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SIG Sauer Lands Army NGSW Machine Gun and Rifle Contract

SIG Sauer Lands Army NGSW Machine Gun and Rifle Contract

SIG Sauer is announcing that they won a contract with the Army to supply new weapons, ammo and accessories for the Next Generation Squad Weapons program

Cobalt Kinetics and MARS Team Up on New Army Machine Gun Entry

Cobalt Kinetics and MARS Team Up on New Army Machine Gun Entry

Cobalt Kinetics and MARS Inc. of Montana have paired up to develop a new machine gun for future military trials chambered for a new 6.8mm cartridge.

The Guns of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: Al Capone Gets Away with Murder

The Guns of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: Al Capone Gets Away with Murder

Sometimes men commit premeditated mass murder based upon pure unfiltered greed. This is the sort of killing we’re investigating today.

The Guns of U.S. Army Aviation in Vietnam — Personal Defense Weapons on Slicks, Snakes & Loaches

The Guns of U.S. Army Aviation in Vietnam — Personal Defense Weapons on Slicks, Snakes & Loaches

The war in Vietnam saw the introduction of a wide array of new technologies. From smart bombs to night vision and lightweight assault rifles, Vietnam was a proving ground for countless new weapons and the tactics that drove their employment. As a result, flight crews operating Army rotary-wing combat aircraft frequently made up the rules as they went along.

This is the original MP44/StG44 from WWII. It fired a 7.92x39mm., or 8x33 Kurz, round that was a smaller version of the German 8x57, or 8mm Mauser. The Kalashnikov, or AK-47, fires a 7.62x39 cartridge, which is a smaller version of the 7.62x54 Russian. Most people consider the StG44 the original assault rifle from which all others were fashioned, but it arrived too late in WWII to make a difference in the failed Nazi war machine.

Bill Creates Grace Period for Vets to Register Machine Guns

A bill was introduced this week in both the House and Senate to give one the opportunity to register the machine gun or assault rifle grandpa brought back from either WWII or Korea.