Archive for Rifles
New Mossberg Maverick Bolt Action Rifles
Posted by: | CommentsMossberg was showing its new value-priced Maverick bolt-action rifles at the 2010 SHOT Show. The rifles are set to sell for about $250.
The Maverick rifles will be available in long and short actions, starting with .270 and .30-06, and .243 and .308 respectively.
The Maverick rifles have black synthetic stocks, and can be had with the adjustable length of pull system. The rifles come standard with Weaver-type mounts for easy installation of a scope.
The Mavericks will have a standard trigger, not the adjustable “Lightening Bolt Action” system that Mossberg is putting on many of its rifles and shotguns.
New Hi-Point Carbines
Posted by: | CommentsHi-Point will introduce updated carbines at the 2010 SHOT Show. The new carbines will feature a quad-rail fore end and a skeletonized butt stock. The new carbines will come standard with ghost-ring sights, but the shooter will have to option of adding other sight systems including 4x scopes and red dot-style optics.
The carbines will be offered in 9mm and .40 S&W.
Bavarian Marked M1 Carbines Avaliable Through CMP
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The Civilian Marksmanship Program is currently selling M1 Carbines with Bavarian markings. The M1 carbines were issued to German law enforcement agencies in the months after World War II. The agency issued the rifle is stamped in English on the receiver.
Prices on rack grade carbines start at $575, with auctions on some of the more desirable guns. Check out the carbines for sale here. For more information on the Bavarian carbines, visit this information site here.
Semi-Auto .308 FN SCAR to Ship in 2010
Posted by: | CommentsThe FN SCAR 17S, a semi-auto .308 rifle based on the SCAR platform, will ship in 2010. More information is over at The Firearm Blog.
Ruger Offering No.1 in 300 H&H Magnum
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Ruger announced they are offering their No.1 single-shot, dangerous game rifles in 300 H&H Magnum. Part of the 2010 Ruger catalog, the 300 H&H Magnum will be available in the Medium Sporter version of the No.1 rifle.
Like many of the No.1 rifles, the stock is American Walnut, and the metal finish is blued steel. The rifle features a 26″ barrel with a 1:10, RH twist.
Heym SR21: Marine Corps Is Looking for a Few Good Rifles
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The Marine Corps announced in August they are looking for a sniper rifle chambered in .300 Win Mag. One of the rifles the Corps may be looking at is the Heym USA’s SR21 sniper rifle.
Heym is known for high end double guns, both rifles and shotguns. Peruse the Heym website and you will see many photos of dangerous game taken by their customers in Africa. Interested in buying one of their guns? MSRP is “contact us.” I’m thinking that might be a touch out of my price range. In fact, I would get in trouble with my wife if she knew I was even looking at their guns.
Heym’s standard SR21 can be seen on the Heym site. The Marine Corps has the sniper version for T&E. I’ve seen the standard SR21 in .300 Win Mag sell around $4000.
New Online Magazine for AR Rifle Hunters and Enthusiasts
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Grand View Media Group, publishers of Grand View’s Outdoors and other hunting magazines, launched a new digital magazine called AR Guns and Hunting. This new online magazine is completely free.
The name of the magazine gives you a pretty good idea on what the articles are about. What is nice about AR Guns and Hunting is the ability to incorporate “new media” into the design to give a richer user experience, while maintaining a traditional magazine feel. So rather than only the nice photos you would find in a print publication, AR Guns and Hunting adds video and audio into the articles.
Concerned that this magazine is only looking at the .22 caliber version guns? Don’t be. AR-15′s in their various configurations are covered, as are the AR-10 series rifles.
If you like the AR platform guns, take a look.
US Palm AK30 Magazine
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US Palm is introducing the AK30 magazine, a polymer AK-47 magazine completely manufactured in the USA.
The 30-round AK-47 magazine uses the polymers developed by Tango Down. The AK30 magazine also borrows heavily from the design features of the Tango Down AR-15 magazine, including the non-removable floor plate for increased strength, the anti-tilt follower, chromium-silicon spring, and the large waffle-pattern texture on the magazine for a sure grip.
US Palm states the life expectancy on the AK30 magazine is in excess of 100,000 cycles.
Even though the magazine cannot be disassembled, it is still easy to clean due to the vented follower. US Palm recommends immersing the magazine in soapy water to clean, then rinse and turn it upside down to drain.
MSRP is $29.95.
Scroll down for more pictures and a video of the AK30 magazine in action.
CMMG Gas Piston Conversion Kit for AR-15 Platform Guns
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Gas piston AR-platform guns are all the rage right now. Many manufacturers, such as Ruger (with the SR-556), are already in the piston market, with others right behind. But, buying one of these rifles means laying out $1000 or more.
A less expensive alternative exists if you already own a AR-15: a CMMG conversion kit. At only $299.99 from Brownells, you can turn your rifle into a gas piston system.
Brownells claims the rifle will “run cooler, cleaner, [and] smoother for improved function, reduced recoil, and less frequent cleaning.”
The CMMG kit allows the user to tune the system to work with all sorts of ammunition, including a suppressor or even .22 LR if you have a rimfire conversion kit.
H&K v. ATI Lawsuit Is Over
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So, H&K filed suit against American Tactical Imports over the GSG-5, a .22 LR clone of the MP-5. The suit has now been settled. The results are the GSG-5 will no longer be produced, and remaining inventories of them must be sold off by Jan 31, 2010.
So, if you were ever thinking about getting a GSG-5, now is the time. I imagine they will be gone quickly.
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Del-Ton Adds Lower AR-15 Receivers to Product Line
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Del-Ton announced they are now selling three different configurations of lower AR-15 receivers. Available as stripped, complete, and a complete lower with buttstock, these receivers retail for $120-240. User options are available on the complete lowers.
From Del-Ton:
Del-Ton, Inc., a successful online dealer of AR-15 parts, accessories, and rifle kits, as well as makers of their own line of customizable rifles, has added lower receivers to their already impressive line of AR products.
The first product in the lower receivers line is the LR100 DTI Stripped Lower Receiver, made of hard coat anodized forged 7075 T6 Aluminum. Product includes the stripped lower only, does not include any internal parts. Del-Ton price is $120.00.
Puma Wildcat .22 Rifle
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Italian firearms manufacturer Pietta makes several old west-style handguns, rifles, and shotguns under the Puma name. They now manufacture the Puma Wildcat .22LR semi-auto rifle.
The Wildcat has a tactical look, with several popular features. The Wildcat has an adjustable buttstock and a pistol grip. The rifle also features an accessory rail with a removable vertical grip.
The Wildcat ships with a 50-round drum magazine.
The rifle ships with iron sights, but rear sight folds down allowing the use of an optic that can mount in the receiver’s 3/8″ dovetail.
