSTTM gas operating system to produce the PredatOBR. The PredatOBR will be available in both 5.56mm and 7.62mm and with a 14.5″ (with a pinned & welded muzzle device), [Read More…]
From Andrew at Vuurwapen Blog …
A lot of people will disagree with me, but I like Sage EBR Tactical Stock System for the M1 Garand. It is a drop-in stock that does not require permanent modifications to the rifle.
Brothers Randy and Michael Gregg have put up a KickStarter project to develop a gun shaped camera to take “kill shots” of game. They are developing this so that people can experience hunting without killing animals. Gizmag.com reports … Not too long [Read More…]
The coolest product I saw this year at Shot Show was one that I almost did not see. Its easy to miss things at Shot Show simply because of how many products are being shown, but this product, The Hog Saddle by Shadow Tech LLC caught my eye. As I walked down the line [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find cheap rail systems for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. As everyone knows there are a huge number of add ons for the AR15 family of rifles. Some of these [Read More…]
Winchester is resuming manufacture of the Winchester 1892 Large Loop Carbine. With a MSRP of $1,259.99 it is not cheap. From the press release … … the introduction of the 1892 Large Loop Carbine back in to their rifle line for 2012. The new rifle looks just [Read More…]
A nifty new sight rail from Strike Industries , one of my favorite accessory makers. It replaces the AK’s rear leaf sight. Screws provide tension to prevent the rail from moving off zero. The downside, of course, is that you no longer have a backup iron sight. [Read More…]
Brügger & Thomet is now selling in Europe a semi-automatic civilian-legal version of the 9mm B&T APC9 submachine gun which they unveiled last year. A TFB reader in the Czech Republic took these great photos of the new gun… [ Many thanks to Ales for the [Read More…]
The following artwork is by Peter Gronquist from his “The Evolution Will Be Fabulous” collection … Not something I would put in my house, but pretty nifty. [ Many thanks to Erik for emailing us the link. ]
A reader sent me a fascinating photo taken by a friend of his who is a Malaysian defense journalist and photographer. The photo below was taken at a Malaysian counterinsurgency training exercise last year. The men pictured are members of VAT-69, the Royal Malaysian [Read More…]
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