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Weekly DTIC: US Silent Cartridges
While it’s somewhat well-known that the Soviet Union produced special-purpose silent cartridges for clandestine use, but less well known are US experiments in this area. In fact, the US developed several weapons, and several different types of ammunition, for suppressor-less silent operation (including silent shotgun rounds). The document we’ll be looking at today is accompanied by several […]
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Cooper’s Scout Rifle – A (Literally) Fantastic Gun
At the end of September, the Guns & Ammo website posted a magazine article by Jeff Cooper from their 1966 issue, covering carbines. In it, Cooper evaluates – and praises highly – the then-new Remington 600 rifle, as being handy, powerful, and well-made. Two days later, the article was reposted to TFB, and one day […]
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POTD: PGM Hecate II .50 BMG
Eddie sent us this photo he took of a PGM Hecate II anti-material rifle chambered in .50 BMG. This particular rifle belongs to the Brazilian Special Operations Brigade. The optic is a Schmidt & Bender 3-12X50mm. The Hecate II is manufactured by French rifle maker PGM Precision. It is best known as the standard heavy-sniper rifle in the […]
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3D Printed Machine Gun Shoots Paper Airplanes
Papierfliegerei 3D printed most of the parts to build his machine gun. It does not use any propellent but is electric powered. Ok, the title I used is a little misleading. It is a machine gun by definition since it shoots multiple projectiles with one squeeze of the trigger. However this is not a firearm […]
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30-06 HCAR Given the FPSRussia Treatment
Now available to the general public, Kyle (FPSRussia) got one of the first cracks at the Ohio Ordnance Works Heavy Counter-Assault Rifle. Ohio left no portion of the design untouched, stripped significant weight from the design and adding modern touches including a hydraulic buffer. The watermelon test was particularly spectacular with the 30-06 rounds. FPS […]
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Machine Disarms Police Officer And Discharges Weapon
Apparently an off-duty officer in Western NY State went to an outpatient imaging center. Here is the case report. The officer was carrying his Colt 1991-A1 compact. Due to a miscommunication with the technician and the officer, the officer entered the MRI room with his firearm. He attempted to set the firearm down on top […]
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Forest to Table Dining and Shotgunning with Hank Shaw
The California Wildlife Association (CWA) recently had a fantastic fundraiser dinner at the Pacific Rod & Gun Club here in San Francisco. James Beard Award winning Chef Hank Shaw was the lead attraction and his thing is that everything he eats is either hunted, fished, foraged, or grown. The multi-course, wine-paired menu reflected his personal […]
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Optics and The First Camoflauge
Propper’s Blog posted up an excellent link on the early development of camouflage. As it turns out, the first impetus of camouflage in the modern era was from the development of optics… but not to target infantry. But before the First World War, camouflage mostly consisted of wearing drab colors difficult clearly to see at […]
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The IRA’s recoilless improvised grenade launcher
The Projected Recoilless Improvised Grenade (PRIG) was a shoulder fired weapon developed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) for use against lightly armored vehicles. It is perhaps the most ingenious example of kitchen cupboard improvisation to date. The launcher consisted of a length of steel tube adapted to accept a charge of black powder […]
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Weekend Photo: Love is … a full auto submachine gun
I love the photo but sadly it was taken of a deactivated MP5 (due to Austrian gun laws). Thanks to Gregor for sending it in. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
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Weekend Photo: Final Gunsmithing School Project
Jonny Bravo Customs sent us these photos of his final project at gunsmithing school. I wish I had the skills to build a gun like this. Jonny wrote … My background is military. I spent 6 years in the Army as military police with a year in South Korea and 2 deployments in support of OIF and OEF […]
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Weekend Photos: 1960’s Bronco .22 LR Survival Rifle
The Bronco is a .22 LR survival rifle made during the late 1960s and 1970s. They were marketed with the slogan “without frills”, which was, if anything, an understatement. The Bronco was essentially a copy of the Hamilton Model 7 which was made form 1889 to 1901. For most of its life the Bronco retailed for less […]
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Weekend Photos: All Ready For Loading
Ryan writes … For those of us who reload, nothing says “Woo Hoo!” louder than a pile of brass and bullets just waiting to be loaded. Here is a pile of 6.8 SPC Federal Cartridge Co. primed brass next to a stash of 6.8 90 Gr. Speer Gold Dot bullets. Submit photos you have taken to […]
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Ammo Prices: 10/10/2014
Week 28. We have a clear winner with .38 Special. Also Ammunition To Go is really sweeping the board this week with cheaper ammo. And Munire is sporting some $0.09/round .22LR. Almost like seeing a unicorn… We do appreciate the support and constructive comments and will continue this article series as long as it is […]
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Classic VI 50th Anniversary Ruger 10/22 Takedown
Firearms distributor TALO posted their exclusive new Classic VI 50th Anniversary Ruger 10/22 Takedown rifle over on their Facebook page. It features an awesome hardwood stock and forend instead of the polymer versions that come with the standard 10/22 Takedown. The new Classic VI 50th Anniversary Takedown also includes a brown limited edition carrying case. […]
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How To Chicken Wing A Pistol
This is certainly different. I didn’t think it was possible to “chicken wing” a pistol, but I was wrong. Masada Tactical, based out of Maryland, is teaching some form of pistol manipulation that was created by the Israelis. The basis of the pistol “chicken wing” is to index your cheeks with the top of your […]
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POTD: The (almost) forgotten AR-10 LMG and it’s Ammo Backpack
Armalite and Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI) experimented with a number of different belt-fed machine guns / auto-rifle versions of the AR-10. The photo above and below are of different prototypes. In the below photo the rifle is fed from a 250 round belt fed from a backpack. This concept was invented decades before the ammunition belt backpack which was featured […]
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Noveske Lightsaber
Trop Gun turns a Noveske Mk18 with an AAC Mini4 suppressor into a Lightsaber.
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Navy Arms 1873 Rifles
Navy Arms announced they are now selling reproduction Winchester 1873 rifles. These rifles are made by Winchester Repeating Arms and finished by Turnbull Restorations. Rifles will be made in both .45 Colt and .357 Magnum calibers. The receiver and metal furniture will be color case hardened, while the stock will be checkered walnut. The barrel […]
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