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ANNOUNCED: B&T GHM9 Compact
There’s a new B&T firearm just released on the Swiss B&T website, literally minutes ago. The GHM9 Compact is available in Switzerland and the EU, and it looks sexy. Will it come to the US? We know that B&T release their firearms nationally first, then within the EU. Most of the time B&T also release […]
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Cabot Guns – A Study In Materials And Engineering
Last week, Miles V and I got a chance to check out Cabot Guns. They are only 40 minutes from my house. Nestled in a corner of the Penn United Technologies building across the street from the Lernerville Speedway is a treasure trove of high end 1911s made of some really exotic materials. Most of […]
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Savage Arms’ NEW AccuFit System Shoots to Fit Every Shooter
Savage Arms first flipped the world of rifles on its head when it introduced its AccuTrigger. Then, it followed up with an AccuStock which was a tremendous improvement over basic synthetic, factory stocks for rifles. The 3rd trick up their sleeve?… The AccuFit System. The AccuFit system is a modifiable comb height and length-of-pull system […]
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Heckler & Koch – Price Lists from 1985, 1991 & 1992
Someone somewhere posted these old price lists from Heckler & Koch. They are dated from 1985, 1991 and 1992 and includes some of the HK firearms on sale back then. As a reference, in 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev (leader of the Soviet Union) and Ronald Reagan (President of the United States, but I guess you knew) […]
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All Quiet On The Western Front: TFB Silencer Saturday Series – #2
The weeks leading up to the SHOT Show are always an insane flood of product leaks and announcements; not All Quiet from the western venue. After all, if a company launches a new model or line during the show, it gets lost in a sea of noise. But I was somewhat surprised to hear the […]
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New Brass from Lapua in 300 and 338 Norma Magnum
Lapua from Finland begin the year with expanding their range of quality brass for hunters and long range competition shooters. If you’re shooting the .300 Norma Mag. or the .338 Norma Mag. in any of your rifles you now have another case and brand to chose from. Below: The AI AWM in 338 LM and […]
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The new Seekins Precision HAVAK Pro HP-1
Precision Rifle Series shooters beware – Seekins Precision have a new rifle which is 100% created with your needs in mind. The name is HAVAK Pro HP-1 and comes in either a 308 Winchester or 6.5 Creedmoor. The 6.5mm Creedmoor is a 24″ 1×8 and the 308 Win is a 24″ 1×11, and comes with […]
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Simunitions and Reality-Based Training: Simulating what cannot be Replicated
Known by the companies that produce them, Simunitions or UTMs, or by their colloquially gifted name “Blue Guns”, reality-based training firearms for Law Enforcement and Military training exercises have been in constant use for the past several decades. Their high prices and strict guidelines have unfortunately led them to sometimes be scarcely used among the end […]
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CCI Unloads NEW Mini-Mag .22 LR & VNT .17 HMR Varmint Offerings
CCI Ammunition is rolling out two new variations of rimfire ammo leading into SHOT Show 2018. One offering is a tweak to their bread ‘n butter Mini-Mag ammo. They gave it a segmented hollow point tip that splits into three equal-sized projectiles upon impact. This 40-grain bullet should be even more impactful and lethal than previous versions […]
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POTD: The ATF Is Always Watching
This is rather funny. Someone took an ATF Guy patch and placed it behind their machine gun NFA lower. For those not familiar with full auto AR-15/M-16, the ATF Guy is peeking through the third pin hole for the auto sear. Where did the patch come from? It was made by -300BlackoutDrunk- on Reddit. […]
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FMK Firearms Releasing NEW Series of Elite Race Pistols
FMK Firearms is set to unveil a NEW series of Elite Race Pistols to the public at SHOT Show 2018. They will boast what they are calling an Elite Trigger, textured frame with a shock absorbing back-strap and a beveled magwell. The premier component of these pistols though will be the slide. It is custom […]
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Canik TP9SF Elite Now Hitting the Range in Black, Tungsten Grey & OD Green Cerakotes
To break in the new year of 2018, Canik has decided to bust out some new colors for one of their most popular pistols. The Canik TP9SF Elite has broadened its color options so now you can hit the range with either a Black, Tungsten Grey or Olive Drab Green (OD Green) Cerakote model. The […]
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Around the corner: New Tikka T1x Rimfire
Tikka is going to release a Tikka T1x. It’s uncertain if the Tikka T1x will be shown already at SHOT Show 2018 or IWA in Germany later in the spring. My guess is that we will see it at SHOT already in a few weeks. I don’t think Tikka put a countdown to SHOT Show […]
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Nighthawk Announces Ladyhawk 2.0 Pistol
Nighthawk Custom announced an upgrade to the Ladyhawk line of 1911 pistols. It is called the Ladyhawk 2.0 and is the first of several new pistols for 2018. The Ladyhawk 2.0 is a 1911 style pistol that is being offered in both 9mm and .45 ACP. According to the company, the pistol uses a slim Commander […]
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Lyman’s New 8-Station Turret Press
Lyman Products is well known for its reloading and bullet casting equipment. For 2018, the company made a number of new gear announcements including several a new presses. The latest announcement is for an 8-stage turret press. Called the Brass Smith All-American 8 Turret Press, this loading machine has 8 stations with a frame that […]
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POTD: Ammo Shopping in California – Part 2
California is at it again with their restrictive gun laws, this time around it’s regarding ammunition sales. In case you missed our post about Walmart ceasing ammo sales temporarily, the new law requires residents to purchase ammo only from retailers or dealers licensed to sell ammo by the CA Department of Justice. But wait, there’s […]
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POTD: Super Cool RPD
NorthPolar Photography posted these photos on Facebook. He shot an RPD in sub-zero temperatures and in low light. Looks like a lot of fun. He has a lot of photography of guns being shot in cold temperatures. Go to his facebook page and check them out.
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Fostech Echo AK Trigger Coming Soon
Fostech recently announced that they’re working on an Echo trigger for the AK platform. In case you forgot, the Fostech Echo trigger for the AR-15 has three modes. Safe, Semi-auto and Echo mode. When Echo Mode is engaged the gun will fire when the trigger is pulled and when it is released. You’re essentially getting […]
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Meopta’s New MeoMag 3x Magnifier
Meopta USA announced the company is now selling a 3x magnifier for red dot sights like the recently introduced MeoRed T reflex sight. Meopta states that the MeoMag will work with “any red dot sight on the market today.” The magnifier is also designed to be used as a monocular. Consequently, the external shape of […]
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CornerShot Clones From Around the World
Ever since the CornerShot system was launched in 2003 it has been the focus of international interest and has inevitably been copied by others. The original system was designed by retired Israeli Army Lt.Col. Amos Golan, who with American investors, established Corner Shot Holdings. The system has been purchased by law enforcement and special forces agencies around […]
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