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New Grand Power Pistols: K22S, K22 X-TRIM and CP380
Eagle Imports will begin selling three new Grand Power pistols in 2016: the K22 X-TRIM, the K22S and the CP380. Both the K22 X-TRIM and K22S pistols are chambered in .22 LR while the CP380 is chambered for the .380 ACP cartridge. The K22 X-TRIM and K22S are modeled on the K100 centerfire cartridge pistol. […]
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Pogojet: A Non Lethal Long Distance Round
Jeffery Widder has taken inspiration from the Gyrojet of the 1960s. His non-lethal round, called the Pogojet, is said to be able to deliver consistent non-lethal energy not only at close distances but at longer range distances as well. The Pogojet —whose official name is the Caseless Telescoping Less-lethal System—is unique in that the propellant […]
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Smart Guns: Are They Practical?
Discussions about smart guns have been underway for some time now and has, in recent years, been actively pursued by a handful of tech companies. In fact, Jonathon Mossberg who is indeed part of the almost 100-year-old O.F. Mossberg and Sons company, started his own smart gun research a few years ago. His company, iGun […]
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Crimson Trace LiNQ System
Crimson Trace released details about its new LiNQ System that it will be showing this month in Las Vegas at the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoors Trade Show. The LiNQ System is a remotely activated light and laser system the company developed for the AR platform. The system consists of a remote control that is built […]
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SilencerCo Releases Omega 9K and Hybrid Suppressors
SilencerCo has been pushing new products out one after another. Latest to keeping up with their own impressive pace are two cans, the Hybrid and the Omega 9K. The Hybrid is a universal suppressor for most uses and the Omega 9K is the exact opposite – a dedicated handgun caliber can. The Hybrid is an […]
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Gun Stocks on the Move…
I know what you are thinking… But no, not those kind of gun stocks. I’m talking about the kind related to public trading. I know we are not a politically oriented venue, but sometimes political events directly impact our realm. In this case it appears that the two main publicly traded firearms manufacturers are reporting […]
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New Crosman Pioneer Airbow
It may not be a firearm but it’s a weapon well worth a second look especially for hunters. New from Crosman is the Pioneer Airbow, which is technically a bow due to the simple fact that it shoots arrows but is operated like a gun with a configuration similar to that of a bullpup. The […]
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Top 5 Underappreciated Semi Auto Rifles
Within this modern firearms renaissance we are blissfully living through, a few older designs were bound to be overlooked. In this list, we look at five rifles that were extremely popular and/or historically significant in their heyday, but have been overlooked almost entirely by a generation of shooter despite often being priced quite low (as […]
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Gun Store Claw Machine Game
Earlier this year we posted about an ammo vending machine in a private gun club. Well Mike Robinson of Tactical Graphics purchased a crane/claw game for his gun store. Instead of toys and plush animals, he lined the bottom with empty brass and filled it with Magpul accessories. Seems like a fun way to […]
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Syrian New Year’s Celebration
Thanks to Ronaldo for sending this one to us. The video says this is a New Year’s Eve celebration in Syria. More importantly there is a considerable amount of anti-aircraft tracer rounds being fired out into the night sky. I wonder what happens to those rounds? We all know the potential problem of firing […]
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InRange TV: Down In The Mud With The AR-15, Will It Choke?
As part of their recent set of mud testing, including some disappointing results from the fabled M1 Garand, and AK rifles, Ian and Karl of InRange have tested a weapon most people would expect to wither like a delicate flower at the first frost, in the presence of mud: The AR-15, designed by Jim Sullivan, […]
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Strike Industries Viper Stock Now Available
Strike Industries showed off their new collapsible Viper Stock to us a few months back, well it’s finally available for purchase. Their new lightweight and compact polymer Viper stock weights in at just 6.3 ounces. The butt pad area is shaped to be a better fit for those wearing body armor and it has a […]
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Kimber Releases Micro 9 Sub-Compact 9mm
Buried in their new product announcement for the year, Kimber has announced the release of their Micro 9 9mm sub-compact handgun. The new Micro 9 is the big brother to Kimbers existing Micro .380 series and the slightly-larger-brother to Kimber’s Solo series. Construction of the Micro 9 is an aluminum frame topped with a steel […]
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Revolver Redux: Hands on Review of the Re-released Dan Wesson 715
Dan Wesson has re-released the 15 series of revolvers. In this TFBTV video review, James takes this revolver redux for a spin, running several boxes of .38 Spl and .357 Magnum through it, even alternating .38/.357 in the same cylinder to compare the recoil. This Dan Wesson 715 has interchangeable barrels, and accepts older Dan […]
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.510 Beck, A 690 Grain Subsonic Beast For Your .308 Lower
Perhaps 2016 is going to be the year of the “fifty” caliber toys and mods. Anything, really, to distract us from new colors… Beck Sports LLC (out of Fort Worth) is playing around with a “new” round they are calling the “.510 Beck”. They currently have a trademark live on it (pending registration): https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/86587155 The projectile itself is […]
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Indonesian Live Fire Training
This video shows some soldiers crawling through mud while being fired upon with AK-47s. There is some military training that involves a form of live fire desensitization for soldiers, however this seems rather unsafe. Not only are they firing live ammo but they are shooting near the soldiers at the ground around them. One of […]
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Review:Therma Cell Heat Packs and Shoe Inserts–Keep Warm On Those Cold Winter Range Days
This time of the year we begin to really feel winter with it’s lower January temps. In other words it makes it harder to make those usually enjoyable range trips without becoming miserable from the cold after a short time on the range. To fight the cold and make our range trips more comfortable there […]
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POTD: Crudest Homemade Zipgun
Thanks to Deon for sending this in. From the photo above it is a rather straight forward design. It is a pull back sling shot style firing mechanism. The black straps are most likely some elastic probably rubber and they propel the screw driver forward driving the screw driver tip into the back of […]
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Review: Kinetic Concealment KC Mini-Green Dot Laser Sight
Kinetic Concealment started out as a holster company making the now familiar kydex/leather combo holsters in OWB and IWB configurations. We’ve tested these holsters and found them to be well made and comfortable. In recent months Kinetic has expanded their product offerings to include among other things green laser sights for use on railed handguns […]
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Damascus AR receiver
A company by the name of Dahmer Arms has announced on their webpage that they will be making a limited lot of 10 AR lower receivers out of Damascus Steel. Each receiver will be billed at 5,000 dollars, a hefty toll for a one of a kind production item. They say that they will be ready […]
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