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US Customs & Border Protection Issues Solicitation for 9mm Handguns
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released a solicitation for a family of lightweight, striker fired, semi-auto 9mm duty pistols for its agents. RELATED STORY The DEA Is Buying Glock 26 Gen5...
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‘Godless’ Firepower: 9 Guns Used in Netflix’s Western Miniseries
“Godless” is a seven-part Netflix miniseries written and directed by Scott Frank and produced by Steven Soderbergh. The story centers on an outlaw, Roy Goode (Jack O’Connell), who is a member of the...
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USAF to Equip Airmen with GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon
The U.S. Air Force is equipping its airmen with a new rifle: the GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon. RELATED STORY Jungle Warrior: Troy Recreates the Vietnam-Era XM177E2 GAU-5A Rifle Based on the M4...
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Guerrilla Fighter: Examining the Chinese Type 53 Carbine
The Chinese Type 53 Rifle has a unique history. A license-built version of the Soviet M1944 Mosin-Nagant carbine for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), it only saw Chinese service for a few years as...
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Voere Unveils New K15A .22 LR Bolt-Action Rifle
Austrian gun maker Voere has announced its K15A bolt-action rifle. RELATED STORY 12 Lightweight Bolt-Action & AR-Platform .308 Rifles Chambered in .22 LR, the K15A features a 19.6-inch carbon...
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China’s New ZKZM-500 Laser Rifle Can ‘Carbonize’ Human Flesh
Chinese police and military units could soon be fielding the ZKZM-500, a special rifle equipped with a laser capable of seriously burning human skin from half a mile away. RELATED STORY Outside the...
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Wilson Combat Introduces the Vickers Elite Commander 1911
Wilson Combat has teamed up with Larry Vickers for its Vickers Elite Commander 1911. RELATED STORY NEW: Wilson Combat Vickers Elite Glock 17 & 19 Gen5 As the name would suggest, the Vickers Elite...
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The US Army Doesn’t Want a Sub Compact Weapon Anymore
A couple of months ago, the U.S. Army sent the firearms community into a tizzy when it issued a RFI for a Sub Compact Weapon. Speculation was rife as to which company would win the contract. We no...
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US Army Awards Sig Sauer a Contract for MPX, MCX, SP2022, 716G2
U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey has awarded Sig Sauer a contract for its SP2022 pistols, 716G2 rifles, MCX carbines and MPX submachine guns. RELATED STORY Why the SIG MCX Rattler Is the...
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Army Issues Sources Sought Notice for M870 Modular Combat Shotgun
Army Contracting Command issued a sources sought notice for an updated version of the Remington M870 Modular Combat Shotgun. RELATED STORY Big Green’s Shorty: Testing the Remington Model 870 Tac-14...
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Kalashnikov to Deliver SV-98 Sniper Rifles to Russian National Guard
Kalashnikov Concern is set to deliver just over two dozen SV-98 bolt-action sniper rifles to the Russian National Guard. RELATED STORY WATCH: Larry Vickers Shoots the Kalashnikov SR1 and RPK-16 “The...
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REPORT: French National Police, Gendarmerie Select the HK UMP
Last summer, France’s two national law enforcement agencies, the National Police and National Gendarmerie, issued a solicitation for a 9x19mm submachine gun. Now the HK UMP has reportedly been...
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Gun Review: Chiappa 1892 Mare’s Leg Third Version
The Mare’s Leg concept is far from new, so I won’t repeat the much-told story of Josh Randall, the lone bounty hunter who rode the back trails of the frontier in search of sidewinders, desperados and...
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FIRST LOOK: The Full-Sized FN 509 Tactical 9mm Pistol Arrives
We throw the word “tactical” around a lot, don’t we? And yet it’s not so easy to define. Some manufacturers just label their guns as “tactical” if they’re all black or decked in Picatinny rails. Of...
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The US Army Is Looking for M240 Machine Gun Manufacturers
U.S. Army Contracting Command New Jersey has issued a sources sought notice looking for companies capable of building the M240 machine gun. RELATED STORY Full-Auto Shootout: Comparing the RPD &...
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WATCH: How to Assemble & Disassemble a M2A1 .50 Cal HMG
Nothing gets our juices flowing quite like a Ma Deuce, so when we heard the U.S. Marine Corps announced last year that it would field the M2A1—an updated version of that iconic .50 BMG heavy machine...
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P320-M17: SIG Unveils Commercial Variant of the Army M17
In January 2017, Sig Sauer won the Army’s lengthy Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition. The M17—the pistol the Army selected as its new sidearm—is based on the SIG P320. Now, SIG has announced a...
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Mapping the Course of Canada’s Inglis Hi-Power Pistols
For my first 20 years of owning handguns, I thought of the Browning Hi-Power as a useful tool. When working on close-protection teams or training counterinsurgency troops, it was the weapon I carried...
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SIG Releasing 5,000 M17-Commemorative US Army Pistols
Sig Sauer is releasing a limited run of 5,000 M17-Commemorative Edition pistols. As the name would imply, these pistols boast the same components, coatings and markings as the M17 pistol—itself based...
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New From CMMG: Mk57 Guard AR Pistols, SBRs in FN 5.7x28mm
CMMG has unveiled its Mk57 Guard line of AR pistols and SBRs chambered in FN 5.7x28mm. RELATED STORY Gun Test: Range Time with the All-New CMMG Banshee AR Pistol This series comes in...
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