Bullet Boy on Shooting Sports

Have you ever wanted a submachine gun when walking your dog?  Magpul has a concept designed Flashlight Submachine gun, the Magpul FMG-9.  “It’s Transformerish” according to the Video on BoingBoing.net.

I for one don’t walk my dog and live in a safe neighborhood if I choose to do so… But have never run across the need to carry a sub-machine gun. The video was from the 2008 Shot Show.

What do you think?

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University of Alabama Birmingham professor Timothy Kraft, PHD is developing a new gunsight design using his experience as competitive marksman/shooter and Retinal Electrophysiologist.  Dr. Kraft is a member of the Vision Science Research Center in Birmingham, AL and has trained with the US Olympic Shooting team.

According to UAB Magazine Kraft “is developing a new kind of gunsight that relies on a trick of the eye to improve a shooter’s aim.” Little information is available about the new sight but trails are expected soon.  The sideshow below from the UAB Magazine provides some insight into the groundbreaking new weapon sight.

The video below shows Tim Kraft demonstrating and talking about the new gun site at the very same range I practice.

On Target: UAB Researcher Aims to Build a Better Gunsight from uabnews on Vimeo.

As new information becomes available I will post and keep you up to date.  I look forward to seeing more of the sight.  I especially like to see great innovations coming out of a great University in my home town.

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So occasionally you will find someone that is brave enough to human test a bullet proof vest!   Imagine as part of an interview if you had to be shot with a .38 special round wearing a Bullet Proof Coat?

Today when I was cruising The Firearm Blog when I stumbled across a video of someone testing a Miguel Caballero Jacket, the designer of”bullet proof” fashionable clothing.   According to the Firearm Blog Miguel “requires all new employees to be shot while wearing one of his ballistic vests!” If that isn’t nuts the next video is even worse.

Don’t get me wrong I am intrigued by body armor and know very little about it or the testing.   But the next video is just down right dangerous no matter how you slice it.   Pay no attention to the people on screen and just watch it.   I also learned about this video from the Firearms Blog when a guy gets “Shot at Point Blank with .308 and 44 Magnum“.