Found on the web:

Glock Monster

Go check out the story on some high-tech guns at Wired’s Danger Room by Aaron Rowe: Digital Revolvers, Koosh Bullets and Triple-Tasers. Photos by Bryan William Jones.

The lead product in the story is the Amratix Smart System .22 pistol which won’t fire unless it’s within a few inches of a special wristwatch. The idea is that you have to wear the watch on your shooting hand, and anyone not wearing it cannot fire the gun.

The cost: €7000, which converts to over $9700.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

(Sorry.)

At one-tenth that price, the gun would be the biggest rip-off I’ve ever heard of.

This site starts off

This seems like a really good idea.

and ends with

…definitely a niche item at first but perhaps the technology will become more widespread in the future, causing prices to decrease.

They decrease to one-thirty-fifth or one-fortieth, and you’d have a cool conversation piece.

Personally, if I was the cops in Germany, I’d be working on a jammer to use on people with these guns. And if I was a citizen of Germany and owned one, I’d just strap the watch to the grip.

Charter Arms Rimless Revolver

I recently reported that writers were invited to ask about the Charter Arms Rimless Revolver at this year’s SHOT Show, so, well, I asked.

The answer: “It’s back on the front burner.”

The gun itself is completely finished. There are a few legal details to be ironed out, but production is expected to begin in June and they could be available by July.

I got a chance to look at a prototype model of the .40 S&W version, and it was pretty slick.

I am really looking forward to this, and I know a lot of others are also. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it comes to be.

Charter Arms Rimless Revolver

Got this tidbit in an email about next week’s SHOT Show:

And as a gun industry media professional at least ask about the progress on the Charter Arms Rimless Revolver which was unable to make it to market due to production demand and orders for all the other Charter firearms.

I get quite a few requests for info on the Rimless Revolver, but there’s been little info to be shared. Maybe there’ll be good news at the show.

Another offering from MasterPiece Arms:

New Guns for the 460 Rowland from MasterPiece Arms

Release:

BRASELTON, GA – MasterPiece Arms, the nation’s only true MAC-10 manufacturer, introduces the MPA 460 Rowland, a brand new addition to its unique and impressive product line.

These firearms are chambered for the 460 Rowland Round. The .460 Rowland round is a high performance proprietary cartridge intended to attain .44 Remington Magnum level performance in a semi-automatic pistol or carbine. The overall cartridge length is identical to a 45 ACP, but the case length is 1/16” longer. The overall performance of the 460 Rowland Cartridge is nearly double that of a standard 45 ACP round.

The 460 Rowland is offered in three varieties of firearms: the 6” 460 Rowland Pistol, the 10” 460 Rowland Pistol, and the 460 Rowland Carbine.

The 6” 460 Rowland Pistol, or MPA460-10, is chambered for 460 Rowland ammo, has a 6” threaded barrel with muzzle break, scope mount, side charger and 30 round magazine. The MSRP is $579. Also available with extra 45 ACP Upper included for $669.

The 10” 460 Rowland Pistol, or MPA460-15, is also chambered for 460 Rowland ammo, has a 10” threaded barrel with muzzle break, scope mount, side charger, and 30 round magazine. Its MSRP is $675, but is available with extra 45 ACP Upper for $799.

The 460 Rowland Carbine, or MPA460-1, is chambered for 460 Rowland ammo, has a 16” threaded barrel with muzzle break, AR-15 hand guard, scope mount, 2-7×32 scope with illuminated reticule, side charger, MPA low profile fixed stock, 30 round magazine, 1:16 barrel twist- RH, 3.8 lbs trigger pull, parkerized finish, American-made, Lifetime guarantee. The MSRP is $853, but is also available with extra 45 ACP Upper for $999.

I’ve heard of the 460 Rowland but don’t know anything about it other than it’s meant to provide .44 Magnum power from a .45-size cartridge. Anyone have any experience with it?

Seems like this would be a lot of kick for a MAC 10-style gun. The carbine model might be interesting, but I haven’t seen exactly what that looks like.

…doesn’t mean you SHOULD.

Hilarious. Via Uncle.

AT92 9x19mm Handgun from American Tactical Imports

ROCHESTER, NY – American Tactical Imports is proud to announce the release of their newest model handgun, the AT92 pistol.

The AT92 is a 9×19 mm parabellum, semi-automatic double action pistol. It has a steel guide rod, left side steel slide safety and steel trigger. It has fixed blade, notched bar 3 dot sights and a six grooved, right hand twist barrel.

The AT92 also has an ambidextrous safety latch, hammer decoking safety and barrel-loaded indicator. The magazine capacity is standard 15+1.

This pistol is available in full and compact sizes. The full size AT92 measures 8.54” in length with a 4.92” barrel. The compact model AT92 measures 7.89” in length, 1.29” in width with a 4.33” barrel length.

The full size model also comes in Nickel Finish.

The Firearm Blog has the info on this new option.

James Zachary owns a C96 ‘Bolo’:

C96 'Broomhandle' Mauser
Short-barreled 'Bolo' Model

Click the pic to head over to his site for some background and high-res version of the image. Very cool stuff. (via Rummel)