Rifle
Army Seeks Gun Industry Help On M4 Carbine
The Army is asking the gun industry to build new components for its soldiers’ primary weapon — the M4 carbine — a move that experts say is a tacit admission that the service has been supplying a flawed rifle that lacks the precision of commercially available guns. At a recent Capitol Hill hearing, an Army…
Read More90° Barrels
Hat tip to Nathan at The Firearm Blog: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/04/22/90-degree-barrels-myth-confirmed/
Read MoreWhen Overkill Is Not Enough
14.9mm SOP long range sniper rifle. This thing has 0.5 MOA accuracy at 3000 yards and remains supersonic out to 5400 yards. Source: https://www.facebook.com/LoneRanges/photos/a.10151768501198943.1073741825.270878163942/10153685980598943/ I was able to find a video of someone firing one and it doesn’t appear to have as much recoil as one would expect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okpQJDQqvOQ
Read MoreMr. Jefferson’s Assault Rifle
High-capacity magazine? Check. Capable of firing 22 aimed shots in a minute? Check. A military weapon? Check. Manufactured during the American Revolutionary War? Check. The Girandoni was 22-shot, magazine-fed, nearly silent .46 caliber repeating rifle issued to elite Austrian troops from 1780-1815. Thomas Jefferson purchased two of these rifles, which he sent west with Lewis…
Read MoreHip Firing A 20mm Cannon
One of the most reckless and irresponsible things I’ve seen in a long time… He nearly missed his minuscule berm, and who knows how far downrange that 20mm round traveled before stopping.
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