Firearms

The Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon will give troops an M4-like 6.8mm rifle that packs a punch.  The Next Generation Squad Weapon program provides a much more devastating 6.8 mm round to U.S. forces. The majority of prospective global opponents...

The Gustav submachine gun is a model of simplicity and effectiveness. In 1969, Sgts. George Bacon and Newman Ruff used a sound-suppressed Karl Gustav submachine rifle to suppress North Vietnamese forces. Uncertain of the shooter's whereabouts, the North Vietnamese withheld...

The acquisition of the NGSW System by the US Army signals the start of a new era in which suppressors are standard issue equipment for combat weapons. The US Army has awarded Sig Sauer a 10-year contract with an initial...

Despite the fact that the M2 Carbine is outdated in comparison to current rifles, it nonetheless maintains a large following. What does history think of this weapon? The M2 was a straightforward upgrade of the popular M1 Carbine. Carbines are...

Updates in Gun Control: Gunsmithing Kits and 3D-Printed Firearms Joe Biden proposed new federal weapons laws targeting do-it-yourself kits, unfinished lower receivers, and 3D-printed rifles. The new laws aim to reduce gun violence and crime caused by "ghost weapons," which...

Malyuk, a so-called "bullpup" design that is being heavily used by Ukrainian special operations forces units. Malyuk is a Ukrainian word which translates to “baby” or “youngster” in English. The name was initially given to the prototype of the current...

Army Considers New Rifles, Machine Guns, and Squad-Autonomous Vehicles The Army has ordered 29,046 Next Generation Squad Weapons, an umbrella phrase for Sig Sauer and Lonesar Future Weapons products: This is a significant increase above the 12,000 new weapons purchased...

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills into law Wednesday morning that restrict firearms, including a new limit on the amount of ammunition in magazines, inhibiting the assembly of "ghost guns" Bill 50178 prohibits the distribution, sale, importation, and...

Gun Buyers have been flooding stores in places like Lithuania and Poland. Sales have increased eight fold in some places and applications for gun licenses have doubled. Many gun stores on the border with Ukraine have sold out their...

The Russian invasion that commenced on February 24th began with strikes from land, sea, and air was the largest military assault by a European nation on another since World War II. The initial battle plan was aimed at toppling...