Not Your Grandaddy’s Puppy

Ghost Robotics and SWORD International have teamed up to create a rifle-toting “robot dog.” Called the Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle, or SPUR, the system adds a 6.5mm Creedmoor rifle from SWORD to one of Ghost Robotics’ quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles, or Q-UGVs. The SPUR made its debut on the show floor at the Association of…

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The Ruger 10/22 Rifle: A Brief History Of A Classic Gun

Introduction In the mid-1970s, American firearms manufacturers began to see a dramatic increase in sales of rifles. In fact, by 1980, when Ruger introduced its first rifle chambered for .22 LR cartridges, the boom was well underway. The gun that would become known as the Ruger 10/22 rifle was one of the most popular new…

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AR-15: The Complete History

In 1955, American soldiers were sent into Vietnam with M14s. At first glance, this wasn’t a bad idea until American soldiers fought the North Vietnamese’s secret weapon: the AK-47. In comparison to the M14, the AK was lighter, faster, and controllable in fully automatic. This gave the North Vietnamese the upper hand over American troops.…

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