While I was at Keith Biddle’s machine shop having a barrel re-threaded, I asked if he remembered the price of his Uncle’s scopes. He said he had a price list lying around. This price list is dated January 1, 1994. Check out the prices of some of his scopes. [Read More…]
Buzzfeed sent two people to Taran Tactical to train just like Keanu Reeves did for John Wick 2. Here is the viral video of Keanu whipping thru the course of fire. They were trained by Taran Butler and had the goal of beating Keanu Revves’ time of 19.21 [Read More…]
Logan Metesh, the Firearms Specialst at the NRA National Firearms Museum, was brave enough to shoot a caliber converted Thompson Center in .600 Nitro Express. According to the video, the barrel was made by Match Grade Machine. The recoil and muzzle climb looked much [Read More…]
Just like many countries around the world, Brazil also has its share of illegal guns being seized by police authorities, some of which have occasionally been shown in TFB and, even more often, in Impro Guns (https://homemadeguns.wordpress.com/). This example was [Read More…]
This past week a Serbian product, the 40mm/6 M11 made by Yugoimport SDPR J.P. was seen in use by the Safwa Islamic Brigade & Suqur al-Shamal opposition groups in northern Aleppo. The launcher isn’t very prevalent outside of Serbia and thus it’s [Read More…]
Burgeoning channels The Great War and C&Rsenal continue to expand their partnership on coverage of the First World War in ever more interesting ways. While C&Rsenal focuses on individual weapons in their deep-dive “Primers”, The Great War continues [Read More…]
Recent media have highlighted the presence of Russian Special Operations forces in Syria, and particularly around the area of the highly contested battlefield of Palmyra. According to sources, the SF soldiers pictured aren’t the famed Spetsnaz, but instead are of [Read More…]
The VSK-94 is a rarely seen Russian semi-automatic precision rifle firing a 9x39mm cartridge from a heavily modified Kalashnikov receiver with an integral suppressor. The rifle was an attempt to make a cheaper version of the VSS Vintorez chambered in the same 9x39mm [Read More…]
The Czech Ministry of Defense has announced the purchase of 30 Desert Tech precision rifles chambered in .50 BMG and .375 Chey Tac. These rifles are the commercial Hard Target Interdiction series. As reported by Jane’s Defense– The Czech Ministry of Defence [Read More…]
The Ruger GP100 .44 Special comes at a rather opportune time since the .44 Special turns 100 this year. In this episode of TFB TV, Patrick takes a revolver to the range that would have pleased Elmer Keith or any.44 special devotee. The GP100 is a tried and true design that has been around since [Read More…]
Precision Gun Range is a public shooting range located just south of Spencer, IN. The range has been open since 2015 but recently there have been several news reports concerning the area past the backstop on the location’s 200 meter rifle range. Neighbors who are [Read More…]
An Italian company called TSK makes a competition O&U shotgun stock, which is adjustable in any imaginable way. With the number of adjustability options it offers, it should be possible to tune it for virtually any shooter. Let’s take a look at its [Read More…]
TPM Outfitters recently came across a 1980’s Hensoldt light. Old school HK optic made by Hensoldt that projects light with a crosshair in the beam. It runs on 5 C batteries and weighs as much as the MP5 itself. Back in the day SAS ran Maglite flashlights ontop of [Read More…]
The idea is far now new: have a smaller-caliber gun to replace the real one for initial training so that you can achieve substantial cost reductions in the process. Simple as that. The formula has met with varying degrees of success (or lack of) in different countries [Read More…]
This guy made a super Nerf dart gun. He uses metal pipe as a barrel and hooks up an air tank to it. In the video they show that the dart travels 80cm in 0.001 sec which comes out to 800 meters per second. Which comes out to Mach 2.35. I was rather [Read More…]
Last night 3/27/17, David Merrill of Recoil Magazine shared this on Facebook. As of last night, the link to the NRA Annual Meeting showed what you see above. The photo is a screen cap of what was posted. The blurb about Warsport has since been corrected. Click here to [Read More…]
Last month I test fired some LEGO heads out of my .40S&W Glock 35 Gen4. A few days after I posted that article, my friend Joel helped me reload some with some gun powder. As many had surmised, it did not work in cycling the Glock. However I wanted to test it and [Read More…]
Last month I test fired some LEGO heads out of my .40S&W Glock 35 Gen4. A few days after I posted that article, my friend Joel helped me reload some with some gun powder. As many had surmised, it did not work in cycling the Glock. However I wanted to test it and [Read More…]
Steyr Arms took to Facebook last week to tease the upcoming release of “something big”. Displaying a picture of 300BLK ammunition and the signature charging handle of an iconic bullpup rifle, consumers can either assume that Steyr will be producing an [Read More…]
B&T USA has announced that the USW A1 is now blessed by the ATF for importation and sale in the United States. The tedious compliance process, required of all firearms entering US commerce, can take up to six months and includes a physical inspection of at least one [Read More…]
Manticore Arms and Preppers Gun Shop have teamed up to design and manufacture US-Made magazines for the CZ Scorpion. The mags hold 32 rounds and count as three parts towards 922r compliance if your Scorpion is configured as a short barreled rifle (SBR). The magazines [Read More…]
Firearms accessory maker Sureshot Armament Group recently debuted their new AK sidemounts on their Facebook page. Their CNC machined sidemounts weight in at just 167 grams (5.89 ounces or .368 lbs). Sureshot Armament Group’s new AK sidemount is going to retail for [Read More…]
Last month I test fired some LEGO heads out of my .40S&W Glock 35 Gen4. A few days after I posted that article, my friend Joel helped me reload some with some gun powder. As many had surmised, it did not work in cycling the Glock. However I wanted to test it and [Read More…]
Maybe it’s more common in the USA for the County/Municipal District to dedicate time and money to develop a range, but up in Canada most local governments will throw up as many obstacles as possible for new places to shoot. That’s not the case for one [Read More…]
The FN 1910 was an extremely common pocket pistol in Europe, and was produced in both .32 ACP and .380 ACP. Around 700,000 were produced over about 70 years, and yet it is little known in the US, where it was largely eclipsed by the Walther PPK. In this video, we take a look at […] Read [Read More…]
Volquartsen Firearms is a well known company in the gun industry. Its work with rimfire rifles and pistols is near legendary in the minds of many people. When Ruger introduced the 10/22 Takedown rifle, Volquartsen supported it. Now, the company is offering a limited run [Read More…]
James Purdey and Sons Ltd. released three videos about how to clean the shotgun and treat it for storage. The first video is about the barrel cleaning. I’d add a small trick that I use when cleaning my shotgun barrels. When the bronze brush comes out of the barrel [Read More…]
Jorge aka @silencers_1909 of Capitol Armory shows off his impressive suppressor collection and his Remington 870 storage space. It is one of those wooden pallet flags with a compartment hidden behind it. Here is the list of suppressors These are just his SilencerCo [Read More…]
Winchester Repeating Arms introduced a number of new pump shotguns in the Super X Pump, or SXP, line this year. One of the newest is the SXP Turkey. As one might guess from the name, this scattergun is designed with turkey hunting in mind. The SXP Turkey is available in [Read More…]
Haley Strategic announced a new backpack called the D3 Flatpack Plus. According to the company, this is a hybrid bag that is intended to bridge “the gap between a smaller assaulter pack and a full sized day pack.” The bag has more than 850 cubic inches of [Read More…]
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