The Redwood Gun Guy

Introduction: The US Army is currently in the midst of the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. The program was started by the Army as a response to the perceived performance issues of the M4 platform and its 5.56 NATO ammunition. Soldiers noticed issues with the 5.56's ability to reach out to targets while fighting in the mountains of Afghanistan. Soldiers had to rely more heavily on limited numbers of 7.62 NATO caliber weapons to engage targets at greater distances. This lead the Army to ask for a 6.8mm round for its NGSW program. This 6.8mm round not only has to perform better than 5.56, but it also needs to be lighter than current offerings. This lead to some interesting developments in ammunition, including polymer-cased and telescoping ammunition. Currently, the program has narrowed down to three contenders: General Dynamics, Textron Systems, and Sig Sauer. Details: The NGSW program calls for both a standard-issue rifle as well as an...

Source:  https://internewscast.com/nervous-americans-start-panic-buying-guns-amid-coronavirus-panic/ Introduction: The United States and much of the world has been afflicted with a new disease originating from Wuhan, China. COVID-19, commonly referred to as the Coronavirus, is a new virus from a similar family as SARS. It has proven to be fairly severe to some groups of people, and it is extremely contagious. With this virus has come a wave of fear and urgency in the US. In many areas, police are reducing their presence in order to avoid getting sick. This has lead many Americans to look into ways of ensuring their own personal security. For many, this means buying their first gun. Details: Panic-buying of firearms is nothing new. There are typically spikes in gun purchases leading up to an election, simply due to the uncertainty of gun rights under a new president. The Coronavirus panic-buying feels different though. The buying seems much less political and m...

Introduction: The VSS Vintorez is a integrally suppressed marksman's rifle design by the Soviet Union for use in clandestine operations with Spetsnaz units. The rifle is design to be, above all, extremely quiet, while also packing enough of a punch at range to be effective. The rifles are essentially unobtaninum in the United States, so don't get your hopes up on being able to shoot one, but they are extremely interesting in how they function. Although they are aesthetically similar to an AK-type rifle, like the Dragunov, the Vintorez has an entirely different mode of operation when compared to an AK rifle.  Details: Part of what makes the VSS so quiet is the round it fires. The 9x39mm cartridge is a subsonic ~230 grain 9mm round, that leaves the barrel of the VSS at around 950ft/second. This gives similar performance, weight and speed-wise, to .45 ACP. There are a variety of different loadings, but certain ones are purported to have the ability to pierce hard body ...

Introduction: First introduced along with the Russian AK-74, the 5.45x39mm cartridge has served as Russia's standard service round for decades. The 5.45 cartridge was developed at a time when military forces around the world were beginning to favor sub-6mm cartridges. This idea was really proven due to the performance of NATO's 5.56mm cartridge. Russia wanted in on this performance improvement, but wanted to do it in their own way. The 5.45 is a very high velocity round, with mild recoil and excellent penetration depending on the specific projectile. By switching to a projectile that is less than half the weight of a standard 7.62x39mm bullet, Russian soldiers are able to carry more ammo a further distance, and the higher velocity allowed for an effective range more on par with Western counterparts. I'm going to delve into some of the different 5.45 variants that are currently in use and in production, and look at some of the different roles they ...

Introduction: I wanted this weeks post to serve as a thank-you supporting my blog thus far. I've been making weekly posts for over half a year now, and this has been a great time for me. My hope is that you have gotten something out of this as well. I try to talk about things that I have a decent understanding of with hopes that I can either teach someone something they didn't know before, or I can spark an interest in someone to look into something further. With that being said, thank you for coming to my blog and thank you for reading! Details: One thing that I did not expect when I started this blog was how far reaching it would become. I am regularly get weekly views from readers in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. This was such a surprise to me because I honestly didn't expect my content to reach much further than my state, let-alone my continent. In countries that are much less gun-friendly, I hope that my content helps get someone into the hobby as be...