BERETTA PX4 STORM SPECIAL DUTY

Place of origin                                        Italy

Manufacturer                                         Beretta

Produced                                                2004–present

Weight                                                     Px4: 785 g (27.7 oz) (without magazine)

                                                                   Px4SC: 715 g (25.2 oz) (without magazine)

Length                                                    Px4: 192 mm (7.55 in)                                                                
                                                                  Px4SC: 158 mm (6.2 inch)

Cartridge                                              9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .45 ACP

Effective range                                  * 50 m (164 ft) (9x19mm Parabellum)

                                                               *5 m (82 ft) (.40 S&W and .45 ACP)

The Beretta Px4 Storm is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta of Italy and intended for personal defense and law enforcement use. The Px4 uses the same short-recoil, rotating barrel lock as the Beretta 8000 Models and uses the same operating system as theM9/92/96 series, while being completely different in design from either. Light-weight polymer construction with steel inserts, a modular trigger group, fully enclosing slide, Picatinny rail, and changeable backstrap options for the grip are a radical departure from previous Beretta designs.

BERETTA ARX 160

                

Type                            Assault rifle

                                                 Battle rifle (6.8 mm Remington SPC, 7.62x39mm Soviet

Manufacturer                Beretta

Weight                          3.1 kg (6.8 lb) (empty with 406 mm barrel)

                                                 3.0 kg (6.6 lb) (empty with 302 mm barrel)

Length                          755 mm (29.72 in) (stock exteneded w. 302 mm barrel)
                                                 680 mm (26.77 in) (stock collapsed w. 302 mm barrel)
                                                 580 mm (22.83 in) (stock folded w. 302 mm barrel)
                                                 920 mm (36.22 in) (stock exteneded w. 406 mm barrel)
                                                 820 mm (32.28 in) (stock collapsed w. 406 mm barrel)
                                                 755 mm (29.72 in) (stock folded w. 406 mm barrel)

Cartridge                     5.56x45mm NATO, 5.45x39mm Soviet, 6.8 mm Remington SPC,7.62x39mm Soviet

Rate of fire                  700 RPM


Effective range            5 position rear sight up to 600 m (656 yd)


Feed System                30 round STANAG Magazine,

                                                  100-round C-Mag drum magazine

The ARX-160 is an assault rifle manufactured by Pietro Beretta S.p.A.. Developed for the Italian armed forces as part of the Soldato Futuro(Future Soldier in English) program, the ARX-160 has been launched in the year 2008 as a commercial weapon system independent from theSoldato Futuro ensemble, complete with a companion single-shot 40mm NATO low-velocity grenade launcher, called GLX-160, which can be underslung to the rifle or used with an ad-hoc stock system as a stand-alone weapon.

The ARX-160 departs from the previously issued Beretta 70/90 weapon system under several points of view. The weapon is composed of two receivers, both manufactured mostly in polymer, and operates through a short-stroke piston system. Feeding is through STANAG magazines.

MAGPUL FPG on a GLOCK 18C

Since money has been tight and ammo scarce still I haven't had a chance really to blog about anything related to firearms and less face it I heart firearms so I should really blog more about them since it's in the damn header image as well. So thinking about what I should blog about a new video came across my YouTube front page about the Magpul FMG9 and I was like oh yeah that's a freaking awesome prototype gun. Then I noticed it wasn't a concept anymore. HELL YA! They are making that gun! Now called the Magpul FPG for Folding Pocket Gun it looks very much like it's going to be put it into production.


A quick check of Magpul's site doesn't show any progress (their latest news item is from March 2008) but the little teaser information about the production model being called the FPG gives me some hope that we'll see both a semi-auto (for non LEO type personal) and the full auto version in the near future.

Basically a concealable folding stock for a Glock 17/18 handgun the FPG is a re-invention of Stoner'sAres Folding Machine of which there are other copies of including the UC-M21 and a Soviet block PP-90. Whether it's an Ares or a UC-M21 you can see a version of it in Robocop II. Magpul's version was first shown at the 2008 Shot show to a very interested crowd of onlookers. I just got to watch the video several times. At the time it was a non-functioning prototype that looked like a large brick with a flashlight mounted to it. Gaining it the nick name the Texas Flashlight. However, the latest video shows that it is indeed a very functional weapon system that gives the operator a very concealable weapon system that can be deployed rapidly and be able to put rounds on target accurately and quickly. Using the Glock 17/18 frame work the FPG allows the use of Glock hi-capacity OEM magazines and even the 31 round extended magazine can be folded up into the FPG without any issues. It also offeres a closed bolt firing system that allows the weapon to be carried safely with a round in the chamber, something the Ares concept didn't allow for.

If we ever do see this on the market even a semi-auto version will be hard to get as the ATF will consider this either a SBR (Short Barrel Rifle) or an AOW (Any Other Weapon) which are restricted weapons that require the purchaser to file for a $200 Federal Firearms Tax Stamp. Not exactly a hard thing for any law abiding citizen to do and considering the awesomeness of the FPG it would definitely be worth it. But unless you're a LEO or Class III dealer you can pretty much forget about the Full-auto version

ACR MASADA

Futures:

Type / action Gas operated, rotating bolt

Caliber(s) 5.56x45 / .223 Rem, possibly other such as 7.62x39 M43

Weightunloaded 3.3kg

Barrel length 406 mm / 16''(also 318 mm / 12.5'', 368 mm / 14.5'' and 457 mm / 18'')

Magazinecapacity 30 rounds

HK416

Caliber : 5.56x45mm NATO
Overall length (stock collapsed/extended): 10" barrel: 686 / 785 mm; 14" barrel:
Barrel lengths: 10.5" / 267mm; 14.5" / 368mm; 16.5" / 419mm and 20" / 508mm
Weight: 3.31 kg w. 10.5" barrel, 3.5kg w 14.5" barrel
Rate of fire: 700-900 rounds/min
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds

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