Posted over at GlockTalk, this DIY is for owners of subcompact Glocks that don’t come with a rail for weapons lights such as the G26 and G27. For whatever reason Glock still has yet to offer a integrated rail for their subcompact models. If you have a Dremel and are willing to take an emery cutting wheel to your Glock this might be a DIY for you. Proceed at your own risk however.
Russia Today put together this pretty informative documentary about the legendary AK-47 invented by Mikhail Kalashnikov as well as a look at the Spetsnaz, the Russian special forces. It’s pretty remarkable that Russia, as well as many other nations, still use a rifle designed at the end of WWII. It just goes to show, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
Remember a while back when we reported that DoubleTap broke ties with their previous manufacturing partner? Well it looks like they’ve found a new company to help bring their pistol to market. They’ve partnered with Azimuth Technology based out of Florida.
Remember back in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected? Remember how all the ammo shelves were empty and it took forever to get that AR you ordered? Well it looks like that’s back, just hours after President Obama’s re-election there has been a huge surge in the sales of guns and ammunition. Many firearms and ammo makers took to Facebook to let their customers know to expect delays in shipping because of the wave of new orders.
Ammo manufacturer Freedom Munitions even went so far as to ask customers to slow down on their ordering to give them some time to keep up with the mad rush of orders. Shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. rose 10.8% and Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc 6.4% as the markets opened the day after the election.
Is all this ammo hording and gun shopping just based on pure hype and speculation like back in 2008? Well this time around it actually seems like there may be some truth to all the gun shop banter we’ve been hearing over the past few years. During the Presidential debates Obama stated that he would in fact be in favor of reinstating an assault weapons ban:
”What I’m trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally. Part of it is seeing if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced.”
And it’s not just talk either, California Senator Dianne Feinstein is rumored to be already working with the ATF to ban rifles with pistol grips as well as high-capacity magazines. If you were planning on picking up a new AR, AK or some ammo it looks like now is the time to do it.
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And I thought cleaning cosmoline was a chore, this guys fully restored a Finnish Mosin Nagant rifle that was found in the woods! It went from rusted, see above and below pictures.
It was recently announced that accessory maker TAPCO was recently acquired by Remington, who is owned by the Freedom Group, who owns a plethora of firearms related companies.
From the press release
TAPCO is a designer and marketer of American-made aftermarket accessories and replacement parts for handguns, rifles, shotguns, modern sporting rifles and other tactical firearms. All aspects of the product development cycle are managed from within the company. State of the art computer aided design, rapid prototyping and extensive testing have allowed TAPCO to bring innovative and dependable products to the shooting marketplace.
“TAPCO has been in business for more than 25 years and has established market strength through its high quality U.S.-made products,” said George Kollitides, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Group. “This acquisition will enhance our positioning in the accessories market and allow us to further our research and development capabilities.”
“With the acquisition of TAPCO, Remington continues to demonstrate its commitment to the firearm parts and accessories business,” said Scott Blackwell, President of Freedom Group. “TAPCO is well-known as a leader in delivering innovative and dependable products to the shooting marketplace. We are excited about the breadth of the products they bring to our portfolio, and we look forward to utilizing our resources to ensure our consumers and OEM partners benefit from this important acquisition. We welcome TAPCO and its employees into our family of companies.”
TAPCO will continue day-to-day operations at its Kennesaw, Georgia, facility.
Who needs night sights when your entire gun glows in the dark? Good thing he has a 30 round tactical assault clip too, in case he actually needs to use that thing.
I’m a big fan of The Walking Dead, but not zombie themed weapons. As a gun enthusiast and avid watcher of The Walking Dead I always spot all the firearms ignorance in the series. The latest was from episode three of season three, we get introduced to “The Governor”. His main offense? Well I’ll let his ridiculous cross draw holster setup go, maybe he likes it that way. I’ll also let his chicken winging seen above slide. What really got me was the offense also seen above. Really, no rear sight on that AR-15? It looks like they just picked it up off the shelf at their local gun shop, and maybe that’s what the armorer/prop guy for the show did.
SPOILERS BELOW!
In the show that AR-15 was picked up off a National Guard solider the Governor killed, maybe it used to have a red dot of some sort that has since run out of batteries or been damaged? Even then you should always have a BUIS. This isn’t the first gun goof in The Walking Dead and it probably won’t be the last, but I still can’t wait to see each episode every Sunday!
At least Rick’s Maglite suppressor was plausible. Check out our past post on the guns of The Walking Dead for more info on the guns used in the show.
If you’re a fan of the Star Wars series you’ll know where this is from, if not here’s some info on Han Solo’s famous sidearm. If you’re thinking this thing looks familiar, it’s actually based off the German Mauser C96 pistol. Check out the Blaster shirt over at 1791Apparel.com,
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