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LaserMax Guide Rod Laser for GLOCK Goes Green 27 Aug 2013 | 09:14 am
LaserMax have developed a nifty laser for the Glock that sits inside a guide rod. A replacement slide lock lever acts as the lasers on/off switch. Very clever! From the press release … August 16, 201...
New Weaver Grand Slam Scopes 27 Aug 2013 | 09:13 am
Weaver announced a complete revamp of the company’s Grand Slam line of rifle scopes. The new scopes have “undergone a complete transformation inside and out,” according to a press release from Weaver...
Titanium AR-15 Receiver By Amalgamated Ti 27 Aug 2013 | 09:10 am
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 b...
What Happened To The Detonics DTX 27 Aug 2013 | 08:25 am
Yesterday after I wrote about the Detonics MTX, a number of readers ask what happened to the Detonics DTX that was announced a year ago but never materialized. I asked the company and this was their r...
Mapping The Imports And Exports Of Guns & Ammo 27 Aug 2013 | 08:02 am
The Peace Research Institute of Oslo have produced a visualization of the imports and exports and military and civilian weapons and ammunition. I have seen many of these types of visualizations before...
New Kalashnikov Inc. AS-1 and AS-2 Bullpup Rifles 26 Aug 2013 | 09:13 am
Two new bullpup rifles were debuted by the newly formed Kalashnikov Inc. Izhmash, one of Russia’s largest arms makers was recently renamed to Kalashnikov Inc. Along with Izhmash, Izhmech, Baikal and M...
Detonics MTX Double Stack 1911 .45 Pistol 26 Aug 2013 | 09:12 am
Detonics Defense have begun production of their new Detonics MTX pistol. The double stack 1911-style pistol design focuses on ergonomics. It has a contoured grip, generous beavertail, serrated hammer...
Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ) Opens Brazilian Gun Factory 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Jane’s reports that Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ) has partnered with the Brazilian firm RT Trading to form CZ-Brasil, a gun manufacturer in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The factory will employ 150 pe...
Ruger Q2 Backlog Worth $590 Million! 26 Aug 2013 | 08:49 am
A contributor at Seeking Alpha reports that Ruger’s has an order backlog worth an incredible $590 million as of the end of the second quarter. This backlog is down only slightly from the Q1 backlog wh...
Australian Sniper Hero Named “Father Of The Year” 26 Aug 2013 | 08:44 am
The Australian Father’s Day Council has named Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, Australian Army sniper and Victoria Cross recipient, ”Father Of The Year”. Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith will on Mo...