Indholdsfortegnelse for March 2025 i Firearms News

Anytime I write about a CBS investigation, the topic is hardly the investigation itself but rather the abject stupidity of the people conducting it and the complacency and arrogance by which they openly discuss the violation of Americans’ Constitutional rights. The latter half, one could argue, stems from a lack of education in the firearms debate. However, I contend that it is a concerted effort to desensitize Americans and promote a sense of normalcy regarding the loss of our liberties. In the wake of a recent CBS investigation alleging widespread illegal sales of restricted firearms from members of the law enforcement community across the country, House Democrats have rattled their sabers once again, demanding the ATF hold agencies and individuals accountable even though their source is shoddy at best and…

When I was a kid, the world was awash in war toys. There was no orange paint on the muzzles, and many of them actually shot stuff. They could often pass for the real steel in dim light. Apparently, there were not quite so many plaintiff ’s attorneys back then. TV had about three channels when the weather was nice, and the accepted treatment for ADHD was exercise. As such, most every afternoon after school, the neighborhood hooligans would congregate in the nearby vacant lot, divide into two teams, and proceed to shoot the bejeebers out of each other with toy guns. Dirt clods pulled double duty as hand grenades, and a grand time was had by all. When one team would secure a decisive victory we’d generally mix everybody…

“The Nicolaus Copernicus School in Skarszewy, Poland, is a normal primary school with students from the 1st to the 8th grade,” a mid-December “Focus on Europe” video report by Axel Rowohlt from German Public Broadcast Service DW News documents. “Weaponry class is now mandatory in Polish schools and could soon become a favorite,” he elaborates. While the 13-to-14-year-olds students “don’t use live ammunition but lasers,” they enthusiastically embrace the training as “fun” and “really cool,” and “18,000 schools across the country will get the equipment as part of their safety training,” the report explains. Unlike in the land of the Second Amendment, where gun prohibitionists who demand avoidance and ignorance label themselves as “commonsense gun safety advocates,” the training is embraced by educators, politicians and parents. In a way, it’s…

Interest in an old 19th Century Italian rifle cartridge, the 6.5x52mm Parravicini-Carcano, has spiked in recent years due to a glut of surplus rifles and carbines hitting the US commercial market. This old 6.5mm was fading into obscurity when Royal Tiger Imports (RoyalTigerImports.com) suddenly unearthed a wide variety of Italian Carcano rifles and carbines. Suddenly, surplus military rifles were “back on the menu” and both shooters and collectors snapped them up. This, of course, led to interest in the cartridge they were chambered for, the 1891 vintage 6.5x52mm “Carcano.” Growing up in the 1970s, I distinctly remember surplus Italian rifles and carbines, like French military rifles, taking a backseat in popularity to most other countries. Many collectors and shooters turned their noses up at them. Times change, and I’m happy…

Century Arms collaboration with Sharps Bros. is called MB47. It’s as old fashioned an AK as it gets in one way—the milled steel receiver, but as modern as possible in others such as the side rail and Ultimak Picatinny gas tube offering many optics mounting options. While USSR replaced the milled AK47 with the stamped AKM as soon as they figured out the technology, countries like Yugoslavia continued to manufacture both. Stamped rifles and light machine guns were for the mainstream troops, while more rigid milled receivers formed the basis for specialist sniper rifles like the M76. In the US, Sharps Bros. manufactures milled receivers for shooters who like their AKs to be a little more accurate. The thickness of the black phosphated billet receiver doesn’t just benefit optics mounting…

The MG34 laid down withering fire during Germany’s Blizkrieg victories early in WWII, but it was the MG42, designed to replace that MG34, that has had the greatest influence since the end of that war. As good as the MG34 was, it was too expensive and production too time consuming for Germany’s wartime needs. Already by 1937, designs for a replacement were being evaluated. As a result, the MG42, which was less expensive to produce, entered production in 1942. Even though the MG34 remained in production until the end of the War, about 75,000 more MG42s were produced. Although the MG42 was still a well-made weapon, there was not as much precision machining as with the MG34, which aided reliability in dust, snow, mud, etc. One of the most noteworthy…

“Congratulations to Hillary Cassel for becoming the second State Representative from the Great State of Florida to switch her Party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, once more expanding the GOP Supermajority in the State House!” Donald Trump posted to Truth Social in late December. “I would further like to invite other Disillusioned Democrats to switch Parties, and join us on this noble quest to Save our Country and, Make America Great Again—GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. THANK YOU HILLARY!” The second one? The first was State Rep. Susan Valdés, who quit the Democrat party weeks earlier after losing a bid to become chair of an influential committee. As for Democrats jumping ship and changing uniforms, will it “make America greater than ever before”? For gun owners? In Valdés’ case, per WMNF…

LET’S LOOK AT THE TOP NAMES, MASTERS, FORCELLI, AND KEANE, AND SEE WHAT CLUES THEIR PASTS CAN POINT US TOWARD WHAT WE COULD EXPECT. “A.T.F. Braces for a Likely Rollback of Its Gun-Control Efforts,” The New York Times reported ruefully in mid-December. “President-elect Donald J. Trump is almost certain to choose a gun-rights advocate as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or to simply leave the job vacant.” The post has been vacant before, lots of times. Per NPR at the time of his nomination hearing, “If confirmed, [current Director Steve] Dettelbach would be the first permanent director of ATF in seven years. The position often faces pushback from gun rights groups and has only had one Senate-confirmed director in the past 16 years.” That was…

OK, first things first. Yes, it is called the SOCOM556 because it is listed in the government inventory as an issuable item. Surefire has been making the SOCOM556 line for quite a few years now, and they are determined to satisfy their clients, who are (for the most part) the bearded gents who work in dusty places. As a result, the Surefire approach emphasizes some details over others. First of all, the SOCOM556-RC3, like its predecessors, will be a tad on the heavy side for their size. At just over six-inches long, and seventeen ounces, you know just from hefting it that the insides are filled with heavy-duty goodness. That means high-temperature alloys such as Inconel, along with various steels. Which ones? How much? Where? Really, you expect Surefire to…

What used to be a competition pistol is now the hottest thing in everyday carry pistols. That is, a 1911-based double-stack magazine-fed 9mm pistol with a red-dot on top. The Jacob Grey TWC Black is just such a pistol, and if you are willing to pack the weight (admittedly, not that much) you can have it all. Okay, construction. It should be a familiar setup by now, but there are still shooters who are unfamiliar with the manufacturing process. The JG TWC Black (and the other Jacob Grey models) uses a dual-assembly lower, and a 1911-like upper slide assembly. The slide first. The commander-length slide and its barrel are given a black nitride finish. This comes after the slide has been machined with a set of aggressive cocking serrations, fore…

The history of this gun dates back to the establishment of CIS—Chartered Industries of Singapore (Pte.) Ltd., a wholly Singapore government-owned organization, officially registered with the Registrar of Companies in January 1967 with the goal of allowing the Asian city-state (which had gained independence from the Federation of Malaysia in August 1965) to become completely independent in the field of small arms and ammunition for national defense. The first firearm manufactured by CIS was the M16-S1, basically the Colt M16A1 produced under license, to replace the L1A1 SLR rifles that the former British colonists had left behind in Singapore and Malaysia. However, the licensing from Colt and the authorizations from the US Department of State only allowed CIS to produce the M16-S1 for the Armed Forces of Singapore. Nearing the…

On January 6, gun control advocates from Illinois used a reprehensibly corrupt legislative procedure to pass Karina’s Bill, requiring authorities to seize firearms and ammunition without due process from individuals who are subject to an order of protection. Although the state is embroiled in a litany of Second Amendment lawsuits following its non-adherence to the 2022 United States Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, its lust for tyranny is unphased, as both the substance and the manner of passing this bill should offend even the most novice Constitutionalist. To Truly Understand the Depths of Democrat Legislative Depravity, Let’s First Look at the Method by Which the Bill Was Passed. To truly understand the depths of Democrat legislative depravity, let’s first look at…