The Mosin Nagant Family Tree
The Mosin Nagant rifle served the Russian military, as well as the militaries of the Soviet Union, for well over 100 years. Today it’s a popular military surplus rifle among firearms enthusiasts because of it’s affordable price and ruggedness. Above is the family tree of the venerable old work horse of the red army.
[Source: NYFirarms.com]
Mil-Spec Porn
It’s good our brave troops overseas have this need taken care of.
[Source: Reddit]
MK777 lightweight RPG-7 launcher from Airtronic
Like the AK-47, the soviet RPG is an iconic symbol of revolution. Airtronic USA has introduced their spin on the classic rocket propelled grenage launcher, their lightweight MK777 RPG-7. Weighint in at just 7.7 lbs, about half the weight of their other RPG-7, it features a metal liner and a carbon composite wrap made by ATK. It is compatible with current RPG-7 ammunition. CA residents will need to use a bullet button with this bad boy, sorry guys.
We kid.
SureFire Dueck Defense Rapid Transition Sights
Designed by Barry Dueck, Director of SureFire’s Suppressor Division, the new SureFire Rapid Transition Sights mount to your weapon’s Picatinny rail and offset 45°. They make transitioning from optical to iron sights as easy as canting your rifle with your wrists. They’re a must have backup sights for any combat rifle. For more info visit http://www.surefire.com/RTS
Winchester Announces M-22 Rimfire Round
Many shooters started off on the venerable .22 caliber rimfire round. It’s a cheap round that’s great for new shooters to learn with, but the .22 long rifle round has one downfall. Some weapons encounter feeding issues with the .22lr rimfire ammo. Winchester recently announced the release of their new M-22 round, said to offer more feed reliability with most high-capacity semi auto firearme.
The “Japanese Garand” semi-auto rifle
There’s no doubt that the M1 Garand semi-auto rifle was one of the many reasons the allies won WWII. It’s accuracy, knock down power, reliability, and most notably the fact that it was a semi-auto battle rifle gave our troops the edge over the Axis in both the European and Pacific theaters. The M1 Garand was such an effective rifle that Japan copied it for their own troops towards the end of the war. The Japanese copy, dubbed the Type 5 rifle, was chambered in 7.7mm instead of 7.62mm 30.06 and had a 10 round internal magazine as opposed to the M1 Garand’s 8 round. Lucky for us at the time, only 100 copies were ever made.
AR-15 magazine fail
Stick to airsoft buddy
Magpul MBUS Gen II now available
Magpul’s flip up front and rear sights are very popular for their high quality and budget price, Magpul recently released their second generation MBUS sights. The redesigned MBUS Gen 2 is compatible with all Milspec 1913 Picatinny rails and features a slimmer profile over the first gen MBUS to provide better optics compatibility. The front sight has a positive detent to securely lock the front sight post in place while the rear also features plane small, large and the NAWS (No Aperature Window Sight) apertures. Made out of reinforced polymer the MBUS Gen 2 is lightweight and durable and is sure to be a must have for your next AR build.
