Look Out ISIS, UK Special Forces to Get the Deadliest Ammo Ever Invented!
The Brits aren't screwing around any more. In the seemingly never-ending fight against Islamist terrorism, they've decided to deploy the deadliest weapons they can possibly find. And that means...trocars!
You may remember the almost thermonuclear...
Revolving Shotgun to Fight Boko Haram in Nigeria
In this widely circulated image of Aisha Gombi Bakari, you can see the homemade revolving shotgun that she uses to hunt Boko Haram Islamic terrorists. The lock up does not look impressive, but it...
US Army Considers Replacing M249 SAW With Bigger, Badder Suppressed Machine Gun
The M249 SAW has been a common sight on the battlefield for nearly 50 years. Originally designed in the 1970's as a lightweight replacement to the M60, the military was thrilled at the idea that...
BREAKING: Army Denies GLOCK’s MHS Protest, Will Go With the SIG P320
This from armytimes.com: "The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest from firearms manufacturer Glock that sought to have the government reconsider its award of a 10-year, $580 million contract for the Army's new...
Fun With Iraqi Indigenous Forces!
https://youtu.be/rrBbJSzbsmo
There's a lot going on in this short clip, but there are a few interesting take-aways. The things that most people will notice: one guy has a hard time with the PKM, and the...
1st Bn/2nd Marines Pave the Way for All-Silencer Military
The US Marine Corps has been chronically underfunded since 1775. They've made a virtue out of necessity, using skill, discipline, and ferocious violence to make up for any deficiencies of obsolete armaments. It's fair...
US Army Considers Ditching 5.56 NATO Round
There's no secret that the military has been looking to ditch the M4 / M16 for quite some time. The last serious effort was the Individual Carbine competition, announced in 2011 and cancelled in...
GAU-17 Gatling Gun & GAU-21 in Action: Just Thought I’d Leave This Here
https://youtu.be/bFhVJ-bDoE4
TTAG writer Ron Grobman knows a Texas ranch owner who keep a helicopter for hunting. Heh.
USSOCOM Seeking 3-Caliber Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR)
The U.S. Special Operations Command is "seeking sources" for a commercial sniper rifle system that can switch between three specific calibers, is suppressor-compatible, and meets certain size, weight, and accuracy requirements. The "sources sought"...
The Unlikely Story of the Billinghurst-Requa Battery Gun
The Billinghurst-Requa battery gun is an unusual piece of armament that resulted from an equally unusual partnership between two men from New York: William Billinghurst, a gunsmith, and Josephus Requa, a dentist.
Before Josephus Requa...
Police Station Evacuated When Elderly Man Brings in a Mortar Shell
A Michigan man caused a bit of excitement when he brought an unexploded mortar shell to the Sterling Heights police station. So much excitement that the police promptly evacuated their HQ, along with a...
Question of the Day: Do Video Games Glamorize War?
https://youtu.be/PePEBVisHRQ
If ever there was a war that lacked any hint of glamor it was World War I. Trench warfare was a meat grinder. Wikipedia.org tells the tale under the heading Death in the Trenches.
Medical...