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Accuracy International awarded the Danish Army Contract for Long Range Precision Rifles

Accuracy International awarded the Danish Army Contract for Long Range Precision Rifles

30 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

Photograph courtesy of Accuracy International Ltd showing the AX50 rifle system for the Danish Contract.  The soldier in the picture is not a Danish soldier…

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Qioptiq Chosen to Supply Australian Land 125 Project

Qioptiq Chosen to Supply Australian Land 125 Project

30 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

Qioptiq, an Excelitas technologies company, has secured a multi-million pound (£) contract for the supply of Kite In-Line Weapon Sights and maintenance items to the…

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Phoenix Defence Partners with Truvelo Armoury

Phoenix Defence Partners with Truvelo Armoury

30 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

Phoenix Defence announces the availability of 14.5x114mm, 20x82mm and 20x110mm (Hispano) sniper rifle systems to U.S. government agencies. Their new partnership with Truvelo Armoury of…

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QinetiQ North America’s EARS SWATS

QinetiQ North America’s EARS SWATS

30 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

QinetiQ North America’s EARS® SWATS® is a compact, shoulder-worn acoustic targeting system that instantly detects and locates the origin of hostile gunfire. This system provides…

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Qioptiq FTS2 Thermal Sight - No Place to Hide

Qioptiq FTS2 Thermal Sight – No Place to Hide

30 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

Weapon Sight Technology Enhances Small Arms Effectiveness To detect, recognize, identify, decide, acquire, engage and defeat in any environment. This requirement is incumbent on the…

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QIOPTIQ: “THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE IS IMMENSE”

QIOPTIQ: “THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE IS IMMENSE”

30 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

Enhanced Weapon Sights for Dismounted Close Combat Warfighters Intro The roadmap for enhanced Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Engagement is becoming increasingly interesting as many nations…

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The Ditsong Museum of Military History

The Ditsong Museum of Military History

23 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

ABOVE: Two 37mm “Pom-Pom” guns- large Maxim water-cooled machine guns with brass jackets, grace the entry to the exhibits. This pair of consecutive serial number…

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SWORD: Soldier Weapon & Observer Recon Devices

SWORD: Soldier Weapon & Observer Recon Devices

16 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

There have been a number of attempts in the last decade to integrate all of the possible futuristic ideas for the modern “Battlespace.” Most are…

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BERETTA PM12S: THE EVERGREEN!

BERETTA PM12S: THE EVERGREEN!

9 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

INTRODUCTION At the end of the 1950s the Italian economy was booming, thanks to both the creativity of manufacturers and the enormous boost provided by…

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Less Lethal Combined Systems, Inc. Expands Line of Flash Bangs

Less Lethal Combined Systems, Inc. Expands Line of Flash Bangs

2 December, 2016
Damon Bolding
New Products, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

ABOVE: CTS 7290M Mini Bang™. For 35 years, Combined Systems, Inc. (CSI) of Jamestown, PA has been a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing…

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‘Mixmaster’: The U.S. Air Force’s GUU-5/P

‘Mixmaster’: The U.S. Air Force’s GUU-5/P

25 November, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

ABOVE: An airman fires a later model GUU-5/P with the M4-type barrel based on an early “slab-side” lower reciever (Air Force) In January 1991, the…

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Better Tools to Work on Your Black Rifle!

Better Tools to Work on Your Black Rifle!

18 November, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

ABOVE: The Smith Enterprises barrel wrench is the finest in the industry. Being able to grab 14 points on the barrel nut is much more…

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Barrett 240 LWS

Barrett 240 LWS

11 November, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

ABOVE: Barrett employee in an assault stance with the LWS, in the way that Barrett envisions the LWS being most useful in. The handguards allow…

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44 Bore: 7.62 x 39 mm AK rifles modified to fire 7.92 x 33 Kurz ammunition

44 Bore: 7.62 x 39 mm AK rifles modified to fire 7.92 x 33 Kurz ammunition

11 November, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

The rifle above is a curious example of weapons coming full-circle and being reinvented. This is the “44 Bore” rifle, a colloquial name given to…

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Skynet is real! An anti-drone round

Skynet is real! An anti-drone round

4 November, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

With the rapid advancement of micro technology, recreational remotely operated aerial vehicles (ROAV) or unmanned aerial systems-UASs, commonly known as “drones”, are hitting the market…

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DM32 Bunkerfaust supplied by Germany to Kurdish Forces

DM32 Bunkerfaust supplied by Germany to Kurdish Forces

28 October, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

ABOVE: Peshmerga fighter with a Panzerfaust 3 recoilless weapon, 2015 (photo credit: original source unknown). Photos of arms now delivered to Kurdish forces being loaded…

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In Defense of BLS

In Defense of BLS

21 October, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

ABOVE: Lcpl. Chandler with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company 1/9 holds security while on a dismounted patrol inserted via helicopter into Now Zad District. Because this…

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NDIA 2016

NDIA 2016

14 October, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, Show Reports, V8N5, Volume 8

ABOVE: While Jim Schatz and other advocates campaign for immediate fielding of a LICCIW (Lightweight Intermediate Caliber Cartridge Individual Weapon), Big Army marches on. This…

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International Legal Affairs: V8N5

International Legal Affairs: V8N5

14 October, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

US Arms Policy Against Vietnam: History, past, present, and future. On May 23, 2016, President Obama announced lifting a nearly 50-year old arms embargo against…

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New Review: V8N5

New Review: V8N5

7 October, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, New Products, Search By Issue, V8N5, Volume 8

ABOVE: B&T UNIVERSAL SERVICE WEAPON NEW WEAPON FROM B&T; THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE WEAPON Recent terror events in the world and especially Europe have changed the…

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Sniper Rifles of  World War II

Sniper Rifles of World War II

30 September, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

ABOVE: Two combatants sit at rest. The K98k Mauser is above the Springfield M1903A4. Their army’s helmets lie next to them. One definition of a…

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Tavor Turns 10!

Tavor Turns 10!

23 September, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

One of the most prominent and prolific military bullpup-style rifles in history reaches its 10th anniversary in the field in 2016. SADJ wants to acknowledge…

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Truvelo CMS

Truvelo CMS

16 September, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

Truvelo Manufacturing started in the 1960s in South Africa manufacturing various electronic devices. In 1994, the Truvelo Armoury branch was formed and entered into the…

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Preparing for the Olympic Games 2016

Preparing for the Olympic Games 2016

9 September, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

ABOVE: The new Sistema Integrado de Monitoramento de Fronteiras (Sisfron), will transforms all aspects of the Brazilian armed forces. Here a trooper demonstrates the new…

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The Caracal CAR816: The New Desert Assault Rifle

The Caracal CAR816: The New Desert Assault Rifle

2 September, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

ABOVE: The Caracal CAR816 in the hands of a UAE soldier. This rifle is the basic assault rifle with a 14.5 inch cold hammer forged…

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Setting Up a Sniper Weapon System

Setting Up a Sniper Weapon System

26 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

A sniper weapon system is a precision instrument. The basic components of a sniper weapon system is the rifle and the optic. This article will…

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Nielsen-Kellerman Introduces Kestrel 5 Series Meters

Nielsen-Kellerman Introduces Kestrel 5 Series Meters

26 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
New Products, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

Today, Nielsen-Kellerman is releasing its all-new K5 line of Kestrels, which replaces the Kestrel 4000 series. Loaded with features such as Android and iOS connectivity,…

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Accuracy International AX50

Accuracy International AX50

19 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

ABOVE: Accuracy International AX50 .50BMG rifle was designed with long range accuracy in mind. Accuracy International (AI) has been a well known entity in the…

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BCN Technical Services, Inc.

BCN Technical Services, Inc.

12 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

Many are familiar with industry ammo manufacturers, but who makes and upgrades the machines that produce the ammo? BCN Technical Services, Inc. has been in…

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Sniper Rifle Manufacturer Guide

Sniper Rifle Manufacturer Guide

12 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

ABOVE: Accuracy International AXMC338 Accuracy International Accuracy International AX50 Designed to withstand constant military deployment, the AX50 long range anti matériel rifle from Accuracy International…

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Swedish Ordnance Taming the Flash

Swedish Ordnance Taming the Flash

12 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
New Products, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

SADJ was recently in Sweden on a tour of defense industry contractors including Saab, Nammo, and Aimpoint, and we had the opportunity to stop in…

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International Legal Affairs: V8N4

International Legal Affairs: V8N4

5 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

Europe Discovers the Virtues of Personal Self-Defense While European Politicians Seek to Disarm the Continent. Gun control pundits have long extolled the virtues of an…

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ADEX 2015

ADEX 2015

5 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, Show Reports, V8N4, Volume 8

ABOVE: Korean made K2 tank driving demo. Armed with 120mm smoothbore cannon and up-to-date electronics, this 55t tank is one of the best main battle…

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New Products: V8N4

New Products: V8N4

5 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, New Products, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

STI™ INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCES THE NEW GUARDIAN 2011 PISTOL New for 2016, the ever popular STI™ Guardian is now available in a 2011 platform with a…

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Industry News: V8N4

Industry News: V8N4

5 August, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V8N4, Volume 8

New Sanctions on North Korea Following the February 7, 2016 missile launch by North Korea, additional sanctions have been imposed by the US Government. The…

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MGA SAW K

MGA SAW K

29 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

ABOVE: Firing the MGA SAW K in .300 Blackout from an overlook in the badlands of Utah. “Squad Automatic Weapon”- the “SAW.” The phrase has…

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Arms Diversion: a Caracal Model F Pistol in Libya

Arms Diversion: a Caracal Model F Pistol in Libya

29 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

Pictures supplied to ARES show a Caracal F semi-automatic pistol, produced by Caracal, a United Arab Emirates-based firearms manufacturer. This particular Model F is the…

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Kurdish Forces with Chinese QLZ87 Automatic Grenade Launcher & M99 Anti-materiel Rifle

Kurdish Forces with Chinese QLZ87 Automatic Grenade Launcher & M99 Anti-materiel Rifle

29 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

The QLZ87 is a direct gas impingement operated, selective fire grenade launcher chambered for the Chinese 35 x 32SR mm cartridge. With an effective range…

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ISAF armament of BLS

ISAF armament of BLS

22 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

In a previous article SADJ covered ISAF armament on Camp Leatherneck from the American and British perspective. In this one SADJ will cover small arms…

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TAROS 4X32 CQ OPTIC

TAROS 4X32 CQ OPTIC

22 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Reviews, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

From soldiering to civilian life I have had the opportunity to use some of the world’s greatest CQ optics. SADJ was given the chance to…

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Lightweight with Full Power Belt- Feds

Lightweight with Full Power Belt- Feds

22 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

ABOVE: MG5 A2 (HK121) is the new MMG for the German defense to replace their aging MG3 machine guns. It is being promoted by H&K…

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Black Rifles: SHOT Show 2016

Black Rifles: SHOT Show 2016

15 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, Show Reports, V8N1, Volume 8

FN 15 Military Collector M4 The FN 15™ Military Collector Series M4 and M16 bring to market military replica rifles made to FN’s exacting specifications….

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United States Mk 14 EBR in Syria

United States Mk 14 EBR in Syria

15 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

Images uploaded to Twitter by the Free Syrian Amy’s ‘Division 30’ show combatants with US-made arms. In one image, a Mk 14 EBR (enhanced battle…

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Is there a thing such as an Assault or Battle rifle?

Is there a thing such as an Assault or Battle rifle?

15 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

ABOVE: Infantry rifle should perform adequately on any possible terrain, but some current battlefields overstretch the capabilities of weapons that were built for total war…

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Partner 2015

Partner 2015

8 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Search By Issue, Show Reports, V8N1, Volume 8

This was the seventh bi-annual PARTNER Exhibition held in Belgrade, Serbia. This regional show is maturing, and gathering some momentum. There were many delegations from…

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International Legal Affairs: V8N1

International Legal Affairs: V8N1

8 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

Dealing with the U.S. Government: U.S. State Department versus the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Dealing with the U.S. Government is not always…

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Patriot Ordnance P308 Full- Auto “For America”

Patriot Ordnance P308 Full- Auto “For America”

8 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

ABOVE: POF’s engineers did not just add some extra parts. They perfected this gun. There’s something better about this rifle. Under sustained full auto fire,…

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New Products: V8N1

New Products: V8N1

1 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

FOBUS ANNOUNCES NEW HOLSTER FOR SELECT GLOCK MODELS FOBUS ANNOUNCES NEW HOLSTER FOR SELECT GLOCK MODELS First Samco, Inc. (FSI), the exclusive distributor of Fobus…

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Industry News: V8N1

Industry News: V8N1

1 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

“Unreasonable” interpretations of the public domain exception The US State Department recently announced proposed regulatory language that would restrict the publication of technical data. Recall…

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DSA 2014

DSA 2014

1 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Search By Issue, Show Reports, V8N1, Volume 8

ABOVE: In a back corner on the lower floor, SADJ found the following gems from TNIITochMash in Russia. We had the opportunity to spend some…

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IDEX 2015

IDEX 2015

25 March, 2016
Damon Bolding
Search By Issue, Show Reports, V7N6, Volume 7

ABOVE: In another part of the Trust International Group’s booth, Jerry had placed the OOW HCAR in 30-06 caliber with suppressor. This rifle system, the…

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Assault Rifle Development in the 70 Years Since the Sturmgewehr

Assault Rifle Development in the 70 Years Since the Sturmgewehr

18 March, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

ABOVE: April 23, 2006, Staff Sgt. Brad Smith from 3-320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division with his 14.5inch barrel M4, sitting in the middle of…

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The SS Anti-Tank Rifle M.SS.41

The SS Anti-Tank Rifle M.SS.41

11 March, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

ABOVE: Soldiers of the Waffen-SS equipped with an early PzB 38 during exercises. After the annexation of the Sudetenland and the destruction of Czechoslovakia as…

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A Glimpse of Future Combat Small Arms 2045

A Glimpse of Future Combat Small Arms 2045

11 March, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

Introduction At the time of this writing, computers and related information technologies are a part of almost everything we say and do—a situation arguably both…

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The Evolution of the 9mm AR Carbine

The Evolution of the 9mm AR Carbine

4 March, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

The Evolution of the 9mm AR Carbine Christopher R. Bartocci Features, History, Volume 7, V7N6 ABOVE: The Colt 9mm-pattern carbines never achieved the success they…

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Kuwait Shooting Sport Club

Kuwait Shooting Sport Club

4 March, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

The Kuwait Shooting Sport Federation has its base at an amazing facility on the Sixth Ring Road in Kuwait City, called the Kuwait Shooting Sport…

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Armor-Piercing Shotgun Projectiles Fired During Protests in Ukraine

Armor-Piercing Shotgun Projectiles Fired During Protests in Ukraine

26 February, 2016
Damon Bolding
Ammunition, Features, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

Law enforcement personnel firing armor-piercing shotgun projectiles during protests in Ukraine. Sergei Grits (AP Photo). In January 2014, various journalists, aid workers, and others have…

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Military Museum of Colombia

Military Museum of Colombia

26 February, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

ABOVE: 1939 Lahti 20mm anti-tank cannon, converted to .50 BMG, mounted on FN30 tripod. Note in the inset, how the magazine has been shortened to…

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The US Navy's Electric Weaponry

The US Navy’s Electric Weaponry

19 February, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

ABOVE: Beam weapons in the battlespace. Envisioned in this 2008 illustration promoting the Navy’s Maritime Laser Demonstration feasibility project, a carrier task force fights off…

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International Legal Affairs: V7N6

International Legal Affairs: V7N6

19 February, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

AES – The Automated Export System As computing systems get more advanced, there are increased opportunities to automate previously mundane or tedious tasks. In automating…

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VP9 Suppressed Pistol from B&T: The Silent Helper

VP9 Suppressed Pistol from B&T: The Silent Helper

12 February, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

ABOVE: The VP9 is inspired by the Welrod design but modernized for Veterinary use. The legendary silenced Welrod pistol that was developed during the Second…

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New Products: V7N6

New Products: V7N6

12 February, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, New Products, Reviews, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

U.S. MACHINE GUN ARMORY ANNOUNCES THE MGA SAW K The U.S. Machine Gun Armory, an international provider of multi-caliber military belt-fed machine guns, often referred…

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Torture Tests: The CZ 807 AI

Torture Tests: The CZ 807 AI

5 February, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

ABOVE: CZ Engineer Martin Sanda puts rounds downrange and brass in the air during the test of the 5.56x45mm CZ 807 AI assault rifle, using…

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Industry News: V7N6

Industry News: V7N6

5 February, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

Two U.S. Senators Fail ITAR Literacy Test Many are understandably upset with the proposed rule from the U.S. State Department to regulate the dissemination of…

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The Evolution of the Piston Operated M16/M4 Rifles

The Evolution of the Piston Operated M16/M4 Rifles

29 January, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

ABOVE: Third generation model Colt LE1020 successfully passing a mud test in 2008. Although never put into production, the final production LE6940P/APC is a direct…

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SAAB Bofors Dynamics Customer Conference

SAAB Bofors Dynamics Customer Conference

22 January, 2016
Damon Bolding
Search By Issue, Show Reports, V7N5, Volume 7

Barracuda Signature Management, a SAAB company, held their Customer Conference on 21-22 May 2014 in Sweden. These conferences are held periodically, when management feels they…

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Iranian AM50 & Russian ORSIS T-5000 Rifles in Iraq

Iranian AM50 & Russian ORSIS T-5000 Rifles in Iraq

22 January, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

ABOVE: The Russian ORSIS T-5000. (Yuri Lyamin) Recent photos to emerge from Iraq show government troops with new Iranian AM50 (sometimes written as ‘AM-50′) anti-materiel…

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Unlocking the Mystery of Recoil

Unlocking the Mystery of Recoil

15 January, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

Have you ever thought about all the tests that must be used during the development of a firearm? A recently introduced test device will change…

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U.S. Carbine Caliber .30, M1, M2, and M3

U.S. Carbine Caliber .30, M1, M2, and M3

15 January, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

ABOVE: Circa 1950, an Air Force officer with his modernized version of the M2 carbine featured an in-line stock, raised sights, muzzle brake and bipod….

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Syrian Rebels Produce Home-Made Anti-Materiel Rifles

Syrian Rebels Produce Home-Made Anti-Materiel Rifles

8 January, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

ABOVE: A home-made anti-materiel rifle (AMR) made by Syrian rebels. (YouTube video) The Syrian conflict continues to yield interesting expedient small-arm designs. ARES has received…

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The Mk12 SPR (Special Purpose Rifle)

The Mk12 SPR (Special Purpose Rifle)

8 January, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

ABOVE: The Mk12 SPR has seen significant amount of action in the Global War on Terrorism being very popular with the Special Operations operators who…

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Trijicon MRO: Another Brilliant Aiming Solution from Trijicon

Trijicon MRO: Another Brilliant Aiming Solution from Trijicon

1 January, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

Once seen as an enhancement to your duty or combat rifle, quality RDS (Red Dot Sights) have become all but mandatory equipment for many working…

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Russian MRO-A Rocket Launchers in the Ukraine

Russian MRO-A Rocket Launchers in the Ukraine

1 January, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

Images emerged from the Ukraine following fighting in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on the 25th of May, 2014 showing alleged pro-Russian Ukrainian separatist fighters in possession of…

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Machine Gun Memorabilia: V7N5

Machine Gun Memorabilia: V7N5

25 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Machine Gun Memorabilia, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

World War II Japanese home front patriotic fan. Made of bamboo and paper it measures 7-1/2 inches long and opens up to be about 10…

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The World’s Smallest Combat Proven and Advanced “Flying Robotic Binoculars”

The World’s Smallest Combat Proven and Advanced “Flying Robotic Binoculars”

25 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

ABOVE: Black Hornet is a “flyable robotic video camera” that bears a resemblance to a helicopter if you can see it – it is small…

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International Legal Affairs: V7N5

International Legal Affairs: V7N5

18 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

First Amendment Rights Versus the ITAR On June 3, 2015, the U.S. State Department published a proposed rule on the publication of firearms related information…

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Ukrainian Copies of Swiss Brügger & Thomet APR Rifles Used During Protests in Kiev

Ukrainian Copies of Swiss Brügger & Thomet APR Rifles Used During Protests in Kiev

18 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

During the ongoing civil unrest in Kiev, several images have circulated showing Ukrainian security forces equipped with a range of lethal weapons, including sniper rifles….

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Galil ACE Model 21 in South Sudan

Galil ACE Model 21 in South Sudan

11 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

Above: The image shows a Galil ACE Model 21 carbine reportedly in the possession of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) Air Force. The ACE…

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New Products: V7N5

New Products: V7N5

11 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, New Products, Reviews, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

Kivaari .338 Lapua Rifle Now Shipping Kivaari .338 Lapua Rifle Now Shipping DRD Tactical is happy to announce that they have started shipping their new…

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Industry News: V7N5

Industry News: V7N5

4 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

Fine for Improper Wire Transfer The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it had fined the New York branch of the National Bank…

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Police Small Arms Arsenals in the Northern Central American Triangle

Police Small Arms Arsenals in the Northern Central American Triangle

4 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

ABOVE: TIGRES operators are trained at Lepaterique, Francisco Morazán, where they attend a 12-week course provided by Colombian police Jungle Commandos, and 7th USSF Group,…

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ISDEF 2015

ISDEF 2015

24 July, 2015
Damon Bolding
Search By Issue, Show Reports, V8N1, Volume 8

For seven years now, exhibitors from all over Israel and numerous other countries from around the world have gathered in Tel Aviv to show their…

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