Category Archives: Firearms

Smith & Wesson Supports USA Shooting Team with $10K Donation

USA Shooting Team Members

USA Shooting Team Members and USA Shooting Team Foundation Executive Director Buddy DuVall accept a check from Mario Pasantes, Smith & Wesson’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Global Professional Sales, during the annual NRA Show in St. Louis, Mo., in April. Read more

Russian Armed Forces adopting 9x19mm Strizh Pistol

Source: TheFirearmBlog

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has announced that the Russian Armed Forces will be replacing the Makarov pistol with the Strizh Pistol chambered in 9x19mm.

Fully loaded Strizh Pistol in long range configuration.

Arsenal Firearms jumped from obscurity earlier this year when they unveiled the Strizh Pistol, or Strike One as it is branded in English, followed by the much talked about Arsenal Double Barrel 1911. Not much is know about the company which formed last year. The company was founded by Nicola Bandini, an Italian gun designer and writer, and Dimitry Streshinskiy, a Russian miniature gun designer. They do not explicitly say from which country they operated from, but it is my understanding they manufacture firearms in both Russia and Italy. Read more