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New Tactical Steel Target From Custom Metal Targets
If you’re interested in taking your self-defense shooting to the next level, take a look at the new steel target from Custom Metal Targets. Their newest product is the Tactical B-C Zone steel target, which was designed with advanced self-defense tactics in mind whether for instruction purposes or private use. The new target is a […]
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7.92x33mm FAL Modification at GunLab
The first prototype of what was then the FN Universal Carbine, but that would become the FN FAL (Light Automatic Rifle), was not chambered for the familiar 7.62×51 NATO, nor its competitor round the .280 British, but in the German 7.92x33mm Kurzpatrone round developed in 1942 for the MKb. 42(H) (the predecessor of the famous […]
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Taofledermaus Reviews The Chiappa M1-9 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is certainly one of the most iconic American small arms of all time; historical photos chronicling everything from the storming of D-Day to Malcolm X depict the gun in action. It’s therefore no wonder that gun companies are eager to introduce replicas of the famous Carbine. One such replica introduced recently is the […]
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Finland Gives Up New Rifle Program, Will Modernize Rk. 62 to Serve Until 2035
The Finnish Commander of the Army has announced that the Nordic country will not be purchasing 5.56mm replacements for their existing 7.62x39mm caliber Rk. 62 rifles, but instead will seek to upgrade the venerable Kalashnikov-based Valmet. Altair.com reports (machine translation below): Finland gives up the purchase of a new automatic rifle cal. 5.56 mm. Old […]
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Flexible FNX Magwell
Dustin Ellerman, Winner of Top Shot Season 3, posted this video of his FNX Tactical. It had been sitting out in the Texas heat, and the polymer grip became pliable. I am not concerned about the grip, but the more important part of the frame, like the slide rails. If the frame is just as […]
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Vektor CR-21 Bullpup
Larry Vickers got his hands on a rather rare firearm. The Vektor CR-21. It is a bullpup kit for the South African Military to convert their Galils. According to Larry Vickers, there are only two of these in the USA and he mentions that there is a rumor that less than 100 kits were sold […]
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POTD: People’s Liberation Army Weapons
Brendan sent us photos he took of China’s People’s Liberation Army troops. Rifles and machine guns pictured include the QBZ-03 (conventional layout rifle alternative to the better known Chinese bullpup QBZ-95), Type 81-1 (China’s 1981 version of the AK), the Type 81 LMG (light automatic rifle version of the Type 81) and a box full of Type 54 […]
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POTD: Spruced Up Mossberg 715P
The Mossberg 715 gets a bad rap. It is as popular as Hi Point firearms. The people who do like it have different values than the people who despise it. It is a glorified 702 Plinkster in a polymer shell. It is like a Pontiac Fiero dressed up to look like a Ferrari. However I […]
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AKOU Tests The Faxon ARAK-21
A few months ago, I posted to my personal blog a brief evaluation of the ARAK-21 rifle that I conducted at Faxon’s Las Vegas shooting event, and it seems that since then more reviewers are getting the chance to take the rifle out for a spin. The AK Operators’ Union recently posted their review of the rifle to group’s YouTube […]
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SureFire P2X Fury® with IntelliBeam™
For your consideration is the SureFire P2X Fury® with IntelliBeam™ Technology – with Auto-adjusting variable-output LED. While this is not the first example of a flashlight (or headlamp) that utilizes such technology, it is the first from SureFire, and in my humble opinion, the most effective execution. (Some text taken from SureFire web site) This […]
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A Comparison of Personal Defense Weapon Ammunition
Anthony Williams, small arms theorist and co-author of the book Assault Rifle with Maxim Popenker, wrote an article in February of 2006 on the development of the Personal Defense Weapon and its ammunition, which he amended in late 2013. He includes in the article two photos which together represent one of the most complete collections of […]
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Caracal Pistols Update
UAE gun manufacturer Caracal’s status in the US has largely been in limbo after the company had to recall every Model C pistol they ever made. Many speculated that reports of slides breaking was the reason behind the recall. Caracal has been at the past few SHOT Shows, and even displayed a pair of 1911 pistols they […]
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The Ultimate Comparison – AK-47 vs AK-74 on Diffen
It takes some real time to create these charts and track down the information, so my hat is off to Diffen.com which has a comprehensive break-down of the specifications of the AK-47 and the AK-74. Diffen is a wiki-type website where people can go create similar articles on a multitude of topics. For example, enterprising […]
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Nikon Introduces Buckmasters II Riflescope – Feature-Packed, Budget – Oriented
Ooo… Aaaa… Another rifle-scope for budget-oriented shooters. Snark aside, Nikon has announced the release of the Buckmasters II series of rifle-scopes. Problem is, the scopes look to be great value, especially for those who like BDC reticles. I have the same reticle in my rimfire optics and have come to love them (in no wind conditions). […]
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5 Months of Abusing a Range Right Now Target
Back at SHOT in January, one of the vendors I met at Range Day, was Neely from Ready Range (now known as “Range Right Now”). She had a simple, but pretty neat, product which is basically a “target in a box”. Well, I suppose the target is the box, but you get the idea. Somewhere […]
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POTD: An AR-14
Probably my favorite “retro” AR-15 build comes from ar15.com poster and master AR builder John Thomas, and isn’t a faithful representation of any actual historical AR-15 at all. Rather, it’s a “what-if?” that John calls the “AR-14″: The historical AR-14 was a civilian sporting rifle, but John’s AR-14 concept combines several early AR-15 and AR-10 features […]
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Blog Of The Month: Tank And AFV News
Last week, we took a look at the troubled American M73 tank machine gun, designed to be the ultimate rifle-caliber tank MG. Tanks and other armored fighting vehicles together are another fascinating subject that is often closely related to that of small arms. In light of that, our Blog of The Month for August is […]
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POTD: The Great Model 8
The Remington Model 8 was the brainchild of none other than John M. Browning himself, and was one of the first semiautomatic rifles to hit the civilian hunting market. One of the most important firearms of the 20th Century, the Model 8’s influence can be felt in rifles from the M1 Garand to the AK-47, […]
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Blackpowder vs. Smokeless Powder Terminal Effectiveness
Earlier this week, I was asked what my thoughts were on the video below, coming from HEMA instructor Matt Easton, on his YouTube channel Scholagladiatoria. In it, he discusses some of the limitations of early blackpowder (especially muzzleloading) firearms, specifically within the context of how they affected the development of edged weapons: I am certainly […]
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Ring of Fire: Smith & Wesson .460 Magnum
I shoot a fair number of guns and while it’s generally fun, rarely do I see something entertaining/unique that makes me go “wow.” I’m sure some of you have seen rings of fire shoot out of guns before but it was something else to see it in person. I took some great video of a […]
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