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Navy SEALs using the Stoner 63 in Vietnam. (U.S. Navy)

The Stoner 63 – The Light Machinegun Favored by the SEALS in Vietnam

Although never widely adopted by the military, Stoner 63 showed its true potential in the jungles and riverways of Vietnam at the hands of SEALs.

Machine Guns Sep 05

Photo of the day: The M134D-H Hybrid Gatling Gun

Photo of the day: The M134D-H Hybrid Gatling Gun

The M134D-H Hybrid Gatling Gun is the standard lightweight Minigun design from Dillon Aero. The Hybrid Gatling Gun combines the titanium and skeletonized parts that were originally engineered for use in the M134D-T titanium Gatling Gun with the steel housing of the M134D steel Gatling Gun. The Hybrid gun was designed to offer the weight […]

Machine Guns Jan 21

M134 Minigun: Forgotten Weapons Video

M134 Minigun: Forgotten Weapons Video

The General Electric M134 “Minigun” is essentially an electrically-powered Gatling gun – the conceptual operation of the gun is identical to Dr. Gatling’s original creation. What has changed, however, is the chambering (it’s in 7.62 NATO), the power source (an electric motor), and the feed mechanism (belt-feed using M60 links instead of the Gatling’s Accles, […]

Machine Guns Aug 21

Machineguns and Silencers: The National Firearms Act Explained byThe Legal Brief!

Machineguns and Silencers: The National Firearms Act Explained byThe Legal Brief!

There is a lot of misinformation out there about the National Firearms Act… today on The Legal Brief, Adam Kraut breaks it down for you! Links for this episode: The National Firearms Act https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/te… The Regulations Pertaining to the National Firearms Act https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/… National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR) – 26 USC § 5841 […]

Machine Guns Jul 24

Watch H&K MP7 Sub Machine Pistol: 4.6 Millimeters of Awesome

Watch H&K MP7 Sub Machine Pistol: 4.6 Millimeters of Awesome

In this episode of TFBTV, James and Patrick interview representatives of Battlefield Vegas and Heckler and Koch to get some basic information about the mysterious H&K MP7 Submachinegun. If you want a little background on the MP7 before watching the mini-doc, no one sets the stage better than TFB’s own Nathaniel F. The following excerpt […]

Machine Guns Jul 14

SMG, MP, PDW…Oh My: Forgotten Weapons Explains Submachine Gun Terminology

SMG, MP, PDW…Oh My: Forgotten Weapons Explains Submachine Gun Terminology

The guys at Forgotten Weapons have done a great video which explains small caliber machinegun terminology: submachine guns, personal defense weapons, and machine pistols. Terminology. Forgotten Weapons tells us who makes them, why they exist and their place in military history. Submachine Gun: Pistol caliber, fully automatic, and fitted with a shoulder stock. For example, Thompson, […]

Machine Guns Jul 11

LMG, MMG, SAW, HMG, GPMG…Oh My: Forgotten Weapons Explains Machine Gun Terminology

LMG, MMG, SAW, HMG, GPMG…Oh My: Forgotten Weapons Explains Machine Gun Terminology

The guys at Forgotten Weapons have done a great video which explains Machine Gun Terminology. Not only are there way too many different categories of machine guns, some of these terms have changed over time. Forgotten Weapons tells us who makes them, why they exist and their place in military history. Automatic Rifle: Shoulder or hip […]

Machine Guns Jul 10

Ranger Loadout: MK48 machine gunner

Ranger Loadout: MK48 machine gunner

After successfully completing RIP (Ranger Indoctrination Program later renamed RASP) I was assigned to 2nd Ranger Battalion (Cco-MadSlashers). When I arrived at Ft. Lewis it was basically empty. I was sent on a reach-back bird (planes that carry people into, and out of combat for various reasons) to meet my already deployed platoon. After a […]

Machine Guns Apr 22

The Peshmerga and the AK-47, the World’s Most Enduring Rifle

The Peshmerga and the AK-47, the World’s Most Enduring Rifle

Like most armies in this part of the world, the Peshmerga’s go-to weapon is the AK-47/AKM. Sure, they have the G36 and a few M16/M4s floating around (usually with officers), but the Kalashnikov is the name of the game. What makes it fascinating is the number of variants and origins that you can find in the […]

Machine Guns Apr 13

Marines review Ammo Incorporated ammunition: full auto, suppressors, tracers and more

Marines review Ammo Incorporated ammunition: full auto, suppressors, tracers and more

Sometimes the stars align and a good thing gets even better. It started with getting my shipment of Ammo Incorporated rounds delivered, including their Streak visual ammunition (tracer rounds), Stelth subsonic ammunition, and OPS high-accuracy hollow point ammunition. Then I get a text message from my Marine buddy that he has a friend who wants […]

Ammunition Apr 11

Watch: UH-1Y Door Gunners conduct aerial gunnery

Watch: UH-1Y Door Gunners conduct aerial gunnery

U.S. Marines participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16, conduct an aerial gunnery with GAU-17 Minigun and GAU-18 M2 machine gun on UH-1Y Venom helicopter near Yuma, Arizona. *Photo courtesy of AirSource Military Youtube channel

Machine Guns Mar 24

Arms of the Soviet Union: DP-28 Light Machine Gun

Arms of the Soviet Union: DP-28 Light Machine Gun

Take a close-up look and learn some history of the Dp-28 Light Machine Gun. This pan-fed machine gun was instrumental in the Soviet’s defeat of the Nazis.

Machine Guns Feb 28

GAU-19 Gatling .50 Cal

GAU-19 Gatling .50 Cal

The GAU-19 Gatling .50 Cal is one serious piece of hardware which I thought I’d mention today in light of it’s renewed interest for Naval deployment. Many have never even heard of it or seen it deployed, which is a shame because this monster can lay down the hate. Whenever someone is talking about the […]

Machine Guns Feb 18

Nazi Wunderwaffe: the MG42 and the Sturmgeweher

Nazi Wunderwaffe: the MG42 and the Sturmgeweher

At the start of the World War II, the German Army (Wehrmacht) equipped their infantry with a mix of bolt action rifles and machine guns. They would find that mass production required a different weapon and a new machinegun, the MG42 was developed. Between the wars, they had developed the revolutionary Maschinengewehr 34, or MG […]

Machine Guns Feb 15

Weird Gun Wednesday: The Stoner 63 Machine Gun

Weird Gun Wednesday: The Stoner 63 Machine Gun

Talking with Vietnam vets is always a learning experience. They are a truly remarkable bunch of guys who accomplished a lot with very little. I am fortunate to know a SEAL who did some time during the heyday of Vietnam. Reading stories about the Brown Water Navy and SEAL/UDT Platoons in books were great but […]

Machine Guns Feb 14

Richard Gatling Applies for a Patent on His Gatling Gun, December, 1862

Richard Gatling Applies for a Patent on His Gatling Gun, December, 1862

The Gatling gun is one of the most iconic early rapid-firing guns, a forerunner to the machine gun that revolutionized warfare. Gatling’s spring loaded, hand-cranked weapon was first used by Union forces during the American Civil War in the early 1860s, but it didn’t see widespread use by US forces until after the war. Dr. […]

Machine Guns Dec 06

Russia’s RPK-74 LMG: A Faithful Servant Since 1974

Russia’s RPK-74 LMG: A Faithful Servant Since 1974

Courtesy of Tactical Life When I was in Russia a little over 12 years ago, I had quite a few contacts with former Desantniks (paratroopers) and Spetsnaz operators and made it a point to ask them about the weapons they had used and their opinions of them. Since most had seen combat in Afghanistan or Chechnya, their views of weapons […]

Machine Guns Sep 23

Zenith Z-5P subgun | Quick Look

Zenith Z-5P subgun | Quick Look

While the venerable HK Mp5 has been in service since the ’60’s, it gained true icon status in the 1980’s. Between watching real world commandos take down the bad guys of the world on the news and enjoying Arnold and Chuck stack nameless henchmen into piles with the little subgun on the silver screen, the […]

Machine Guns Sep 07

IronMan Backpack | MASSIVE 500 Round Ammunition Backpack

IronMan Backpack | MASSIVE 500 Round Ammunition Backpack

The first position that I held in Ranger Battalion was light/heavy machine gunner. It was our job to become efficient with just about every light or heavy machine gun in our arsenal, including various grenade launchers. The majority of the time, we would carry our ammo in a small backpack and only feed the gun […]

Machine Guns Jun 23

Mounting Solutions Plus – Exclusive Exporter of Balanced Ammunition Delivery System (B.A.D.S.)

Mounting Solutions Plus – Exclusive Exporter of Balanced Ammunition Delivery System (B.A.D.S.)

Miami, FL – (June 2017) – Mounting Solutions Plus (MSP) announces that they are now the exclusive exporter of the Balanced Ammunition Delivery System (B.A.D.S.) for the FN MAG/M240 and German MG3 Machine Gun. The new Balanced Ammunition Delivery System (B.A.D.S.) revolutionizes the M240 weapon system. The B.A.D.S. system replaces the current ammo box under […]

Firearms Accessories Jun 20

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