Tag: m4

  • ATF Decrees An Airsoft Rifle A Real Firearm

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    For a while now we have known that the ATF has had an interest in airsoft guns which they claimed could be turned into real firearms.  We discussed it extensively in the following three posts: Airsoft Gun Seizure – Apparently Toys Can Be Real Guns 80% AR-15 Lower Receiver V.S. Airsoft Lower Receiver – Is…

  • Jessica Biel And Guns

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    Jessica Biel on the training she recieved for the new A-Team movie: “I had this really sexy 9-millimeter Beretta, and I trained a lot with an M4 machine gun. Before, I felt very scared of guns. But you learn about them and then you feel capable, and it becomes an empowering experience.” Full article at…

  • Airsoft To AR-15 Conversion – Fox News And ATF Beating A Dead Horse

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    A FoxNews.com investigation reveals that a popular recreational pellet gun can be converted easily to a real semi-automatic weapon. And while the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is already aware of the issue, these “toys” — new, top-of-the-line airsoft rifles — continue to be sold throughout the country. Full Story – HERE…

  • Weapons Painting Guide For Soldiers

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    On 1 April, TACOM Life Cycle Management Command issued the Maintenance Information Message MI 10-040 “Camouflaging Specific Small Arms” stating that, given command approval, Soldiers are permitted to camouflage the M4/M16 weapon systems with paint. See the guide in PDF format – HERE As the guide says at the end, weapons painting has been elevated…

  • M4 Barrel Profiles and Forward Assists

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    40mm grenade launchers are NOT easy to get, they are classified as destructive devices and require an ATF Form 1.  Unless you talk to ABC news, you’ll find out that not too many people have them. So why do so many companies make barrels with M4 profiles, if very few of us have M203 grenade…

  • Guns And The Unrest In Thailand

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    Add Thailand to the list of places I wouldn’t want to be right now.  Just like the Kyrgyzstan riots I reported on yesterday, this also stems from the people’s problems with their government. The shotguns in the picture appear to be Remington 870s Picture #3 – Soldiers carrying HK G3 Rifles Picture #6 – M16A1…