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9 Year Old Shooter Accidentally Shoots, Kills Instructor With NFA Uzi
A 9 year old girl shooting a select fire Uzi submachine gun accidentally shot and killed the attendant range officer when the gun recoiled over her head at an Arizona range, according to the Associated Press: DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl accidentally killed an Arizona shooting instructor as he was showing her how to […]
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Shotgunning Beer
RatedRR posted a Public Service Announcement about drinking responsibly. He even takes it a step further and shows you how to shoot responsibly in the presence of beer. Of course there are gratuitous slow motion shots.
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Should The Individual Carbine Competition Have Been Held? (Weekly DTIC)
This report from the Department of Defense Inspector General’s office says “no”. From the brief: Objective We initiated this audit to determine whether the Army justified its competition to acquire a new Individual Carbine (IC) weapon and whether the Army was implementing an effective acquisition strategy. Finding The Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, did not justify the requirement for […]
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Legion Firearms Is In Trouble
According to Soldier Systems Daily, Legion Firearms is having severe financial problems. They were unable to corroborate the trouble as they no longer in contact with Legion Firearms. Legion Firearms posted this on their Facebook Status: Many of you have been waiting patiently for Legion products and we want nothing more than to deliver them […]
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Gun Patent Prints
Gun artwork is very popular in some circles. An Etsy page is now selling gun patent drawings as posters. Pricing starts at $6.99 for a 5×7 and goes up to $34.99 for a 24×36. Some of the patent art being sold include the M1 Garand, Gatling Gun and Glock pistol. The same Etsy shop owner […]
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SAM7R-66 Rifle With Quad Rail
I will fully admit, I have very little interest in eastern-bloc rifles. I have never really been a fan of the AK platform, or any of the variants. But once in a while one catches my eye as something that I would actually like to get a hold of for my collection. Seeing a SAM7R-66 […]
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Solar Tactical AK47 MFER Enhanced Mag Funnel
One downfall to the AK design is ergonomics, more specifically magazine changes. Sure, there’s multiple techniques out there to speed up mag changes with the AK, but lets face it. Mag changes with the AK are slow and cumbersome compared to the AR-15 and many other rifles out there. However there’s a product from the […]
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Smith and Wesson’s “Victory” revolver
Most people recognize the name “Victory” revolver, but the history is just a smidge complicated. Let’s go over just how this .38 six shooter made it into WWII. Early in WWII the UK contracted with S&W, and paid a large advance, to develop a light carbine that would serve a role similar to the M1 […]
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POTD: Beretta U22 Neos
Trent sent in two phenomenal photos of his Beretta U22 Neos pistol ejecting a .22 LR case. Each photo took about 20 shots before he has happy with the result. I struggled to choose which one to feature. In the end I chose the above photo because I love the blurred lines of the brick wall in the background […]
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Targets from Militaries Worldwide – WIRED
Wired has published a fascinating photo essay on the targets used by the world’s militarys. German photographer Herlinde Koelbl worked with militaries around the world to gain access to their shooting ranges and explore their target systems. Koelbl faced significant bureaucratic hurdles in her quest for the images. In fact, many militaries were surprised that […]
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TwistRate: Crowdfunding for the Shooting Community
Hoping to be the Kickstarter of the firearms community, TwistRate has opened is digital doors for aspiring firearms enthusiasts to fund their dreams, inventions, and kooky ideas. To hear them describe themselves: TwistRate is Americans coming together online to build the innovations, dreams and causes of America’s veterans, service members, law enforcement, outdoor enthusiasts, fishing […]
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FPS Russia Breaks The 4th Wall
FPS Russia released a Q&A video where he breaks the fourth wall and sheds off his Russian Persona to talk to the audience as Kyle, a guy who makes gun videos and lives in Georgia. He answers a few questions from Twitter such as “What is the best gun for HD”, “What is the best […]
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LoPro GoPro Molle Mount by Violent Little Machine Shop
For shooters looking to record the action first-hand, Violent Little Machine Shop has released the LoPro Molle GoPro mount. The mount is designed to attach to anything with 1″ Molle webbing. The all aluminum mount is available in black and brown finishes. Features Courtesy of VLMS: Super-Slim Footprint: .42″ thick. Precision Machined From Aluminum Ultra-Lightweight: […]
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Sintercore 3DX Muzzle Brake
Last July 2013 we announced the then brand new Sintercore Auxetik muzzle brake. After the announcement and short review I received several emails from readers telling me a 3D printed (laser sintering) muzzle brake would never hold up long term. There were also a number of comments about the price. I considered those emails and […]
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Hunter “Nubbs” Cayll The No Handed Shooter
This guy is just amazing. Easybake Gunclub posted an article about Hunter aka “Nubbs” He has no hands and yet has the attitude to keep going. He shoots a SCAR16S and a Sig P22. He trains and practices his weapon manipulation. He can mag swap and run his guns. Check out Hunter’s facebook page for […]
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Homemade semi-automatic pistols illegally produced in China
Homemade firearms are widely seized across china, a large number used illegally for pest control and hunting. Notable is the frequency at which handmade semi automatic pistols are encountered, loosely based on the Type-64 copy of the Walther PPK as well as the Type-77 in use by police and military. The poverty stricken county of […]
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Guns, Ignorance And Superstition In Africa…
Firearms Ignorance of the masses… In Most of Africa, and in some other parts of the world, the superstition and mysticism perceived as behind the use and effect of firearms is more prevalent than common sense or science. Most people around here, even the educated ones still believe that firearms kill by some sort of […]
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POTD: OIF Fallujah Patrol Loadout
Thanks to USMC03Vet for this photo of his patrol loadout … Picture of my OIF Fallujah patrol loadout with a very worn M16A4 and aluminum mags. Certainly not high speed low drag compared to what is available today, but thought showing well worn weapons of war would be appreciated as well. Other gear included in the image. […]
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New Daniel Defense Rifles with KeyMod Handguard
Daniel Defense announced new DDM4 V11 rifles with a KeyMod handguard. The rifles use the company’s new SLiM RAIL, a 15″ handguard with a Picatinny rail on top and KeyMod attachment points along the 3, 6 and 9 o’clock positions. Like many of the existing KeyMod handguards, the SLiM RAIL is supposed to be lightweight and […]
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Thumb Safety Glock
Miles Vining at Forgotten Weapons has a picture of a rare gem: a thumb safety Glock pistol. Built as part of Austrian Government trials, who were uncomfortable with the notion of external-safetyless pistols. Ultimately, the Austrians chose a passive-only model and the rest is history. The full story is below: One of the more revolutionary […]
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