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US Army Awards SIG Sauer Contract for SP2022, MPX, and the MCX
Army Contracting Command, New Jersey, have issued a synopsis/solicitation to negotiate a five year indefinite quantity contract with firm fixed price orders for a number of SIG Sauer weapon systems including rifles, submachine guns, pistols and suppressors. The contract is on behalf of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) and Product Manager Crew Served Weapons […]
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Verney-Carron Defense’s New Precision Rifle
With a contract to replace the French Army’s bolt-action FRF2 sniper rifle expected in the near future, Verney-Carron, one of France’s premier sporting gun makers is positioning itself to win the contract. Verney-Carron was established in 1820 and has a successful line of sporting guns and security equipment including the Flash Ball, a rubber ball launcher, and […]
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SILENCER SATURDAY #27: FIGHT! MP5SD Versus APC9
Good morning everyone and thank you for coming back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Today we dig into some additional decibel metering using the industry standard B&K 2209 on loan from Allen Engineering for a few months. First we’ll do a brief overview of the Surefire Ryder 9Ti – a pistol suppressor that suprised me a bit with its […]
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NEW Sharp-Dressed Rifle: 77-Series Ruger 77/17 in Green Mountain Wood Stock
It was barely one month ago we were discussing Ruger’s newest iteration of a 77-Series rifle chambered in .17 WSM with an American Walnut stock. Well, they now have another NEW 77/17, but this time in a Green Mountain wood laminate stock. This Green Mountain stocked rifle is slightly higher in price with a touch […]
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US Army Seeks Mounted Machine Gun Optic
On the 26 June the US Army posted a pre-solicitation notice stating that they are looking for an optic for mounted machine guns. The US Army Contracting Command notice calls for an optic which can be mounted on both the 7.62x51mm M240B, the .50 calibre M2/M2A1 Machine Guns and the 40mm Mk19 grenade launcher. The pre-solicitation […]
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Range Report: My First 1500-Yard Shot With Trijicon, Sabatti, and Hornady
This past week I was fortunate to attend a long-range shooting clinic at the JL Bar Ranch in central Texas. It was a writer’s event, so myself and about five other gun writers were all shooting the same rig, and what a rig it was: Sabatti STR chassis rifle. MSRP $2,495.00 Trijicon’s brand new AccuPower […]
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Wilson Combat Vickers Elite Commander 1911 Pistol
Wilson Combat has introduced the Commander version of the Vickers Elite 1911 pistol. This shorter iteration of the Vickers Elite 1911 is designed for the concealed carry market. As you can expect from a Wilson Combat gun, this pistol is packed with a bunch of custom features. Let’s first see what Larry Vickers said about the […]
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Australian Defence Force Tests Israeli SMASH Intelligent Sighting System
The Australian Defence Force has announced it will trial the Israeli SMASH computer aided sighting system from Smart Shooter. Smart Shooter, based in Yagur, Israel, offer a range of rifle mounted electro-optical fire control systems. The company claims that by combining “simple-to-install hardware with our own advanced image-processing software” they can cost effectively turn “basic small […]
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BREAKING: US Army Cancels Sub Compact Weapon Program!
Over the last few weeks TFB have been keeping abreast of the US Army’s Sub Compact Weapon program. The program to arm Personal Security Details with a new compact, concealable submachine gun saw contracts awarded to as many as 13 companies to supply weapons for testing. You can check out my two-part breakdown of the weapons submitted by […]
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Crime Weapons Galore: These Didn’t Make it to Destination
In addition to the many firearms often falling into police hands subsequent to actual confrontations with criminals in Brazil, many weapons are seized on the way to their final, unlawful destinations. Much of this is credited to the PRF – Polícia Rodoviária Federal (Federal Highway Police), mainly along routes coming from bordering countries (e.g., Paraguay, […]
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Heckler & Koch fights for survival
According to the German Magazine Welt, Heckler & Koch are fighting for survival as their credit rating keeps falling. You can find the original source here, in German. We at The Firearms Blog have repeatedly reported about all the orders that Heckler & Koch have received, and we’ll keep doing so. For instance, you can […]
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JL Billet Kali-Key Bolt Action AR-15 Charging Handle
JL Billet has developed an AR-15 charging handle that turns the semi-auto AR-15 pattern rifles into a straight pull bolt action rifles. This accessory is called Kali-Key. It is primarily designed for the states with restrictive gun laws. According to the company, use of the Kali-Key will eliminate the need to have all the compliance […]
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Johann Fanzoj Vierling: Four-Barreled Rifle-Shotgun
Johann Fanzoj, the famous Austrian deluxe hunting arms manufacturer, has published an article telling about their version of arguably one of the most complicated mechanical marvels of the break action firearms breed – the Vierling. Vierling is a German word that stands for quadruplet and it is the name of four-barreled break action firearms. The company […]
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Rex Silentium GunFighter Pistol/PCC Muzzle Brake
Rex Silentium has introduced a new muzzle brake designed for pistols and pistol caliber carbines. The new brake is called GunFighter. It is full auto rated meaning that it should function flawlessly even in the most intensive firing sessions. Large ports of the GunFighter muzzle device are designed to provide a maximum amount of recoil […]
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Mexican Police Department Armed with Slingshots
Police in Alvarado, Mexico have been stripped of their firearms and issued slingshots and stones after most of the department failed competency tests. Of the department’s 130 officers only 30 passed the tests. Alvarado’s mayor Bogar Ruiz Rosas argues that the failures were due to the department being made up of mostly newly recruited officers. […]
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Battle Arms Development: Rocking Full Auto with the Tanker and Paratrooper SBRs
For this episode, we took a trip to the folks at Battle Arms Development in Las Vegas and were able to get our hands on some of the companies newest rifle entries that were premiered at SHOT this year. The Tanker and the Paratrooper is sort of the manifestation of Battle Arms in the company entering […]
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BOTW: .224 Valkyrie by BKKSW
Our Fourth Installment of Build of the Week was contributed by BKKSW. Clearly, the new hotness in many circles is the .224 Valkyrie. I’m hoping we can get a couple variants in to run for review in the near future. BKKSW’s rifle comes in at just over 7 lbs with a reported 0.12 split time on […]
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POTD: China’s Laser Assault Rifle
According to an article by Stephen Chow of the South China Morning Post, China is making a “Laser AK47” that can set fire to targets one kilometer away. Ok, yes I know it is NOT an AK-47. I am quoting the source and the source clearly does not know what an AK-47 is. The laser […]
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Black Aces Tactical “Shockwave Semi” Shotguns
Black Aces Tactical has released the Shockwave Semi shotguns. These are Remington 1100/1187-based semi-automatic shotguns redesigned to have a similar layout as the Remington 870 Tac-14 and Mossberg 590 Shockwave. These shotguns come either in SBS or non-NFA configurations. It is important to know that unlike the mentioned pump action shotguns, the Shockwave Semi 12″ SBS […]
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Houston PD: Pistol Red Dot Sights Approved For Duty Use
In what may be the largest adoption of red dot sights on pistols to date, the Houston Police Department has issued a letter to sworn officers approving the optics for duty use. The approval comes along with some common-sense caveats; a Safariland level III Holster must be used, optics-ready pistols from specified manufacturers and the […]
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