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Blast From The Past: Guns & Ammo On The M14, 1963
In 1963, on the eve of the M14’s cancellation, and the adoption of the AR-15 by the US Army as the M16 rifle, Guns & Ammo published a remarkably well-researched (if characteristically...
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Lyman 1878 Sharps Rifle
Lyman Products is selling a reproduction of the 1877 model Sharps rifle mated with the Lyman tang sight to create a gun they call the 1878 Sharps rifle. This specific tang sight was introduced in 1878,...
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Frontline Vietnam: The M16A1 5.56mm Rifle
Vietnam saw the introduction of the M16 rifle – the US Army’s first rifle of caliber smaller than .30, and its first automatic rifle issued to every man in the rifle squad. What was advertised as a...
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POTD: AK47 Yugo Zastava N-PAP
Brian, a photographer and graphic artist, sent us this nifty photo of his AK47 Yugo Zastava N-PAP. He is using a Midwest Industries optics mount with a Vortex Strikefire scope. Thanks Brian. The post...
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Understanding Transonic Flight
The flight of a rifle bullet may seem to be a simple thing – it flies through the air at high speeds, steadily losing velocity and energy until it either impacts the dirt or simply falls out of the...
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How the Anti-Aircraft Sights on the Bolt Action Type 99 Arisaka Worked
The early model Japanese Type 99 Arisaka was by far the most optimistic rifle ever made. The designers envisioned soldiers shooting 175 grain 7.7x58mm rounds and taking down aircraft. The operation of...
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Astra Defense StG4 MKIII at IWA
Astra Defense has the StG4 MKIII at the IWA Outdoor Classics show in Nuremberg, Germany. The new AR-styled rifle is an evolution of the existing StG4 line previously discussed here. Astra Defense, aka...
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Gun Review: Ohio Ordnance Works HCAR
In May of 2014, I received a long-awaited email: HCAR's were finally available to order. The first edition package was impressive, with a choice of 4 colors (at no extra cost), hard case, custom or...
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Emtan MZ-15
Emtan Karmiel Manufacturing Company showed their new line of MZ-15 rifles at the IWA Outdoor Classics exposition in Nuremberg. The rifles appear to be similar with the wide range of commercially...
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POTD: The Grey Ghost (Suppressed Short Barreled Rifle)
Pete sent us this very nifty .357 Magnum / .38 Special ultra-quiet suppressed hunting carbine. I LOVE this kind of setup. Here is what Pete said … This project was born from a whisper-quiet suppressed...
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IMI Defense MTR-16 Modular Training Rifle
IMI Defense showed the MTR-16 Modular Training Rifle at the recent IWA Outdoor Classics show held in Germany. The MTR-16 is a training replica based on the M-16 rifle. It uses solid polymer blocks to...
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POF Puritan 7.62×39
Patriot Ordnance Factory announced the addition of the 7.62×39 caliber to the company’s Puritan line of AR rifles. The new guns will use AR, not AK, style magazines. According to POF, the guns will...
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POTD: Lots of Folding Stocks
Brandon (@visceral_malice) send us a photo of his folder collection … This was an image of some of my folding stock guns I originally took for folder fridays on instagram, but I liked the way it came...
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Faxon Firearms Announced Ambidextrous Ejection ARAK-21
Faxon Firearms has released a new variant of the ARAK-21 rifle/upper. This variant has an ambidextrous dual-ejection port, allowing ejection from either the right or the left. From the press release:...
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The Sturmgewehr, Larry Vickers, And “The First Assault Rifle”
The Sturmgewehr is a rifle that will never lose it’s place in history; it is one of the single most influential weapons of the 20th Century. It is not the first of its kind, however, and we at TFB have...
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Bergara B-14 Rifles
Bergara USA is now selling a pair of new rifles: the B-14 Hunter and B-14 Timber. The Timber rifle uses an oil-finished walnut stock while the Hunter uses a lightweight synthetic stock. The new rifles...
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Gewehr 41(W) 2-Gun Action Match
The Gewehr 41 was Nazi Germany’s first attempt at a standard-issue selfloading infantry rifle. It utilized a front flap-locking bolt coupled with a Bang-type gas trap operating mechanism. This...
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A Few Reasons I Like The Kalashnikov Better Than The AR-15
I’ve written a lot about the AR-15 and M1 Garand rifles, and after a time I will have written nearly as much about the EM-2, M14, and FAL. One rifle, though, hasn’t been the subject of very much of my...
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Bergara to Build Rifles for Atlanta SWAT
Bergara USA announced that it will build rifles for the Atlanta PD SWAT team. The rifles are based on the company’s Heavy Tactical model and will feature the following: .308 Win caliber 416 SS barrel...
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The ZH-29 Selfloading Rifle: A Forgotten Turning Point
The Czech Republic has always been a nation that hits above its weight in the small arms field. Despite being a relatively small country with a somewhat checkered history, it has consistently put out...
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