This Norweigian pistol held 50 rounds of .25 caliber rounds. It utilizes interesting magazine retention mechanism. It didn't become the first issued pistol with magazine capacity greater than 10 rounds.
From: Forgotten Weapons
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
9mm Colt carbines and its history
Chris Bartocci goes over the history of 9mm Colt Carbines. The video is 47 minutes long.
From: Small Arms Solutions
From: Small Arms Solutions
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Honey Badger Q
Kit Badger went to Q's factory and went over the Honey Badger rifle.
From: Kit Badger
From: Kit Badger
Friday, July 27, 2018
South African Galils
Ian goes over licensed Galils produced in South Africa. The video is 30 minutes long but if you are interested in variants from South Africa it is worth it.
From: Forgotten Weapons
From: Forgotten Weapons
OLight reviews
There are two videos reviewing two Olight products.
MrGunsnGear looks at M1T Raider, an EDC light
Iraqveteran8888 looks at the PL Mini Weaponlight
From: MrGunsnGear, IraqVeteran8888
MrGunsnGear looks at M1T Raider, an EDC light
Iraqveteran8888 looks at the PL Mini Weaponlight
From: MrGunsnGear, IraqVeteran8888
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Gun Guys - Ep. 08
Here, Ken Hackathorn and Bill Wilson talk about why they use 9mm often now instead of .45 acp
From: Wilson Combat
From: Wilson Combat
FN 509 Tactical
Firearm Rack took a look at this new pistol from FN. It has some details that helps with improved red dot mounting on slide.
From: The Firearm Rack
From: The Firearm Rack
Monday, July 23, 2018
Cobray Terminator
Ian decided to see how this shotgun shoots.
Here is the review video Ian covered before
From: Forgotten Weapons
Here is the review video Ian covered before
From: Forgotten Weapons
History of Aimpoint & The Comp M4/M5
Ian and Karl discuss Aimpoint's history and some of details that went in to the design.
From: InRangeTV
From: InRangeTV
Saturday, July 21, 2018
StG-45(M)
Ian goes over this weapon that never got to see actual war, but has some interesting background after the war
From: Forgotten Weapons
From: Forgotten Weapons
Friday, July 20, 2018
Thompson and MP5
The second interview with Ken Hackathorn is here and this time it is about Thompson SMG and MP5
There are some interesting things about operation of MP5 as well.
From: Forgotten Weapons
There are some interesting things about operation of MP5 as well.
From: Forgotten Weapons
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Vickers Tactical Carry Trigger GLOCK
Larry Vickers worked with TangoDown to come out with this new trigger for Glocks
It's a flat faced polymer trigger. It uses the same material as the OEM trigger instead of metals like many aftermarket triggers. LAV himself posted on Soldier Systems Daily that this came as a request by a Federal LE counter terrorism unit.
The take-up is the same as factory trigger, but over-travel was shortened.
There are two versions - one for Gen3 and Gen4, other for Gen5
Gen3, Gen4, G42, and G43
https://tangodown.com/shop/vickers-tactical-carry-trigger-vtct-001-gen-3-4/
Gen5
https://tangodown.com/shop/vickers-tactical-carry-trigger-vtct-002-gen-5/
Price is $37.95
It's a flat faced polymer trigger. It uses the same material as the OEM trigger instead of metals like many aftermarket triggers. LAV himself posted on Soldier Systems Daily that this came as a request by a Federal LE counter terrorism unit.
The take-up is the same as factory trigger, but over-travel was shortened.
There are two versions - one for Gen3 and Gen4, other for Gen5
Gen3, Gen4, G42, and G43
https://tangodown.com/shop/vickers-tactical-carry-trigger-vtct-001-gen-3-4/
Gen5
https://tangodown.com/shop/vickers-tactical-carry-trigger-vtct-002-gen-5/
Price is $37.95
OSS "Stinger" Covert Cigarette Guns
Here is another interesting gun that was used by OSS(precursor to CIA)
From: Forgotten Weapons
From: Forgotten Weapons
Henry Frontier Threaded
TWANGnBANG reviews this lever action with threaded barrel for easier suppressor use and related changes
From: TWANGnBANG
From: TWANGnBANG
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Magpul Eyewears
Magpul is jumping in to eyewear market.
https://www.magpul.com/featured/eyewear
There are three models(Explorer, Terrain, and Summit) with 7 different lens colors available and 3 frame colors
Magpul says the glasses meet MILSPEC(MIL-PRF 32432), ANSI Z87.1 high impact and ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 industrial safety standards
From the looks of it, Explorer is closer to everyday eyewear, while Terrain and Summit are for more rigorous activities.
From: Magpul
https://www.magpul.com/featured/eyewear
There are three models(Explorer, Terrain, and Summit) with 7 different lens colors available and 3 frame colors
Magpul says the glasses meet MILSPEC(MIL-PRF 32432), ANSI Z87.1 high impact and ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 industrial safety standards
From the looks of it, Explorer is closer to everyday eyewear, while Terrain and Summit are for more rigorous activities.
From: Magpul
Field Notes Ep. 29
In this episode, Jared Reston talks about not outshooting your brain, i.e. reacting without thinking.
From: SureFire
From: SureFire
How Pakistan tested to find their new rifle
Proofmark LLC's John Kennedy posted on Soldier Systems Daily his experience with Pakistan's search for a new rifle.
http://soldiersystems.net/2018/07/16/general-staff-requirement-gsr-new-assault-rifle/
It's a long read, but gives a good inside look at how the process went. Also, read the comments section for more interesting tidbits.
From: Soldier Systems Daily
http://soldiersystems.net/2018/07/16/general-staff-requirement-gsr-new-assault-rifle/
It's a long read, but gives a good inside look at how the process went. Also, read the comments section for more interesting tidbits.
From: Soldier Systems Daily
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Halbek Device
Ian shoots FAL equipped with this device devised to reduce muzzle rise
From: Forgotten Weapons
From: Forgotten Weapons
Magpul Suppressor Cover now available
Magpul is now shipping 5.5 Suppressor Cover.
https://www.magpul.com/products/suppressor-cover-5-5
Price: $99.95
From: Magpul
https://www.magpul.com/products/suppressor-cover-5-5
Price: $99.95
From: Magpul
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Pistola PRESSIN
Ian shows this interesting gun made by Llama that looks like a pair of eyeglasses
From: Forgotten Weapons
From: Forgotten Weapons
Surefire M600DF
MrGunsnGear reviewed this Dual Fuel version of the Scout light. The review also includes some comparisons with similar Surefire product(M300C and M600U.
From: MrGunsnGear
From: MrGunsnGear
Friday, July 13, 2018
King Abdullah II and Prince Hussein
King Abdullah II of Jordan enjoys a day of father-son bonding with his son Prince Hussein
DOJ, SAF Reach Settlement in Defense Distributed Lawsuit
In 2013, Department of Justice hit Defense Distributed with ITAR for posting 3D printed gun design. Second Amendment Foundation fought with Defense Distributed and announced they reached a settlement.
-DOJ acknowledges that non-automatic firearms up to .50 cal are not inherently militaristic in nature.
-Export of technical information is regulated by the Commerce Department
You can read more from
http://www.shootingwire.com/story/3039c9b1-6afd-4899-87c2-36d74f4609c4
From: The Shooting Wire
-DOJ acknowledges that non-automatic firearms up to .50 cal are not inherently militaristic in nature.
-Export of technical information is regulated by the Commerce Department
You can read more from
http://www.shootingwire.com/story/3039c9b1-6afd-4899-87c2-36d74f4609c4
From: The Shooting Wire
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
World's Biggest Black Powder Cannon
Ian shows this big cannon that never got to see a combat, but has a very interesting mechanism for operation.
From: Forgotten Weapons
From: Forgotten Weapons
Soviet Experimental 6mm Sniper Rifle
The Firearm Blog has an interesting experimental bullpup rifle Soviets worked on. It used 6x49mm cartridge.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/07/09/soviet-experimental-6mm-sniper-rifle-tkb-0145s/
From: The Firearm Blog
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/07/09/soviet-experimental-6mm-sniper-rifle-tkb-0145s/
From: The Firearm Blog
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Larry Vickers – One Hand Shooting
LAV shares his tip on how to shoot one handed.
Shooting with weak hand is something a lot of people should practice as well.
From: Wilson Combat
Shooting with weak hand is something a lot of people should practice as well.
From: Wilson Combat
Maxim MG 08
Othias of C&Rsenal and Iraqveteran8888 decided to bring out this historical machinegun
From: Iraqveteran8888
From: Iraqveteran8888
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Suppressor Myths
SIG Sauer made a video debunking myths regarding suppressors with John Hollister
From: SIG Sauer
From: SIG Sauer
A Well-Traveled Luger
This Luger is mechanically plain, but the markings on the gun tell a very long posession starting from Weimar era
From: Forgotten Weapons
From: Forgotten Weapons
Monday, July 2, 2018
Japanese Type 11 LMG
NRApubs has a good video on Japanese Type 11 LMG. This part of 'I Have This Old Gun Series'
From: NRAPub
From: NRAPub
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Lionheart Industries Regulus Modular Pistol preview
The Firearm Rack has some information regarding this new version of Lionheart LH series, based off of Daewoo DP51
https://www.firearmrack.com/lionheart-industries-regulus-modular-pistol-exclusive-preview/
From: The Firearm Rack
https://www.firearmrack.com/lionheart-industries-regulus-modular-pistol-exclusive-preview/
From: The Firearm Rack
Neostead 2000
This is also a part of South Africa's design that looks like KelTec's KSG, but the inner workings are really different.
From: Forgotten Weapons
From: Forgotten Weapons