Rifles

New Security System Uses AI to Shoot Criminals With Paintballs

The creators say tear gas might even be used to hit potential threats.

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 20

Cartoons Were Right? Bending a Rifle’s Barrel Backward Will Actually Redirect a Bullet

In an experiment you should never, ever try at home, the experimenters at YouTube’s DemolitionRanch found that if you were strong enough to bend the barrel of a rifle back on itself (a clever maneuver Bugs Bunny often pulled on Elmer Fudd) the bullet would actually follow the curved path. Years ago, on the Discovery…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 30

The Army Thinks Their New Rifle Will Be Like an iPhone

There are not many ways in which an iPhone resembles a battle rifle, but military officials searching for a contractor to build the gun of the future seem to think there is. Officials at the Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center at New Jersey’s Picatinny Arsenal told military and veterans news site Task & Purpose…

Tech News Tom McKay Feb 9

Police in Paraguay Discover Their Rifles Have Been Replaced With Toy Replicas

Last week, police officers in Paraguay found that at least 42 battle rifles had been stolen from their armory and replaced with toy replicas. It’s unclear if a flag with the word “BANG!” written on it popped out of the barrels. ABC Color first reported the discovery last Friday, saying officials were performing an inspection…

Tech News Rhett Jones Aug 28

We Should Turn All Rifles Into Candy Dispensers

Artist Constantine Zlatev, working with Kostadin Ilov, a computer scientist at UC Berkeley, has come up with a clever way to repurpose old weapons as candy dispensers so that they only pose a risk to a perfect smile. At the heart of The Candy Machine is a disabled Model 94 Winchester rifle featuring a lever-action…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 12

Who Made the Rifle Emoji Disappear?

Unicode 9.0, which will be out June 21, is one of the most highly anticipated releases in emoji history. Finally you will avail yourself of the need to type out the letters for avocado, bacon, selfie, face palm, and pregnant. But last month, one controversial emoji was removed from the lineup: Rifle. Surely the debut…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 17

China’s Laser-Guided Grenade Launchers Are Deadly from Half a Mile

Not to be outdone by their their American counterparts’ M203 grenade launchers with fancy new SAGM rounds, China’s People’s Liberation Army has been hard at work ripping off the design developing an under-barrel grenade launcher with similar laser-guided capabilities. There’s nowhere to run (or hide) once you’re in these sights. https://gizmodo.com/the-armys-grenade-launchers-are-about-to-become-twice-a-1670058167 The launcher is an…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 22

The Carl-Gustaf Looks Like a Bazooka But Shoots Like a Rifle

Sometimes, small arms fire just doesn’t cut it. So when special forces teams around the world need more long-range, tank-stopping punch than a conventional bazooka or panzerschreck can deliver, they give Carl a call. The M3 Carl Gustaf Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) is a shoulder fired, recoilless rifle—yes it’s a rifle—originally devised by…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 2

Holy Crap, This Real-Life Laser Rifle Cuts Through Metal Like Nothing

We’ve seen real laser guns before, pulling off tricks like starting small fires, or popping black balloons. That’s cool, sure, but it’s got nothing—and I mean nothing—on this crazy handheld laser rifle that eats metal for breakfast. https://gizmodo.com/this-insane-homemade-lightsabre-burns-straight-through-510073475 Developed by TWI this laser-cutter was initially designed for use by Terminators robots, but a few recent…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 28

What the Military Issue Rifle Is in Each Country of the World

Different strokes, different folks. Different guns, different countries. Here’s a map showing the military issue rifle for each country in the world. You’ll see familiar M4s, AK-47s, AK-74s, some M16s and tinkles of other weaponry. Judging by the map’s choice of colors, it seems to group weapons that are of a similar family together by…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 25

Which Type of Alcohol Gets Destroyed Best By Guns?

It’s never a good idea to mix guns and alcohol unless you’re using guns to shoot at alcohol. And we’re not talking about just popping pellets at empty beer cans, we’re talking about our friends at RatedRR firing AK-47s and AR-15s at full bottles of wine and champagne to create a bubbly (sorry) explosion. Watch…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 19

Watch a Fully Automatic Electromagnetic Pulse Rifle Demolish a Laptop

Mag-guns are pretty impractical, but they’re always fun to fire. Larsplatoon knows first-hand. A few years ago he put together a crazy single-shot coilgun that tore up household appliances one 1.25 kilojoule shot at a time. Now, he’s opted for full auto. And it’s just as fantastic to behold. https://gizmodo.com/watch-this-1-25-kilojoule-diy-coilgun-smash-various-hou-5643971 This DIY gauss rifle—or CG-42…

Tech News Eric Limer Aug 8

A Rifle-Turned-Slingshot That Shoots Knives Is Terrifying

This week Joerg busted out the deactivated M16A1 rifle (which he obviously has) and turned it into a slingshot. The launcher band mounts on the underside of the rifle barrel, and the weapon shoots two Cold Steel “Hide Out” neck knives aka really scary/sharp little suckers. The slingshot can shoot two knives at once or…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Jun 23

Russia’s Reinventing Its Most Iconic Weapon for the 21st Century

The Kalashnikov is one of the most well-known and widely-used weapons in history. More than 75 million of the Russian assault rifles have been produced since it entered service in 1949. And while AK’s are renowned for their simplicity and durability, the 64 year old line is long overdue for a design update. But can…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 1

This Digital Tracking Rifle Scope Only Shoots When Your Target’s In Your Sights

A company called TrackingPoint has developed what it calls an Intelligent Digital Tracking Scope that lets a shooter virtually mark a location so that the rifle will only fire when the intended target is in its crosshairs. Even if the trigger is squeezed, the rifle will only fire when it’s on target. Some might argue…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 29

Hide an Entire Rifle Inside Its Waterproof Stock

We’ve already showed you how to properly clean a rifle, but your first line of defense for keeping it in good working order is to just protect it from the elements. And that’s made extra easy with this collapsible version of the AR-7 rifle. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-clean-a-rifle-or-shotgun-faster-than-private-pyl-5919092 It’s actually been in production since 1959, but Henry Repeating…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 28

How to Clean a Rifle or Shotgun Faster Than Private Pyle

Anybody who knows his rifle from his gun can tell you how essential it is to keep a firearm cleaned and lubricated. So after a long day at the range (or at the top of a clock tower), here’s how to keep your rifle in perfect working order. You Should Do This If: You want…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jun 23

The Five Most Terrifying Weapons For Sale at Eurosatory 2012

Just because the US is the worldwide leader in military might doesn’t mean the other world powers are just sitting on their thumbs. No. They’re designing and building their own weapons systems, then selling them at trade shows like Eurosatory 2012, the world’s largest military weapons expo. Held in Paris from June 11th – 15th,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jun 20

This AR-15 Monster Rifle From Hell Comes Loaded With 9 Magazines, 3 Lasers, 3 Red Dot Sights and More

Man hero Iraqveteran8888 from YouTube just posted a video showcasing a monster AR-15 rifle that looks more like a mini-fighter jet than a gun. It’s been customized with 9 30-round magazines, 3 lasers, 3 red dot sights for 100, 200 and 300 yards, 4 flashlights and a gunk of other human destroying, earth squashing fairy…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 19

And the Latest, Weirdest Internet Meme Goes To… The Riflestache

Atten-shun! Just when you thought you have seen all there was to be seen in the internet, here comes the riflestache. Guys making photos of themselves holding guns with mustaches painted in them. Yes, that’s all. As you were. [Kitup]

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 30

Rifles

New Security System Uses AI to Shoot Criminals With Paintballs

Cartoons Were Right? Bending a Rifle’s Barrel Backward Will Actually Redirect a Bullet

The Army Thinks Their New Rifle Will Be Like an iPhone

Police in Paraguay Discover Their Rifles Have Been Replaced With Toy Replicas

We Should Turn All Rifles Into Candy Dispensers

Who Made the Rifle Emoji Disappear?

China’s Laser-Guided Grenade Launchers Are Deadly from Half a Mile

The Carl-Gustaf Looks Like a Bazooka But Shoots Like a Rifle

Holy Crap, This Real-Life Laser Rifle Cuts Through Metal Like Nothing

What the Military Issue Rifle Is in Each Country of the World

Which Type of Alcohol Gets Destroyed Best By Guns?

Watch a Fully Automatic Electromagnetic Pulse Rifle Demolish a Laptop

A Rifle-Turned-Slingshot That Shoots Knives Is Terrifying

Russia’s Reinventing Its Most Iconic Weapon for the 21st Century

This Digital Tracking Rifle Scope Only Shoots When Your Target’s In Your Sights

Hide an Entire Rifle Inside Its Waterproof Stock

How to Clean a Rifle or Shotgun Faster Than Private Pyle

The Five Most Terrifying Weapons For Sale at Eurosatory 2012

This AR-15 Monster Rifle From Hell Comes Loaded With 9 Magazines, 3 Lasers, 3 Red Dot Sights and More

And the Latest, Weirdest Internet Meme Goes To… The Riflestache

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