Liquor Gun Pump

Fire up a shot of your favorite spirit witha pump-action pistol.

PUMP ACTION

Great ‘intimidation’ shot of a 12 gauge pump action shotgun in a ‘tactical’ configuration with a top-folding stock (with ammunition holder) and pistol grip. This particular shotgun is of Turkish origin, although I don’t know the exact brand name.

12 Gauge Drum-Fed Shotgun

A few years ago, Knoxx Industries (who mostly manufacture recoil reduction hardware for rifles and shotguns) started making the Sidewinder - a kit to convert a Mossberg 500 (and a few other similar models) to be able to use either a 6 round box magazine or a 10 round drum (shown above). Unfortunately, they had issues getting the kit manufactured at their target price, and have since discontinued production and sales. This makes finding a photo of a Sidewinder-equipped Mossberg a bit of a challenge. Hats off to the AnarchAngel for his blog post about the Sidewinder shown here.

USAS-12 Full Auto 12 gauge Assault Shotgun

The USAS-12 is probably the most well-known or recognized autoshotgun in the world. Made in South Korea by Daewoo and based on the concepts of the Atchisson Assault 12 gauge, this rifle was designed to be easily usable by anyone trained with the M16. The USAS-12 is a gas-action select-fire rifle with a lot of the internals borrowed from the design of the Atchisson Assault (notably the long bolt overtravel which results in a lower, more controllable rate of fire).

Loaded with a 10-round magazine, the USAS-12 weighs in well over 12 pounds. The one shown here has a 20-round drum magazine as well as a pair (?!) of flashlights, laser sight and reflex sight.

PUMP ACTION

Elite Tactical Systems makes these short shotguns from Remington 870 receivers that they buy without stocks. They make two versions of these whippet “smooth bore handguns” (under the category of “Any Other Weapons”, the US Government title for weapons that don’t fit under other classifications of the 1934 firearms act). The one above has a classic whippet stock and standard forend, while the one below uses classic “assault” or pistol grips. Both hold four 12 gauge shells in the tube and one in the chamber.

Walther MPK

The Walther MP-series of submachine guns went in to production in Germany in 1963, and was adopted by some German police forces and the Mexican Navy. However sales were never strong and this select-fire submachine gun went out of production in 1983. The gun exists in two configurations, the MPL (Long) and MPK (Kurtz) - the only difference being in barrel length. Shown here is the Walther MPK with the folding stock extended and 32-round magazine.

Walther’s new PPK

Okay, so those of you who read this regularly are looking at this and going “cripes, he’s posting another Walther P-something…” And you are right. The PPS (Police Pistol, Slim) is Walther’s new 9mm entry, and is one of the slimmest 9mms in the world. It’s being marketed to police and security forces in Europe, but in the US you can excet that this will instead see a lot of concealed carry. It comes factory-standard with a six-shot single-stack magazine and a seven-shot magazine with an extended base plate (shown in the photo above). The gun is only a little bigger than the classic Walther PPK and certainly looks pretty.

PPK

When Bond’s Beretta 418 caught in his holster on one mission, it was decided that he should switch guns to the Walther PPK chambered in 7.65mm Browning (.32 ACP). The PPK was introduced in the 20’s in Germany and was the smaller version of the Walther PP line of automatics, aimed at undercover police work. It’s a fairly standard blow-back operated double-action semi-automatic with a single-stacked magazine. It holds seven rounds in the magazine. It is also available in .380 ACP with a six-round magazine.

Austro-Hungarian Gasser Revolver

The Gasser Army revolver was an open-framed heavy-bore revolver from the late 19th Century that was adopted as the Austro-Hungarian Cavalry revolver as the Gasser M1870. It holds five rounds of 11.2mm centrefire, a long heavy round known as the 11mm Montenegrin that was used in the earlier Fruwirth carbines.

The Tommy Gun Returns

The classic Thompson 1927’s are back from Auto-Ordnance, this time being sold as a “lightweight deluxe pistol”. The TA5 sports a 10.5 inch barrel and the classic 50 round drum magazine, chambered in .45 ACP. 10 and 30 round stick magazines are available as well as the heavy-weight 100 round drum. From the specs, this looks to be a close remake of the classic Thompson in inner workings and even includes the classic walnut furniture. A very pretty piece of hardware.

French FAMAS-F1

The “Fusil d’Assaut de la Manufacture d’Armes de St-Etienne” is a bullpup 5.56mm rifle adopted by the French military and also exported in small numbers to Senegal and the United Arab Emirates. Unusual amongst 5.56mm assault rifles in NATO usage, the FAMAS-F1 uses a proprietary 25-round magazine instead of the NATO-standard 30-round STANAG magazine. The new version now in production by GIAT (the FAMAS-G2) uses STANAG magazines as well as incorporating several other improvements.

BUL M-5 Automatic Race Gun

The BUL M-5 is an M1911A1-style automatic manufactured by BUL firearms in Isreal. It is available in a variety of calibers and can be switched between them by swapping barrels, springs, magazines and possibly the slide (to 9×19mm Para, 9×21mm IMI, .38Super, .40SW, and of course .45ACP) . The M-5s have become quite popular in the competitive shooting circuits.

Barrett Light 50 Service Rifle

The Barrett Model 82 is the most recognized 50 caliber anti-material rifle in the world. In 2005 the US Army officially designated a version of the M82 the M107 and approved it for full material release. The M107 fires a variety of .50BMG rounds and has a listed range of 1,500m, with record shots at the 2,500m range. It is a heavy semi-automatic shoulder-fired sniper rifle designed for an anti-material role.

It has a few changes from the classic M82, with a rear grip and monopod socket as well as a lengthened accessory rail. It is also equipped with a “Leupold 4.5×14 vary X scope”.