Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6×6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
Welcome to another edition of TFB’s Photo Of The Day. We don’t get contributions from readers too often, but it happens. Today is such an occasion, and it’s a pretty interesting one. Mike Owen of Meridian Ordnance LLC sent us pictures of various Russian [Read More…]
There’s a huge collection of firearms in TFB’s Photo Of The Day, and this non-restricted (in Canada) rifle caught my attention. The rifle is available in a variety of calibers. The one in the image above is a 9.5″ .223 Rem. The ones below are the BCL TRX [Read More…]
The handgun is what you use to fight your way to your rifle, isn’t that a saying we can all agree with? TFB’s Photo Of The Day shows a variety of M9 and M17 pistols used by the U.S. Marines. Above you see U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Aultman, a combat [Read More…]
This is a review of the Pulsar Thermion DUO DXP50 Multispectral Scope, which is one of the coolest riflescopes I have ever used. You could probably buy the DUO, and never ever have to own anything else. The 4K CMOS day camera replaces your ordinary optical sight and [Read More…]
Top of the morning, afternoon or night wherever you may be, and welcome to our Photo Of The Day! Today we have pictures from Keris MAREX, a bilateral exercise led by the U.S. Marine Corps and the KORMAR (Indonesian Marine Corps). The exercise includes a variety of [Read More…]
Armasight has announced the Sidekick 640 Mini Thermal Monocular, intended for handheld use or helmet mounting. The thermal sensor is 12 micron, 640 pixels, 60 Hz, which is displayed on a 1024×768 OLED display. The user interface is through a three-button control, [Read More…]
You’re watching and reading TFB’s Photo Of The Day. It’s very unusual to see such a short sniper rifle as this Victrix Armaments Pugio V. The caliber is .308 Win and the barrel length is only 16″. Pugio seems to mean a dagger, especially the [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – where it seems that we’re the intended targets. Beware of incoming fire! Lance Corporal Emmanuel J. Pierre, rifleman, Guard Company, Marine Barracks Washington, engages his target at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Nov 13, 2023. The [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – the best online place to view the coolest images of firearms and soldiers. Here we’re aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), watching a live fire exercise somewhere in the Philippine Sea. The handguns are the [Read More…]
A new day, and another Photo Of The Day for your viewing pleasure. Today we take a look at German soldiers deployed to Kosovo, as part of the German National Support Element. Here they conduct a US Army weapons qualification on Falcon Range, in Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, [Read More…]
Welcome to our Photo Of The Day! Today we have some great images of one of the hottest accessories at the moment – the Vortex Optics Impact 4000 Ballistic Rail-Mounted Laser Rangefinder. These images were captured and edited by Justin at Holt Works Photography. [Read More…]
Unusual, is one way to describe our Photo Of The Day. Above we have the Heckler & Koch SFP9 Match Sport, looking like it’s been X-rayed. It’s a 9×19 mm pistol with a 15-round capacity, pre-cocked striker-fired, with a single-action trigger. [Read More…]
Welcome to another wonderful Photo Of The Day! It looks like we have some M4A1 URGI among quite a few other units and interesting firearms. Above you see a Green Beret assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and Swedish Amphibious Raiders conduct a visit, [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – The best online place to view the coolest images of firearms and soldiers. We have U.S. Marines from across Marine Corps Base Hawaii participating in the fourth quarter intramural marksmanship competition at MCBH, in August 2023. It would have [Read More…]
Aero Precision posted these images on their Facebook, and they’re an excellent addition to our Photo Of The Day. I’m a big fan of “not another black rifle“, so I welcome any kind of individualization that is on offer. Well, almost any kind, but [Read More…]
This is a review of the Infiray Outdoor Zoom ZH50 V2 Thermal Monocular. It is a handheld, high-end device, with a powerful 640-pixel thermal sensor, and a unique dual FOV (Field Of View) functionality. The dual-lens system works either as 25mm or 50mm, with 2x or 4x [Read More…]
The hungriest beast of them all on TFB is our Photo Of The Day. It consumes hundreds of images every month, and it has been starving for over 9 years. Sometimes these images find themselves, and sometimes we have to dig them out, but we hope they give you a diverse [Read More…]
Every day, all year around we at TFB publish at least one photo together with an explanation about what’s going on. We’ve been doing this for a very long time, almost 10 years. The exercise Archipelago Endeavor 23 is the subject of today’s Photo Of The Day. We [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Learning how to shoot a handgun and a rifle is fundamental to soldiering, and here we have the M17 pistol and the M4 rifles in action. Above you see New York Army National Guard Sgt. Trudy S. Sharpe from the 104th Military Police Battalion [Read More…]
A little more than three years ago, Leica Sport Optics introduced their first thermals. It’s now time for an upgraded version called the Leica Calonox available in four different versions: Leica Calonox 2 View and Leica Calonox 2 Sight, both with Laser Range [Read More…]
There’s so much you can learn and pick up, just by checking TFB’s Photo Of The Day every day. Apart from excellent images, like the one above with a single case frozen in time, we always accompany the images with some information and knowledge. It’s [Read More…]
Welcome back to another run of our Photo Of The Day. Today we have a big Ka-Boom in the form of the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System, otherwise also known as the Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle. Coastal rangers with the Swedish Marines [Read More…]
Who doesn’t want one of those Barrett M107A1 in .50BMG? Well, here’s your chance since MGE Wholesale is offering FFL Dealers to purchase these beasts from an International Military Contract overrun. These Barretts come in a black Cerakote finish, with [Read More…]
It’s an honor for TFB and our Photo Of The Day to be able to present the work of Raja Defense Photography. Captured above is a build with some interesting components. I haven’t seen that pistol grip from B5 Systems before, but it looks quite the way I like [Read More…]
Firearms like Caracal’s CAR816 A2, the CAR814 A2 Patrol and MOE rifles are soon to be found under KROLL International’s umbrella. Furthermore, you will also be able to find the Enhanced F 9mm pistol, the CMP9 9x19mm and the Lynx-DS pistols. Caracal’s new CSR [Read More…]
Did you know that TFB has a very large collection of images of snipers from all around the world? Just click on the tag “snipers” to see the collection. In this Photo Of The Day, we add a few more from the recent Häyha Sniper Competition which consisted of [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – you may remember TFB’s article about Finland’s Police replacing MP5 with CZ Scorpion EVO 3? Here we are, a few years later looking at excellent photos from the Finnish Karjalan prikaati – Karelia Brigade, which includes law [Read More…]
Bravo42 Photography has a great contribution to TFB’s Photo Of The Day, with this modified and suppressed Kalashnikov KP9. Sound suppression is provided by a YHM R9 and light in the dark comes from a Cloud Defensive REIN Weapon Light. So you want to build one? [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB’s Photo Of The Day! Today’s selection features the art of soldiering as a sniper and a spotter. Above you see a pair working together, both with the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment “Red Currahee,” 1st Infantry Brigade Combat [Read More…]
The Heckler & Koch MP7. The gun that everyone wants (until it’s time to pay for ammo), but no one can get. As one of the comments read: “You have a better chance of running over Bigfoot on a unicorn than bringing that home.” In today’s Photo [Read More…]
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