When I say SA80, you likely picture a bullpup rifle, and you’re not wrong, although it’s wise to know that term SA80 refers to an entire family of small arms, and not just the rifle variant. The SA80 consists of the L85 rifle, the L86 light support weapon, the L22 carbine, and the L98 Cadet […]
Firearms Technology
America’s Military Shotguns – The 5 Shotguns in the Armory
Military Shotguns are devastating close-range weapons that are brutally efficient in close-quarters combat (CQC). Most bad guys can’t take a blast of 00 buckshot and shake it off. A load of buckshot at close range can be devastating to the threat. Not only that, but in warfare, the shotgun’s spread of buckshot can help hit […]
The Origin 12 From Fostech – A Primo Shotgun
The shotgun is a formidable weapon to master. It’s superbly capable for extreme close quarters and delivers an unbeatable level of firepower per trigger pull. Yet, it offers low capacity, has high recoil, and is slow to reload. A company called Fostech recognized the issues with the shotgun and sought to create a weapon that […]
American Grenade Launchers – Bloop and Boom
Who hates grenade launchers? Seriously, grenades are awesome, and the ability to fire grenades several hundred yards is awesomer, or is it more awesome? I don’t know, but damn do I appreciate a grenade launcher. In Afghanistan, in every firefight I was in, there were two weapons that made a considerable difference: machine guns and […]
The HK G11 – 1960s German Space Magic
Kraut Space Magic, as the meme goes, gave us the famed HK G11 rifle. The G11 was too Space-Age for the time and remains to this day. Even HK recently acknowledged the joke with a collectible hat featuring an astronaut armed with a G11. The space-magic clock of death tried its hardest to become a […]
The Submachine Gun -The Ultimate World War II Weapons
World War II changed how wars were fought as it was a fast-moving war involving modern tactics. As a result, World War II saw the advent of several different weapons. These include the first assault rifle, a Wonder 9 pistol, light support weapons, and even the first general-purpose machine gun. However, even in the face […]
Gun Review – KelTec KS7 Bullpup Shotgun
KelTec goes far and wide in their gun designs. They rarely make something in the boring or normal category, and the KS7 is a testament to that. KelTec got into the shotgun game with the KSG. The KSG is a bullpup shotgun that utilizes a dual-tube design that offers double the capacity of most normal […]
The Masterkey – Doors Don’t Stand a Chance
You can say a lot about Knight’s Armament. Their products are super high-quality weapons that set the standard in the AR market. You can say they don’t produce enough SR-16 rifles making it tough to get one at the MSRP price point. What you can’t say, though, is that the company isn’t creative. Knight’s Armament […]
The Weird World of KelTec Rifles, Shotguns, and Handguns
KelTec CNC Industries INC. or simply KelTec is the American dream. It’s a small American business founded by an immigrant that’s grown to be quite successful. KelTec produces a wide variety of rifles, shotguns, and handguns. What makes Keltec stand out is its out-of-the-box designs. Whenever they bring something to life, it’s rarely normal. George […]
Bullpup Rifles – Pros and Cons of the Rifle of Tomorrow
That bullpups are the rifle of the future and they always will be is a joke you often hear when discussing the concept. Bullpup is a term used to refer to a weapon in which the action and magazine are rearward of the trigger. Although bullpup rifles are often associated with the future, they’ve been […]