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Thales Awarded Contract To Produce F90 Rifle for ADF
The Australian Defense Force have awarded Thales a contract to produce an unspecified number of Thales F90 rifles for them. The F90 is a modernized Steyr AUG. Jane’s reports… Thales Australia has...
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POTD: Wall of Wooden Guns
I have blogged about the wooden replica guns made by Jenni Edwards in the past. She emailed me this photo of the last of her wooden guns, which she is selling as a set. They now feature EOTech...
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Seekins Precision’s new SP-10 308 Rifle
Seekins Precision have just announced their first .308 Win. chambered rifle. Seekins Precision SP10 is a high end .308 AR-style rifle featuring their new ambi SP 308 Lower, 308 iRMT-3 upper and 15″...
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Troy PAR in 300 BLK
Troy Defense met a lot of success with the PAR: a pump action version of the AR-15 rifle. As designed, the PAR allows many people who live in areas with very restrictive gun laws to own a rifle that...
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BREAKING NEWS: Russian Army To Standardize AK-12
The Russian Ministry of Defense has selected Kalashnikov Concern’s AK-12 rifle to be the next standard-issue service weapon. Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov says that up to 70,000 AK-12s are...
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Rifle Competition: US vs. UK in 1950 (DTIC)
DTIC is a wonderful resource for finding documents that are important records in firearms history. One such article, which we will be looking at today, entitled “A Comparison Test Between United...
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New Howa Mini Action Rifles
Long action. Short action. Now Howa has the Mini Action. At the 2015 SHOT Show, Legacy Sports showed the new Howa Mini Action rifles. Mini action rifles use bolts and chambers that are 12% shorter than...
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Gun Review: Mongolian Snaplock Carbine
As we wind down this week, putting behind us all the tactical gadgets, fine craftsmanship, and cutting edge technology of the 2015 SHOT Show, I thought it would be good to take a detour to look at...
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Pedersoli Reproduction: 1874 Sharps Light
Davide Perdersoli & C. had a great many firearms on display at the recent SHOT Show. Among them were the modern reproductions of the 1874 Sharps chambered in .22 LR. The guns have beautiful wood...
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Inside a Marine armory
The U.S. Armed Forces have alot of guns. Let me correct myself, the military has A TON of guns. Where are all these kept and stored though? In armories of course. But these mysterious enclaves filled...
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The Gray Room
Back in the 1990s, Heckler & Koch USA decided to put together a working reference collection of the company’s products. This collection was put together at their Sterling facility in Virginia (Here...
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JP Enterprises Special Edition Rifle: Billet Beauty LRP-07
JP Enterprises showed a new special edition rifle at the recent 2015 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Called the Billet Beauty LRP-07, it is a 25 piece run of large frame LRP-07 rifles. The guns will be...
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The Future Of Electronic Gunsights
Electronic gunsights, such as those developed by TrackingPoint, will become an increasingly important aspect of military and civilian small arms development in the coming years. Such optics have...
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Wilson Combat Urban Super Sniper
Dubbed the Urban Super Sniper, Wilson Combat is selling an AR-style rifle designed for extreme accuracy. Based on the original SS-15 Super Sniper, the Urban version is shorter and more maneuverable....
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Marines May Receive Rifle, Ammunition Upgrades Soon
MarineTimes reports of a new set of upgrades and enhancements slated to hit USMC M16A4 rifles and M4 carbines over the next few years. The final decision as to exactly what enhancements will be made...
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Savage Arms Rifles in 338 Federal
Savage Arms is now offering six rifles chambered for the 338 Federal. They are: 11 Long Range Hunter – $1,104 11 Hog Hunter – $560 16 FCSS – $885 16 Bear Hunter – $1,035 11 Trophy Hunter XP – $612 16...
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Historic Pre-ban Assault Rifles: The AR-180
It was 1982, President Reagan was in the White House, and the Soviets weren't having it. The whole world was nervous. We were at the height of the Cold War, and a nuclear exchange seemed like a real...
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Brügger & Thomet APC 556/300 Coming in 2015
I’ve kept my eyes open for literature regarding the new Brügger & Thomet carbine family, since I managed to miss their booth at the 2015 SHOT Show. Fortunately, Defense Review covered the rifle at...
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Faxon Announces ARAK-21 7.62×39 Kits
Faxon Firearms, maker of the ARAK-21 multicaliber rifle, have announced the introduction of 7.62×39 caliber conversion kits for their flagship firearm: Faxon Firearms Adds the 7.62×39 Kit to the...
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New Savage Arms 10 FCP-SR Rifles
New for 2015, Savage Arms has added detachable 10-round magazines to its line of law enforcement bolt-action rifles. Called the 10 FCP-SR rifles, these three gun are all chambered for the 308 Win...
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