Photo of the F90MBR (Modular Bullpup Rifle) In The Wild [DSEi 17]
The Steyr AUG is not dead! The latest iteration, the Thales F90MBR (Modular Bullpup Rifle) was announced just before DSEi and as expected was on display. Our good friend Lionel took these photos of the modular bullpup. The F90MBR is claimed to be one of the lightest assault rifles out there at 3.25 kg (or 7.17 lbs). Given […] Read More … The...
A Belt-Fed Bren Gun with a Fatal Flaw: The Experimental X11E4 at The Armourer’s Bench
After World War II, the UK sought to modernize its small arms, many of which were based on designs originating from before the First World War. For its medium machine gun, the British were still using the reliable...
Photo of the F90MBR (Modular Bullpup Rifle) In The Wild [DSEi 17]
The Steyr AUG is not dead! The latest iteration, the Thales F90MBR (Modular Bullpup Rifle) was announced just before DSEi and as expected was on display. Our good friend Lionel took these photos of the modular...
A Belt-Fed Bren Gun with a Fatal Flaw: The Experimental X11E4 at The Armourer’s Bench
After World War II, the UK sought to modernize its small arms, many of which were based on designs originating from before the First World War. For its medium machine gun, the British were still using the reliable...
New Aimpoint M5 Comp in the Wild [DSEi 17]
Our good friend Lionel spotted the new Aimpoint M5Comp in the wild at DSEi 2017 in London. The CompM5 is powered by a single AAA with an advertised battery life of 5,000 hours. According to marketing material,...
1-8x Variable Power Optics for USMC? Squad Common Optic Solicitation Released
The United States Marine Corps is looking for new advanced optics for rifles and IARs that are capable of switching between a low magnification mode and a high (6-8x) magnification mode, according to a recent request...
Aimpoint Live Fire Days 2017. Shooting the B&T USW out to 120 meters.
Every other year the Swedish company Aimpoint invites Police officers and Military soldiers from multiple countries to demonstrate their products. The location is the military shooting range in Ravlunda close to...
Ballistics 201: Introducing a New Way of Thinking About Terminal Effectiveness – Force, Energy, and Work
One of the primary focuses of my study of modern small arms has been that of their terminal effectiveness, i.e. their “lethality” or “wounding”, although neither of these latter terms are exactly correct....
BREAKING: New Federal Guidelines on “Smart” Handguns Published
The National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the US Department of Justice, has released guidelines on the development of new “smart” handguns for law enforcement. The guidelines are intended to help...
Oregon Govenor Kate Brown Announces New Attacks On Gun Rights
TND Guest Contributor: Kevin Starrett, Oregon Firearms Federation One day after a truck was used to murder over 80 people in France, Kate Brown and other liberal hacks held an anti-gun press conference that had...