The World moves faster and faster, and the number of images produced with it. But rest assured that TFB’s Photo Of The Day will keep its focus on firearms. And man’s best friend of course. Above you can see Norwegian Tyri from the K9 unit in the Quick Reaction [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day, with ceremonial pictures from the French 35e régiment d’Infanterie as the unit changes command. Pictures of French soldiers with the old FAMAS rifles are getting rare as it’s being replaced by the Heckler & Koch HK416F, which was [Read More…]
We’ve all heard the tired “boating accident” trope, and it was funny while it lasted, but in all seriousness, boating season is upon us, and a lot can go wrong on the water, so let’s take a look at boat guns. The term boat guns is an aquatic [Read More…]
Do you have a hard time finding a safe and secure place to shoot? Some own a ranch and build their own, some visit the shooting range and some join the U.S. Navy where the sea eventually serves as your backstop. In our Photo Of The Day, we have U.S. Coast Guards from [Read More…]
Suppressive fire is the topic of the day in our Photo Of The Day. Above we can see a U.S. Marine with the 1st Marine Division as he’s providing just that. The event was called Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 3-21 and took place on the Marine [Read More…]
When we think of the Heckler & Koch G36, we might immediately think of the issues with heat dissipation which saw the Bundeswehr launch its (still) ongoing search for a new service rifle. For some time there have been murmurings that Steyr were working on an [Read More…]
Our Photo Of The Day takes place at an undisclosed location, which I’m sure makes people even more curious. Above we see a U.S. Marine with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, who is assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – [Read More…]
The US Army’s ongoing Next Generation Squad Weapon program has spawned capable designs from three companies. While the NGSW program has not yet selected a winner it was inevitable that the companies would begin to offer their weapons to other nations seeking to [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Today we’re sharing some wonderful images from the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre. We’ve seen some other selected images from this event before, and it’s an event that just keeps on giving like a summer [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: If the picture above was of an FN SCAR, the fan groups would be all over it. Somehow I think there are fewer fans of the Beretta ARX 200 out there, but what’s not to like about the rifle? Many years ago TFB covered the Beretta ARX 200 7.62mm [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Most of the “sniping” I do is done when it’s cold, in the dusk and on land for some reason. These professionals do it differently: mid-air, over the sea and the weather looks quite warm. What’s not to like? Below we have a Dutch [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Ejército de Tierra is Spain’s territorial army. Here we can see the Battalion Zapadores of the Brigade ‘Guadarrama’ XII as they carry out an exercise to cross water obstacles in various ways . They are using the Heckler & Koch [Read More…]
The Portuguese Army has ordered LM-LowProfile laser modules from Rheinmetall. These types of low-profile laser markers and illuminators are normally mounted on top of a rifle. Due to the low profile (25 mm height) of these devices, iron sights and other optics can still [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: For once a firearm isn’t the focus in our POTD. Instead, we have a Jet Man, or should we say Jet Marine, that steals the show. We’re looking at the Royal Marines and their jet suit trials where they’re evaluating the jet suit from [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: We don’t see the Beretta ARX160 too often, but here it is in the hands of Italian soldiers with the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia at Camp Adazi, Latvia. They are conducting FIBUA training (Fighting in Built-Up Area). The ARX160 [Read More…]
In this Photo Of The Day, we visit the Guard Jaeger Regiment from Finland and take a look at their weapons and gear. It’s not too often we get a closer look at these, so here’s an excellent opportunity. Fire and movement The most important doctrine of the [Read More…]
Hello again TFB, and welcome to the second part of a series titled “Love, Grandpa Fudd.” In this series (okay two articles), with input from you readers, the TFB staff, and the sometimes-helpful TFB Discord, we’ll be tackling some of the most pernicious [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Today we have some really cool sniper rifles and gear operated by some of the World’s best sniper teams. Well, at least one of the teams was able to present themselves as the best in the United States. Did you ever shoot from a tilted and moving [Read More…]
Another Photo Of The Day with an FN Herstal FN SCAR with all the perks. Here it is in the hands of some Belgian Forces, at the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania, 2021. The Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) is NATO’s forward deployed defense in Central [Read More…]
With the Heckler & Koch MG5, also known as the HK121, the German paratroopers have a modern and powerful support weapon in 7.62x51mm. That’s the main attraction in our Photo Of The Day, but there’s more to enjoy below. Apart from the MG5, the Panzerfaust [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: In a post about “Values in the Army“, the Ejército de Tierra – Spanish Armed (Land) Forces – posted this picture of the Heckler & Koch MP7 with this caption. Acting with honor means behaving with rectitude in all [Read More…]
Last August we reported that the British Army was planning to make the move away from Heckler & Koch’s HKey (KeyMod) accessory attachment system to the M-LOK system with the ‘new’ SA80 A3. At the time our report was based on information from [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we go to great length trying to find the best pictures and stories out there. Today we found these Polish Sharpshooters from the 15 Giżycka Brygada Zmechanizowana (Mechanized Brigade). In addition [Read More…]
It’s kind of hard to see what’s going on in this Photo Of The Day, but that’s how snipers like it. You are looking at a sniper from the Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK) / Norwegian Naval Special Operation Commando during an exercise and training. You can [Read More…]
In this Photo Of The Day, someone even pixelated the patches before the photo was released. Well, it’s not often we get to see any pictures at all from the German Special Unit GSG9 (Grenzschutzgruppe 9), so we’re thankful for anything. The unit was cool [Read More…]
Each day a different image from the World of firearms. We call this POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, and is our daily article where we go to great length trying to find the most interesting pictures for you out there. Today we’re looking at Canadian Land Forces [Read More…]
Hand to Hand combat with the Heckler & Koch HK416F in our Photo Of The Day. This is the place if you’re looking for moments where a photographer captures soldiers and their firearms in interesting situations or places. Today we’re looking at the 35e [Read More…]
Until I saw these pictures, I didn’t really think about it, but if you’re shooting out of a boat a bullpup may be a pretty good idea? The main weight is going closer to the center and that’s probably a good thing to get better stability. As an owner of [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day is where you can discover the World of firearms through the camera lens. Every day we run a new theme, a few selected pictures, and a short story and credit to the person behind the lens. Today we’re looking at some photos from 2013, from [Read More…]
We visit Freundeskreis Panzerlehrbrigade 9 in Germany in our Photo Of The Day. Above you can spot a Rheinmetall MG 3 machine gun and a Heckler & Koch G36 rifle. While a machine gun may be noisy, it’s nothing compared to the 30 mm automatic cannon on the Puma [Read More…]
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