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New Carbon Fiber Looms Making Complex Parts More Attainable
Carbon fiber continues to press into the firearms market. Its combination of durability, strength, and lightweight are appealing to firearms manufacturers and shooters alike. However (and speaking as a manufacturer myself), it is a royal pain in the ass to manufacture and machine (it causes small fibers to particularize which can ruin most standard CNC […]
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10 Gun Names You Are Saying Wrong
I’ll admit it, I am guilty of at least two of these (though not the common ones). OutdoorHub has posted up a video on ten gun companies, names, and models that are commonly mispronounced. The video is decidedly cheesy, but includes pronunciation from native speakers in the firearms’ home language. Full list includes: • Mosin • […]
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POTD: High Quality Gun Food
I heard on the grapevine that Hornady’s steel cased V-Max 5.45×39 and 7.62×39 ammunition has since the beginning of this year been loaded in lacquered steel cases, versus the polymer-coated steel cases that had been the basis for Hornady’s ammunition in those two Russian calibers previously. Sam of SG Ammo confirmed this rumor, and I promptly put in […]
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The “Bug- A- Salt” Gun Insect Eradication Device!
This review has what is probably the most unlikely origin of any “gun” review I’ve ever done. That said this gun is a fun way to wipe out those pesky bugs around the house! A couple of weeks ago I was working about 3am proofing articles and such. I had the television on for a […]
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New 3-Piece Furniture Kits From Hogue
Hogue, the company known for manufacturing everything from grips to stock to specialty knives, is coming out with new 3-piece furniture kits for ARs and M16s. The new kits include a beavertail grip, collapsible buttstock, and a free-floating rifle-length forend. Each piece is made with Hogue’s OverMolded rubber for durability and performance, and, as Ryder […]
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Modified Nerf Taser Darts
Caleb Kraft used the guts from a disposable camera flash and shoved them into a Nerf Mega Dart. The demonstration on the copper tape was more exciting then the live test fire. So it isnt a true taser. You do not become incapacitated, but you do receive a good shock. I have my doubts that […]
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News Reporter Takes On Police Training
Vanessa Medina, a reporter for WSVN Miami/Fort Lauderdale, underwent some police training scenarios to experience what officers go thru specifically regarding when to use deadly force. Vanessa admits she is gun shy and you can see instances where she mentally shuts down and stops thinking. Granted this is throwing a non-swimmer into the deep end […]
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Crimson XChange Powered Rugers
Crimson Trace and Ruger teamed up to release a pair of LC9s Pro pistols equipped with the Crimson XChange lights and lasers. The new pistols, distributed through Talo, come with either a light or a laser, and the system is designed to let a shooter easily swap one for the other. According to Crimson Trace, […]
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Engraved M&P Bodyguard 380 Pistols
Through a partnership with United Sporting Companies, Smith & Wesson is now selling machine engraved M&P Bodyguard 380 pistols. These new subcompact handguns are laser-less versions of the existing Bodyguard 380 pistols, but have a matte silver finish and engraving on the slide. According to Smith & Wesson, the slides are custom machine engraved using […]
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Gear Review: Proctor Light Mount and Streamlight ProTac 1L
The modern sporting and tactical rifle industry constantly sees an influx of accessories. Some accessories are good….some are bad. Some accessories are brilliant in their design and function; some are poorly made and serve no function at all. One awesome accessory that recently hit the market is the PLM or Proctor Light Mount from Way […]
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FN FAL (Full Auto): The Right Arm of the Free World
The FN FAL is one of the most prolific firearms of the 20th Century. This Belgian big-shot fires the powerful 7.62×51 NATO round at 650 rounds per minute, and came to be known as “the right arm of the free world” during its tenure as the backbone of many nation’s militaries. Over 70 countries made […]
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Experimental WWI Blowback Submachine Gun
WWI was a time of runaway technology that in many ways outstripped the tactical and strategic thinking of the era. Older concepts of the dominance of technologies like the bayonet, and long-range rifle fire, and of the preeminence of the elan or morale of soldiers died hard as thinkers of the era struggled to integrate new weapons like machine […]
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TALO Exclusive S&W 642
The Smith & Wesson J-frame revolver has been one of the more popular concealed carry and backup guns for many decades. Of them, the model 642 specifically has been chosen by many, including myself, as the go-to pocket and ankle gun. A Performance Center special edition version of the 642 is now available through TALO […]
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Custom Pump Action AR-15
A local Gunsmith, with Pittsburgh Cerakote, modified an ALG Defense handguard and converted the upper to be pump action. This is the prototype. It is free floating and so it does not touch the barrel. It is a rather simple design. There is a metal collar inside the handguard attached to a rod. There is […]
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POTD: The Right Arm of the Free World
This fully automatic Fusil Automatique Leger (FAL) was manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal (FN) and imported into the USA by Browning somewhere between 1959 and 1963 (It was not until the 1970s that Browning was purchased by FN, but companies had a close and continuous relationship since at least 1897) The FN FAL was used by many NATO […]
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Slidefire Slo-mo
Outdoor Hub posted a video of an AR equipped with a slide fire stock. They film it at 2,000 fps. It is pretty cool watching the AR cycle in slo mo and seeing the whole gun slide back.
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A Wildcat Cartride I like: .30 ARX
Now here is a wildcat that I can get behind. The .30 ARX is an immediately semi-auto AR-15 compatible cartridge. It’s nothing special from a manufacturing standpoint; as the cartridge creator claims, the .30 ARX is simply a necked-up 6.5 Grendel to accept common .30 caliber bullets. But, by changing the case from a .223 […]
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How To: Make Your Own Revolver Blowgun
If it wasn’t so absurdly cool, this would just be absurd. YouTube user SpecificLove has posted up a detailed how-to video on creating a PVC-based revolving cylinder blowgun. The PVC design has enough power to pop a balloon with darts or “pierce an apple from a short distance away.” That said, I suspect this could be […]
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New Howa 1500 From Legacy Sports
Legacy Sports International is a Reno, Nevada, based company that is the sole supplier for Howa rifles not just nationally but globally. Howa rifles are manufactured by the Howa Machinery Company, which was originally founded in 1907 and is known for producing firearms both for the military and civilians. The 1500 line of rifles has […]
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John F. Kennedy’s M1 Garand Up For Auction
For the collector of firearms owned by famous people in history, Rock Island’s next auction holds a weapon that could be the centerpiece of any collection: An M1 rifle, the “deadliest rifle in the world”, owned by John F. Kennedy: This M1 started from one of those depots, the Erie Ordnance Depot in Port Clinton, […]
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