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Small Caliber Book Reviews: A History of Modern US Military Small Arms Ammunition
Books are as important – if not more important – to small arms researchers than the actual firearms and ammunition they study. I think, then, it’s only appropriate that I begin a series of regular posts reviewing important books on small arms and their ammunition. The format I have chosen is a short one, covering […]
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DRD CDR15 Pistol
DRD Tactical announced the release of the new CDR15 pistol. Similar to the company’s Brief Case Rifle line, the CDR15 pistols use a rapid take-down barrel design. The CDR15 pistol will be available in either 5.56 NATO or 300 BLK. Barrel lengths are 10.5″ or 11.5″. All guns come with a quad-rail hand guard. Uppers […]
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Quarter Circle 10 Lowers: AR-15 + Glock Magazines
Quarter Circle 10 is now producing AR lowers that accept Glock magazines. The lowers can be had as a small- or larger-frame receiver. The smalls are for the 9mm, 40 S&W, 357 SIG and 45 GAP calibers, while the large frames handle 10mm and 45 ACP. All of the lowers have a last-round bolt hold […]
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Inside Accuracy International
“The gun has to work, and it has to work well” is a guiding principle that Dave Walls sets his companies standard to. And as well he should, because as one of the founders of Accuracy International, he co designed and brought into production the L96, otherwise known within the Portsmouth production facility as “The […]
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Weekend Photo: Noveske N4 upper with 12.5″ barrel
Eddie sent us this photo of his AR-15 featuring the following components … * Noveske N4 upper – 12.5” crusader barrel – silencerco trifecta flash hider * Ares armor 7075 lower, geisselle trigger, Bad ass selector, kns trigger pins * Magpul ACS, MOE K2 grip, RVG vertical grip * ACOG 4×32 TA31H * Wilcox Raptar […]
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Weekend Photo: Prairie Dogging in .17 HMR
Just before heading out on a prairie dog shoot, Pete sent us this photo of this Savage 93 chambered in .17 HMR. Pete wrote … Prairie Dogging gear on the back porch at the ranch in Colorado Savage 93 in .17 HMR, BSA Sweet 17 optics, shooting mat, the rest is already in the Jeep . . […]
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Ammo Prices: 10/03/2014
Week 27. Okay. So based on an equal number of votes for each (that would be 2 votes) between .357 mag/.38spc, .30-06, and keeping 300BLK, what I am going to do is this. I’ll keep 300BLK as it takes really no work (it’s not very useful for trending but has a very, ahem, vocal following–check […]
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Weekend Photo: The Beretta M9, an unappreciated classic
OptimusGlen emailed us this photo of his Beretta M9, brand new and straight out of the box. The Beretta does not get enough love these days. I always enjoy shooting the M9/92FS. Full size metal framed 9mm pistol may not be “cool” these days, but I for one will always love them. Them kids with their tiny plastic […]
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Weekend Photo: Falling Steel
Thanks to PPGMD who sent us this photo of top shooter Vance Schmid. PPGMD wrote … Vance Schmid shooting the falling plate event at the 9th NRA World Action Pistol Championships. You can see one plate falling as the last plate is just hit. Vance was shooting a CZ SP-01 IIRC. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The […]
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Houlding Precision Firearms: High Performance Beauty
Self described boutique AR manufacturer Houlding Precision Firearms showed up at the Blue August Gun and Outdoor conference with plenty of nice toys for us media folks to play with. While I have grown bored of the AR platform (and it seems most of our readers have too due to “oh look, another AR” in […]
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New Ruger 10/22 Compatible Magazines
Two different companies have some new magazine options for the Ruger 10/22. The first, ZiPFactory (http://www.zipfactory.com) announced they are featuring their new ZX-30 Series Magazine (http://www.zipfactory.com/pages/ZiP_Mag_ZX-30_magazine.aspx). There are four items that make up the product line: Field Upgrade Kit (http://www.zipfactory.com/pages/ZiPMagUpgradekitforBX-25.aspx) Full High Capacity magazine (standard 20 round which should be legal in MD) 10 and 15 round […]
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Sportviz XTS Sun Core Shooting Glasses
Sportviz has introduced a new model to their portfolio; the XTS Sun Core. The model is ideal for all types of shooting providing eye protection, and also adding the ability to use their patented prescription inserts (what they are calling “Inzerts”). The Inzert contains the wearer’s exact ophthalmic prescription, and lens options like single vision, […]
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POTD: A Bittersweet Rifle
The Bushmaster/Remington ACR is, at least in my experience, a really enjoyable rifle to shoot. But the downside, for consumers at least, is that neither Remington, who own the design, or Magpul, who designed it and who receive royalties on each ACR sold, are not developing aftermarket upgrades for it. It was supposed to be […]
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Review: Hill & Mac Gunworks Reactive Steel Targets
To be honest, I was not too thrilled to be asked to review a set of targets. It’s not nearly as exciting as reviewing the newest combat carbine or high-speed pistol. So I reluctantly dragged 100+ pounds of steel to the range. Once we arrived and set up all our gear, I asked my range […]
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Lucid Optics: Affordable, Reliable, Effective
Lucid Optics gave us a great pitch here at the Blue August Gun and Outdoor Conference and I was very impressed with their products, which not only look nice but are priced right. Big name optics like Aimpoint and Trijicon can put a serious hurting on your wallet, and cheaply made optics can fail at […]
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Indian Competition to Replace INSAS Begins
According to Altair.com, India has begun its competition, announced in 2011, to replace the troubled INSAS rifle. Tellingly, the new rifle will not be Indian-made (much less designed). The competitors originally included the Colt Combat Rifle(sic) (probably the Colt Advanced Carbine), the CZ 807 Bren, the IWI Galil ACE, the SIG 556, and the Beretta […]
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A Fireside Chat With Hank Strange
At the Blue August Gun and Outdoor Conference, I was lucky enough to meet and hang out with Hank Strange, a fantastic man with some absolutely stellar videos. If you haven’t already, subscribe to his awesome channel!
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Purple SIG P238
The SIG SAUER P238 has been a very popular pistol, and the company has shown a willingness to release special editions and limited runs of variants. One of those variants is the P238 PSP. For this pistol, SIG went with a purple PVD (physical vapor deposition) finish on the slide with Rainbow Ti finished safety and […]
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Sh!t You See at the Range – Polenar Tactical
Polenar Tactical (a tactical channel out of Slovenia) has produced arguable the best irreverent video of people you encounter at the range. Nothing is off limits, no race, religion, creed, or operator. My favorite moments are making fun off of Instructor Zero and the “Gangsta (Modified).” Spot on or far out?
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Tailgunner Exhaust
Here is an interesting cosmetic add-on for your motorcycle, car or truck. The Tailgunner exhaust is like the spinner wheel fad for your exhaust pipe. Only it is in the shape of the business end of a minigun. When the car is running, the pressure from the exahaust spins the faux barrels as the gas […]
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