Marines Deploy M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. Well, Almost
"The service recently began equipping scout snipers with the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System," marinecorpstimes.com reports. "Made by Knight’s Armament Company in Titusville, Fla., the rifle allows shooters to rapidly engage targets out to 800...
Pulling a Quigley, Down Under(-fire)
I love it when life imitates art. You know, like when you see something in some Hollywood flick, and you say to yourself, "Self, that could NEVER happen in real life." But then you...
South Korean K11 Airburst Assault Rifle Delayed Until November
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_MdhG6bxao
South Korea's home-grown K11 airburst assault rifle was ahead of the curve. Although the U.S. is having great success with their XM25, no other fighting force committed itself to a standard issue airburst rifle....
Peaceniks Slam Sale of Swedish “Meat Grinder” Ammo
"The ADM 401 carries a payload of 1100 flechettes and has an effective range of 100 m," the good folks at Saab Bofors Dynamics tell us re: ammo for Sweden's popular and versatile Carl Gustav recoilless...
50 BMG: Follow the Leader?
In the midst of all the kerfuffle surrounding the ATF Project Gunwalker scandal we've learned that the feds have let more than a few Barrett 5o's flow down the so-called Iron River to Mexico....
The Facebook is Mightier Than the Gun. For Now.
Facebook has always been one of those annoyances where boring stories about daily lives become narcissistic headlines in a...
C.J. Chivers: A Rifle’s Tale from Afghanistan
Under the Fair Use law, I can't republish entire articles without permission. The exact limits of acceptable scrapage are open to debate, and subject to common sense (i.e., I can copy and paste enough...
Road Rage Redefined. Again. Still.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PUQgNaYocg
"The French defence procurement agency has ordered 100 of Panhard and Sagem’s WASP turrets," shephard.co.uk reports. "WASP responds to the requirement in asymmetric theatres for improved protection for soldiers, providing the capability to engage...
British Contractor Faces Iraqi Death Penalty
Danny Fitzsimons is the first Westerner to be tried by an Iraqi court since the Allies liberated the country from Saddam Hussein's dictatorial rule. The British contractor admitted to shooting and killing two...
“The XM25 has changed the battlefield with only 55 rounds, and earned a new...
"Since its first contact Dec. 3, the XM25 has been in nine engagements with two units at different locations," armytimes.com. "Specifically, it has disrupted two insurgent attacks on observation posts, taken out two PKM...
CJ Chivers on a Moral Dilemma That Isn’t
New York Times war correspondent CJ Chivers offers insights into the Afghanistan conflict that are uniquely perceptive. That said, his most recent dispatch left me thoroughly perplexed. "At 11:48 a.m., a fourth Afghan appeared, pedaling...
Karl Lippard A2 Close Quarter Battle Pistol
If the weather rises above 'effing freezing over the next few days, TTAG scribe and Army vet Martin Albright will make his way to Karl Lippard's Colorado HQ. Martin will test the ex-Marines NCO...