At the end of the 60's, the intelligence services expressed a desire to get a small-sized pistol, allowing the operative to wear it covertly and not unmasked. Initially, however, this gun was conceived as personal ...

Automatic rifle Model REC7 latest development Barrett Firearms Company. This small American company has gained worldwide fame thanks to its large-caliber sniper ...

At the end of 2003, the US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) issued a request to weapon manufacturers for a new modular assault rifle for US fighters ...

Glock 18, released in 1986 year, was created on the basis of the 17 model for the anti-terrorist special forces EKO Cobra (Einsatzkommando Cobra) of the Austrian federal police, who ...

At the beginning of the 90 of the last century, our Ministry of Defense announced a competition to develop a promising pistol, which should replace the Stechkin automatic pistol. In the competition,...

The best of the smooth-bore guns showed the same accuracy at a distance of 50-60 m from force, and privates - even about 30. Nevertheless, for about three centuries from the moment of their ...

In the autumn of 2011, the Makarov pistol celebrates its anniversary. 60 years in service - a very decent time. Although personal weapons are quite “conservative” and well-proven systems can last for a long time ...

In our country, a lot of people are interested in small arms. As a rule, these are hunters who prefer to use weapons for their intended purpose, but there is also a category of people who collect rare ...

The Russian Far East, a wild, wild island ... The harsh climate, inexhaustible natural resources, incredible distances, unexplored indigenous people, sometimes overshadowing their militancy ...

Ultrasound - a submachine gun created by the sons of Israel, who conquered the hearts of many real men over time, is by far the perfect melee weapon in its class. How true was ...

At a recent meeting of the General Staff, a positive decision was taken to leave the bayonet in the armament of the army. Questions about writing off this type of cold steel have become ...

2011 year was rich in sensational or sometimes even scandalous news regarding the Russian armed forces. Reform moves along the planned path, and not all its nuances are clear ...

Among the most significant “weapon” anniversaries of the 2011 of the year is the centenary of the well-known all over the world American Colt M1911 pistol. One listing of its modifications and copies would take several ...

Not so long ago, all our compatriots, who had at least something to do with the army or the production of weapons, were literally stunned by the thundering news - AK-74, which was the main armament of the Russian ...

International competitions of sniper pairs of special forces units entered the final and most dynamic phase - the "shooting" of the most famous terrorists began. The specificity of the combat ...

Finns have developed a universal weapon for the sniper. M PORT offers you to look at a rifle, suitable for any fight. The group of arms companies Beretta Defense Technologies presented to the court ...

At the VIII International Exhibition of Armaments "Nizhny Tagil - 2011", the combat capabilities of the newest model produced at the Moscow Manufacturing Company "Promtechnology" were successfully demonstrated ....

Nikolay Makarov, the chief of the general staff, said that each brigade of the Russian Armed Forces would be assigned a special unit consisting exclusively of snipers. Since in the past ...

Intended for arming the crews of combat vehicles, calculations of the ATGM, flight personnel of the Air Force, Airborne Forces, as well as units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Reliable, versatile weapon - has optimal dimensions and weight, ...

Continuing the theme of submachine guns in the modern system of domestic small arms, it is worth remembering about one more direction of their development. Whatever tasks the fighters, armed with ...

If we talk about the role of submachine guns (PP) in the history of military conflicts, this role is difficult to overestimate. The weapon itself appeared so quickly that some contemporaries didn’t ...

The experience of local wars and military conflicts of the last decades leads to the conclusion about the increased role of snipers, especially in battles for settlements and in the city. Revealed the need for their actions in ...

The outbreak of hostilities with Germany forced domestic experts to come to grips with the problem of improving firearms. Available in service samples had a number ...

The development of submachine guns in our country was actually interrupted at the end of the 40s. Then it became obvious that a machine gun chambered for an intermediate cartridge of the 1943 model would be able to solve everything in the troops ...