The “new” Gen5 9mm Glock 47 pistol has actually been around for a few years now. In 2019, Glock Inc. was originally awarded a huge contract to replace the US Border Patrol’s .40 S&W HK P2000s both with an entire lineup of Gen5 9mm Glock pistols: the Glock 19 Gen5 MOSs, Glock 26 Gen5s, and the Glock 47. The Glock 47 is now seeing its full commercial release right after being publicly announced during the recent 2023 SHOT Show. By all means, the “new” Glock 47 which will be replacing the Glock 17 Gen5 from here on out is basically…
Author: Samuel Griffin
Certain topics cause opposing sides to dig in their heels and become entrenched in their beliefs. Dry firing seems to be one of those sensitive topics. Where do you stand on it? Let’s take a look and see if we can uncover some concrete information to prove or disprove whether or not dry firing harms a rimfire rifle. What is dry firing? Dry firing refers to cocking the mechanism of a firearm and pulling the trigger, “firing” the gun without a live round in the chamber. You get a click instead of a bang. People often do this to get…
There are a few legendary movie guns…guns so famous they could arguably be called the co-stars of the film. These movies are rare and the list could be argued. One that is readily obvious, however, is the Smith & Wesson Model 29 in the film Dirty Harry. A close up of the S&W Model 29 in Dirty Harry Dirty Harry made this gun a celebrity. Supposedly throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, anytime the movie re-ran on TV, it would drive sales of the firearm. At the very beginning of the film, the shootout solidified the firearm in the American mind. As Inspector Harry…
The Matrix has plenty of guns…tons and tons of guns. The first movie has that great scene where Neo asks for lots and lots of guns. You could argue there are too many to pick from. While not a major character in the Matrix movies, Ghost (Anthony Wong) was a major playable character in the spinoff video game, Enter the Matrix. There also aren’t a whole lot of character guns. Neo doesn’t have just one gun he uses, nor do any of the other main characters outside of Agent Smith and his Desert Eagle. However, one of the side characters certainly likes one specific gun.…
Actor Alec Baldwin isn’t set to have a great 2023. After all, he’s facing manslaughter charges over the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust. Even if he can beat the charge, it’s going to take a lot of time and money to do so. If there’s any good news for the actor, it’s that he won’t be facing a five-year sentencing enhancement over the use of a firearm. The prosecution in the case of a fatal New Mexico film-set shooting made a stark turnaround Monday, dropping the possibility of a mandatory five-year sentence against Alec Baldwin, new…
I grew up consuming media without much adult supervision. We had stacks and stacks of VHS tapes, and I cruised through a ton of 80s, and 90s action flicks as a child. One of my favorite action flicks of this time was RoboCop. RoboCop (Photo: MGM) RoboCop was a hyper-violent film series starring a police officer who is brutally gunned down but brought back to life as a cyborg who enforces the law! The films are pure cyberpunk-style dystopia with large corporations, corrupt government, and violent criminals. RoboCop demonstrating his skills with the Auto 9 at the range A big part of RoboCop was the Auto 9.…
Westerns are a significant part of American media, especially with big names like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. Just about everyone has heard of them, if not seen their movies. Many foreigners think of America as the wild west stereotype to this day, which goes to show the sheer impact of the old movies many of us know and love. And, of course, there’s the classic theme of charming cowboys saving the west—or sometimes bandits in black clothes causing havoc. But what’s a cowboy or a bandit without a gun? Just about everyone in the old west is armed with…
Shutterstock As the New York Post reports . . . “A Brazilian lawyer tragically died after his gun was discharged by an MRI machine’s magnetic field at the hospital.” The freak accident occurred on January 16 while the gun-loving lawyer, named Leandro Mathias de Novaes, was taking his mother to get scanned at the Laboratorio Cura in São Paulo, Jam Press reported. Unbeknownst to hospital staff, the attorney had a registered firearm in his possession. If you’ve ever had an MRI or been near and MRI machine, you’ve seen the signs warning everyone in the area that the device creates a powerful magnetic…
How does Winchester “White Box” ammunition stack up against the competitors? In this article, we will review Winchester’s M80 cartridge in 7.62x51mm (also known in civilian circles as .308 Winchester). History How long has this round been with us? It was introduced way back in 1952 as the .308 Winchester in civilian hunting circles. Two years later, it was adopted into NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) as the 7.62x51mm. The diameter is basically .30 caliber, with a 51mm long case. NATO designated it as the T65 cartridge. The round was developed for ballistics that could compete with the .30-06 (7.62x63mm),…
In Collateral, Tom Cruise plays Vincent, an enigmatic assassin who has several stops to make during a single night in Los Angeles. The film is a slow burn punctuated by several intense action sequences. Vincent receives a package — from Jason Statham, of all people — containing his weaponry, information on targets, and more. Tom Cruise in Collateral Vincent’s primary firearm of choice is the Heckler and Koch USP 45. The Universal Service Pistol The Heckler & Koch USP 45 used in Collateral The road to the USP is long and starts with the Mk 23 — an offensive handgun developed for SOCOM. While…