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Upcoming Gear: GORUCK Firearm Cases
Some of you may be familiar with GORUCK packs. Albeit pricey, they are some of the most well made packs I have had the pleasure to abuse. They are also 100% made here in the USA. Not content with just making backpacks to hold your stuff (and survive GORUCK Challenge Events), they are making a […]
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Show me the Proof
The city of London does an excellent job of maintaining it’s medieval heritage even unto the 21st century. The streets are spontaneous and winding, just as Jack the Ripper wanted them to be. Tower of London is still as ominous, except instead of slicing heads, there’s the slicing of pizzas in the shops around it. […]
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New 7.62 Non-Lethal Training Ammo Now Available
UTM Worldwide is now making the first ever 7.62mm man marker NLTA (Non-Lethal Training Ammunition) in existence now with their new 7.62×51 and 7.62×39 rounds. Both rounds will be available in a loose and linked rounds which will help to spread the training opportunities over several platforms. The man marker is only one part of […]
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300 yard pistol shot
Beretta USA just posted this video on their page of some instructors explaining the equations necessary to make a long range shot from a handgun. They are using a Beretta PX4 Storm. Although engaging targets at anything beyond 50 meters with a handgun is well beyond most pistol caliber’s maximum effective range, this is fascinating to watch […]
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Ammo Prices: 08/29/2014
Week 22. Looks like Fiocchi is putting out 300BLK to distributors now–there are several vendors with some. And 22LR is even more “stupid” expensive. Did something happen recently that depleted the stock? .223 Rem is all over the board this week. Brass is 50% more expensive in most cases, but some vendors have really increased […]
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BREAKING: Will Hayden (Red Jacket Firearms) arrested for rape
This is just sickening. Will Hayden, founder of Red Jacket Firearms which was featured on the Discovery show Sons of Guns, has been arrested for aggravated rape. He has been accused of raping his 11 year old daughter. Hayden was arrested earlier this month for molestation of a juvenile. Discovery have cancelled the show. Fox News reports … Sons […]
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Danny’s first day: An argument against ankle holsters
Editor’s note: This article was written by Claymore. His previous blog posts can be read here. Steve has given his blessing to this article on one of my “adventures” this time in the good old USA. It has some advice on the use of an ankle holster but I have to set the mood so to […]
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Tennessee Arms Co Polymer .308 Lower
Tennessee Arms Co. is known for their polymer AR15 platform lowers is going to be making a polymer .308 lower as well. The lower will be DPMS patterned, and feature metallic buffer collar and grip screw threading. These are now in presale, and are expected to be available 2/1/15. Not having had good luck with […]
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POTD: A Rossi in Russia
Max Popenker, a very well known Russian gun writer and friend, sent us this photo of his Rossi 92. My Rossi 92 in .357 Magnum. Despite being grown in the “AK-47″ land, it seems that I watched too many Western movies like the “Magnificent seven” or “The good, the bad and the ugly” in my […]
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CO2 Shotgun Ammo
Royal Nonesuch was asked to try shooting CO2 cartridges out of his home made shotgun. The results were rather interesting.
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The LIghtweight Chinese QLZ-87 Automatic Grenade Launcher
The QLZ-87 Automatic Grenade Launcher (AGL) is a fascinating weapon. Unlike the much larger AGLs used elsewhere in the world the QLZ-87, in its lightweight/bipod configuration, is on par with a 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun with respect to size and weight, and is used in a similar support role by a single solider. It packs […]
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Debunking the Myth: Steel is NOT harder than brass
Conventional wisdom tells shooters that steel-cased ammunition is harder on a gun than brass. That is not the case. Bi-Metal and steel-jacketed bullets will wear a barrel faster, but steel-cases typically will not. Steel can be harder than brass (and it typically is). The steels used in bolts, barrels, etc are typically much harder than either steel or […]
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For the Tactical Bedroom – The Odin Works Tactical Candle Holder
Just in case you did not have enough tactical romance in your life, Odin Works has released the Tactical Candle Holder. Made out of aluminum, the TCH is complete with QD sling swivel studs and an accessory rail to mount your candle-light red dot. “Features” courtesy of Odin Works: Holds a standard tea light candle […]
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Miculek and the Stoner 63
If you are not familiar with the Stoner 63, it was a modular weapon system that could convert from assault rifle to light machine gun by changing a few parts around. As you might guess, Eugene Stoner was the man behind the development of this rifle. Many people are not familiar with the Stoner 63. […]
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BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY
The last couple of years of “strong consumer demand” (panic buying) has finally come to an end. .22 LR ammunition is still thin on the ground (although easy to purchase online) but centerfire inventory is good, retailers are flush with AR-15 rifles and there is a higher level of discounting than what we have seen […]
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Editorial: Fully Automatic Firearms & Safety
Firearms are dangerous machines, and it is unfortunate that for many it takes a tragic incident to remind us of that. In Arizona recently, a girl of only 9 years accidentally shot a firearms instructor in the head with a gun she should not have been handling. The young lady and her family are from […]
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Breaking: Instructor Death
On Monday August 25th, an instructor named Charles Vacca at a rental range in Last Stop, Arizona was accidentally killed while providing instruction on a full auto 9x19mm Mini Uzi to a 9 year old girl. There was a cell phone video taken of the incident, which in respect to the deceased instructor will not […]
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DTAC Mongoose Follow-Up & Special Offer
Recently, TFB published a review of the DTAC Mongoose recoil-absorbing stock. I was impressed with the idea, but not impressed by the execution. There are three ways companies deal with a negative reviews: Whine, throw a tantrum, and burn bridges (uncommon, but very public). Deal with it (most common). -or- Proactively […]
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S&W AR-15 sales down over 60% !!!
S&W 2015 first quarter results have published. Long gun sales are down 67.2% from the same quarter last year. Decreased demand for “Modern Sporing Rifles” were identified as a cause of the decline in long gun sales. I expect hunting rifle demand stayed the same, and so AR-15 sales likely decreased more than 67.2%. Handgun sales were down […]
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POTD: Custom Saiga 12 Shotgun
Bennett sent in these photos of his custom Saiga 12 shotgun. It still needs a bolt polished or the ports drilled so It will run light loads But I’m pretty happy with how it came out. A Saiga-12 in this type of configuration has been on my wish list for a long time. Sadly, with the […]
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