Firearms Technology

Hardened Arms: Crucible and Linear Muzzle Compensator

TESTED: Hardened Arms SMC

The Hardened Arms SMC is a new muzzle device from Hardened Arms developed with the intent of eliminating muzzle rise on short-barreled and full-auto applications. Below is the description taken directly from the product page: “Dedicated to innovation Hardened Arms is pleased to bring the HD SMC to the shooting public. Using SMC muzzle redirection […]

“Smart” Guns: Potemkin Safety from Bureaucrats

This dumb idea keeps regenerating itself like respawning enemies in a zombie game, or, given the age and technology behind this dumb old idea, like the bad guys in Space Invaders, the ancient arcade video game (if you recognize the screen on the left, “the hill” is something you’re officially “over”). Fortunately, not everyone is as weary of battling […]

Weird Gun Wednesday: The Pistola Con Caricato Revolver

High-capacity handguns, though now considered by many to be representative of a bizarre obsession with excessive firepower and murderous intentions, were once simply an enterprising aspiration. An engineering hallmark. And, though many of these old designs attempting to achieve higher capacities would be seen today as bizarre, none approach the sheer peculiarity of the Pistola Con […]

CMMG AR15 .22 Conversion Kit: Quality, Precision and Value

There was a time in the not so recent past that .22 LR ammunition was worth its weight in gold if you could find it. Hoarders and old men claiming that the apocalypse was around the corner drove the popular plinking round into $scarcity. Now that the hysteria and paranoia has subsided, shooters are once […]

Watch How a Glock Works (with Glock Cutaway)

I am a visual guy. I love cut away guns and looking at how parts relate and function together. The guys at 762x51n8o have done a great video using a Glock cutaway to show all the safety systems of a Glock, and how it works. The more you know about how your gun works, the better […]

Realizing of the Potential of the Sig P-320 Fire Control Unit: B&T’s New USW-320

The Sig 320 is going to change the way we think about firearms. Brügger & Thomet (B&T) of Switzerland has announced a new polymer version of their Universal Service Weapon (USW) which uses the trigger module from the Sig 320 as a fire control unit. More than a pistol and not quite a rifle the […]

Real World Origins: Star Wars Blasters of the Galactic Empire

One of the joys gun people get from the Star Wars movies is trying to figure out the REAL LIFE weapons which inspired the blasters of the Rebel Alliance. The coolest Star Wars weapons all started out on the battlefield. The guys at Generation Tech cover the Star Wars Blasters of the Galactic Empire. Watch More […]

AR Side Folders That Really Work: Dead Foot’s Dual Spring Bufferless Modified Cycle System

The dream of an effective side folding stock AR has been realized. The Dead Foot Arms (DFA) Modified Cycle System (MCS) converts your standard AR15 into a side folding stock rifle reducing the overall length of a rifle with a 16 inch barrel to 26.5 inches. Proprietary dual spring technology reduces felt recoil and virtually […]

Real World Origin: Star Wars Blasters of the Rebel Alliance

5 Reasons for the AK’s Legendary Reliability

Five Reasons for the AK’s Legendary Reliability

The Avtomat Kalashnikova obrazets 1974g and its successors have an enviable reputation for reliability, especially under adverse conditions. There are a number of reasons for this, and we’ll go into them in some depth here. First, though, let’s say what is not a cause: It’s not because of blind luck. It’s not because the weapon is orders of magnitude […]