Heavy Artillery In Slow Motion from Insight Visual Media Productions on Vimeo.
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Firearms Filmed with High Speed Camera
Found this just now on The Firearm Blog. This footage was shot by Insight Visual Media Productions to test a new high speed camera ...
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Sunday, 25 September 2011
Shooting Drills
Just some stuff I found while cruising YouTube that I thought were worth sharing:
US Marine speed reload...
David Sevigny competition shooting demonstration...
The fastest pistol reload I've ever seen...
US Marine speed reload...
David Sevigny competition shooting demonstration...
The fastest pistol reload I've ever seen...
Most Tactical Loadout Ever...
Best bit is about 1:50 in. This dude is so cool, I wanna be just like him.
Edit: had to edit this after I'd posted it to add the guys other video - MTAR: Most Tactial AR-15. Brilliant.
Edit: had to edit this after I'd posted it to add the guys other video - MTAR: Most Tactial AR-15. Brilliant.
Friday, 23 September 2011
Angled Rail Adaptor: Why has no-one thought of this before?
Such a simple idea, but so cool. Why has no-one thought of an angled rail adaptor before?
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Handguns Fired Underwater
More good stuff from the guys at Smarter Every Day is this video of them test firing a Ruger P95-DC and a revolver in a glass tank filled with water, capturing this on a camera running at 2,200 frames per second. Today's phrase of the day is 'Toroidal Vortex'.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Dragon's Breath Rounds
Now, you've probably seen the FPSRussia dragon's breath video (if not, here's a link. If you have, and want more, try this video, care of the Smarter Every Day YouTube channel. It's a selection of footage of a guy firing off some DB rounds in the woods at night, shot from various angles with a bunch of different cameras. Pretty spectacular.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Vietnam Airsoft
A couple of weeks ago, I went airsofting at Fireball Squadron. Nothing really new there to report, slow news day, I hear you cry? Not so. I've recently been investing in some Vietnam gear, the airsoft craze that seems to be sweeping the nation. Everyone is doing it, lots of sites are running Vietnam themed events from Gunman to Combat South. I have a bunch of mates who have been doing the whole Vietnam thing for a while and are pretty serious about it, so I thought I'd join in. I already had an M14, an XM177 and a 1911 so most of the expense of changing themes was covered.
After a visit to Soldier of Fortune, eBay and some private purchases, I was ready to go. Toger stripe fatigues, a combination of 56 and 67 pattern webbing, jungle boots, claymore bag and my favourite guns of the moment, my Marui M14 and WE 1911.
I had been wondering why there was so much interest in VN airsoft recently. There have been a few tasty releases by G&P, notably the XM177, CAR15 and the awesome Stoner LMG (currently riding at the top of my wishlist), but no new Vietnam movies, not like the Ranger/Delta craze that went round following Blackhawk Down or the interest in Seal jungle ops with the advent of Tears of the Sun, oh no. So where has this upsurge come from.
Unfortunately, I have no answer. My theory is that it takes airsoft and the tactics involved therein right back to basics. No fancy optics, no bolt-on grippy bits, no Magpul accessories, just you, some basic web gear, your rifle and it's iron sights. All the trappings of modern day airsoft are stripped away taking you back to a time close to that experienced when you started playing. When you had only an AEG and some basic (probably DPM or Flecktarn) clothing and a couple of pouches. Vietnam era airsoft is a distillation of airsoft, forcing you to only go out with what you need, not what the latest magazine, website or training video tells you you need. It is a thing of real beauty.
When playing airsoft, you very rarely need to carry all of the equipment that you take with you. Obviously, there are exceptions, like weekend milsim events, but even then, I could have supplemented what I used at Fireball with a rucksack and that would have sufficed, even for an entire weekend.
I still love my two Armalite rifles, even if they are a little overburdened with accessories, but the purity of fun I got out of playing lo-fi airsoft was refreshing, to say the least.
After a visit to Soldier of Fortune, eBay and some private purchases, I was ready to go. Toger stripe fatigues, a combination of 56 and 67 pattern webbing, jungle boots, claymore bag and my favourite guns of the moment, my Marui M14 and WE 1911.
I had been wondering why there was so much interest in VN airsoft recently. There have been a few tasty releases by G&P, notably the XM177, CAR15 and the awesome Stoner LMG (currently riding at the top of my wishlist), but no new Vietnam movies, not like the Ranger/Delta craze that went round following Blackhawk Down or the interest in Seal jungle ops with the advent of Tears of the Sun, oh no. So where has this upsurge come from.
Unfortunately, I have no answer. My theory is that it takes airsoft and the tactics involved therein right back to basics. No fancy optics, no bolt-on grippy bits, no Magpul accessories, just you, some basic web gear, your rifle and it's iron sights. All the trappings of modern day airsoft are stripped away taking you back to a time close to that experienced when you started playing. When you had only an AEG and some basic (probably DPM or Flecktarn) clothing and a couple of pouches. Vietnam era airsoft is a distillation of airsoft, forcing you to only go out with what you need, not what the latest magazine, website or training video tells you you need. It is a thing of real beauty.
When playing airsoft, you very rarely need to carry all of the equipment that you take with you. Obviously, there are exceptions, like weekend milsim events, but even then, I could have supplemented what I used at Fireball with a rucksack and that would have sufficed, even for an entire weekend.
I still love my two Armalite rifles, even if they are a little overburdened with accessories, but the purity of fun I got out of playing lo-fi airsoft was refreshing, to say the least.
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
XM177E2 Upgrade
Last night I stripped and rebuilt my old Marui XM177E2 in the space of a couple of hours. It was the first electric airsoft gun I bought, second hand from a friend and served me well for a couple of years before I upgraded to an M4RIS. It's a great little gun and has been sitting in the loft for far too long now. As I have completely rebuilt the M4 now, I had an EG1000 motor and M4 gearbox spare so I decided to take the XM apart, give it a clean and rebuild it with the superior M4 internals.
Being plastic, it was a bit fiddly and delicate and, despite all my best intentions, I managed to snap off one of the receiver lugs (unsurprisingly as they're the Achilles heel of the plastic bodied Armalite) although this didn't affect the feel of it when reassembled. Couldn't believe that it only had an EG650 motor inside. might be a bit closer to competitive on the skirmish field now. old photo, but nothing on the outside has changed. See you at the Fireball Vietnam day in September.
Being plastic, it was a bit fiddly and delicate and, despite all my best intentions, I managed to snap off one of the receiver lugs (unsurprisingly as they're the Achilles heel of the plastic bodied Armalite) although this didn't affect the feel of it when reassembled. Couldn't believe that it only had an EG650 motor inside. might be a bit closer to competitive on the skirmish field now. old photo, but nothing on the outside has changed. See you at the Fireball Vietnam day in September.
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Now with Added Google+
I've managed to post to Facebook via Twitter from Google+. Let's see what happens with a Blogger entry.
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Intelligent Armour MACH Helmets
Just had an email from Alex at Intelligent Armour about their new range of ballistic helmets. I'm no expert on ballistic helmets so I'll let this excerpt from the website explain:
The MACH range is aimed at the Military and Police special tactical units and close protection teams, Intelligent Armour have upgraded our standard Military Advanced Combat Helmet MACH 1 and added Ops-Core 2010 ACH-ARC Kit & Ops-Core VAS Shroud to enhance compatibility with all NVG and communication systems.
The Ops-Core rail system will be familiar to anyone intently following the changes of equipment that UKSF units are going through. The American Ops-Core rail system featuring heavily on the FAST ballistic helmets now believed to be in use by Tier 1 UK Special Forces, as well as their US counterparts, a range very similar to Intelligent Armour's MACH helmets.
As well as the MACH+Ops-Core range, there are more traditional MICH/ACH and PASGT style lines to choose from. Each of the helmets in the range has a downloadable PDF fact sheet with a full description and specification, like this one for the MACH1+Ops-Core helmet.
If you want even more reassurance of the quality of these helmets, there is also a ballistic test report from Wiltshire Ballistic Services Ltd outlining the MACH1, 2 and 3 helmet's ability to defeat 9mm FMJ rounds to NIJ 0108.01 level IIIA.
As I said, I'm no expert and this doesn't mean a great deal to me, but sounds very impressive. Email the guys at Intelligent Armour or phone them on +44 (0) 1453 700574 for more information.
Intelligent Armour are also on Twitter and Facebook if you want to keep up to date with future products and services.
The MACH range is aimed at the Military and Police special tactical units and close protection teams, Intelligent Armour have upgraded our standard Military Advanced Combat Helmet MACH 1 and added Ops-Core 2010 ACH-ARC Kit & Ops-Core VAS Shroud to enhance compatibility with all NVG and communication systems.
The Ops-Core rail system will be familiar to anyone intently following the changes of equipment that UKSF units are going through. The American Ops-Core rail system featuring heavily on the FAST ballistic helmets now believed to be in use by Tier 1 UK Special Forces, as well as their US counterparts, a range very similar to Intelligent Armour's MACH helmets.
As well as the MACH+Ops-Core range, there are more traditional MICH/ACH and PASGT style lines to choose from. Each of the helmets in the range has a downloadable PDF fact sheet with a full description and specification, like this one for the MACH1+Ops-Core helmet.
If you want even more reassurance of the quality of these helmets, there is also a ballistic test report from Wiltshire Ballistic Services Ltd outlining the MACH1, 2 and 3 helmet's ability to defeat 9mm FMJ rounds to NIJ 0108.01 level IIIA.
As I said, I'm no expert and this doesn't mean a great deal to me, but sounds very impressive. Email the guys at Intelligent Armour or phone them on +44 (0) 1453 700574 for more information.
Intelligent Armour are also on Twitter and Facebook if you want to keep up to date with future products and services.
Tuesday Gun Porn: Shooting Range Action
Care of my gun loving buddies on Facebook. Johnny Cash + assault weapons = pure enjoyment.
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Never Have I Craved a Shovel Quite so Much...
...but I crave this, the ultimate zombie fighting shovel, or Crovel, as it's correctly titled. Get your own Crovel Shovel here for a mere $98.99 plus shipping.
Friday, 1 July 2011
Gun Porn From Surefire Promoting Hi-Cap STANAG Magazines
Surefire have started shipping their 60 and 100 round 5.56 STANAG magazines to dealers. Click here for the promotional video on their youtube channel.
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Worst Idea Ever
It's an umbrella that looks like it has a gun hidden inside. How to get shot by the police in one easy purchase, it's a Gunbrella!
The Iron Curtain Countermeasures System
Iron Curtain is an Active Protection system (APS) that defeats many of the most challenging armored vehicle threats.
How Iron Curtain Works
(1) A C-band radar detects and tracks an incoming round, alerting the system and switching it from armed-ready to an armed state. (2) At close range, a distributed optical sensor classifies the threat to select aimpoint and determine which countermeasure (CM) to fire. (3) The CM acts straight down, killing the threat with minimal collateral damage to personnel in close proximity.
More info at the Artis website.
Friday, 24 June 2011
NV Contact Lenses: Truth or BS?
BS or not, sounds sort of plausable and cool as hell. Apparently, the SeALs who took Bin Laden down were wearing these. Or the helmets with the peripheral-view PVS-15's also mentioned in the article. Either way, who cares.
Read the article at Kit Up.
Read the article at Kit Up.
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