Oct 03
A former Marine Corps marksmanship instructor has an interesting theory on why gangsters (in the movies or maybe even in real life) decide to shoot their guns sideways: it’s actually a good idea in theory to quickly aim a firearm. More »
Oct 02
Because the exact thing that this world needs is untraceable, infinitely reproducible handguns, a group called Defense Distributed has been refining plans for printing of firearms with modern 3D printers. Eventually, Defense Distributed wants to post those plans on the internet on a site called Weapon Wiki. Eventually, if things progressed as Defense Distributed wanted them to, Weapon Wiki would be a place where anybody could download blueprints and build a weapon at home. But that is years away. Their short term goal is producing a pistol capable of firing one shot before the barrel melts.
Here’s the problem: Defense Distributed wasn’t using relatively inexpensive printers available for the public, but instead was leasing a 3D printer from Stratasys. They didn’t like where the project was going, cancelled the lease, and picked up their uPrint. (more…)
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: The MakerBot Replicator 2 puts mad scientist-level prototyping within reach, MakerBot 3D printer looks like a win,
Sep 30
Slingshots aren’t just child’s play, especially when they have a draw-distance greater than the height of several small children. Joerg Sprave is no stranger to crazy slingshot cannons, but he’s really outdone himself this time with one that’s longer than he is tall. More »
Sep 28
Ever wonder what it would be like to shoot a gun underwater? It looks like a scene lifted straight from a Bond flick. More »
Sep 23
Sep 22
There is nothing quite like recollecting all that had happened in the past, those snazzy adventures and near misses with the rest of your progeny around a campfire, roasting marshmallows in one hand while keeping warm with some hot chocolate in a mug in the other. The thing is, you can also do so indoors, but here we are with another different use for tasty marshmallows – as ammunition. Wait a minute, didn’t mother always tell us not to play with our food? Well, times have changed, and you can have some tasty fun with the $29.95 Rapid Reload Double Marshmallow Blaster.
This unique blaster will be able to pelt your targets with not one, but two barrels-full of plump, harmless marshmallows, and we are not talking about a short range, but rather, hitting your intended target up to 30′ away. Needless to say, the power that this thing packs makes me wonder whether there will be curious kids who would use other stuff apart from marshmallows as its ammunition, and this might be dangerous.
[ Rapid Reload Double Marshmallow Blaster copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Sep 20
Syrian Rebels Hack Together Digital Cameras To Replace Machine Gun Scopes [War]
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Rebels in Syria are not satisfied with the munitions and technology readily available to them. So, increasingly, they’re building their own badass battle tools. New York Times’ At War blog is discovery these crazy awesome DIY weapons, like a machine gun, which instead of a traditional scope, has a digital camera installed: More »
Sep 13
In the 1930s like four people could afford ice. The rest of them were in the bread lines. The monocle-wearing oil barons who were sipping on cold drinks spared no expense—at least one crushed his cubes with this replica ray gun. More »
Sep 10
The Duck’s Foot Pistol Put a Firing Squad in the Palm of Your Hand [Past Perfect]
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Flintlock pistols may have been super effective against single opponents because, as Boris the Bullet Dodger once said, “If it doesn’t work you can always hit them with it.” Against groups, however, they were comically useless—that is, until enterprising gunsmiths added some extra barrels. More »
Aug 27
Manning the turret atop an armored vehicle is among the most essential and dangerous assignments in a military convoy. Gunners must stand exposed through a hole in the vehicle’s roof while laying cover and engaging targets. To reduce gunner casualties, the US military designed a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station, a joystick-driven killing machine called the CROWS. More »
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