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6th Marines to Test M27s in Tricked-Out “Über Squad”, but Are They Already...
According to a Military.com article, an element of 1st Battalion, 6th Marines will be deploying a 13-man squad of Infantry fully equipped with M27 IARs, suppressors, drum magazines, and other pieces of...
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For South Africa’s Denel Land Systems, the Defense Business Is Booming –...
The South African state-owned defense conglomerate Denel Land Systems has recently experienced a large rise in sales which have maxed out its production facilities, African defense website DefenceWeb...
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The Brazilian 7x57mm DWM M908/Officer carbine
In my recent article (http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/06/09/brazils-7-62x51mm-mosquefal/) on the Mq 7,62 M968 rifle made by Fábrica de Itajubá (Itajubá Factory) for the Brazilian Army, I also...
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Latvian Reserves to receive G36s, FN MAGs
Shepard Media has recently reported that the entire Latvian National Guard will soon be receiving a full fielding of 5.56x45mm NATO G36KVs infantry rifles and 7.62x51mm NATO KSP-58 medium machine guns...
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India needs 44,000 5.56 rifles by August
The Indian Ministry of Defense has reissued an RFI for 44,000 5.56x45mm rifles due by July 15th, and to be completed by this August. We say “reissued” because this is actually based on a previous...
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Army Open House Displays Singapore SOTF capabilities
Every year the Singaporean Armed Forces hosts an Army Open House to allow the public to interact with various components of the military. This is similar to numerous other open houses across the world...
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Gunner Wade on Boresighting an RCO with issued collimator
We previously covered 2nd Mar Div’s Combat Camera productions involving Gunner Wade and suppressor Fact or Fiction series, but the 2nd Marine Division Gunner is back at it again, this time he is...
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POTD: Battle Brothers Trading Iraq Photos
My friend Chase of Zenith introduced me to Charles, of Battle Brothers Trading, at the last NRA show. Charles has been going to Iraq with his business partner to help out ISOF and Pershmerga however...
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Australian Cops to receive Patrol Rifles
Numerous Australian media outlets have reported that the New South Wales legislature is opening up the budget to accommodate patrol rifles within NSW Police Force patrol officers. This would mean that...
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Olympic Shooting Events Shake-Up for 2020
In “A move towards gender balance” the International Olympic Committee has released the full program changes for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. 15 new events are planned including events in swimming,...
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TFB Review: Talon Adhesive Grips for M&P, Glock and many others!
Talon Grips is a Colorado-based company that specializes in specialty grip tape for not just handguns but a number of firearms accessories. This list includes specially shaped grip tape for the Steyer...
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Dakota Tactical: First Wave Of B&T USWA1 Pistols Hits U.S. Shores
Brugger and Thomet continues to introduce their products to America, although, unfortunately, slower than most of us would like due to ATF approval processes. As I anxiously await the VP9 (not that...
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EForms For ATF Form 1 Applications – This Time Via Silencer Shop
The first anniversary of the enactment of ATF Rule 41F is only a few weeks away. Most of us will be remembering the run up to the July 13th deadline as an NFA buying panic of epic proportions. And all...
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ORSIS Mosin: New Mosin-Nagant Chasis
During the Belarusian MILEX 2017 expo, Russian ORSIS introduced a Mosin-Nagant rifle chassis called “ORSIS Mosin”. The chassis features a folding and adjustable stock as well as short quad Picatinny...
View ArticleForward Thinking: Lewis “Assault Phase” Rifle
Colonel Isaac Lewis was an early pioneer in 20th-century machine gun design. His developments butted heads with John Brownings on numerous occasions, to include this peculiar case. Stemming from his...
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Trials and Tribulations Of A Newbie Shooting 1,000 Yards
I will preface this article, I have only shot 980 yards before and that was a single mag in a SAKO rifle at Shot Show Range day last year. The gun was all ready set and dialed in so it was relatively...
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Does Pointing Your Gun Up Affect Accuracy? ARDEC Study Reveals the Effect of...
Does pointing your gun up or down affect its accuracy? The answer is “maybe” according to a recent US Army Armament Development, Research and Engineering Center (ARDEC) presentation released at the...
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Arming the Maute Group in Marawi City
The Government of the Phillippines is engaged in what is increasingly becoming a much harder fight than anticipated in the city of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao. Numerous security forces...
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New Industry Standard for Measuring Suppressor Blowback to Be Introduced By...
At the 2017 National Defense Industry Association’s annual Armament Systems Forum in April, representatives of the US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) presented a new...
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Update: FIME Releases A Very Limited Statement About New Molot Sanction
When we reported about the new sanction that prohibits US companies from importing new Molot VEPR rifles and shotguns we said that we requested comment from FIME Group about the new Molot sanction....
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