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.

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]