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BIG Freakin’ Cartridge Test 008: PMC M855 5.56x45mm 62gr LAP, 16″ and 20″...
Next up for the Big Freakin’ Cartridge Test is Korean manufacturer PMC’s clone of M855, called X-TAC M855 LAP. This ammunition features very uniform-looking external dimensions, attractively finished...
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The Wilson Combat Tactical & Ultimate Hunter Rifles in .458 HAM’R
Designed to be the “hardest hitting, most powerful (practical size) AR platform carbines ever produced,” Wilson Combat recently announced the Ultimate Hunter and Tactical Hunter rifles chambered for...
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BIG Freakin’ Cartridge Test 009: Mk. 318 Mod. 0 62gr SOST (T556TNB1), 14.5″...
Next up for the Big Freakin’ Cartridge Test is Federal’s T556TNB1 load, which is the civilian market name for the Mk.318 SOST projectile developed by US SOCOM as a “barrier blind” round for the M4...
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Larry Vickers & Forgotten Weapons take a look at a Rhodesian FAL
For many of us, the first things that spring to mind about the Rhodesian Bush War are bush shorts and FN FALs. Thankfully, only the latter is covered in two videos recently posted by the Vickers...
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Turkish Intelligence Service, MİT, to receive MPT-76
A Turkish news outlet has reported that Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (Millî İstihbarat Teşkilatı or MİT) will be the next organisation to receive the country’s new domestically produced...
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BIG Freakin’ Cartridge Test 010: Mk. 318 Mod. 0 62gr SOST (T556TNB1), 16″ and...
Next up for the Big Freakin’ Cartridge Test is Federal’s T556TNB1 load, which is the civilian market name for the Mk.318 SOST projectile developed by US SOCOM as a “barrier blind” round for the M4...
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Savage Arms Expands Rifle Offerings with More Left-Handed Models
Savage Arms recently announced a number of new rifle products for 2018. Among these new rifles are a variety of left handed models. All of these new guns are bolt action guns with the bolt handle...
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BIG Freakin’ Cartridge Test 011: RUAG SS109 (M855 Equivalent) 5.56mm NATO,...
Next up for the Big Freakin’ Cartridge Test is RUAG Ammotec’s version of the NATO-standard SS109 round (equivalent to US M855). I believe the ammunition I tested may have been made in RUAG’s facility...
View ArticleSimunitions and Reality-Based Training: Simulating what cannot be Replicated
Known by the companies that produce them, Simunitions or UTMs, or by their colloquially gifted name “Blue Guns”, reality-based training firearms for Law Enforcement and Military training exercises have...
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BIG Freakin’ Cartridge Test 012: RUAG SS109 (M855 Equivalent) 5.56mm NATO,...
Next up for the Big Freakin’ Cartridge Test is RUAG Ammotec’s version of the NATO-standard SS109 round (equivalent to US M855). I believe the ammunition I tested may have been made in RUAG’s facility...
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CTTSO Releases Solicitation for .264 USA Rifles, Carbines, PDWs
The Army Marksmanship Unit’s .264 USA – a medium-sized 6.5mm round in-between the 6.5mm Grendel and 6.5mm Creedmoor in size – is not yet dead, it seems. The round, about which little had been heard in...
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DS-15 Hunter Special Editions from Dark Storm Industries
Dark Storm Industries recently announced a trio of special edition AR-style rifles targeted for the hunting market. The new DS-15 Hunter special edition rifles are chambered for the 300 BLK cartridge,...
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Sarsılmaz puts out MPT76 Prototypes, Production to ensue
The independent Turkish small arms company Sarsılmaz has released their first pre-production prototypes of the MPT76 and should soon begin production on their share (10,000 rifles) of the 7.62x51mm...
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Army Chief of Staff Milley Says Next Rifle Will Have Much More Range, Be More...
At an AUSA breakfast conference yesterday, US Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley gave us a hint at exactly what the US Army’s next rifle could look like, and the focus was on extended range...
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New TNW Firearms Aero Survival Rifle in .22 WMR
TNW Firearms announced the company would introduce an Aero Survival Rifle in .22 WMR at the SHOT Show. The new gun will retain the same styling, controls and takedown capability that the other guns in...
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[SHOT 2018] ITW Nexus Introduces Improved FastMag Carrier, New QD Pack Strap...
ITW Nexus brought the companies latest version of their FastMag at Pre-Range Day, in addition to a pack strap quick release. Both products are distributed by Hudson 4 Supplies. ITW Nexus products are...
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Vietnam to Locally Produce OSV-96 Anti-Material Rifle
A recent visit by the Vietnamese Vice President Ngong Thinh to the MoD’s state arsenal factory Z111 has revealed that the country is currently producing what appears to be a licensed copy of the...
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Mauser Introduces New M18 Rifle
In time for the 2018 SHOT Show, Mauser announced a new bolt action rifle for the USA called the M18. The M18 is designed to be a good balance between a rugged field rifle and your wallet’s limited...
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[SHOT 2018] Federal’s .224 Valkyrie Hits the Ground Running – 4 Years in the...
What did we see at Range Day? Valkyries, Valkyries everywhere. Federal’s pint-sized long distance runner has already outstripped the market purchase of its direct competitors in the high performance...
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[BREAKING] [SHOT 2018] Weatherby to Leave California, Move to Wyoming
In a surprise announcement at the 2018 SHOT Show, gunmaker Weatherby revealed that they will be leaving the state of California, where they have been based since their founding in 1945. The company’s...
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