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CMP gets M1 Carbines (that you can order, right now)
Unlike the previous hysteria and excitement about the 1911s from the CMP earlier, this news is actually quite concrete. I asked the CMP booth about the 1911s while at SHOT, and the answer was that even though the President signed that act into place that allows the CMP to accept 1911s from the Army, it […]
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Use The Force, No Sight Shooting
My friend Jeff shared these pictures of someone he saw at a local range. The shooter is not function testing this rifle. He is actually trying to shoot for accuracy. A bit of a challenge when he does not have any sights on the AR. But he did tape a spare magazine to his loaded […]
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Uzi SMG Field Strip
The famous Uzi submachinegun is a brilliantly simple firearm that is straight blowback and fires from an open bolt. While it was not the first firearm to feature a telescoping bolt, it certainly took the concept and ran with it. The Uzi was an international sales success, and if you grew up in the 80s […]
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Winchester M-22 Subsonic Ammo
Winchester Ammunition introduced a new .22 LR round at the recent SHOT Show. The new M-22 Subsonic is built specifically for semi-automatic pistols and rifles. As the name suggests, the new rimfire load operates below the speed of sound from all barrel lengths. Winchester Ammunition uses a 45 grain lead round nose bullet with a […]
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Visiting Remington Arms: 200 Years Of Gunmaking History
Most readers are aware that Remington is celebrating its 200 year in business in 2016. This will be a multi part article of the tour of the Ilion plant as well as the new Huntsville plant. I want to start with Remington history and the tour of the Remington museum which is just next door […]
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Comedian Commits Straw Purchase On Camera
The organizer of Shoot Las Vegas mentioned this story while driving us out to Pro Gun Club for our full auto shoot. Comedian Steve Hofstetter, his friends Brent and Colin went to a gun show in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas. Steve, a California resident, attempts to buy a hand gun. Clearly he is […]
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The Poor Man’s SAW: Using A SlideFire Stock For More Than Fun
The SlideFire stock is an idea that pushes the boundaries of what the ATF considers acceptable for a Title I firearm. Without diving into the world of the National Firearms Act, a Slide-Fire stock is the closest you can get to a fully automatic weapon of your very own. For the most part, these stocks […]
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[SHOT 2016] Hunter A2 Electronic Ear Protection
Walking around SHOT show this year I came across a neat set of hearing protection. The Hunter A2, manufactured by Hunter Electronic is a low profile, active electronic solution for protecting an end users hearing. Up until SHOT show, I was not aware of this company, however, they seem to have a large market share […]
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SEAL 1 Products
While it is true there are a number of cleaning and lubricant products for firearms on the market, it is also true they are not all created equal. Some work better than others, some do not work at all, and some actually create the opposite effect the user is hoping for by gumming up the […]
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Warne Scope Mounts 25th Anniversary
It’s happened to all of us at one time or another: we have a hunt or range time planned in the morning and here we are, discovering we don’t have right mount for our optics. Or maybe we do have the right optics mount but we don’t have the right stock to go with that […]
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K31 Run and Gun
The Shmidt-Rubin rifles are a series of legendarily accurate firearms. The Swiss are famous for maintaining their neutrality by keeping one hand free and the other on the hilt of a sword, and for many years the wonderful K31 was that sword. These straight-pull rifles are made with unparalleled craftsmanship, but how will it fare […]
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New Hatch Sling Bag
Hatch announced a new sling bag at the recent SHOT Show. Called the S7 Sling Pack, the bag was designed for law enforcement and military personnel as a “quick action” bag. However, I believe that the bags can easily serve the private citizen as well. The bag has numerous compartments and PALS webbing for the storage […]
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SHOT Show Firearm Playing Cards
At this year’s SHOT Show, Winchester celebrated their 150 year anniversary. To celebrate they gave out these playing cards. Each card highlights a product or person in Winchester’s 150 year history. Back in 2011 Magpul PTS handed out these playing cards which was a catalog of their product line for that year. […]
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New Bianchi IWB Holster
Bianchi announced a new inside the waistband concealment holster at the recent 2016 SHOW Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new carry rig is called the Subdue IWB Model 145 holster. It is part of the company’s Allusion line and was designed to be highly concealable. The new rig uses a variety of materials in […]
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Man Shoots At Himself Underwater
I am not really sure what the point of this was. Mythbusters debunked this a while ago and proved that bullets fired into water and fired under water do not have the energy to cause damage. However it is still interesting to watch. Andreas Wahl uses what appears to be a Sig Sauer 551 under […]
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[SHOT 2016] Glock Reception
Last Thursday Glock held its Glock Reception celebrating Glock’s 30 year anniversary in the U.S. Gaston Glock was unable to attend but made an appearance via pre-recorded video presentation. The reception had live entertainment and an open bar. Who could ask for more? With every invitation to this reception was a tear away […]
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M-LOK Outselling KeyMod about 3 to 1
Fascinating. Despite being the “younger” universal mounting system out there, MagPul’s M-LOK standard is outselling KeyMod at a rate of about 3 to 1. According to my good friend Matt over at Jerking the Trigger, customers are simply putting more money into the M-LOK standard than KeyMod. To avoid the indication of bias, Matt specifically […]
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L42A1 Sniper Overview: The Last Lee-Enfield
The L42A1 sniper rifle was England’s last Enfield. James Paris Lee’s action served the United Kingdom for over 100 years, and the famously quick rear-locking action was retired in the 1990s when the L42A1 was deemed obsolete. So what would a British sniper during the Cold War have received in his transit chest? In this […]
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Full Auto 9mm AR In Taiwan
Yesterday Apple Daily News in Taiwan reported a story about a gun being used during a crime. Firearms in most of Asia are very difficult to obtain. Aside from the Philippines, it is almost impossible and in most cases using one illegally is an automatic death sentence. Well here is what happened. A guy owed […]
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[SHOT 2016] Kinetic Development Group
At SHOT show this year, if I had to pick one company that had the best accessories for the FN SCAR platform, hands down, it would be Kinetic Development Group. Aside from accessories for the FN SCAR platform, Kinetic Development Group also makes some neat accessories for the Ar-15 platform as well as a growing […]
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