Tag: defense

  • FN Five-Seven – Home Defense For Women?

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    I saw this ad in the March 2010 issue of GUNS Magazine: Two things immediately struck me as odd: It is being marketed as a good gun for home defense The ad is targeting women Maybe FN Herstal re-thought this advertisement after it was printed, because  http://www.fnhusa.com/FIVESEVENhomedefense6 does not go to any sort of relevant…

  • $50 forged AR-15 lowers from SI Defense

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    Lower receivers CNC machined from certified 7075 aluminum forgings and anodized per Mil-A-8625. Lower receivers are marked with “multi-use” for use of different calibers. I had never heard of SI Defense until now.  I’m sure after this deal they will be a lot more well known, especially if the lowers are quality. $500 for a…

  • Speer ammo fail brings about a new product

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    When checking through the boxes of ammo used, we found five or six other cases that had no rim, there was nothing for the extractor to grab hold of and therefore couldn’t extract the spent case causing a malfunction. WOW that is not good…  This is why it makes sense to give your ammo a quick look…

  • Classy version of the sawed off shotgun

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    Most of the pictures I had seen of short barreled shotguns were your typical Mossberg 500 or Remington 870’s… seen one you’ve seen them all. But then I came across this: It’s a sawed off Franchi – Renaissance Sporting 12 Gauge.  This bad boy sports dual 3″ chambers in an over-under configuration, top notch walnut…

  • Gun Related Comparison Charts

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    Rob from TacticalYellowVisor.net has a few great comparison charts that he was kind enough to make public. These charts cover all major brands, and should make it a lot easier to narrow down your next purchase based on your wants and needs. Comparison Chart of Major Brands of M4-Pattern Carbines Comparison Chart of Aimpoint Models…

  • M.I.T. wins the DARPA Network Challenge

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    On December 4th I blogged that DARPA was holding a competition (On Dec. 5th) where you could win $40000 in prize money. My Predictions: My guess is the correct answer is submitted in less than 30 minutes, on behalf of some sort of tightly knit organization.  It will be interesting to see how this plays…