Gun P4rn: Gemtech Silenced M240 Machine Gun
I just saw this and thought it was mouth-wateringly awesome. Gemtech is threatening to come down to San Antonio with their arsenal to let me test out and review all their cans, and I've...
UK Troops Ditch Browning for Glock 17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgthKTi6Cc
"The Ministry of Defence has signed a £9m contract to provide the Armed Forces with more than 25,000 new side-arms and holsters from Austria's Glock," bbc.co.uk reports. "It will replace the Browning 9mm pistol...
German Arms Company Successfully Tests Laser Gun
For those familiar with German weaponry through the years, Rheinmetall is practically a household name. From the MG 42 of WWII fame to the KZO Tactical UAV, they've been one of the leading arms...
Armed Drones – What Every Good Boy Is Hoping For This Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jplh7uatr-E
Ralphie's mom was only worried about the kid putting his eye out. She never dreamed he'd be able to chase the Bumpus's dogs down the street, thwacking them with paintball markers. Let alone peeping...
Mexico: Cartel Gunman Battle for Control of U.S. Drug Routes
Via Borderland Beat:
El Diario and various media outlets reported last summer, during July and August, that the entire police force of Guadalupe y Calvo deserted when gunmen from the Sinaloa cartel overtook the area. "Last night the...
American Soldiers Need to Lighten Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w846UcmIo5o&feature=g-high-u
An Army special forces guy once told me the key to winning a gunfight: speed, surprise and violence of action. My ex-military amigo walked the talk; he could do a combat reload on a Kel-Tec...
Syrian Rebels’ Home Brewed Tank Rolls Toward the Capital
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx_pXc-oOls
The latest chatter in and around the Syrian civil war is that ruling strongman Bashar al-Assad may be coming to the realization that an exit for himself and his family will be his best...
Video: Reactive Armor in Action (Slow Motion)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpmcmKwWzYo
Until recently, the only thing you could use to protect a tank against armor piercing projectiles was add more armor and hope it stops the thing. But with computers, we now have the ability...
Movie Review: Red Dawn Redux
Red Dawn isn't a new, crimson dish soap. It’s not a new anything. It’s an update of John Milius’ classic bad movie from 1984. Back then, the Evil Empire was the Soviet Union, the...
BAE Wins $80m Contract for Advanced Gun Systems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH11dBX9P3g
Eighty-million? Is that all? The recent Powerball winners scooped-up a cool quarter billion. Each. Still, it's good to see our military contractors tightening their belts in preparation for Uncle Sam's Thelma and Louise-style drive...
Marine Corps Bans PMAGs
I know, seems like an old headline right? Remember back in May when there was a story about the Army banning PMAGs? Turns out the Marine Corps has decided to follow suit and has...
WIRED: Special Forces Looking for Subsonic Ammo, No Mention of 300 BLK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhhSc-Pq24o
The 300 AAC Blackout round may not be perfect for every application. But the one application that it is absolutely perfect for, specifically as a subsonic/supersonic combo for special forces soldiers, is the role...