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Iran Introduces Heidar Semi-Auto 50 Caliber Rifle
The Iranian Ground Forces introduced a new .50 caliber self-loading rifle named the Heidar. The Heidar is a .50 caliber five round magazine side-fed, gas operated anti-material rifle with an effective...
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BREAKING: Bundeswehr Launches New Program, Rifle Tender to Replace H&K G36
The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has announced the long-awaited program to replace the Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle in...
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SDF Forces With Modified Zastava M93
The mostly Kurdish composed Syrian Democratic Forces were recently pictured in combat against the so-called Islamic State with a modified Zastava M93 Black Arrow anti-material rifle. The M93 is...
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New B&T GHM9 Redesign Mockup Leaked By French Website?
I know what you are thinking – when did this become the B&T Firearm Blog? It seems like every week we have some snippet of news from the Swiss manufacturer. Can I help it if I am a little...
View ArticleIDEX 2017: Caracal License-Producing SIG P320, Distributing Desert Tech...
The Firearm Blog would like to extend its thanks to reader and contributor Giorgio, who lent his journalistic services to us at this years IDEX conference in Abu Dhabi in February. Thanks, Giorgio! It...
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North Korean “OICW” Combined Assault Rifle and Automatic Grenade Launcher...
North Korea recently celebrated its national holiday, the Day of the Sun, commemorating the birth of the founder of the communist hermit-nation, Kim Il-Sung. In true communist fashion, the holiday was...
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POTD: CZ 455 Varmint Precision Trainer Camo
Corey likes his bolt guns set up like a sniper rifle. His GA Precision .308 is a prime example of that. Here is his CZ 455 Vamint trainer that he had threaded to run his SilencerCo Sparrow. It comes...
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FFL Boss – Data Management System For Dealers
Seventeen years after we narrowly missed the Y2K technological disaster (snicker), both business and government still rely heavily on printed paper documents. Put those two organizations together and...
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Strike Industries Cold Hammer Forged Barrels Now Available
Strike Industries announced it now has available for sale a pair of cold hammer forged barrels. Both barrels have a .223 Wylde chamber and a 1:8″ twist to handle a wide range of .223 Rem and 5.56 NATO...
View ArticleHow To Build An AR-15 Lower Receiver
Wondering how to build an AR-15 Lower? In this episode of TFB TV, Patrick was doing some spring cleaning and came across enough spare parts to build a complete AR-15 lower receiver. Patrick walks you...
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Which Is Better? Bullpup or Conventional?
Recently, I wrote an article about one negative aspect of bullpups which is caused by their much-touted rearward balance. Even though its scope was extremely limited, this article caused a lot of...
View ArticleEgyptian Small Arms Cache Uncovered, Further Iranian Connection
Recent news reports have revealed that an arms cache in use by the Muslim Brotherhood was recently uncovered by Egyptian Security Forces in the vicinity of Alexandria. A number of small arms and...
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MasterPiece Arms Enhanced Vertical Grip
MasterPiece Arms has designed a new precision shooting grip for their BA rifle chassis. The new grip is called EVG which stands for Enhanced Vertical Grip. As the name implies, the grip is vertical in...
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BSF Perforated Carbon Fiber Sleeved Barrels
There are several companies in the industry offering carbon fiber wrapped barrels. What makes BSF different is that their barrels are not carbon fiber wrapped, but they are carbon fiber sleeved or...
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SOCOM Looks to 6.5mm Creedmoor, .260 Remington for New Semiautomatic Sniper...
The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is considering a caliber change for their future semiautomatic sniper weapons systems. Although traditionally these medium range precision weapons...
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JUST ANNOUNCED: The AAC Halcyon Modular Silencer
Advanced Armament Corporation is announcing the addition of a new silencer to their product lineup. Dubbed the Halcyon, the new rimfire suppressor joins the growing trend of modularity by providing the...
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Master Of Arms Nyx Bolt Carrier Group
Recoil management for faster follow-up shots is an allusive beast. The balance between weight savings, mechanical complexity and cost is challenge for rifle designers and shooters alike. Master Of Arms...
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New Smith & Wesson M&P15 Rifles Shipping
Smith & Wesson announced that it was now shipping a pair of its M&P rifles that have been updated with M-LOK gear. The two rifles that were updated are the M&P15T and the M&P15X....
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UPDATE: Savage Arms Model 10 GRS with that Norwegian Stock
We touched on this brand new model by Savage Arms while we were out at SHOT Show this winter. At the time, even the on-hand Savage Arms reps did not have much information for us. Although, they were...
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LEAKED: More Leaked Magpul Products To Be Introduced At NRA 2017
I just posted about the new Magpul GL Enhanced Magwell and another tipster sent me more products that Magpul will be announcing at the 2017 NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta. We already knew that they were...
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