KelTec Announces the All-New KP50 and MP50
KelTec CNC Industries announces the global debut of the all-new KP50 and MP50 at ENFORCE TAC 2026 in Nuremberg, Germany, on February 23rd.
Posts about "concepts"
The RPD - Soviet Union’s First Squad Automatic Weapon
In the years after World War II, the Soviet military asked a simple question: how could an infantry squad bring a higher volume of automatic fire without surrendering mobility? A lesson they learned from the Eastern Front, where volume of fire was king. The answer, in part, was the RPD; this ligh...
[SHOT 2026] MK Machining Showcase ‘Straightbull’ Rifle
Over the last couple of years the guys at MK Machining have been working up their MK2.6 bullpup rifle chassis series. This year at SHOT Show they had some brand new prototypes of a new type of bullpup - a straight-pull.
The Soviet “Silent” AKS-74UB
The AKS-74UB is one of the rarer Kalashnikov variants, a suppressed short carbine designed for missions requiring minimal noise and visual signature. Derived from the AKS-74U developed by Mikhail T. Kalashnikov in the 1970s, the AKS-74UB was created by a team of engineers at the Research Institut...
2015 Russian 6x49 Assault Rifles
In 2015, photographs and videos began circulating of several prototype rifle designs from the mid-2010s, chambered for an obscure experimental round, the 6x49, which was the Soviet Union's unified 6mm cartridge . The photos and videos show new developmental rifles chambered for the Soviet-er...
Devil Dog Concepts: Hard Charger. A Side Charging Conversion For AR’s
In the world of aftermarket firearms parts, there are, in my mind, generally two categories. Parts that add to what your gun can do, or parts that change how you do it. There’s been a steady stream of improvements and alternatives to the standard AR-15 charging handle design, and today̵...
CITIZEN MANUAL 3: Mike Lewis on AR-15 Expertise and the Professional Citizen Project
Mike Lewis is a 20-year Army infantry veteran, renowned for his expertise in small arms and doctrine development. His contributions to the “Professional Citizen Project” series, particularly CITIZEN MANUAL 3: AR PATTERN RIFLE AND CARBINE, have set a new standard in civilian firearm ed...