Category Archives: Rifles

ISIS made anti-materiel rifle

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

A homemade anti-materiel rifle manufactured by ISIS militants which was captured in Mosul. Likely chambered for the 12.7 x 108mm cartridge.

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Poacher’s silenced takedown gun

Posted on February 2, 2016 by

Post for TFB:  Here’s a very neat little takedown gun seized by police in Italy which is entirely handmade, fits in a backpack and is chambered for either .22lr or .22 hornet. Intended varmint may or may not have included … Continue reading →

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Handbuilt 20x102mm cannon prototype

Posted on November 27, 2015 by

Josh, the inventor of this fine piece of garage engineering writes: Good evening all, and a happy early Thanksgiving. I just wanted to share my abomination that I will attempt to test-fire tomorrow. This firearm is a rudimentary single-shot 20x102mm … Continue reading →

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Improvised percussion lock musket (Russia)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by

An improvised percussion lock firearm which uses toy caps placed over the touch hole to ignite a matchhead or blackpowder charge.

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Drug cartel DIY open-bolt automatic rifles

Posted on September 29, 2014 by

Full article: Drug cartel DIY open-bolt automatic rifles A development in improvised weaponry spearheaded by South America’s drug cartel armorers has been the blow-back operated open-bolt automatic rifle. The simple solution to the usual intricacies of a typical assault rifle’s … Continue reading →

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