Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a small postwar Walther that gets overlooked next to its bigger siblings. This is a Walther TP in 6.35mm (25 ACP), and this one is dated 1968. A little background on why a Walther pocket pistol from the ’60s comes out of Ulm and not [&...
How do you defeat enemies with level IV body armor? This is the question the Canadian Armed Forces have wrestled with when tackling the replacement of their venerable C7 and C8 rifles. It’s a question that many major armies will have to find an answer for as they come to replace their curre...
The classic Dot Torture drill gets a shotgun makeover. This original 25-round buckshot training drill challenges shotgun owners to test their accuracy, target transitions, ready positions, and reloads using ten targets and one box of ammunition.
Ohio SB 214 would remove suppressors from dangerous ordnance. It passed the Senate 31-1, and a House lawmaker wants SBRs and SBSs added. Read the original story: Ohio Senate Passed Its Suppressor Bill 31-1. Now a House Lawmaker Wants Short-Barreled Rifles and Shotguns Added.
Every AR-15 since the original has relied on a pair of takedown pins to hold the upper and lower together. The X-Ordnance X1-15 drops them entirely. Its patented quick-release system lets the rifle be fully assembled or taken apart in seconds, with no traditional takedown pins to push out or get ...
One of the quietest pistols of the Vietnam era had a trick that had nothing to do with the suppressor: the slide could be locked shut, so the action did not make a sound. It was nicknamed the Hush Puppy, and the idea has mostly lived in history books and collector displays. Shark Coast Tactical h...
Hurricane season has reached the firearms industry, and it is carrying a US Palm logo. Long known for AK pistol grips, magazines and soft goods, US Palm is now entering the rifle and suppressor markets with a two-part launch: the CAT 4 Storm series of rifles and the EOS series of suppressors. Bot...
Glock 17 Gen 6 owners who wanted a compensated, threadless barrel have been waiting while Radian started with other models. The Afterburner + Ramjet system launched first for the G19 and G45, with a G17 variant to follow, and that G17 version is now official. It comes in three colorways, includin...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a best quality Alexander Henry hammerless double rifle in 450-400 BPE, completed around 1889 for the Maharaj Rana of Dholpur in India. Dholpur was a princely state in eastern Rajputana, founded in 1806 by the Bamraulia Jat Ranas and placed u...
The legal firearm inside an Echelon weighs 3 oz (85 g) and measures 4.3 x 1.9 in (10.9 x 4.8 cm). Springfield Armory is now selling that piece on its own, which means you can buy the serialized heart of the pistol and build everything around it yourself.