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Winchester 1894 Levergun With Antique Silencer At James D. Julia
Forgotten Weapons’ Ian McCollum, partnering with James D. Julia auctions, has gotten the chance to take a look a very rare and historically significant piece: A Winchester 1894 takedown rifle made in 1907… With a registered Maxim silencer: As Ian points out in the video, registered Maxim silencers are extremely rare, as owners at the time were generally unwilling […]
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Ms Clean 2.0 The Double
Last year about this time, we posted about the Ms Clean, a polymer AR magazine shaped container for holding components of a cleaning kit. Well, Peter Palma is back on Kickstarter looking for support for the next iteration of the case. One that is double the width (sized to fit in a double mag pouch). […]
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Low Pro Products Extended M1A Rail
Now here is a rail that I can get behind. Rather than be forced to use a “scout” scope or have to use a complete chassis, Low-Pro Products 15″ extended rail allows the shooter to use their standard optics and provides enough rail real estate to mount all the needed accessories in-line with the optic. […]
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Coat Rack Hidden Gun
Not terribly secure but I would not have suspected that kind of gun hidden in a coat rack.
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Colt Canada IUR (Integrated Upper Receiver) for Civilian Sale
Colt Canada made the surprise move in 2014 of releasing their first rifles to the domestic civilian market with the SA 15.7 and SA 20. Now a new run of Colt Canada gear is about to arrive on Canadian shelves: the IUR or Integrated Upper Receiver. These are the only IURs that have been released for […]
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Blast From The Past: Guns & Ammo On The M14, 1963
In 1963, on the even of the M14’s cancellation, and the adoption of the AR-15 by the US Army as the M16 rifle, Guns & Ammo published a remarkably well-researched (if characteristically over-optimistic) article on the M14 rifle, its uncertain future, and potential new developments. Despite the quaint artwork depicting the Soldiers of Tomorrow flying […]
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POTD: Off Duty Carry
Andrew sent us this nifty photo of the 9mm Smith & Wesson Shield pistol that is his off duty carry. He told us his ammunition of choice is 147 grain Ranger-T, Winchester’s 3rd generation penetrating hollow point (1st. gen was the infamous Black Talon).
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Stackable Grenades: Hooah!
The U.S. Army is testing out a new type of hand grenade being referred to as stackable, although the actual connectivity brings to mind the methods used to connect cylindrical Legos. They’re called the Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade, and they far out-perform the standard fragmentation grenade. It’s their connectivity giving them this ability: soldiers can […]
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IWI Promotional Video By Academi
IWI posted this on their website yesterday. It is a video from Academi about IWI and the Tavor.
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How Well Does Direct Impingement Handle Heat?
DI is usually identified as the weak link in the AR-15 system when it comes to sustained fully automatic fire. How vulnerable is that system to fully automatic fire? That’s a good question, but fortunately we have a few resources with which to examine it. To start, we’ll look at Iraqveteran8888’s test of a customized […]
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Fatal ND Using Bra Holster
In St. Joseph Michigan, a woman was adjusting a handgun in her bra holster. She reportedly looked down and shot herself in the head. Here is the article about the incident. Not having personally used a bra holster, I didn’t see how this is possible. However looking at this video it may have been due […]
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Beretta Introduces Its First Striker-Fired Pistol: The APX
Beretta has introduced its first striker-fired pistol, the APX. From the press release (emphasis mine): The introduction of the APX model completes the company’s full size pistol portfolio and positions Beretta as the world’s premier small arms manufacturer. Beretta has manufactured semi-automatic pistols since 1915 and is now one of the very few manufacturers to […]
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TangoDown BG-18 Reduced Angle AR Grip
TangoDown recently posted a picture on their Instagram page of their new BG-18 Reduced Angle AR Grip for the AR-15. Just like with the other grips in their lineup the new BG-18 grip is made in the USA and will also feature a non-slip texture and a rounded ergonomic “hand filling” form. Most vertical pistol grips […]
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New Savage Arms 10 FCP-SR Rifles
New for 2015, Savage Arms has added detachable 10-round magazines to its line of law enforcement bolt-action rifles. Called the 10 FCP-SR rifles, these three gun are all chambered for the 308 Win cartridge. Each of the guns has a threaded barrel and come with a thread protector. Barrels are fluted and finished in matte […]
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Federal .223 Trophy Bonded Tip Ammo
Federal Premium introduced a new .223 Rem load at the 2015 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, NV last month. The new loading is in the Vital-Shok line and uses the company’s Trophy Bonded Tip bullet. The Trophy Bonded Tip bullet is based on the company’s Trophy Bonded Bear Claw design. According to Federal, the bullet […]
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Newest SureFire Scout Light(R) Provides Power-Source Versatility
So I was a little confused when I read this press release. I had always thought that you could use lithium batteries in the same place as alkaline assuming the same output and size…? I’ve been using Energizer Lithiums in most of my gear for years now–should I not have been? Anyway, Surefire is touting […]
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Dry Firing Tips from ITS Tactical and Chris Sajnog
As we all know, dry firing is probably one of the best bangs for the buck (see what I did there?) that you can get for training. That said, there are some important things you need to consider, and certain optimizations you can do to make the best use of your time. ITS Tactical recently […]
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Allegiance Ammunition SilentStrike – Subsonic .223
Allegiance Ammunition has an interesting product, their SilentStrike .223. SilentStrike purports to be the worlds first fully functional sub-sonic .223 round. The bullet is 100 grains and in the video, Allegiance claims it will work in the AR-15, M4, and HK-416. Down a 16″ barrel, the round is reported to be at 975 fps velocity. This […]
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POTD: A Tommy Gun in Ethiopia
@sweetmarias posted the above photo on Instagram. It shows a security guard in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, rocking a sweet Thompson submachine gun. The only African country to adopt the Tommy gun was Egypt and it the most likely source of the gun in the photo. Sudan lies between Egypt and Ethiopia, but such a […]
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Object of Desire: Factory Cut-Away Ma-Duece
(Gawking) Now that my jaw has been picked up from the floor, I cannot help but appreciate the photos of a cut-away M2 .50 Machine Gun. Photographed by RangeHot.com, the M2 in question is a factory spliced receiver used to train armorers of the .50 BMG. I had the opportunity to photograph a pretty rare […]
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