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Former President Trump is reported to be safe after multiple shots fired at him during assassination attempt at Pennsylvania Rally.

Trump injured in incident at Pennsylvania Rally. Appears a number of shots were fired and Trump was hit. He was removed from stage. He pumped his fist as leaving the rally. Trump is reported to be "Fine".

Historic Look Back- German Wheel-lock!

I thought this was very interesting. This is a photo of a German wheellock gr***de launcher circa 1615. I thought it was interesting as its a wheellock rather than a flintlock. Note the bore size. Range was short but its an interesting step in the history of gr***de launchers.

Can you ID this World War II era submachine gun? Hint, it's NOT Soviet!

We have the best readers with very diverse backgrounds and a deep knowledge base so this one will be easy for many!

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A look at World War II German field equipment. How do you think it stacked up against US Army equipment?

Historic Look Back- Continuation War

A Finn armed with a flamethrower takes on a Soviet bunker during the Continuation War. While very heavy and cumbersome, flamethrowers could be very effective on strong points like this.

It's not like you can ride both of them at the same time!!

Take a careful look at this rear sight, do you notice what is wrong with it?

LOL!

Historic Look Back - World War II

Can you name this WWII German Dual-Purpose Gun? Extra points if you can name the battle where British Matilda tanks first encountered it!! Bragging rights if you can name the German officer who was directing their fire and saved the day just as the Matildas were breaking through!

Historic Look Back!

An advertisement from the late 1980s, just before the ban on Chinese rifles and handguns. They had a lot of neat stuff planned...

Just a couple old guys headed to the range...what do they know....

Historic Look Back- Custer's Gatling Guns

Would it have made any difference if Custer had brought the Gatling Guns with him to Little Bighorn? We have a very diverse group of readers with wide ranging experiences and opinions so this should be very interesting!!

The Hi-Lux TD-3C Affordable Pistol Red Dot Sight: Review

The Leatherwood/Hi-Lux Optics TD-3C is one of the most underrated red-dot sights on the market today. It's durable, feature-rich, and it won't break the bank.

The Hi-Lux TD-3C Affordable Pistol Red Dot Sight: Review - Fi****ms News The Hi-Lux TD-3C is one of the most underrated red-dot sights on the market today. It's durable, feature-rich, and it won't break the bank.

Sooo wrong!

Historic Look Back!

A view of the tailguns on a Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster Bomber during World War II. Can you guess the caliber?

INSIDE THE AN-94 NIKONOV

In September of 2001 Fi****ms News (then Shotgun News) sent a young writer by the name of David M. Fortier on assignment to Russia. He traveled East from Moscow into the interior of the country to the formerly closed city of Izhevsk. There he visited IZHMASH (today Kalashnikov Concern) where he had the opportunity to handle and test fire a 5.45x39mm AN-94 “Nikonov” assault rifle. What makes the Nikonov unique is its ability to fire two shots before the recoil impulse from the first shot is transmitted to the rifleman. Both rounds are fired so fast it sounds like one report. On full automatic the AN-94 fires the first two shots on 1800 rpm and then the cyclic rate drops to 600 rpm. While the AN-94 was virtually unknown in the West in 2001, today it is a popular gun in many video games. Fi****ms News paved the way, providing one of the very first reports on this interesting design intended to increase the rifleman’s hit probability.

Historic Look Back - USMC field gear, early Vietnam

A Look Inside- 5.45x39mm AP

Left to Right: 7N10 (hardened steel), 7N22 (hardened steel, pointed), 7N24 (Tungsten core).......while the 7N24 has the best performance, it is also by far the most expensive.

Historic Look Back - Cold War!

Can you correctly identify the model and caliber of this European sniper rifle? Bonus points for knowing the pre World War II rifle it was based on!!

Historic Look Back- Cold War

US M231 as seen inserted into a rear door firing port. The M231 Firing Port Weapon (FPW) is an adapted version of the M16A1 assault rifle for shooting from firing ports on the M2 Bradley. The infantry's normal M16A1s are too long for use in a "buttoned up" APC, so the FPW was developed to provide a suitable weapon for this role. These weapons are only capable of fully automatic fire, with a special side plate mounted inside the lower receiver and a selector that only has "safe" and "auto" positions. These weapons retain a 65% parts commonality with standard M16A1 rifles. Only the M196 tracer round was authorized for operational use as no sights were fitted. Rate of fire was 1100 to 1200 rpm.

Can you ID it?

Real American heavy metal.

You might notice the round plates under the barrels of the main gun batteries on the USS Salem. Those are covers for the ejections ports. Every time one of those guns fire a 93 lb brass case goes flying out. Yes, these are among the largest semiautomatic guns ever built. The USN 8”/55 Mk 16 guns were the fastest of that size mounted on ships. The system not only utilized brass casings for the blasting charges but it could load the guns at any angle. This allowed an amazing increase in the fire rate. Other contemporaries around the world could fire 10k-12k pounds per minute. The Mk 16 guns on 3 triple turrets could reach 36k pounds per minute, or 108 rounds per minute or one shot every 5 seconds!

If the caption is accurate these are Russian whalers who have decided to use 14.5mm PTRS anti-tank rifles to bag small whales instead of the traditional harpoon. Although they can also be used to defend the ships. Though from who?

Which do you prefer, 300 AAC BLK or .308 Wi******er and why?

Worst Military Pistol Evuh?

Imperial Japan and the 8x22mm Type 94 Nambu Pistol! Patrick Sweeney takes a detailed look at what many consider the worst military pistol ever fielded, the Imperial Japanese Type 94!

Worst Military Pistol Ever? - Nambu Type 94 - Fi****ms News Patrick Sweeney takes a detailed look at what many consider the worst military pistol ever fielded, the Imperial Japanese Type 94!