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In what perhaps many fanboys of the two platforms are viewing as the ultimate sacrilege, photos of a proposed design incorporating an AK-style safety onto an AR-15 have been setting the forums ablaze with voices of dissent the loudest while those of reason are largely [Read More…]
Although the ARAK-21 caught the shooting public’s attention, it is the barrels from Faxon Firearms that have seem to have generated the company a lot of positive press in recent years. The latest addition to its barrel line is the sub one pound 10.5″ pencil [Read More…]
Yes, a company called BRDC has made a prototype of an AK-47 style safety selector lever for AR-15 rifles. And it is not a “just for fun” project. It is an actual product that is being tested right now and will be available soon. This safety selector is [Read More…]
The French government has received the first production units of the Heckler & Koch HK416F as part of its long awaited Arme Individuelle du Futur (Future Individual Weapon). According to the French government Ministry of Defence website, the first 400 HK416F rifles [Read More…]
Just when I thought the single Primary Weapons System system was the be all and end all of the awesome uber castle nut debate, Lantac just had to go out and release a similar system. Dubbed the RPS or “Ratchet Plate System” the RPS adds another viable [Read More…]
This art piece by HBU Student Jeremiah France senior studio art major in the School of Fine Arts. “One piece of brass in honor of each American who paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan” It looks like the flag is made of .223 brass. I love how [Read More…]
Since its introduction in 2009, the Marine Corps’ M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle has proven itself as an effective support weapon that offers more firepower and range than the Corps’ other squad level weapons, the M4 Carbine and M16A4 Rifle. This good [Read More…]
In our latest TFB Modification Minute we look at the installation of a Geissele Rapid Fire Trigger for the AR-15. It allows rapid fire shooting with a short pull, glass-like break and a fast reset. Products featured in this video: Geissele Rapid Fire Trigger [Read More…]
Since its genesis, a lot of clever people have sought to improve the function of the Ar-15 rifle. Side-charging handles, ambidextrous controls, and “B.A.D levers”, just to name a few. Some of these features were adopted, and some were fads that quickly fell by the [Read More…]
Found this gem on Gearwhores Anonymous. It is a photo of some Dutch Swat and DSI officers. The guy in the middle looks like he was in the middle of a GQ magazine photoshoot when feces hit the fan. While the other two guys are dressed to the nines. Not sure why they need [Read More…]
Here is a video montage of ROK SF training. There are some knife sparring sprinkled in here but mostly Koreans posing with guns and training. Some scenes of the video are clearly staged. Like this guy who is clearly not aiming with anything. The variety of [Read More…]
Here is a video montage of ROK SF training. There are some knife sparring sprinkled in here but mostly Koreans posing with guns and training. Some scenes of the video are clearly staged. Like this guy who is clearly not aiming with anything. The variety of [Read More…]
Here is a video montage of ROK SF training. There are some knife sparring sprinkled in here but mostly Koreans posing with guns and training. Some scenes of the video are clearly staged. Like this guy who is clearly not aiming with anything. The variety of [Read More…]
My wife’s coworker came across these photos and shared them with me. They are scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of an AR-15 barrel The background that I got was that this sample is 4″ long from an AR15 barrel that split down the middle somewhat [Read More…]
Ergo Grips announced several new products for the AR style rifle. The first product is the new MSR Hand Guard, and the second new offering is the MSR Package. MSR Hand Guard The new Ergo MSR Hand Guard is a drop in replacement for the standard two piece polymer hand [Read More…]
At the NRA Annual Meeting something caught my eye at the UTAS booth. I will be honest I am not a fan of the UTS-15 when it comes to bullpup shotguns. However UTAS has something relatively new that I missed at SHOT Show last January. It is their XTR-12. It is an AR [Read More…]
Pistol caliber AR carbines have become very popular in recent years. In the majority of circumstances, “pistol caliber AR” has been synonymous with “straight blowback 9mm carbine.” CMMG is now offering an alternative platform that changes this paradigm. It is [Read More…]
When you work with guns all the time, it gets hard to get excited about every new thing that comes out at one of the shows. Bryan at F&D Defense was showing off the new XAR takedown rifle at the NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta and blew Patrick’s mind. Using a barrel nutless design with [Read More…]
Pantheon Arms are the ones who make the infamous Dolos take down system for the AR-15. At the NRA Annual Meeting he has a new mini buffer system and tube for compact ARs. The mini buffer will retail for only $55 and has a proprietary buffer system. The buffer tube is [Read More…]
Allstar Tactical is based out of Rochester, NY and its owner, Mike Centola, designs and makes everything he sells. His Corkscrew Flash Hider looks like a medieval torture device but look past its flaboyant design and you will see a product that actually works [Read More…]
In an odd coincidence, Lancer has added two new colors to their L5 AWM magazines. They are now available in Robin’s Egg Blue and Purple. I just posted about the Jagemann color molded Glock magazines that also come in Robin’s Egg Blue. So now you can have [Read More…]
Mean Arms is the genius behind the clever workaround of fixed magazine for California compliance. In California you have two options to stay legal with your AR-15 and not register. Either have a featureless rifle which maintains the removable magazine but no pistol [Read More…]
Radian Weapons has one of their rifles on display at the Brownell’s Booth. Luckily Nick Booras of Radian was there to explain and share some info about Radian Weapons. Some of you may or may not have heard of AXTS. But I am sure many of you know of the Rainier [Read More…]
Brownell’s booth has a different approach this year at the NRA Annual Meeting. The theme is “Dream Guns”. Everything on display can be bought or built using parts bought from Brownell’s. Yes even the suppressors although they only sell those to [Read More…]
We all know that Magpul PMAGs are one of the best options for AR-15 mags, but sadly it took literally forever for the US Military to figure out just that. Not terribly long ago the United States Marine Corps selected the new Medium Coyote Tan PMAGs in the Gen 3 flavor [Read More…]
Silencer news nerds unite! A recent leak making the rounds on social media shows what appears to be a yet-to-be-announced 3D Printed suppressor from Daniel Defense. The DD Wave, a name registered by Daniel Defense earlier this year, looks like a quick disconnect rifle [Read More…]
The State Department and Department of Defense have announced a planned sale of almost $300 million of defense materials through the Republic of Iraq to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Peshmerga. The article specifically states that the deal is to [Read More…]
In a recent announcement, the U.S. Government has released a 7 million dollar award modification notice for Colt Defense’s over 35 million dollar contract to provide M4 and M4A1s in the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. This modification notice specifically [Read More…]
This new AR-15 trigger introduced by Viking Tactics is actually a collaboration of VTac with TriggerTech and Christensen Arms. Logos of all three companies are engraved on the trigger housing. The new trigger is called Truss because its appearance resembles one. As you [Read More…]
I just posted about the new Magpul GL Enhanced Magwell and another tipster sent me more products that Magpul will be announcing at the 2017 NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta. We already knew that they were releasing a windowed DAKA pouch since they announced it earlier [Read More…]
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