2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1043+ words) One of the more unique firearm concepts that I wish would have made more of an impact on the market in the last two decades has to be the revolver shotgun. Combining the ammunition diversity of the shotgun world with…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (204+ words) SK Customs, the custom firearms division of SK Guns, has announced a limited-edition recreation of the Colt 1911 associated with Chicago Prohibition-era crime figure Al Capone, known as the "Sweetheart." The run is limited to 200 units, chambered in. 45 ACP, and follows…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (465+ words) Specialized equipment often reflects very specific mission requirements, and few examples are as niche as the modified Smith & Wesson Model 41 pistols issued for the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird pilot survival kits. In March 1967, the U. S. Air Force ordered a limited batch of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (262+ words) thefirearmblog. com POTD: Army Shrinks the NGSW - Meet the XM8 Carbine The compact carbine represents the latest evolution within the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. Compared to the M7, the XM8 has been reduced in overall length to just over 32 inches,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (434+ words) The XM8 ships with a 25-round magazine, trims 5 inches and more than a pound from the M7, and SIG says it's delivering the first units to the Army by the end of this month. The Army is adding a more compact carbine…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (690+ words) Passing the qual and being ready to shoot are not the same thing. Most agencies have built their training calendar around one and called it the other. Front Line Friday is a weekly column on duty-grade realities for first responders....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (468+ words) As part of the broader H&K MARS concept, the platform is designed to streamline logistics, maintenance, and training through shared components and a consistent manual of arms across variants. "One Caliber, Two Souls. HK433: The Ultimate Fusion of G36 and HK416!" (marketing…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (465+ words) The U. S. Army inked partnerships with Geissele Automatics and Carpenter Technology'to develop next-generation small arms barrels using GNB 200 alloy and a new rifle profile. The partnerships, formalized through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) signed in 2022, aim to solve barrel wear…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (256+ words) thefirearmblog. com POTD: Seekins Precision SIC Sniper Rifle At its core, the rifle allows rapid, tool-less bolt disassembly and quick caliber changes through swappable, caliber-specific magazine wells. Carbon-fiber barrels feature machined flats to simplify barrel changes in the field, while…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (993+ words) In late 2024, Vietnam's defense industry publicly revealed a locally produced light machine gun (LMG) based on Israel Weapon Industries' (IWI) Negev design. The 7. 62x39mm-chambered variant, commonly referred to in Vietnamese sources as the STr L-7. 62 or STr L-7, 62 VN, represents a further…...