Category Archives: War

The Battle Rifle: Origins And Theory, Part One

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Jack Baruth

  Let’s say the proverbial balloon goes up tonight. It doesn’t matter why; maybe it’s a riot, maybe it’s Red Dawn, or maybe Janet Napolitano’s finally getting around to using that 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition she ordered. You can … Continue reading →

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Remington Wins $80m SOCOM Sniper Rifle Contract

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Robert Farago

“Multiple industry sources tell us that Special Operations Command will announce shortly the award of the $79.7 million precision sniper rifle (PSR) system contract to Remington Defense and its MSR chassis-based rifle system,” militarytimes.com reports. After four years and a bunch … Continue reading →

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Army Pulls XM25 After Double-Feed Primer Blast

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Robert Farago

“The Army’s XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement system has been removed from service after a training accident injured a soldier in Afghanistan early last month,” militarytimes.com reports. “A soldier was injured during a Feb. 2 live-fire training event during which … Continue reading →

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ARs Are Weapons of War. So What?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Dan Zimmerman

By Chris Hernandez I have a message for my pro-2nd Amendment friends: guys, we don’t have to pretend our ARs aren’t military weapons. One topic central to the gun control debate is whether or not AR-type rifles are “weapons of war” … Continue reading →

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FN Scores $77M Contract for M4A1s

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Robert Farago

“FN Manufacturing has outbid Remington Arms Company and Colt Defense LLC. to win a contract worth just under $77 million to make M4A1s for the U.S. Army,” kitupmilitary.com reports. “The award notice was posted on Federal Business Opportunities on Feb. 22 with an initial value of … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another 155mm Calibration Test

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Robert Farago

As Voltaire said, God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.

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Gun Tweet of the Day: Half Cocked Edition

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Dan Zimmerman

The famously anti-war former Congressman from Tejas took to the Twitters to, apparently, imply that a decorated serviceman who served four tours of duty for his country — picking off insurgents, thereby saving the lives of his fellow servicemen and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Editorials, War | 152 Comments