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Updated Beretta Pico
Beretta announced the company updated the tiny Pico pistol. The updated gun uses redesigned internals, including new spring choices, to reduce the trigger pull weight and the amount of force needed to operate the slide. According to the company, both things were accomplished without negatively impacting the reliability of the pistol. The company also announced […]
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C&Rsenal Primer 010: The Mauser 1914 Pistol
The Mauser 1914 is not a well-known firearm today, but during the First World War, it became one of the most important small semiautomatic handguns of the early 20th Century. The Mauser pocket pistol family’s story begins with Josef Nickl of Austria. He envisioned one of the first families of semiautomatic handguns ever, all sharing […]
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Hornady Says “We Change Everything – 10/27/15”
Hornady has been around since 1949, founded by a man whose “ten bullets through one hole” philosophy neatly summarized his beliefs in the value of both a shooter’s necessary skills and the required quality of ammunition. It was as World War II drew to a close and the commercial market became flooded with low-quality rounds […]
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Forgotten Weapons Takes on the High Standard 10B
“…The most tacti-cool shotgun I could find prior to 1980!” proudly cliams Ian from our beloved Forgotten Weapons. The 10B is a bullpup semi-automatic shotgun built by the High Standard company designed by a private individual police Sergeant Alfred Couch. Innovative features include a swiveling stock for (slightly more) ergonomic weapons manipulation and a mount which […]
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Lucky Gunner Defensive Ammo Omnibus
My hat is off to the staff at LuckyGunner.com who after the success of their 10,000 round test of 5.56 ammo could not rest on their laurels. Instead, they upped their game with what I would consider the gold-standard of ammunition testing (although ShootingTheBull410 does it via video). The staff there, in conjunction with Clear […]
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Why I Like Old Guns…
Too often I am confronted with the question “why do you have so many old guns?”. Well, the answer is pretty simple, and I lay it out quickly in a three minute video. Modern firearms have their place, but shooting antiques is definitely more my style. Please remember to subscribe to our channel. Thanks to […]
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Big 3 East: Zenith Firearms and ZQI Ammo
Zenith Firearms and ZQI Ammo were at Big 3 East. Many of you may have come across ZQI Ammo at Walmart. Walmart has been selling ZQI Ammo below cost, and so that relationship has ceased, according to ZQI Ammo. All ZQI Ammo is made to NATO and STANAG specifcations. Due to Walmart’s low prices, […]
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Fortis Manufacturing Control Blast Mitigation Device
It’s been a little while since another blast diverter has hit the market, well Fortis Manufacturing just gave us a sneak peak at their new muzzle brake and Control Blast Mitigation Device attachment. Like with many of the other blast diverters out there the Fortis version also attaches to their muzzle brake and directs the […]
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Israel Adopts Ruger SR-22 in “Less Lethal” Sniper Role
A eagle-eyed reader emailed us a photo taken in the West Bank shortly after a Palestinian, disguised as a member of the Press, attacked an Israeli soldier with a knife. Our reader spotted, in the background (cropped and enlarged), a young Israeli soldier carrying a Ruger SR-22. I am not often surprised, but this was the first time I had […]
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Piece of Trijicon History: IDF 3x Magnifier
I’ve been a Tavor shooter for longer than I’ve been an AR shooter, and the collector in me loves to snap up little peices of militaria related to the rifle. This summer one special unit caught my eye, and I thought I’d share it with you. What you see in this gallery is a 3x […]
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POTD: Not a “Semi-auto Bolt Action”
A reader sent in this photo that me laugh. It is a toy gun named the “270” which is described as a “semi-auto bolt action”. Not only is the description wildly inaccurate but they appear to be imitating the Browning green/gold colors and logo as close as possible without actually being infringing on their trademark. […]
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Horror Movie Gun Fails
We’ve all seen them and flinched accordingly – movie gun fails. Cocking sound effects synchronized with the presentation of a Glock, bottomless magazines (and pump shotguns, hello, Walking Dead, I’m talking to you), and the stunning explosions created by the impact of a bullet – call it Hollywood fantasy or ridiculously inept, but you can’t […]
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Jerry Miculek & Son-In-Law Give Century AK’s The Slow-Mo Treatment
In his latest blistering speed trigger-finger exersize, Jerry Miculek and his new son-in-law Blake take a pair of Century AK-47’s through their paces. Its an unusual video for Jerry as its more a review and history lesson, but is replete with his usual speed-shooting. Blake attempts to take up the family business but its clear […]
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What Could Have Been: Tank-Killing Ma-Deuce from the 1930’s
While today ceramic, composite, and multi-layer armor has made most of the small to medium-arms obsolete for engaging tanks, in the early 1930s the beloved Browning M2 was being set up as a tank-killing rifle. Equipped with a Prismatic sight, the shoulder-fired (albeit ground supported) fifty-cal was the ideal long-range tank-busting weapon. Modifications included adjustable […]
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Integral 10/22 Suppressor System from Radical Firearms
Radical Firearms is getting ready to sell an integral sound suppression system for the Ruger 10/22 rifle platform. The new system will feature a 4140 steel barrel and baffel with a 6160-T6 aluminum barrel shroud. The barrel will have a 16″ length. With the shroud, the overall diameter will be 1.5″. The system will weigh […]
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Liberty Ammunition .308 Load
Liberty Ammunition will announce a new .308 Win load later this month. The new ammo will use a 100 grain monolithic copper hollow point that is nickel plated. Muzzle velocity is said to be greater than 3,500 fps. For the .308 Win, this is a light bullet. The lightest bullets I’ve seen commercially loaded in […]
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First Look: Remington Classic 870 Defense Shotgun
This past week I attended the Remington writers seminar near Fayetteville, West Virginia. This event doesn’t exclude some tactical guns but is dedicated primarily to sporting arms. Over the next week I’ll be bringing the readers news of new Remington guns as well as rifles from Dakota Arms, Marlin and Nesika. They had some beautiful […]
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TFBTV: The Yugoslavian Zastava M92 SBR
In this video, James gives a brief rundown of the Yugoslavian Zastava M92 SBR. This is one of James’ favorite SBRs for its moderate recoiling but hard-hitting SBR round, reliability, ability to fold the stock, and excellent parts availability and interchangeability. James goes over the basics and the types of upgrades available for this tiny […]
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Slow Motion H&K UMP
Matt Korovesis, of Outdoor Hub, and Dakota Arms shoot a demo H&K UMP 45 in full auto. Matt films the UMP in slow motion.
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Big 3 East: Triumph Systems Targets
Here is one of the newest companies out at Big 3 East. Triumph Systems made their debut down at Big 3 East. Jared Ogden, former Navy SEAL and now CEO and Co-Founder of Triumph Systems, came out to Big 3 East to show off his line of target systems. He noticed a lack of dynamic […]
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