Indian Army Debates New Gun: Kill (7.62) or Wound (5.56)?
"Should it be a rifle that 'kills' the enemy soldier or terrorist?" timesofindia.indiatimes.com asks. "Or, should it merely 'wound'? With the decade-long hunt for a new-generation assault rifle still nowhere near finalization, the Army's top generals...
Gun Review: Rossi Wizard .308 Rifle [Content Contest]
By Tim Going
Like most Mandalorian children (hey if Rachel Dolezal can identify as black, then I can identify as Mando, cin vhetin ner vod), I began accompanying my father to the battlefield at the...
A [Very] Brief History of the AR-15
Tom McHale writes :
According to the news media, an AR 15 Rifle is any gun that someone uses in the act of doing something bad. What is an AR-15 really? Technically speaking, AR-15 is a...
The AR-15 Drop-In Trigger Roundup
There may be a zillion aftermarket triggers for the AR platform, but there's a fairly finite number of drop-in units. In fact, in the photo above you're looking at very nearly every drop-in trigger...
TTAG Rifle Build: The Ugly Duckling
When Nick and I visited Accurate Ordnance last year, I made a proclamation in the car as we left. "I'm going to find a way to have these guys build a rifle for me....
UK Nuke Cops Ditch SA80-A2 for Canadian DIEMACO C8-CQB
nationalpost.com reports that UK troops charged with protecting the country's nukes have switched from the home-grown SA80-A2 rifle to Canada's DIEMACO C8-CQB, a modified M4 produced by Colt Canada. wikipedia.org's entry on the SA80-A2 reveals that the "first five...
New From Redball: Hi-Point 9mm Carbine 20-Round Magazine
Press Release:
Dayton OH - (AmmoLand.com) - Hi-Point 9mm (Model 995) carbines are known for their robust construction, accuracy, reliability, and affordability. The only “problem”: the 9mm Hi-Point OEM magazines hold 10 rounds. For engineering reasons and...
Why 7.62×39 Sucks. Allegedly.
https://youtu.be/QMBMdeN9dyg
YouTube commentator Daniel Michnewich is not happy with this video: "So this is wrong on many levels. First you don't see how far the targets are. He just says they are 300 yds or...
ISIS Remote Control Rifle Revealed
https://youtu.be/BOY1tVijRxA
Unlike the Obama administration, I'm going with ISIS rather than ISIL. The "L" stands for the Lavant -- an area larger than Syria and Iraq (including Lebanon and Jordan). I don't want to give...
Getting Started in CMP Competition – Part 2: Selecting Your First Rifle
So you’ve decided you want to compete in Civilian Marksmanship Program matches, be it at local clubs or with me at the national matches at Camp Perry. It all starts with the rifle. This article...
Shadetree Gunsmithing: Rebarreling a Savage LRP
Many years ago, my father in law bought one of the very first Savage LRPs chambered in .243 WIN. He topped it with a really nice Leupold scope and then started a new position...
New From Daniel Defense: 300 BLK Ammunition
There was a time when the gunblogsphere dismissed 300 AAC Blackout. Developed by AAC and Remington under the auspices of Kevin Brittingham, the 7.62×35mm ammo was seen as yet another boutique cartridge destined for obscurity....