DARPA's Computational Weapon Optic

Gizmodo talks about DARPA's effort to come up with more integrated solution for indicidual soldiers. It helps with rifle zeroing and has network capability for better teamwork.

The proof-of-concept demonstration of CWO is discussed in the article.

http://gizmodo.com/what-it-feels-like-to-shoot-the-military-s-experimental-1700448634

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYQX3vUZfyg


From: Gizmodo

Fostech Origin 12

Iraqveteran8888 got the chance to put some rounds through this semi-auto shotgun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jngnIZPs5R0


From: Iraqveteran8888

Where IS gets its weapons

New York Times has an article on where some of the weapons used are flowing in from. If there is one thing you can bet on, it is that in a prolonged war, there will be many weapons with different origins available.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/magazine/where-the-islamic-state-gets-its-weapons.html?ref=magazine&_r=2

From: New York Times

Beretta USA Factory Tour

MAC took a tour of Beretta USA's factory.

In the video he also discusses Beretta's position on Modeular Handgun System project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNjCtpeMYHk


From: Military Arms Channel

Understanding Candela

Elzetta talks about what Candela is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qSOowE_LsY


If you want to know about Lumens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAbGKr0EZDU

From:  Elzetta design

Rifle Dynamics Factory Tour

The Firearm Blog has photos rom their tour of Rifle Dynamics.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/04/27/rifle-dynamics-factory-tour/

From: The Firearm Blog

How Finland made Suomi and Mosins

UtahShotgunner from AR15.com posted photos from Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive run by Finnish Defense Force.

He picked out the factory floor photos and posted in this thread
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1743045_So__how_did_they_make_Mosin_s_and_Suomi_s____This_is_how____Pic_heavy_.html

From: AR15.com