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L.A. Gang Member Builds Underground Shooting Range, Loves Guns More Than Most of You Do
Have you ever been so passionate about a hobby that you’ve alienated friends, hurt yourself professionally, or even lost a spouse over it? That’s cool and all, but have you ever violated numerous state and federal laws and built an underground bunker just so you could enjoy your favorite pastime without intervention from pesky neighbors […]
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Weapon Laser And Light Feng Shui
Welcome back to Friday Night Lights – our weekly discussion of everything Lights, Lasers and Night Vision. This week we will take a look at the spatial relationship of your light and laser, a sort of “laser/light feng shui”. For those not familiar with feng shui, it is a Chinese pseudo-science that believes the physical […]
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POTD: Snek Themed AR-15 Lower Receiver Shows Its New Colors
As you’ve seen in the title picture, today’s Photo Of The Day is a brightly colored, snek themed AR-15, giving a light-hearted “danger” warning to anyone that would attempt to take its user’s rights away. Reddit user /u/ForynGilnith said he enjoyed using Duracoat for the first time and was pleased with how it worked in […]
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Featured Deals of the Week – 2/8/19
The deal article of the week is here boys and girls. I can hear your wallets crying already. High Tower Armory 90/22 Conversion – $269.99 What… what the hell is it? Not my usual subheader, but pretty accurate if I do say so myself. This is “the next generation” (their words, not mine) of Ruger […]
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Udav Pistol Moving Closer To Adoption By Russian Military
A few months ago, TFB’s Hrachya reported on the Udav pistol as a likely contender to replace the aging Makarov pistols currently in the Russian military service. According to RG.ru and RT.com in January 2019, the military is hoping for a quick replacement of the Makarovs. Even though the Udav pistol seems to be closer to adoption, […]
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People Of Switzerland Force Referendum Against EU Gun Regulations
In September of 2018, Switzerland agreed to a measure to comply with placing restrictions on gun ownership through the European Union’s Schengen Treaty. Switzerland is attached to the treaty even though they’re not an EU member. Gun regulations have been a part of the Schengen Treaty as part of an effort to reduce crime and […]
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Top 5 Products That ~Should~ Have Been At SHOT 2019 But Weren’t
There were a lot of interesting products introduced at SHOT this year, but there are also a few products that I think are long overdue but still didn’t make an appearance. So here is a list of five products that I wish had been introduced this year. And one product that was introduced but shouldn’t […]
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USCCA Announces Linda Harris Memorial Scholarship
In a touching act of remembrance, US Concealed Carry announced late this January that they were establishing the Linda Harris Memorial Scholarship. Linda passed away at age 68 on September 1st of last year. Linda Harris The wife of George Harris, co-founder of the SIG Academy, Linda was a lifelong shooter. She was the first […]
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KNS Precision SNAPFOOT Bipod Feet Adapter System
KNS Precision came up with another simple yet ingenious product. This time it is a system of bipod feet adapters that they showcased at SHOT Show 2019. This system is called SNAPFOOT. It represents a set of leg and feet adapters that allow making Harris, Atlas and Magpul bipod feet cross-compatible. The leg adapters are […]
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German FALKE LE Gen 2 Reflex Sight
Falke and Schmeisser are sister companies and that is the reason why they were exhibiting in the same booth at SHOT Show 2019. This German optics manufacturer brought to the show their new Falke LE Gen 2 reflex sight. Let’s see what features it has. The Falke LE comes with an integrated QD Picatinny rail mount. […]
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Concealed Carry Corner: Carrying through a Polar Vortex
Much of the United States recently experienced some truly insufferable cold temperatures coupled with strong winds and snow. Only something this miserable could catch the coined phrase of polar vortex from our national weather reporters. If you are reading this, you are likely a hearty individual and survived the (insert cinematic music here: dun, Dun, […]
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POTD: Downright Massive Paper Shotshells
The shotshells in the photo are early 20th century offerings from Remington. On the right edge of the photo is your standard 12 gauge. On the opposite edge is a monstrous 3 gauge shell. I can only imagine what was running through the mind of the unfortunate soul who loaded the gun with a bore […]
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Update: Schmeisser 60-Round AR-15 Magazine
Last year, we reported about this 60-round AR-15 magazine displayed by Schmeisser at SHOT Show 2018. Back then, it was still in developments and the company didn’t allow to take the magazine apart and photograph its internal parts. This year, at SHOT Show 2019, they were ready to show the internal mechanism of the magazine. Let’s […]
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SIMTEK Wireless Security Sensor
One of the halls at SHOT Show 2019 was available for attending only on Wednesday. This one-day exposition called Pop-Up Preview was hosted on Level 5. Along with the NEXT pavilion on the hallway of Level 3, the Pop-Up Preview hosts some of the most innovative companies. And one of those companies is SIMTEK with […]
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Streamlight Introduces TLR-6 for SIG Sauer’s P365
Streamlight have introduced a new version of their TLR-6 weapon light for SIG Sauer’s P365. The ‘ultra-compact version’ of the TLR-6 attaches to the P365’s rail and trigger guards combining an LED light and red laser module. Here’s Streamlight’s full press release on the new addition to their TLR-6 series: The TLR-6 is designed to […]
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German Army Modernizing their AI Sniper Rifles – G22 becomes G22A2
Accuracy International Ltd. (AI) based in Portsmouth, UK, announced an order to upgrade and retrofit the G22 sniper rifles of the German Armed Forces through its German representative POL-TEC. The G22, or Gewehr 22 (Rifle), is an AI AWM-F (AI-Arctic Warfare Magnum) chambered in .300 Winchester Magnum. That is 7.62 × 67 mm, as used in the Bundeswehr […]
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Department of Defense Procures Barrett MRAD in .300 PRC
The US Department of Defense has confirmed the procurement of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing’s MRAD precision rifle chambered in .300 PRC from Hornady. The MRAD is currently offered in .338 Lapua Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .308 Winchester, 7mm Remington Magnum, 6.5 Creedmoor and 260 Remington. The Department of Defense contract marks the first time the bolt action […]
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“I Don’t Like Laws” Florida Student Arrested For Homemade DIAS
University of Central Florida police arrested a student on Tuesday the 29th for possessing three Drop-In Auto Sears, more commonly known by their acronym of DIAS. Police had received an anonymous tip that the student, Max Bennett Chambers, was in possession of an unregistered machinegun. The Arrest Chambers allowed the police to search his vehicle. […]
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POTD: Using a Horse as a Shooting Rest
I ran across this photo some time ago in a book, the title of which I cannot recall. The caption notes that the image is of a cavalry trooper armed with a Martini-Henry, taken in 1895, using his horse as a shooting rest. What’s remarkable to me is that the horse is so calm and […]
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Crimson Trace’s Lasersaddle Sight for the Shockwave Now Shipping
Oregon-based Crimson Trace have introduced their Lasersaddle sight for the Mossberg Shockwave and other Mossberg shotguns. Available in red and green lasers, the Lasersaddle LS-250 matches the contours of the shotgun. Crimson Trace say the laser assembly is precision engineered and simple to install. The position of the Lasersaddle puts its controls right at the […]
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