Category: News Stories/Events/Opinion

As regular readers of this blog know, I went to Europe a few months back and was able to tour a number of firearm manufacturers as well as attend the IWA trade show. The videos taken on this trip have been posted on the GunsForSaleDotCom channel. I think that a number of the folks who are only aware of VuurwapenBlog on YouTube might not know about these videos, so I put together a little montage of teaser footage. I'm spending a good bit of time working on the GunsForSale videos,… Read More

Rob_S, creator of the oft-discussed spreadsheet comparing M4 rifles from various manufacturers known simply - and ominously - as "The Chart," has released a long-awaited new version which includes more testing, features, and is based on a survey of manufacturers. This "new chart" includes Accurate Armory, Bravo Company, CMMG, Colt, Daniel Defense, LMT, Noveske, SIONICS, Spike's Tactical, and Stag. Olympic is also listed, but apparently didn't provide any information other than their telephone number.

Rob Curtis has an excellent article on the 1911 - along with many cautions and some words from guru Larry Vickers - over at GearScout. Click on this image for a desktop background-sized version!

As posted over on The Firearm Blog, FN SCARs in 5.56 currently "owned" by USSOCOM will be soon "divested." Why? Well, it really doesn't do anything that the M4A1 doesn't do, but more importantly, it doesn't do anything that the MK17, its 7.62x51mm bigger brother, doesn't do - and the MK17 can be converted to 5.56, as well as other calibers that may not exist in the pipeline yet. We already knew that the MK16 was on its way out, but this serves as official confirmation. Conversion kits to 5.56… Read More

I wrote up a brief post about an M1A that was destroyed in a fire and rebuilt by a friend of mine. The article - and more photos - are over on The Firearm Blog.

Check out my interview with Rob Leatham over on The Firearm Blog. Naturally, we discussed pistol shooting.

Do you, reader of this blog, own multiple firearms, and perhaps some body armor? Do you own anything that could be construed as police or military gear or clothing? I know I do. I have dozens of firearms, and currently am in possession of five sets of body armor, if we count hard and soft armor separately. I have a T shirt with the logo of a local SWAT team, given to me by one of its members. I have a patch from a Las Vegas-area SWAT team that I… Read More

Interesting to see that nearly every weapon pictured is very, very old. Many do not even appear to be functional.

The video and post about Steyr hammer forged barrels is now live over at The Firearm Blog. Be sure to check it out.

"I think we should find another fence to jump," said Hamdi Dirkadirka, a 22-year-old Syrian. Meanwhile: "Dispersion? I do not know what that is," said Ari Goldbergstein, an IDF lieutenant. It would seem that the Israelis have moved on from the "Israeli style" carbines that are so popular on the internet...