Snowflakes in Hell (who, long overdue, is now on my blogroll) has photos of the Para Ordnance TTR AR-15. The Tactical Target Rifle features a unique recoil system above the barrel, which significantly reduces recoil and allows for a folding stock. The new Para Tactical [Read More…]
Bill Ruger is spinning in his grave. Ruger has a promotion where you can get a free 20 round magazine when you purchase a Mini-14. More info here. Hat Tip: Guns Holsters and Gear
Those lucky Canadians will be able to purchase the Norinco Type 97 later this year. Type 97A. Click to expand. The Type 97 is the civilian export version of the QBZ-97 rifle, which in turn is the export version of the 5.8x42mm QBZ-95. It is chambered in 5.56x45mm and [Read More…]
This is very interesting. A one piece 5.7x28mm modular upper that attaches to a AR-15 lower receiver and uses 50 round FN P90 magazines. TrueWPN at AR-15.com took these photos. Click to expand. Well this thing is interesting. Its a AR-15- PS90 cross bread. The one piece [Read More…]
Lee, a Blackwater armorer, emailed me some info on the BW15: 1.Yes we do offer the BW15 in more than just 5.56mm. As of now we are making them in 6.8mm and 7.62x39mm as well. The BW15 lower receivers are stamped Multi-cal. 2.We are using out own receivers and each [Read More…]
The photo below shows a couple of South Ossetia militia. The guy on the right is carrying a Sako TRG. It is unlikely Finland would allow arms exports to South Ossetia. It was probably bought on the civilian market and then exported. I cannot imagine that South Ossetia [Read More…]
Blackwater announced that they will soon be selling AR-15s. Customers will choose what features they want and the Blackwater Armory will build it. Blackwater BW-15 The public seemed poised to receive Blackwater’s new BW15 rifle after handling two samples that featured [Read More…]
Benelli USA is now importing the Stoeger X Series air rifles. The rifles come in a variety of models, finishes and scope options. They are all .177 in caliber and have a break barrel action. X5: Scoped, hardwood, 16.5″ barrel. The “Made in China” is [Read More…]
1962 model guns.ru just posted an article on the Korobov TKB-022, an early bullpup assault rifle designed by Russian gun designer G. A. Korobov. All weapons were tested by Soviet army, but turned down on unpublished reasons (most probably becuse the gun was simple too [Read More…]
New Scientist has reported on a company that is developing a “Variable Velocity Weapon System” that works by mixing a liquid or gaseous fuel with air in a combustion chamber behind the bullet. This determines the explosive capability of the propellant and [Read More…]
S&W have announced the M&P15R, an AR-15 chambered for the 5.45x39mm. The idea being you can save costs by shooting the cheaper round instead of 5.56mm. The product spec sheet says the launch date was “May 1, 2008”, yet the website says coming soon. [Read More…]
What is cooler than a .50 BMG? A suppressed .50 BMG 🙂 I found this photo on the Advanced Armament website. Click to expand The Cyclops Suppressor
The Fedorov Avtomat is possibly the first (see comments) an early firearm used in action that would classify as a true self-loading battle rifle. Photo by Semen Fedoseev It weights in at about 4.4kg compared to the 7.7-8.8kg of the BAR: much closer in weight to that of [Read More…]
Aviation Week reports that last week the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier, Brig. Gen. Mark Brown weighed in on the M4/.223 issue: “I don’t think we need an unhealthy, discordant debate over the current carbine because I don’t think the current [Read More…]
The 6.8x45mm is an alternative to the 6.8 SPC cartridge that has been getting a lot of attentio. Developed by Larry Kramer of Kramer Defense (They have no website that I could find). The parent cartridge is the .223 Remington / 5.56mm NATO. Its advantage over the 6.8 [Read More…]
An unfinished AR upper made from a 60% Beryllium alloy is being sold on GunBroker. Dr. Strange gun pointed out that Beryllium is toxic. Machining and finishing it off could cause Berylliosis, a chronic lung disease that has no cure. Even handling it could be have [Read More…]
Jennersen was kind enough to photograph his Bushmaster A3M4 Gas Piston system for me. He took some really good shots. Thanks Jennersen! The rest of them are here.
DoubleTapper has taken photos of a Tavor being field stripped in his kitchen. Very interesting. More here.
This is crazy and really goes against all firearm safety rules. Still, they do prove that a .308 is not enough to knock you down, although it makes perfect sense. Obviously the shock and internal damage of a bullet entering the body with no energy absorbed and [Read More…]
While reading the BBC a few days I came across a photo showing captured FARC firearms. Among them appears to be wooden training ‘AK-47s’ Captured firearms from Columbian raid into Ecuador. I added the red arrows. I would have thought with the proliferation [Read More…]
John Snow has the latest: This gorgeous beast won’t be ready for some months yet according to Skip Patel, Bushmaster’s executive vice president for research and development. Among other thing, Skip told me, was the need to trim some weight from the rifle, which tips [Read More…]
Later this year Remington will be selling the Model R-25, an AR-10 type rifle chambered in .243, 7mm-08 and .308. Click to expand all images. With the hunter in mind, the new R-25 modular repeating rifle boasts the most advanced design aspects of AR 308 Win. style [Read More…]
Tam has written about the history of the French MAS-49/56. It is very interesting, well worth a read. A handy, compact weapon, the MAS-49 was roughly the same size as the contemporaneous Soviet SKS. Also like the SKS, its prewar heritage was evident in its elaborately [Read More…]
AccurateShooter has written about a couple of very interesting benchrest rifles made by Gene Beggs. A picture says a thousand words … The two discs can be rotated to tune the rifle. Two of these rifles have been made and are chambered for the custom 220 Beggs and [Read More…]
I came across this post at RFC by “_Shorty” showing photos of his Limbsaver Barrel De-resonator. It is a rubber thing that slips onto a rifle barrel that, in theory, dampens the muzzle vibration improving accuracy. When I looked at the photo I though it must [Read More…]
Wide variety of firearms! Apparently these are Ogadeni minority tribespeople who are being killed by the majority tribes in Somalia. They arm themselves to keep from being slaughtered. Found at GunsNet
Before you have a heart attack I should point out that this is an airsoft gun! More photos here.
Because magazines also like to keep warm… CAR-15 featuring the MagSock® Looks great when used in conjunction with your iPod sock: Hat Tip: MP.net
Click to enlarge This Enfield would fire when enough water dripped (along the wire, I think) from the top can into the bottom can. It was used by the ANZAC forces at Gallipoli (WWI) to make the Turkish forces think they were still in the trenches while they were [Read More…]
Gun Blobber, a new gun blogger, has posted videos of an M1A firing in slow motion Wow. Some guy has been at work with a high-speed camera and a couple of M1A’s. He was looking to settle a dispute as to whether the action starts cycling before or after the bullet [Read More…]
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