Magpul Suing Big Rock Sports/Swampfox, Cole Industries, Plinker Tactical and...
Magpul are suing four magazine manufacturers, Big Rock Sports/Swampfox, Cole Industries, Plinker Tactical and Promag, for infringing on their 2009 patent No. 8,069,601 which describes the Magpul PMAG...
View ArticlePalestinian Militants With Israeli Gun Accessories
An observant reader noticed that the Palestinian Militant in the foreground of the above photo has an Israeli-manufactured FAB Defense Magazine Holder Foregrip attached to his M16. FAB Defense MG-20...
View ArticleBrazilian Federal Police Special Forces (C.O.T) Adopt H&K416
A reader from Brazil sent us these photos of the 10.5″ barreled H&K416 used by the Brazilian Federal Police Special Forces (C.O.T). It looks like they are using EO Tech holographic sights and a...
View ArticleLanco Tactical Grip Stop
Lanco Tactical has developed a simple hand stop that cuts the difference in angle between a vertical foregrip and a grip like the Magpul AFG (Angled Fore Grip). It is selling for $39.95. Lanco...
View ArticleColt LE901 Conversion Kits Will Be Available Around End Of Summer
Owners of the Colt LE901-16S Multi-Caliber Carbine have been unhappy that Colt has not been selling 5.56mm conversion kits that would allow them to actually use the carbine’s much talked about...
View ArticleA Georgian Bushmaster M4
After the Russia-Georgia War of 2008, which if you recall lasted just over a week, the Russian military proudly displayed the remains of Bushmaster M4 rifles that they captured and destroyed. The M4...
View ArticleGun Review: Sig SB15 Pistol Stabilizing Brace Review
If you are like me, you remember seeing the Sig SB15 a while back and thinking “hey they hacked the NFA”. Of course we all know how it is supposed to be used, but let us get real and look at this...
View ArticleGun Review: Windham Weaponry CDI AR15
Introduction: In 2010, prominent AR15 manufacturer Bushmaster Firearms announced that it was moving its manufacturing operations from Windham, Maine to Ilion, New York. This relocation came at the...
View ArticleTitanium AR-15 Receiver By Amalgamated Ti
Amalgamated Ti is a new AR-15 receiver and parts manufacturer who plan on bringing their products to market later this year. As their name suggests, their parts will all be made from titanium. The...
View ArticleGun Review: VLTOR TS3 Carbine
VLTOR has built quite a name for themselves by producing quality products for the firearm industry for quite a while, and we here at The Firearm Blog were very excited when we learned that they would...
View ArticleStrike Industries AR Mega Fins Key-Mod Handguard Rail
Strike Industries have done it again with another ridiculously low priced accessory. The new AR Mega Fins handguard costs $99 for 7″ / 9″ / 10″ lengths and $130 for the 11″ / 12″ / 12.5″ / 15″ lengths....
View ArticleI.O. Inc AR-15 Lowers
I.O. Inc. is now making CNC machined AR-15 lowers. According to I.O. Inc., the stripped lowers are made from a “solid block of billet aluminum” and accept “all Mil-Spec AR15 components and feature...
View ArticleDRD Tactical Paratus P762 Gen-2 & U762 Upper
DRD Tactical has updated their branding. Their Generation 2 takedown 7.62mm rifle (pictured above) will be called the Paratus P762 Gen-2. I am not sure what the changes are, but I can see that the...
View ArticleKenyan Army Elite Carrying FN SCAR-H
As I write this the elite Kenya Army troops are assaulting the Westfield shopping mall in Nairobi. According to the Kenyan government on Twitter (@InteriorKE) most of the hostages have been rescued and...
View ArticleIt’s On: Kalashnikov Saiga MK-107 vs. AR-15
The Kalashnikov Saiga MK-17, the first ever civilian version of the rare balanced recoil AK-107, is set to go on sale in Europe next year. For years we have speculated on how well a balanced recoil...
View ArticleBreaking News: Chinese Company Exporting 80% AR-15 Receivers
After three decades of executive orders and trade sanctions from three different presidents it is hard to work out exactly what firearms can be exported from China. Certain shotguns, which lack “evil”...
View ArticleUS Made Raw 80% AR-15 Lowers for $79
Yesterday I wrote about Chinese companies exporting 80% AR-15 lower receivers for $50. I just got an email from Shadow Ops Weaponry advertising their 80% raw/uncoated uppers for $79. Why import and pay...
View ArticleIndonesian Special Forces Adopt Surefire 100 Round Magazine
Indonesia’s Naval Special Forces (KOPASKA) were photographed with AR-15/M4 type rifles and Surefire 100 round magazine. This is the first photo I have seen of active duty troops using the Surefire 100...
View ArticleMPAR 556 Now Shipping
The Masterpiece Arms MPAR 556 is now shipping and can be purchased from your local dealer. For those not familiar with the rifle, it is a piston-driven rifle that looks similar to the AR-15. Some...
View ArticleLaRue Offers Customers Free “Beater” Barrels While They Wait
A while back LaRue purchased all the necessary equipment to produce their own high-end match barrels. My sources tell me they went to the Machine and Equipment show in Chicago and walked out with over...
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