AKOU Tests The Faxon ARAK-21
A few months ago, I posted to my personal blog a brief evaluation of the ARAK-21 rifle that I conducted at Faxon’s Las Vegas shooting event, and it seems that since then more reviewers are getting the...
View ArticlePOTD: People’s Liberation Army Weapons
Brendan sent us photos he took of China’s People’s Liberation Army troops. Rifles and machine guns pictured include the QBZ-03 (conventional layout rifle alternative to the better known Chinese bullpup...
View ArticleVektor CR-21 Bullpup
Larry Vickers got his hands on a rather rare firearm. The Vektor CR-21. It is a bullpup kit for the South African Military to convert their Galils. According to Larry Vickers, there are only two of...
View ArticleFinland Gives Up New Rifle Program, Will Modernize Rk. 62 to Serve Until 2035
The Finnish Commander of the Army has announced that the Nordic country will not be purchasing 5.56mm replacements for their existing 7.62x39mm caliber Rk. 62 rifles, but instead will seek to upgrade...
View ArticleTaofledermaus Reviews The Chiappa M1-9 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is certainly one of the most iconic American small arms of all time; historical photos chronicling everything from the storming of D-Day to Malcolm X depict the gun in action. It’s...
View ArticlePOTD: The Latest Chinese Weaponry
Andrew wrote … Your recent posting about PLA weaponry reminded me of all the pictures i took at the Chinese National Airshow in Zhuhai, China last November. Norinco, the largest arms manufacturer in...
View ArticleTop 5 Best Military Bolt Action Rifles
Bolt action rifles were the mainstays of armies across the globe for nearly over half a century, and today we pick what we believe to be the five best ever fielded. The list factors in effectiveness,...
View ArticleInstall the Magpul AKM MOE Handguards on AKM-65
Echo 93, known for their great AK accessories including slings and adapters has posted up a video on the installation of the Magpul MOE Handguards onto an AMD-65. Unlike the AR market which has nearly...
View ArticlePOTD: How many bi-pods is too many?
Bill from the excellent blog RifleShooter.com sent us this photo and wrote … A few years ago we were messing around with my friend’s Sako TRG and ended up attaching a bunch of bipods to it. We thought...
View ArticleNew Fab Defense Tavor Bipod Solution: TAR Podium
Israeli Manufacturer Fab Defense has done a number of Tavor accessories already, but this one certainly takes things in a new direction. Most common attempts to fit a bipod onto the Tavor happen around...
View ArticleThe New Russian Shotgun Round .366 TKM for SKS, AK Rifles
Russian ammo maker Techkrim (small company specializing mostly in less-lethal and sporting ammunition) has introduced a new shotgun round, called the .366 TKM It is based on the 7.62×39 M43 case necked...
View ArticleWinchester Model 70 Ultimate Shadow Hunter SS
Winchester Repeating Arms continues to expand the Model 70 line of rifles. The most recent introduction is the Ultimate Shadow Hunter SS rifle. The rifles use a synthetic stock with the Mossy Oak...
View ArticleBritish Competitive Inter-County Shooting: 1000 Yards (Without Scopes!)
Now here is a shooting event I would love to see emulated in the US, especially with the locally-sourced teams. At the Stickledown Range in Bisley (Surrey, outside the M25 loop around London), shooters...
View ArticlePOTD: H&K 243
Here is something you don’t see everyday a Heckler & Koch 243 TAR. My friend Joe in Canada shared this with me. The rail has keymod slots. The post POTD: H&K 243 appeared first on The Firearm...
View ArticleSuppressors Now Legal for Hunting in Bavaria (Germany)
In an interesting turn of events across the Atlantic, our friends in the German Free State of Bavaria are now allowed to hunt with a suppressor. All Shooters reports (translated from German using...
View ArticleRaptor Shooting Systems Introduces 7 RAPTOR and 257 RAPTOR AR-15 Rounds
Arne Brennan, co-designer of the 6.5 Grendel and ammunition wizard continues to invent new cartridge options for the AR-15 rifle. Last year, Raptor Shooting Systems released the .45 Raptor, a round...
View ArticleGunsite Announces New Classes
Gunsite Academy, which was originally founded in 1976 by Colonel Jeff Cooper as the American Pistol Institute, has announced they’ll be adding to their class lineup in 2016. Gun owners come from all...
View ArticleSpringfield Armory® DUEL 3 Promotion Coming Soon
Springfield Armory has announced the “Duel 3″ giveaway which will run through the month of September. This is one of if not the largest giveaway in the gun industry. Prizes will be awarded daily and...
View ArticleBlast From The Past: The Original Colt M4 Promo
Old promotional videos and literature aren’t just entertaining for their nostalgic qualities, but also as important tools for the historian. Features being marketed in a video or pamphlet give the...
View ArticleThe Tactical Kalashnikov: The AK-12 In Full Auto
Kalashnikov Concern has been hard at work improving the AK-12 rifle, which – although its status has waffled between “adopted” and “not” – is expected to be adopted and standardized by the Russian...
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