U.S. Army MK19 a Damn Sight Better. In Theory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT698BOmSic
"Responding to user complaints, the U.S. Army has developed and successfully tested a new rear sight for the Mk19 40mm automatic grenade launcher," strategypage.com reports. "The Mk19 has been around for a long time,...
CAA Tactical RONI: From Pistol to Carbine in Five Seconds
CAA Tactical made the scene at the 2010 Isreali Defense Exposition (ISDEF) 2010 with their new RONI shell kit. CAA says shooters can carbine their Glock, SIG SAUER, Springfield or Beretta firearm (must choose...
Marines’ Future Rifle: One SNAFU to Rule Them All
We've heard plenty of reports that our armed forces would like a Picatinny rail that powers anything plugged into it. We've pointed out that it's probably not a good idea to make our troops...
Israel: Hizbullah Misrepresented Gun Gifted to Ahmadinejad
"The army announced on Sunday that the firearm Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah proudly presented Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with last week went out of service in 1974," the Jerusalem Post reports. "Nasrallah himself...
Muzzle Discipline?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9lA2Tvz8aw
And I hope they have a better way of clearing a jam in theater.
Afghan Army and Police Getting Better. Or Not.
Alone amongst the press corps deployed to the Sand Box, New York Times gun blogger C.J. Chivers has exposed the abject ineffectiveness of Afghanistan's home-grown army and police force. Not to mention the billions...
On Guns and the Military
Regarding Robert's recent article about the "backdoor gun registration" at Fort Hood: This actually comes up periodically in the military. I recall about eight years ago the Fort Carson (CO) post commander issued...
Lapua Magnum Replacing .50 Cal?
"The Israeli Army is the latest to adopt the Lapua Magnum cartridge," strategypage.com reports. "The Israelis selected the HTR 2000 rifle, a 5.1 kg weapon with a three round magazine and a 606mm (24...
ATK Scores $50m Army Contract for 20mm PGU Ammo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UucfcmO7HXc
finance.yahoo.com reports that the U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) a $50 million-plus contract for 20mm PGU ammunition. If all options are exercised (how Apocalypse Now does that sound?), ATK's contract is expected to...
Samsung Killer Robot [Not Shown]: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Bloomberg's Samsung Gets Creative reveals that "Samsung Techwin Co., the security-camera-making unit of Samsung Group, has developed a machine-gun-equipped sentry robot and is working with South Korea’s defense ministry for possible deployment to guard the...
US Marines Hunt Sangin Sniper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmQaQd03Ig
The town of Sangin is best known as the southern epicenter of the Afghanistan opium trade. Today, however, the Pashtun town of 14,000 captured a headline at the Wall Street Journal (Sniper in...