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Slipper Foils Armed Robbery
In New York, an Indian proprietor of a gas station foiled an attempted armed robbery by throwing his slipper at the gun man and shoeing him out of the store. Sorry for my bad pun. According to the news report, this happened in Salt Point, NY. Singh refused to fill the bag and retaliated. I […]
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New Dan Wesson “Bruin” 10mm Long Slide 1911 by CZ
With SHOTShow just around the corner, the “sneak peaks” are starting to make their appearance. Once of the first is the upcoming long-slide 1911 by CZ under the Dan Wesson brand. The new handgun is a single stack chambered in both 10mm and .45 ACP. Key specs include a 6.3″ match-grade barrel (.2″ longer than […]
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Experimental less recoil rifle
NRA Blog has an entry this week that is showing the last donation to the NRA Museum in Fairfax, VA of 2015. It is an absurdly looking contraption of a prototype rifle that was designed along the same lines as the AN 94, with the aim of reducing felt recoil. The inventor is a certain Fredric […]
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Trigger Point Technology safety features
Trigger Point Technology is a company in California that was started by a certain Terry Abst, a former airline pilot. They have a very interesting and innovating device that they claim will help prevent negligent discharges primarily among Law Enforcement and Military users, but it can also be applied to all manner of civilian firearms. […]
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Belt fed 5.45
Courtesy of The AK Guy, this image has been making its way around the internet. It is an experimental 5.45x39mm drum contraption that takes a belt of 5.45x39mm rounds and allows them to work in a standard AK74 receiver without any modification to the actual rifle or RPK74. It does this by using the motion […]
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Lumintop Copper Tool XPG2 AAA Light
Note – this light was supplied by Lumintop as part of their global testing campaign. AAA lights have really improved in the past few years. How many of us have carried the old standby Fenix E01? Or perhaps one of the more modern lights – one of the new Surefire Titans – or maybe a […]
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FBI: NICS Checks For December 2015 Hit New Record (3.3M!)
If these numbers are anything to go by, then gun owners across America had a very merry Christmas this past year. The last month of 2015 not only broke the FBI NICS all-time record, it shattered it, with over 3.3 MILLION NICS checks in December. That’s over half a million more NICS checks than the previous […]
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Review: KORE Essentials Trakline Belt
KORE Trakline Belt This year has been the “year of the belts” for me. I have had four belts for review this year, starting with the Lenwood Leather Belt, which has become my daily go to, and the GPM Kit Belt which is my main hiking and 3-Gun belt. Along comes the Kore Essentials “Trakline” […]
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Engraved Taurus Judge: Guilty…or not? (Pictures)
The Taurus Judge can easily be described with a single word: awesome. It doesn’t matter if you’re a fan of Taurus or a lover of revolvers, because when it comes to the Judge it’s one of those guns with a serious cool factor. Even those who are not exactly fans of the Taurus Judge have to […]
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Skynet Anti-Drone Ammo…
Advanced Ballistics Concepts will introduce a line of ammunition called SKYNET and SKYNET+. The new ammunition will be available in 12 gauge through 40mm. It appears that when fired, the projectile breaks apart and deploys a net of some type. Of course, this is not the first ammo labeled as being anti-drone. Snake River Shooting Products […]
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Filing Cabinets: Cover or Concealment?
There is a significant difference between cover and concealment. A common mistake made by gun owners is not only using the terms interchangeably but believing the differences do not matter. Of course, they do matter – quite a bit. After all, when you’re in the midst of a fight for your life, knowing what is […]
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Turkey orders more MPT-76 service rifles
The Turkish Defense Ministry has announced the continued acceptance of their new service rifle, the 7.62x51mm MPT-76 in a new batch of 15,014 rifles for their armed services. This is out of an initial order of 35,014 rifles that was placed in June of this year. Now, the Jane’s report says this is for the […]
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TriggerTech Introduces “Zero Creep” AR Trigger
Newcomer to the firearms industry (though with established success with Crossbows), TriggerTech has announced the release of “The Zero Creep” AR trigger. The new trigger promises to have “1911 Single-Action” performance in a non-linear trigger pull. The basis of the performance is a “patented free floating roller that sits between the sear and the trigger.” […]
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Viking themed AR rifle
7.62 Precision has showcased a Viking themed AR rifle on their Facebook page, and it is quite the eye candy of the month. Using Duracoat and a laser engraving process, they painted a pretty standard AR15, and then cut designs into it, all over the stock and receiver. They even cut out the front of […]
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Getting a Home-Based FFL (Part 7 – Due Diligence & Leg-Work)
The interview was quick and easy, and with the assurance that I was going to be approved, it was time to get the leg-work done in preparation for the incoming license. Fortunately, in my case, this was not too onerous of a task as the majority was just getting the company ready. *Author’s note – […]
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Ballistic Testing of O.A.T.H. Tango in .45 ACP
Last month we published a series of articles on some ballistic gel testing of some “exotic” 9mm rounds. The series was sponsored by Clark Armory who provided the testing medium and rounds. A number of you readers detailed that you would like to see other rounds tested, and so Clark Armory has graciously sent us […]
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Royal Canadian Artillery Test Steel Target
According to the video, this was done back in 2011. They are testing a sustainable steel target against a 105mm HE round. I am not familiar with artillery but they seem to miss a lot. Also on what basis is this target sustainable? Sure it took a few hits however they were all hit in […]
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Palmetto State Armory Glock Mag AR15 Lowers
Palmetto State Armory recently debuted their new AR15 Lowers that accept Glock style 9mm pistol magazines. They have completely assembled AR15 lowers in both rifle and pistol configurations available. The new PSA 9mm lowers are machined from billet 7075 aluminum T6 forgings and have a hard coat anodized finish. Palmetto State Armory also uses their […]
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Death of a Trigger Pack: Timney Tavor Bites the Dust
This is a sad story. During the last 3-Gun of the season, a team match, I was having a whale of a time blasting away with my Tavor. I dropped into prone to start ringing 200 yard gongs, and got a click with no bang. Cycle the gun manually, squeeze again, same result! I cycle […]
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10% Off At Faxon
Faxon Firearms, the makers of the ARAK, will be having a sale until January 8th. They have a 10% off coupon good for anything on their website, excpet for ARAK-31 and 14.5″ pencil barrels. The code is in the photo but in case you missed it, here it is: HAPPYNEWFAXON2016 Go check them out on […]
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