Here’s a story that you may prompt you to dismiss it as some tall tale if it wasn’t told by from the person involved. It was about customer support… for firearms. You see, Barrett, the maker of firearms best known for the M-107A anti-material sniper rifle, has live customer support. OK. That part isn’t quite surprising. Perhaps, the military’s armorers would need to call it to find what’s up with some functionality or fault. No big deal, but there was a peculiar case where a Marine called in regarding a M-107A.50 BMG rifle had a fault that needs urgent attention because, he was in the middle of a firefight in Afghanistan. Like, seriously. Continue reading U.S. Marines Called Live Customer Support In The Midst Of A Firefight
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Maker Of CornerShot Rifle Has A Double Barrel AR-15 Rifle Too
The world firearms has its fair share of oddities. From the triple barrel shotgun to Rocket Gun to the fatal ring gun, we thought we have seen it all and then, the Silver Shadow Gilboa DBT Snake Double Barrel AR-15 comes along. Yes. That right there is a carbine, a non-military issue, that is, and it is essentially two AR stuck together. It is like a conjoined twin with each having its own bolt carrier, trigger, magazine, hammer, and of course, barrel. Continue reading Maker Of CornerShot Rifle Has A Double Barrel AR-15 Rifle Too
Bet You Didn’t Know There Were Rocket Guns In The 1960s
Here’s a piece of firearm history that you may not know. What you see here is essentially a weapon that fires rocket-powered projectiles. You heard that right. Rocket. Called GYROJET, this futuristic firearm was produced by a San Ramon, California company called MB Associates and exists in a variety of configurations, including rifle, pistol, carbine, as well as sub-machine gun. What made GYROJET “revolutionary” was it uses bullet-sized rocket rounds. Continue reading Bet You Didn’t Know There Were Rocket Guns In The 1960s
China Develops Real-Life Laser Gun, But It Lacks Of Pew, Pew, Pew
George Lucas have imagined laser being the weapons of choice for advanced civilizations in the galaxy far, far away, but in reality, laser shooting guns are, up to today, stuff of fantasy. Well, not anymore. Meet the ZKZM-500 Laser Assault Rifle, China’s very own AK-47 assault rifle-size laser shooter that is capable of hitting targets as far as 800 meters (half a mile) away. However, this weapon does not emit laser like you saw in the movies. Continue reading China Develops Real-Life Laser Gun, But It Lacks Of Pew, Pew, Pew
Photographer Sends Anti-Violence Message With Camera Gear “Weapons”
Carrying placards in a rally/demonstration is one of the many ways of expressing your disgust for violence, but for photographer Jason Siegel, he chose to take on the creative route to share his distaste for violence, in particular gun violence. What Siegel did was creating a series of sculptures depicting guns and weapons of war with materials he is most familiar with: cameras, lenses, and a myriad of photography accessories like external flash unit, 35 mm film rolls et cetera. Continue reading Photographer Sends Anti-Violence Message With Camera Gear “Weapons”
How Killing Them Softly Micro Shotgun Works In Real-Life And Yes, It Works!
First we have the weirdest confectionary, now there’s what we thought could be the craziest saw-off shotgun ever. Inspired by the movie Killing Them Softly (Plan B Entertainment, 2012), YouTuber Kjaskaar wants to find out if the sawed-off shotgun featured in the movie works in real-life. For the uninitiated, the shotgun featured in the ‘Poker Heist’ scene was nothing short of ridiculous. Unlike some sawed-off shotguns that have some inches lopped off, the Killing Them Softly shotgun has all of its barrel sawed off, pretty much leaving only the chambers. Continue reading How Killing Them Softly Micro Shotgun Works In Real-Life And Yes, It Works!
Pistols Made From 4.5 Billion Year-Old Meteorite Valued At $5 Million!
If you buy a pair of pistols, you would probably raring to have a go with them downrange, but I can assure you that you won’t want to do the same with The Big Bang Pistol Set by Cabot Guns. Why? Because this one-of-the-kind pistol set cost a mind-numbing 5 million dollars and the pair has components crafted from, wait for this… 4.5 billion year-old meteorite and mind you, this is not just any puny space rock that we are talking about; we are talking about meteorite that supposedly landed in Gibeon, Namibia during the pre-historic era. How the hell did this all-American gun company landed themselves with this rare space rock is beyond us. Continue reading Pistols Made From 4.5 Billion Year-Old Meteorite Valued At $5 Million!
NES Zapper Gun Won’t Kill But This Glock ’NES Zapper Gun’ Pistol Will Kill
There’s always an inherent danger when a life-taking weapon looks too much like a toy or vice versa, but apparently, that kind of confusion is not on the top of gun customizer Precision Syndicate LLC’s mind when it turned a real working Glock pistol into a NES Zapper Gun lookalike. And by turning, we do mean giving the deadly weapon a ridiculously awesome paint job that reminiscent of the original NES Zapper gun. For the uninitiated, NES Zapper gun is a console toy gun that was designed for shooting pixel ducks in Nintendo’s Duck Hunt game. Continue reading NES Zapper Gun Won’t Kill But This Glock ’NES Zapper Gun’ Pistol Will Kill
This ’Smartphone’ Is Actually A Double Barrel .380 Caliber Pistol In Disguise
Depending on how you look at it, the world of conceal and carry may soon become a more dangerous one, or it could be a more convenient one. How so? Well, just take a look at this particular conceal and carry pistol. And yes. It is a pistol. When in folded mode, it is totally inconspicuous, looking like a regular smartphone but flipping off the safety, it opens into a double barrel .380 caliber pistol, lock and ready to deter any aggressor. Having a pistol that disguises itself as a smartphone hardly need any concealing and as its creator, Ideal Conceal, puts it, the Double Barrel .380 Caliber Smartphone Pistol “is virtually undetectable because it hides in plain sight.” Indeed, it does but only as awesome if it is at the hands of responsible gun owners. Continue reading This ’Smartphone’ Is Actually A Double Barrel .380 Caliber Pistol In Disguise
Meet Salt, The Non-lethal Handgun That Stops Assailant with Cloud of Toxin Powder
Guns. They can save lives and also destroy lives at the same time. It’s an invention that puts mankind in a dilemma that’s destined never to be solved. However, a Chicago startup with the belief “that a gun does not have to take a life to protect a life,” started out to developed a non-lethal self defense handgun that would serve to protect you and your family in an emergency, while not causing permanent injuries to the assailants, or yourself and/or family in the case of an accident discharge. The product to achieve the desired outcome is known as Salt. Continue reading Meet Salt, The Non-lethal Handgun That Stops Assailant with Cloud of Toxin Powder