There I Was, Facing a SWAT Team With a Snubbie
By Steve Cañon
It's common for aviators and fishermen to tell “war stories” at the bar. Most yarns begin with something like, “There I was…”, or “Hey, this is no s—t, I swear....”
While this isn’t...
Shipments of AK-47s Confiscated On The Arabian Sea
A shipment of AK-47 type rifles was seized by a US Navy ship in the Arabian sea on August 27th. The dhow carrying the cargo was in distress. It wasn't under power or under...
US Army Begins Issuing Safariland M17 Holster System
Back in December of last year, we reported that a version of the Safariland 7TS holster had been selected to serve as the Army's new issued M17 holster. Photos of an issued unit have...
Gear Review: The Device MK 1 Mod 0 Upper Receiver Fixture (M16/AR-15)
Just about a year ago now I was in the back shop at C.a.r. Firearms, just south of Seattle, when a robust, blocky, yet sleek-looking item caught my eye. It consisted of two parts...
Remembering Operation Red Wings
He was shot in the head not once, but twice yet continued to fight. With his teammates under AK-47 fire and all their lives on the line, he refused to falter. It would later...
The Army Wants a New Submachine Gun…They Probably Need Two
Reader John Dingell III writes:
As you may have heard, the US Army's product manager for individual weapons (PM IW) issued a Request for Information (RFI) from the firearms industry regarding Compact Weapons (SCW) on...
Caliber Choice And What The U.S. Army Got Wrong…Again
By John Stewart, chief gunsmith of Kiote Rifles
In the spring of this year, several media outlets reported that SOCOM command had chosen the 6.5 Creedmoor for it’s “intermediate” caliber of choice. I read as...
Army Finds 10% of M4 Rifles Fire Without Pulling the Trigger
Oops. "The Army is updating procedures for use of the M4A1 automatic rifle after a soldier recorded cellphone video of his weapon firing when it shouldn’t have."
The video, recorded in late March, shows the...
Martin Fry’s M1807/8 Flintlock Martial Pistol
While our country has had official arsenals for almost as long as we’ve been around (Springfield and Harpers Ferry were founded when George Washington was president), they didn’t always make all of the guns...
Heckler & Koch Modified G28 Headed for U.S. Army This Year
Four days ago we learned that the U.S. Army's new Squad Designated Marksman Rifle will be ye olde 7.62mm Heckler & Koch G28. The German-made rifle -- modified for our troops' dining and dancing pleasure...
Congress to Undo Obama Reg Denying Vets Their Gun Rights
WASHINGTON –-(Ammoland.com)- Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced bipartisan legislation along with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) to restore veterans’ Second Amendment rights. Under current practice, once the Department of...
SIG SAUER P320 9mm Pistol Problems with U.S. Army
SIG's P320 is having a hard time staying out of the news. Regular readers will remember our ongoing coverage of the polymer pistol's drop safe problem, leading to a "voluntary recall." We now learn...