Hudson Maxim(February 3, 1853 – May 6, 1927) Invented Smokeless Gun Powder (in the USA) in 1890 *Brother of the Machine Gun Inventor **Uncle of the Suppressor Inventor ***No left hand (he blew it off inventing explosives) #SmokelessPowder #GunPowder #Maxim … Continue reading
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim(Feb 5, 1840 – Nov 24, 1916) Invented the Maxim Gun In 1883: the first recoil-operated machine gun * Father of Suppressor Inventor ** Brother of Smokeless Gun Powder Inventor #Maxim #MachineGun #1stMachineGun https://www.instagram.com/p/BQGdFacjuZm/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Sergei Ivanovich Mosin Серге́й Ива́нович Мо́син April (2 or 14), 1849 - Feb 8, 1902 (52) Mosin was a weapons designer at Tula who collaborated with Nagant to design the Mosin Nagant rifle #MosinNagant #RussianGuns https://www.instagram.com/p/Be8xG7bnCuf/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Yea, I (technically) share a scene on the big screen with #TimRoth in the movie '600 Miles'.... And yeah I watched it today for the first time in the theater, sitting next to a guy who spoke a line of dialog in … Continue reading
Feb 11, 2010The US military used a laser gun aboard a Boeing 747 jumbo jet to shoot down a missile near Point Mugu, Ventura County, Ca. The airborne laser program began in 1996 and has cost billion of dollars. #GunChannels … Continue reading
1911 was patented on Feb 14, 1911 The 1911 was formally adopted by the Army on March 29, 1911, when it was designated Model of 1911, later changed to Model 1911, in 1917, and then M1911, in the mid-1920s. The … Continue reading
Hiram Percy MaximSept 2, 1869 - Feb 17, 1936 age 66 * He was the son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun Hiram Percy Maxim patented a suppressor for firearms in 1908 Also invented a … Continue reading
Feb. 17, 1910 Browning files the patent for the 1911 It would serve as the official United States military sidearm for almost 75 years. https://www.instagram.com/p/BB5J-1HKhTl/?taken-by=gunwebsites https://www.instagram.com/p/BB5J-1HKhTl/?taken-by=gunwebsites #GunChannels #1911 https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtCkY4AS9W/?taken-by=gunwebsites
February 20, 2003 proposed by Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) prohibited the ATF from publicly releasing data showing where criminals purchased their firearms only law enforcement officers or prosecutors
Yevgeny Fyodorovich Dragunov (71)(Евге́ний Фёдорович Драгуно́в) Born Feb 20, 1920 – Aug 4, 1991 1939 - Began military service 1959 - Dragunov submitted his design for the SVD 1963 - SVD accepted into Soviet military service https://www.instagram.com/p/BXaVLjOgRY7/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Robert Lowell "Robin" Moore, Jr.(October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) an American writer who is most known for his books The Green Berets The French Connection A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy The Happy Hooker: My Own Story … Continue reading
oday is the day we give attention to our beloved #GopherRoundFebruary 23rd Feb 23 2/23 .223 #ammo #AR15 #AmmoCollecting #Bullets #Feb23rd #Happy223Day #556x45#556 #NotMyRifleBullet Bonus #TacticalQuiz can you ID whats in this photo? https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ3OhdrAo4h/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Richard Gatling(Sep 12, 1818 - Feb 26, 1903) Gatling gun was named after him #GatlingGun #GunWebsites https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ_RjZkgdtD/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Feb. 27, 1997 Never here https://www.instagram.com/p/zm2js7KhTU/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Waco Siege February 28 and April 19, 1993 The raid & 51 day siege of a compound of the Branch Davidians, carried out by Federal and Texas State Law Enforcement and U.S. military 4 ATF agents killed, 16 wounded. 6 Branch Davidians killed on February … Continue reading
Feb 28, 1994 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect. It amended the #1968GCA and imposed a 5-day waiting period for handgun purchases (now gone) Required a new National Instant Criminal Background Check … Continue reading
Luger P08 (Parabellum)9mm pistol Patented on March 1st, 1904 By Georg Johann Luger He was also the designer of the Luger pistol and the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. #GunHistory #Luger #P08 #LugerLife #9mm https://www.instagram.com/p/BRT51dygHt-/?taken-by=gunwebsites