Heckler & Koch had their MG4 5.56mm machine gun and their rare/still in development HK121 7.62mm machine gun both in their new Flat Dark Earth color scheme on display at IWA. In the above photo the MG4 is at the top and the HK121 is in the middle. [Read More…]
Custom grips have long been appreciated by handgun owners. General George S. Patton Jr, perhaps one of the more famous historical figures of the last century, had custom ivory grips on his revolvers. For those that mistook the ivory for pearl, Patton had a harsh [Read More…]
Muzzle-loading rifle maker Traditions is partnering up with famed Italian gun maker Pietta to import two new classic single-action revolver lines into the U.S.A. The “Frontier” series are higher end revolvers with steel frames, well machined and polished [Read More…]
Strike Industries (who never tire of launching new products) have designed a Trijicon RMR red dot sight cover with a transparent window that allows the sight to be used without the cover being removed. It can be seen demonstrated in the video below. Other features [Read More…]
Jesse Ingall wrote a blog post about his post-Hurricane Sandy gun cleaning experience. The moral of the story: clean your guns immediately after they come into contact with salt water.
Somehow Steven Seagal managed to convince the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin that he would be able to lobby the US government to ease restrictions on Russian firearm imports. I think our chances of buying an AK-12 or AK-107 at the local gun store [Read More…]
According to the Daily Mail the SAS are looking at switching from the 5.56x45mm NATO round to a 7.62mm round. They seem unimpressed that their US counterparts have access to 7.62mm FN SCAR-H rifles and they are stuck with the M4-like 5.56mm Colt Canada/Diemaco C8 [Read More…]
Magpul have announced that within 30 days PMAGs will be made outside of Colorado due to recently passed legislation. They said on their Facebook page … We have said all along that based on the legal problems and uncertainties in the bill, as well as general [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson M&P is considered one of the main competitors for Glocks on the market of relatively cheap polymer frame pistols. Recently, I had a chance to lay my hands on an M&P 9mm and to compare it to its rival. Below is the detailed review. First, let [Read More…]
Boberg Arms Corporation is now manufacturing machined billet aluminum AR-15 lowers. According to Boberg, CDH stands for Cold Dead Hands. The CDH-15 offers “guaranteed fit and function to ensure complete compatibility” with your upper. It is machined from [Read More…]
Bushmaster Firearms is now making the M4-style Patrolman’s Carbine with Cerakote finishes. Currently, two finishes are offered: olive drab (OD) green and flat dark earth (FDE). The rifle’s furniture is black as is the barrel, front sight and carry [Read More…]
TFB writer Phil White found this photo in his 1966 high school yearbook. Phil wrote on Facebook … I was thinking about how things have changed over the years as far as attitudes towards guns are concerned. I remembered one my high school yearbooks had a photo of [Read More…]
I am quite pleased to have the opportunity to serve as the new dedicated flashlight reviewer for TFB. It has been my pleasure to own and test a wide array of lights ranging from inexpensive key ring lights all the way up to a state-of-the-art $2000 custom, and [Read More…]
Imagine working in Silicon Valley for a great company. Now, imagine if this company also paid for you to shoot recreationally. Well, there is such a company, and you probably recognize their name. Adobe Systems Incorporated, headquartered in San Jose, California has [Read More…]
For 2013, Blackhawk! is introducing the GripBreak line of holsters that use a mechanical retention device to secure the pistol. The retention mechanism is thumb release lever that is deactivated when the shooter obtains a proper grip on the handgun to draw. The [Read More…]
Remington Arms has a recall in place for some of their law enforcement, reduced recoil, 12 gauge 00-buck ammo. According to Remington, certain lots of this ammunition may contain improper propellant charge weights. Most shooters, and certainly all reloaders, [Read More…]
Remington Arms Company is now offering fully rifled barrels for the Versa Max line of autoloading shotguns. The new rifled barrels will fit both the standard Versa Max and the Versa Max Sportsman. The new barrels are 25″ long and will handle both 2 3/4″ [Read More…]
Popular Airsoft reports that airsoft maker WE is going to manufacturer a .22 LR version of their new H&K MP7 replica, the WE SMG-8. The SMG-8 is virtually identical to the MP7 but, in the hopes of avoiding the wrath of H&K laywers, they have made a few [Read More…]
Spuhr AB is a Scandinavian company that specializes in high-end scope rings and scope mounts. Their rings and mounts feature the SPUHR Interface, a mounting interface that allows accessories to be easily bolted on (you can see the interface on the photos below). [Read More…]
Folks, you saw it here first. Brugger & Thomet (B&T) has developed a prototype .223 Remington version of their APC9 submachine gun. We don’t have any specs on the gun, but we can see from the photos that it uses AR-15 magazines, has [Read More…]
CZ may have abandoned the vz. 58 rifle, but Czech Small Arms (CSA) continues to produce a range of different models. The CSA vz. 58 rifles are chambered in 7.62x39mm and .223 Remington. They vary in size from the PDW-sized Compact to the much larger Sporter Rifle. CSA [Read More…]
Along with nuclear bombs and ultra high capacity AK magazines, North Korea has also developed a new grenade launcher. The rifle shaped weapon, with its unusually long barrel and an optical grenade sight, must have been designed to engage targets at long ranges. It is [Read More…]
Agilite, makers of tactical and search and rescue gear, did a photoshoot with a Israeli SF unit armed with Micro Tavor MTAR-12 rifles. They emailed us some of the photos and wrote … Alongside the IDF’s very latest hands-free medevac equipment are their [Read More…]
Traditional scope flip covers require clearance for the cover to flip up (or to the side). This is problem if you have two optics, such as a red dot and a magnifier, mounted closely together. Butler Creek have solved this problem with the Sidewinder cover that [Read More…]
It’s that time of year again when spring is approaching and we start thinking about warm weather. Of course warm weather means a change in holsters and sometimes the guns we carry. With that in mind I thought there was no better time to talk about the Versacarry [Read More…]
Designed for long range accuracy, the new Nikon P-223 is a new rifle scope that claims to be at the top of the list of quality glass for the AR-type rifles. The P-223 is a 4-12×40 variable scope. It uses the Nikon BDC 600 reticle, has a 3.7″ eye relief and [Read More…]
SIG SAUER (Germany) has launched a major new line of modular competition pistols. The line has 9 base models, 7 special/accessorized models, and 20 modular accessories. The new X-Series pistols are based on the SIG P226 X-Series and I believe supplants the old SIG [Read More…]
If you need additional mags for your 7.62 NATO chambered FN rifle, check out these polymer magazines from Molon Labe Industries in Florida. The mags are very heavy duty, yet weigh half of what factory FN mags weigh. In addition to being light and rugged, the polymer [Read More…]
The lucky folks at Modern Pawn and Guns, Corpus Christi TX, seems to consistently get hold of new guns before anyone else. They managed to get hold of the much anticipated LWRC Six8 UCIW Rifle, the new Magpul 6.8mm SPC PMAG and the new Federal/ATK XM6.8GD 90 [Read More…]
Molot has made some changes to their Vepr-12 IPSC Special Edition shotgun. The Magpul stock has been replaced with a FAB Defense GLR-16 stock and the oversized muzzle brake has been replaced with a smaller muzzle brake/flash hider. The Vepr-12 IPSC [Read More…]
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