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Indian PDWs: JVPC/MSMC Carbine
In the mid-2000s, India began looking for a carbine to replace their 9mm L2A3 Sterling submachine guns which they inherited from the United Kingdom. Two weapons were developed, one by the Ordnance...
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AimLock Stabilized Weapon Platform Displayed at [AUSA 2017]
Working under contract from the Army’s Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM), AimLock, a subsidiary of Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, developed an actively stabilized weapons...
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Rheinmetall RS-556 Rifle Interview via DefenseWeb
DefenceWeb recently released a video overview of the new Steyr / Rheinmetall RS-556 assault rifle. The rifle, a sort of hybrid between an AR-15 and a Steyr AUG, was submitted to the Bundeswehr’s System...
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MSBS “Grot” Modular Assault Rifle from FB Radom Displayed at [AUSA 2017]
At the 2017 Association of the United States Army annual meeting, gunmaker FB Radom was present at the Polish pavilion, displaying their MSBS modular assault rifle, recently named “Grot” (arrowhead) by...
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DRONE SNIPER Introduced by Jammer Korea at [AUSA 2017]
At the 2017 Association of the United States Army annual meeting, Korean optics maker DI Optical was showing off many of their familiar products, but also had on display an interesting looking rifle...
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.224 Valkyrie Will Get a 100gr Bullet – Federal Premium Releases Official...
Ammunition maker Federal Premium recently released its full bundle of press info on their new .224 Valkyrie round, coming on the heels of teasers released at Big 3 East. The .224 Valkyrie is a high...
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Bayonet Mount in front of M203? One Entrepreneurs Entry
An entrepreneur in Seattle has developed a bayonet mounting attachment that is specifically designed for AR15s with standard front sight gas blocks. Currently, the U.S. Infantryman of today doesn’t...
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ASIKA ASK-17-9: Russian Clone of KelTec SUB-2000
A Russian company called ASIKA (АСИКА) makes a Kel-Tec SUB-2000 copy called ASK-17-9. I am not sure whether it is a direct reverse-engineered copy or not. Nevertheless, what we can tell from the images...
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Thales EF88 Completes First Operational Deployment
The Thales EF88 assault rifle has seen its first operational deployment, and the reception is reportedly very warm. According to an article in Defence Connect, the rifles were deployed with Task Group...
View ArticleRemington .357 mag 158gr SJHP carbine Gel Test Review
We shoot Remington .357 mag 158gr SJHP ammunition from a Rossi M92 lever action carbine with a 16″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation,...
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SOCOM Solicits $33 MILLION Contract for Variable-Power Squad Optics
The United States Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) is looking for a new variable-power rifle optic to allow users to engage targets out to 600 meters, while still preserving close-in capability....
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Level IV Armor, and the Future of Small Arms: Brief Thoughts 001
With Level IV armor rising in availability, calls for “overmatch”, and the increased presence of urban warfare, will designers be able to meet the requirements for future small arms? Forumgoer...
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Flint River Armory Offers Second Generation CSA45
Flint River Armory announced the company is now manufacturing a second generation CSA45 rifle. The new gun is an updated version of the original CSA45 that was launched at the SHOT Show. The CSA45 Gen...
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FIRST Military 6.5 Grendel Rifle? – 6.5mm Zastava M17 AK DMR in Testing by...
Earlier this month, the Serbian Army debuted a new 6.5 Grendel weapon system, developed by Zastava. The rifle, called M17, is a heavily modified variant of the M70 AK family that has been developed by...
View ArticleFiocchi .38 spl 125gr XTP carbine Gel Test Review
We shoot Fiocchi .38 spl 125gr XTP ammunition from a Rossi M92 lever action carbine with a 16″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and...
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New Polymer Cased Ammunition Introduced by True Velocity
Texas company True Velocity, LLC, has released the first images of their advanced lightweight polymer composite cased ammunition design via Instagram. Training company BAT Defense sent out an image of...
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Overmatch: On Bullets, Bombers, and Taking the Right Path (Brief Thoughts 004)
A warning against romanticism in military planning. In the early 1940s, the US Army Air Corps (USAAC) made a fateful decision that would affect the lives of tens of thousands of men over the next...
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CSASS Program Inches Forward with Sources Sought Notice for Accessories
The US Army’s embattled CSASS program has moved forward slightly with a sources sought notice posted to the Fed Biz Opps website, seeking manufacturers who can make many of the accessories that equip...
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The First & Last SAW: Why the Squad Belt-Fed Is a Dead End (Brief Thoughts 005)
Whatever the next infantry small arms configuration is, I hope it does away with the failure that is the belt-fed Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). Why? Let’s talk about it. On the surface, the idea of...
View ArticleFiocchi .357mag 125gr XTP Carbine and Revolver Gel Test
Bare gel: Penetration: 13.2″, 13.8″ Retained weight: 177.0gr, 175.2gr Max expansion: 0.741″, 0.721″ Min expansion: 0.540″, 0.504″ Buy it at Ventura Munitions. We shoot Fiocchi .357mag 125gr XTP...
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