Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

The scoop on the new, shorty Smith & Wesson Model 66 Combat Magnum (VIDEO)

Eric with IV8888 goes hands-on with Smith and Wesson's latest take on their classic Model 66 K-frame wheel guns, now with a 2.75-inch barrel.

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A look at the gargantuan Heckler & Koch Mark 23 (VIDEO)

Eric and the gang at IV8888 eschewed the Navy SEAL entry but do justice in a breakdown of the now-classic HK MK23 "offensive" pistol.

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A look at the very beefy 8mm Mauser Egyptian Hakim battle rifle (VIDEO)

Erik with IV8888 spends some time getting to know the Swedish designed semi-auto used by Egypt in the 1950s and 60s until they went AK.

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A look at a modular, mobile bullet casting setup (VIDEO)

Eric with IV8888 shows off the dedicated platform he has set up for his portable bullet casting toolbox, ready to move out to the range or camp-- or just keep the fumes out of the house.

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Going long with a Romanian PSL marksman rifle (VIDEOS)

Eric with IV8888 breaks out the SVD-ish Cugir-made designated marksman rifle in 7.62x54R and goes for the steel out to 600 yards with surplus ball ammo.

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Rimfire meltdown: Select-fire AR-22 to the point of no return (VIDEO)

The IV8888 crew has melted ARs, Glocks and AKs in the past and now they set their sights lower-- on a humble CMMG .22LR rimfire conversion.

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We got 2200 pounds of water and a cannon. You know how this works (VIDEO)

The IV8888 crew along with the Gun Collective took a shot to see if a giant vault of good ole H2O could slow down a 10,500-grain solid projectile shot from a small field artillery piece.

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YouTube gun channels rocked by demonetization (VIDEOS)

In the latest installment of friction between popular firearm vloggers and the online video-sharing website, many gun channels are reporting that YouTube has pulled their ability to run ads.

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The 9mm Kriss Vector SMG is just too much fun (VIDEO)

The futuristic three-position select-fire Vector from Kriss will eat through a pallet of ammo-- but is that really a bad thing?

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Blasting away with a 142-year old black powder breechloader (VIDEO)

The neat thing about an 1875 Portuguese Navy contract British-made Snider .58-caliber carbine is that by the time the smoke clears, the watermelon is gone.

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