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…]
Eric Norman was one of the small arms designers at Special Operations Executive Station IX during the Second World War. The Norm Gun and Welgun were two of his designs that although never reached serial production, are interesting in their own right day, if anything due to their simplicity of [Read More…]
Over a year and a half after its initial announcement, the SilencerCo Maxim 9 has finally hit dealers shelves. Back then, at a seemingly over-the-top launch event in Miami, a Crockett and Tubbs theme took media types out into international waters for some high-seas [Read More…]
Alex Pro Firearms (APF) is a small AR-15 manufacturer from Alexandria, MN. Recently in 2013, they decided to dive into the firearms market. APF may not be a household brand name when it comes to black guns, but they have a strong hometown backing throughout MN and much [Read More…]
Advanced Armament Corporation is announcing the addition of a new silencer to their product lineup. Dubbed the Halcyon, the new rimfire suppressor joins the growing trend of modularity by providing the shooter with two configuration options. In its full size, the [Read More…]
So here is the letter written by Marvin G. Richardson, Assistant Director of the Enforcement Programs and Services, to Mark Barnes, Esq and SB Tactical. Mark Barnes Esq represented SB Tactical to help the ATF clarify their Open Letter from 2015. Everyone [Read More…]
Seventeen years after we narrowly missed the Y2K technological disaster (snicker), both business and government still rely heavily on printed paper documents. Put those two organizations together and you have regulated chaos of tax records, purchase data, and in the [Read More…]
Below you will find details of the different LWRC International (LWRC or LWRCI used as short) rifles used by the Swedish Military and Police, as well as accessories and optics. Behind this article lies literally months of scouting from several people and sources and we [Read More…]
I know what you are thinking – when did this become the B&T Firearm Blog? It seems like every week we have some snippet of news from the Swiss manufacturer. Can I help it if I am a little infatuated with B&T polymer and steel? This week, we bring you a [Read More…]
I love it when Ian over at Forgotten Weapons falls off the actual “forgotten” weapons and delves into well-known and respected designs. His brain housing group is replete with an encyclopedia of facts and history on weapons and when applied to even [Read More…]
When it comes to National Firearms Act (NFA) controlled items, there’s a weird reverse psychology that goes into purchase decisions. It’s almost as if lower priced items are passed over, especially those that fall in the “under $200”. With [Read More…]
During the recent (April 4-7, 2017) LAAD Defence & Security exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, IMBEL – Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil showed the latest development examples of its 7.62x51mm IA2 carbine and rifle prototypes which are expected to soon join the [Read More…]
The De Lisle Commando Carbine has fascinated small arms enthusiasts since knowledge of it became widespread after the Second World War. Almost entering myth like lore, it is claimed to have been the quietest weapon ever issued and used by Allied forces both in the European and Pacific theaters of [Read More…]
In what appears to be LWRC cornering the Swedish special operations and SWAT issue rifle market, we have yet more evidence of LWRC’s piston operated IC-A5 rifles in usage by the Särskilda operationsgruppen (SOG, Military SOF), the Förstärkt Regional [Read More…]
Witt Machine & Tool, most notable for their muzzle devices, is now fashioning integrally suppressed barrels to the ever-popular Ruger Precision rifle. For the time being, they are taking pre-orders and making integrally-suppressed Precisions chambered in .308 [Read More…]
Priority 1 Air Rescue is a European and U.S. based training company that focuses on training military and civilian flight crews. While at SOFINS 2017 the company introduced their multi-configurable virtual reality gunner/hoist station. The station is essentially a cage that can be produced in [Read More…]
French Counter-Terrorism group National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) recently announced at SOFINS 2017 that it would be adopting CZ’s 806 Bren 2 in 7.62x39mm with a 9 inch barrel. So far 68 carbines have been ordered for the roughly 400 man [Read More…]
One of General Dynamics’ subsidiaries in collaboration with U.S. Ordnance has been awarded a $221 Million contract to provide .50 Cal M2 and M2A1 heavy machine guns to the U.S. Army over the next six years. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has a long [Read More…]
Using an ablative media has been a popular method to further reduce the sound signature of a suppressed rimfire or pistol caliber gun for decades. And while the technique works, it is short lived, inconvenient and messy. Well, MKS Supply out of Dayton, Ohio is now [Read More…]
Innovative Arms just announced something that is on the top of my want/wish list. The silencer and firearms manufacturer has upgraded their line of integrally suppressed firearms to include the new Ruger MKIV rimfire pistol. Using a monocore baffle stack, the team at [Read More…]
Even though shooting quietly is a passion of mine, I have yet to break into the world of suppressed 300BLK. I’m also not ashamed to admit that I had to review the definition of ballistic coefficient (BC) before writing this post. What I learned in my limited [Read More…]
Looks like it’s becoming a series here in TFB to show some South American countries’ earliest and generally unknown submachine gun designs. This time it’s from Argentina, where a designer called Juan Lehnar produced the single prototype of a particularly [Read More…]
Prior to having its 5.56x45mm IA2 rifle developed, field-tested, approved and officially adopted (2011-2015 period, approximately) by the Exército Brasileiro (Brazilian Army), IMBEL – Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil took a long way to cover this evolutionary [Read More…]
The discussion regarding the deregulation of silencers (suppressors if you insist on using the more politically correct term) has traveled quite the roller coaster path in the last few months. Staying as clear from partisan politics as possible, the election result was [Read More…]
Austria is investing a large sum of money for the protection of their soldiers. A total of 1.2 billion Euros will be invested by 2020, and by the looks of it a lot of the sourcing will be made with local suppliers. However, Ase Utra, a Finnish supplier of sound [Read More…]
No, not that Arsenal, the other Arsenal. At SHOT 2017, I briefly swung through the Arsenal Firearms/Salient Arms International (SAI) booth looking at Glocks, but I must have missed the bigger news. DefenseReview.com is reporting on the company’s new rifle the [Read More…]
As previously reported, the French Army’s new service rifle will be the Heckler & Koch HK416F. The HK416F replaces the rather old FAMAS, and you can sense the depression in the air as this happens, they are letting go of an old friend. 5 000 units are supposed [Read More…]
Iconic silencer designer and manufacturer Gemtech has just announced the next generation of their Aurora suppressor. Like its predecessor, the Aurora II is a small wipe-based can that is light enough to operate without a Nielsen (booster) device. The new Aurora weighs [Read More…]
The Reising is an example of a firearm design that worked perfectly in the rear but performed horribly in actual combat conditions. It was a Second World War era submachine gun that had much potential but ultimately failed the big test down range in use by frontline infantry units. Suffering from [Read More…]
I picked up a Crye Precision Gun Clip many years ago. To be honest I have not used it that much although I liked the concept. Holstering a Glock with weaponlight is easier now, but when I bought this, custom Kydex holsters were not as common as they are now. One issue [Read More…]
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