Category: General Opinion

Check out the interview with Swiss Arms gunsmith Rico Ghinolfi over at 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.

It's taken decades, but the CDC has finally recognized the threat posed by zombies. This event led me to consider another often-ignored ailment: MOLLE disease. There are many symptoms of this disease, and in fact, it's been around for a long time, but the introduction of MOLLE webbing has made the problems more obvious. It's even been mentioned by the excellent USMC-related web comic, Terminal Lance. Whether MOLLE is involved or not, the issue boils down to this: too much stuff. Sometimes, a lot of stuff is needed; other times,… Read More

"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...

So Luckygunner is putting on the "2011 Gunnie Awards," where anonymous people on the internet choose their favorite firearm-related blogs and websites in various categories - Entertainment, News, Law, Politics, Up & Comer, Female, Gear Reviews, Forum, and Podcaster. Vuurwapen Blog has been "nominated" in the Up and Comer category, which I guess is better than being nominated in the "Down & Outer" category. If you like this blog, feel free to vote for it - winners in each category will receive a replica 30mm round engraved with something and… Read More

Speculation on my part, but it looks like Sig may be covering all possible options with the upcoming US Army carbine competition. Their "M400" is a standard AR with a gas tube. Mentioned in the video is a modified extractor - I'd like more details on this. Beyond what you see here, I have no information about this weapon. https://youtu.be/Lk3gq6uwuxU

While in Oregon with Deliberate Dynamics last month, I had a chance to examine a state-of-the-art virtual training simulator, located in Hillsboro, Oregon at Threat Dynamics (which is unrelated to Deliberate Dynamics, by the way). I say "state of the art" because I found it to be incredibly advanced compared to the virtual simulators I used while in the military, such as FATS, or the silly compressed air "M9" and "870" weapons I used in basic training. Manufactured by VirTra Systems, the simulators available at the Threat Dynamics facility included… Read More