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Uziel Gal Rifle
The Galil rifle has become famous as the rugged but heavy Israeli Kalashnikov (by way of Finland). Less well known is the Galil’s competitor designed by Uziel Gal, who lent his name to the famous Uzi submachinegun he also designed. The Gal rifle was a clean-sheet design, similar to the Kalashnikov in that it shamelessly borrowed what […]
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Holiday POTD: Made by the neighborhood kids
Cheese sent us this photo of a Christmas ornament made for him by the neighbor hood kids. The rifle is a little ambiguous, but I am going to say its an AK Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
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Strike Industries Enhanced Magazine Plate E.M.P+5
Strike Industries recently released their new Enhanced Magazine Plate (E.M.P) +5 for M3 Magpul PMAGS, they’ll fit M2 PMAGs but with a little modification. The main benefit of the new E.M.P+5 from Strike Industries is the obvious, the increase in ammo capacity by five rounds. There is also another pretty neat feature, a finger groove […]
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Small Arms Technology: Has It Really Plateaued?
It’s often said that small arms technology has plateaued; that development of better kinds of weapons is essentially unfeasible for the moment, and that non-optic related small arms technology had pretty much reached its peak by 1965. It would be very difficult to cover the state of the art and how to improve it in-depth, […]
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Mount Rail Multipliers
If you are someone who ascribes to the philosophy that “more rails are more better,” the Mount Rail Multipliers may pique your interest. AR-Master is showing a product that hangs additional accessory rails off of a flat top receiver. The Mount Rail Multipliers appear to provide either 45º or 45º and 90º rails for sights or […]
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Another Important Training Lesson
Last Friday, social media was a frenzy with this gem. It is another “worst tactical training video”. Dallas Lloyd of Premier Tactical Group posted a video of what he thinks people should do when caught in “some weirdo crossfire”. That solution? You should get out of your vehicle to engage the threat. He does not […]
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Conflict Armament Research
Recently, The Firearm Blog received the opportunity to interview Timothy Michetti from Conflict Armament Research. The organization is a relatively new one, but works overseas in direct collaboration with various governments and rebel groups, to track and record the illicit small arms in conflict zones. Their work isn’t in the news often, but what they […]
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Review: Tactical Solutions TSG-22 .22LR Glock Conversion Kit
Just about anyone who owns and shoots a Glock laments the lack of support for low-cost training. Glock simply has refused to put out a 22LR kit (arguably for a good reason; 22LR has a tendency to malfunction in semi-automatic firearms not designed for the rimmed cartridge). However, the aftermarket has stepped in and addressed […]
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Another AR Pistol Brace Shot Down By ATF
Last time we reported about a company trying to use a Sig Brace on a Short Barreled Shotgun. I never understood what they were thinking as there is no pistol version for a shotgun. A SBS is still a SBS or AOW. Well another company is trying to capitalize on Sig’s success. Shockwave Technologies has […]
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A Gun-Loving Girl’s Christmas List
Website mygunculture.com just put out what they consider to be a fantastic “15 Gifts for the Gun-Loving Girl” list, and a quick perusal of the content was more than enough motivation for me to make a few seasonal suggestions of my own. Christmas is only a few days away, but if you’re like me you’ve […]
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$5 homemade shotguns handed in at $100 gun ‘give back’
It seems someone was inspired to make a quick $400 for charity at a local police gun ‘give back’ in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Rather than the taxpayer, it was Warren Buffet’s sister Dorris who footed the bill, reportedly in order to circumvent legislation banning the immediate destruction of firearms handed in.
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POTD: Christmas Tree Topped Glock
Instead of the more traditional tree topper star or angel, Greg went with a Glock 17, lit up by a tactical light. Very festive. I like it. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
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Hands On with the X95 Micro-Tavor
IWI US demoed a select fire version of their X95 Micro-Tavor at the Kentucky Bullpup Convention in September. I had the opportunity to put a few rounds down range and put together my first impressions...
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Review: Remington R4-Entry
While spending some time at Gunsite earlier this month, Phil and I were able to spend some time on the range with the Remington R4-Entry, also known as the R4-Enhanced. We fired from fairly close range at just 25 yards away from paper targets – even moving closer at one point for some video time […]
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New Sightmark Photon XT Digital Night Vision Rifle Scopes
Sightmark announced they will show a new Photon digital night vision scope at the 2015 SHOT Show. The new models, the Photon XT 4.6x 42 and the Photon XT 6.5x 50, are an improvement over the Photon-S released a year ago. The new XT models have a 640×480 display (up from 300×225 on the -S model.) […]
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B&T AG’s Glock 42/SIG P238 Suppressor
B&T AG (formerly Brügger & Thomet AG) of Switzerland have introduced a new sound suppressor targeted at the .380 subcompact market. The suppressor is partnered with a barrel either for a Glock 42 or a SIG P238 pistol. Designed to be smaller than other suppressors, it still offers hearing-safe sound suppression of about 28db (about the […]
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Holloway Arms HAC-7
Bob Holloway, then of Fort Worth, Texas, in the 1980s built on his experiences in Southeast Asia and Rhodesia to design a .308 caliber military rifle, what eventually became the HAC-7. His rifle was an amalgamation of Armalite, FN, and Kalashnikov designs, with a considerable amount of his own ingenuity thrown in. The result is now one […]
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Bersa Firestorm Returns to CA
Bersa’s Firestorm, which is chambered in .380 ACP, is returning to California. Considering the rather limited options of Californians, it’s always good when a gun makes it back into the state. The Firestorm is a popular concealed carry gun designed for balance and a positive grip, thanks to finger grooves and a textured grip. It […]
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Weekend Photo: A Festive Christmas Saiga
Anon, sent us this photo of his Saiga decked out in Christmas lights. He writes … Converted Saiga 5.45 with green Kvar furniture and a 74 style break. Was trying to go for the AK74 from STALKER. Send us your Holiday Gun Photos here!!
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Blog Of The Month: December 2014
For December’s BoTM, we’ll be stepping a little bit outside of our comfort zone. If you’re like me, small arms is one interest of several (though by far the biggest), and just like discovering or finding out more about rare or unique firearms excites you, so too does learning about interesting tanks, jets, helicopters, rockets, […]
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