An extraordinary shot from a Colorado gunfight is being described as a “one in a billion” shot. The shot is extraordinary, but the odds are much better than a billion to one. It is fairly common for people in a gun fight to get hit in the gun arm or gun hand, or for their…
Category: Weapons & Ammo
History of Guerilla Warfare: IRA Guerilla Gunmsiths and the “Shipyard Special”
At the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, both the Republicans and Loyalists were desperate for any weapons they could lay their hands on. These weapons ranged from smuggled AR-18s — infamously nicknamed Widowmakers — to crude but ingenious improvised weapons such as the submachine gun pictured above. These improvised weapons took the STEN as their basis. They…
Rifle Corner: .300 Blackout in an AR-15? Very Bad Juju
Why They Inscribe the Caliber Right On the Gun Because sometimes the wrong caliber will chamber. Results, FOOM. Well, that’s why you pay us the big bucks. This is not a mild AR kB! that traces back to an out of battery fire or one lousy handload. In this case, 100% of the round’s energy…
Military Weapons From the Past: The British EM Series – The First Bullpup Design from the 1950’s
By late 1947 the British Army’s Armaments Design Department had designed three principal rifles for the Infantry Personal Weapon program. The new rifles got their official designations in January 1948. They were Stanley Thorpe’s EM-1, the EM-2 designed by Capt. Kazimierz Stefan Januszewski and the EM-3, the latter the brainchild of Major J.E.M. Hall, an…
Dallas Shooter Gun Enigma
I had recently posted an article that originally appeared this morning on Ammo-Land written by my fellow blogger Dean Weingarten on the TYPE of gun Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson used to murder 5 Dallas Cops. Dean had Speculated an SKS, which turned out to be incorrect. Since this morning, that article has been taken down…
Prepping 101: Stashing Ammo
From the Archives, 2016. Yes, it would be nice if we could afford pallets of ammo, delivered to our doorsteps weekly. While there are people in the world with that ability, it isn’t the norm. With that in mind, today on Just The Tip we’re going to discuss some methods to ensure you have at…
World War I Era Weapons: Japanese Arisaka Type 30
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Armed Citizen Corner: ZORE – The Future of Firearm Safety
Safety is paramount to every responsible gun owner. With that in mind, Zore, a Jerusalem-based startup company founded by a group of Israeli Defense Force veterans, has designed a gun storage system that prevents your firearm from being tampered with, but doesn’t impede your ability to neutralize threats quickly. And while it links to your…
Military Weapons From The Past: Burton 1917 Light Machine Rifle
America’s first assault rifle? Well, it does meet all the requirements – select-fire, intermediate cartridge, and shoulder-fired. It was never actually fielded, though. The Burton Light Machine Rifle was developed during World War One, with the firing model completed in 1917. It was intended as an aircraft observer’s weapon for attacking balloons – a role…