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Next Caliber For The Tracking Point?

TrackingPoint is polling the public to help them decide on the next caliber/action they should adopt for their smart rifle scope system. Right now they only have a bolt action rifle chambered in .300...

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DIY M4-style Suppressed .45 Submachine Gun

Filipino new show News5E reported on a raid on a crew of guns-for-hire by the National Bureau of Investigation. The cops found a nifty-looking suppressed .45 ACP submachine gun modeled after a M4...

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FAMAE SG540 Series Available in Canada

Canadians can now purchase the SIG SG540 series manufactured by FAMAE of Chile. Tactical Imports announced the SG540, SG542, and SG543 [image above] have finally been classified for importation...

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Two Old School Tactical Guns

The above Ruger No. 1 single shot rifle, chambered in .22-250, from the 1960s was recently auctioned off by RIAC completed with old-school night vision … This antique shotgun photo was posted by Tom on...

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3HGR Rifle Tree-Attachment Sling System For Hunters

The 3HGR (pronounced three-hhhgggrrr as in Tree Hugger) is a rifle sling/hardness that can be used to  securely mount a rifle onto the side of a tree. It was developed by a former Finnish Defense Force...

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Primary, Secondary, Tertiary…Part II

Allow me to begin with a disclaimer. I compiled the choices people submitted during the last article. I looked at the comments on both the TFB site and the Facebook page, which you should go to...

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ORSIS Factory Tour Photos

A blogger from RU-Guns toured the ORSIS factory in Russia. ORSIS manufacture high-end semi-custom bolt action sporting and tactual rifles. The full set of photos can be seen here. I have embedded a few...

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Weatherby Mark V Ultra Lightweight .308 Win Review

I am somewhat fanatical about keeping the weight of the items I carry over long distances as low as is practical. I’ve learned over the years that I can hike farther, faster, and be more well rested...

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Mystery SIG Rifle No Mystery After All. Hoax? Scam?

A self-described “noob” (with only one forum post to his name) posted these photos on AR-15.com claiming to have a prototype SIG rifle sold to his friend at SHOT Show. schnee wrote … I’m new here but...

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Trijicon SRS

Famous for their ACOG combat gunsights, Trijicon also makes a series of reflex sights for small arms. The first of those is the Trijicon Reflex with the dual-illumination and a 24mm objective lens....

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Egyptian Navy Special Forces Adopt Beretta ARX-160

Photos of Egypt’s navel commandos, the Thunderbolts, armed with 5.56mm Beretta ARX-160 rifles have surfaced on the internet. Egypt has also been purchasing CZ BREN A1 rifles, although it is not clear...

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Can You Identify This Mystery 5.56mm AK From Afghanistan?

Al Jazeera has published a video (embedded below) on the attacks on moderate Muslim clerics in Afghanistan who criticize the Taliban and the violence the Taliban inflict on the population. One of...

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Is that “Jungle Carbine” Real or Fake?

With the US firmly in the fight of WWII and Russia turning the tide on the Eastern Front, the British finally had a chance to properly reinforce their former holdings in the Far East.  Part of this...

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Semiauto Rifles of WWI and Before

Semiauto rifles are taken for granted today – every military in the world uses them, they are the mainstay of many types of competition, most police forces, and a great many hunters. And yet, the...

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Osama Bin Laden’s AKMS Rifle

NBC published this photo of Osama Bin Laden’s AK that is housed in the CIA museum. The rifle is completely unremarkable. It is no different to the millions of other AKMS specimens in use all over the...

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First Commercially Produced 3D Printed Gun Part

Sintercore LLC have developed a range of muzzle brakes that I believe are the first commercially produced gun parts to be manufactured using a 3D printer. The printing technology they are using is...

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HK MR556A1 Review

Alright so it is no secret that I am an H&K guy, and if you have followed my previous articles then you can definitely see that I have taken a liking to them over the years. Hell, the US Government...

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IWI Galil ACE rifle in the field

IWI’s Galil ACE rifle, a modern version of the Galil, has been making significant inroads in the South and Central American markets. This video from Vice shows soldiers patrolling with the Galil ACE...

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DRD Tactical U556 Take-Down Upper Kit Shipping Soon

The DRD Tactical U556 Take-Down Upper Kit will be shipping soon from Brownells.com. The U556 system allows the barrel/rail assembly to be quickly detached from the rifles upper receiver. It also allows...

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Bullets Made From Gold, Diamonds, Ivory

Jeweler David Roux-Fouillet designed an air gun rig and a range of specially pellets that are fired into rings, earrings or pendant made of platinum or 9ct gold. The pellets are made up of plastic...

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