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Oklahoma Highway Patrol turns to SIG 320
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has selected the SIG Sauer P320 full size in 9mm as their new duty gun. I’m not sure what they had before, but from an overview of media pictures it appears that they...
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Pest control: The Black Powder solution
A reader sent this in to TFB when they stumbled across an odd patent for a type of “Vermin Control”, patented in 1882 by a certain James A Williams. It uses a lever that a rodent would feasibly step on...
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West Point firearms documentaries
A TFB reader sent these into us about West Point professor Arthur Alphin making firearms development and history videos for his classes, using his own firearms, and those from the West Point Museum....
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Welcome, Amateur Skynet…
Inventive, yes. Dangerous, yes. Fun, I’ll bet! Seriously though, should we be concerned about amateur assassin drones? How long until we have Action Pistol competitions that are done by drone? It...
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Small arms found in deceased house, American edition
I love covering these stories about small arms turning up all over the place, and in the oddest of circumstances, the criminals who stashed the MP40 and Lee Enfield, or the elderly lady who passed away...
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MHS Request For Proposal To Be Released By End of Month?
In the second half of June, we reported that the Army had released a new second draft of the request for proposal (RFP) for the new MHS handgun, now called “XM17″, slated to replace the M9 handgun made...
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Viet Cong 1911 bring back
A 1911 enthusiast in Virginia recently had a buddy ask him if he could work on his 1911 for him. The buddy’s relative had brought back a 1911 from Vietnam. This is the resulting encounter- Well he...
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POTD: Another PAP (AK) Pistol, This Time in 5.56mm
John sent us a photo of his Zastava PAP M85NP pistol chambered in 5.56x45mm. He has outfitted the PAP with a Hogue grip, Midwest Yugo Hand Guard, Magpul AFG2 Angled Rail and a sightmark combo...
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USA 1SHOT Non-NFA Pistol Buttstock
USA 1SHOT released a new pistol ‘buttstock’ they’re calling the APS, Accurate Pistol System. It looks like a buttstock but USA 1SHOT is calling it an ‘adjustable dynamic pistol rest’ as it doesn’t...
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POTD: The New BB Techs BB6 9mm semi-automatic pistol
Our good Gabor Vass of Kaliber Info.hu let us know about a new pistol from veteren designer Mr. Wilhelm Bubits. He writes … New Austrian pistol, BB Techs GMBh BB6 in 9 mm Luger (15+1 or 18+1). The head...
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POTD: Blast from the Past
Our friend Gabor Vass of Kaliber Info sent us this photo of a prototype flare pistol convention. The pistol is a Soviet SPSh-2 Flare Pistol converted to 9 mm R Knall (.38 blank ammo) + 28 mm rubber...
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New Targets From FAB Defense
When you’re shooting at close ranges, ricochet is always one of the top concerns. It doesn’t matter if you’re running a 3-gun course or training for CQB, the problem is the same, and now there’s going...
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Gun Review: The IWI Uzi Pro
Pistols based on rifles or submachine guns are nothing new to the shooting world. They occupy a niche market, generally where collectors cross over with those who want something more compact than a...
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POTD: The Original Remington 51
Below are some photos of my personal Remington 51, made between 1921 and 1923. It’s in remarkably good shape for a gun that’s over 90 years old, and is definitely the best condition Model 51 I’ve ever...
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Put a Nub on it!
One of the instructors out of a training company called Oregon Trail Defense LLC has come up with a modification for the Safariland ALS series of holsters. It’s called the “Nub Mod”, because...
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Lasermax introduces Spartan line
Lasermax has come out with a new laser line called Spartan. I would link to it, but I can’t find the exact product on their website. They’ll be coming out for shipping in the next several months,...
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Armed Journalists in the Philippines
There is an outstanding video that is currently on The Guardian about journalists in the Philippines stepping up and arming themselves against the horrible violence that has actually plagued some of...
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SCCY Turquoise frames
Through Davidson’s distributor (which runs Gallery of Guns), SCCY is introducing some of their 9x19mm handguns to market in a turquoise frame finish that they are labeling as Blue. They are offering...
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Mantis Pistol Training Device
Considering handgun is my single worst firearm in 3-gun, I am keenly interested in the Mantis, a new pistol training device. Essentially, its a Bluetooth enabled package of accelerometers that...
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Concealed Pistol Concept Design
A reader emailed us about a compact firearm he has designed. I like the design. My only concern would be the choice of the Chinese 5.8x21mm round, a round not manufactured outside of China, but the...
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