The Myanmar Military (“Tatmadaw” in Burmese) is one of the only Southeast Asian nations that manufactures the majority of its small arms and light weapons (up to 120mm mortars) and has been doing so since the early 1950s in collaboration with a number of foreign allies. The majority of [Read More…]
This cool little accessory that we reported about from SHOT Show 2018 is now available for purchase. The Switchsight is a set of folding iron sights designed for handguns. The development of this sight system is the result of the collaboration of KNS Precision [Read More…]
Blue Rock ARmour is a startup company that has designed an AR-15 pistol grip and foregrip system called Grip Armour. The prototypes of this product have already been 3D printed and tested. The company plans to start the manufacturing in Spring 2019 and the start of [Read More…]
The Mossberg Shockwave with wooden furniture is now available for purchase … and it is called Nightstick. The company has recently announced the availability of this pump-action shotgun firearm on their social media pages. Besides the wooden furniture, the [Read More…]
Carrying concealed is a responsibility one must be very comfortable with. While the legal ramifications of self defense are for a more lengthy article and discussion, one cannot avoid the importance of comfort when carrying concealed. Often there is a compromise [Read More…]
The Spanish Navy has been experimenting with a graphene based bulletproof vest. Researchers have been developing the technology over the past four years and recently completed some live fire tests. A spokesperson from the Spanish Navy described the testing results as [Read More…]
Wilson Combat has just released this beautiful work of art – the Supergrade Commander Special. This is the first commander size classic style handgun added to the Supergrade family of deluxe Wilson Combat 1911 pistols. Let’s first watch the promo video [Read More…]
Here we go again, my friends. Illegal firearms keep on falling to police hands in this neck of the world, and, as you may guess, these are likely to represent only a fraction of those which are actually in use by criminals. The purpose of articles like this is to give [Read More…]
Last week I posted part one of EOTech’s factory tour. In part two we will take a look behind the curtain at how EOTech’s Holographic Weapon Sights (HWS) are manufactured. After the factory tour we were taken out to a local range to test some of their [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James brings you another year of nonsensical Halloween pumpkin pounding, but this time we’ve got plenty of machine guns to assist with properly celebrating this holiday. A very special thanks to DJ Deville for allowing us to use this killer blend of the Halloween [Read More…]
While browsing the Morphy Auctions catalog for writing one of our recently published articles about anti-tank weapons, I came across this quite an interesting vintage gadget – Captain Bogardus glass ball thrower. This device represents an early trap shooting [Read More…]
Many of you called the winner in the comments… But what is interesting is that the Winchester SX4 Models far outsold the M4 Tactical, as did the Beretta A300 line. Not that we are remotely considering this process scientific. And I would wager that our readership [Read More…]
In what is probably one of the coolest historical recreations to happen at a national machine gun shoot in recent years, the folks from the Bomber Camp program out of Stockton Aviation Field Museum actually got a Sperry Ball Turret (as used on the prolific B17 and B24 [Read More…]
Fantail Fire – the subject of Today’s Photo Of The Day here at TFB. The aft close-in weapons system on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima reminds me of R2D2 in Star Wars. A close-in weapon system, or CIWS for short, is a point-defense weapon [Read More…]
Several months ago, we reported about the new Russian pistol called UDAV. We have also discussed multiple times the Ratnik-3 future soldier concept and the mystery weapon that it was demonstrated with. Recently, there was more information released about these weapons [Read More…]
At the end of the past year, we reported about the merger of James D. Julia auction house with Morphy Auctions. The former became the division of the latter. That’s why the online catalogs of their firearm auctions are now hosted on Morphy Auctions website. I was [Read More…]
If you have yet to be introduced to Cole-TAC, you are missing out of some of the best ballistic nylon and heat resistant gear available to shooters. Initially known for their line of suppressor covers meant to protect you from burns and quench the mirage effect that can [Read More…]
Do you use the website Gunbroker.com to hunt up firearms and accessories? Do you do it on a mobile device? If so, you have probably been wondering what happened to your app. One day it is on your phone and you are browsing a gun utopia, and the next day… [Read More…]
Last time I visited GSL Technology they had some items that were not yet ready for public announcement. Their Boss emergency suppressor was one of them. Well they have just decided to offer their Pill Box suppressor to the public for the first time. The Pill Box Origin [Read More…]
TFB’s Matthew Moss recently covered the special M17 SIG Sauers for the Sentinels at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. There are now more pictures to share, from the Guards themselves. The Beretta M9 Pistols have now retired, after over 11,000 days of service. They have [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Gun Magazine has published an interesting article telling the story of the development and evolution of Soviet/Russian AK bayonets. The author of KGM article is Konstantin Podgornov. He basically published one of the chapters of his upcoming book dedicated [Read More…]
The Austrian Arms Space Predator Glock is a collaboration between Austria Arms and Verex Tactical. They are both based in Austria and well known for their service and their individual customer solutions. Below: “Armed”. The more you look the more details you [Read More…]
Larry Vicker‘s guide of the Kalashnikov (Volume 1) is now ready to be delivered to your coffee table. This book will stand out on any table or shelf, in its Red Alert-red, full of AKs and AKMs. According to himself it’s the best book yet, and with 360 pages [Read More…]
Today we take a look at a build that brings us back to the Colt Commando era. and back to the future again! The idea behind this build was to get a modern M16A1/XM177-style AR15. Let’s begin with a short history lesson with this legendary photograph. Apart from [Read More…]
Greetings everyone and thanks for joining us here for TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where every gun deserves a quality serialized tube. Last week we looked at some rimfire silencers because, besides being cheap, clean fun, 22LR host and silencer combinations can be stupid [Read More…]
Lone Wolf Distributors Timberwolf Large frames are almost here. These are the .45 ACP/10mm Auto versions of the company’s famous Glock frames. Lone Wolf has just announced that the large frames are now available for preorder and will ship soon. Apparently, Lone [Read More…]
The 18th annual International Sniper Competition opened at Fort Benning, Georgia, during a ceremony at the Sniper Compound earlier in October and the results are now in. No less than 30 two-person teams from across the Army, the Department of Defense and civilian law [Read More…]
Ivan Šantić, a Concept Designer from Zagreb, Croatia, trained at Hyper Island in Sweden He can be found at MOTH3R, which he describes as his “sustainable platform”. The reason why you find him, and his designs, here on The Firearm Blog is because he has [Read More…]
The folks over at Mag Pig Customs have a new build, this time it’s a custom Hi-Point Carbine that doesn’t look half bad. They’ve had their hand in making a few other past POTD post. There was the Hi-Point Themed AR15s, P-51B themed Maxim 9 and a Railed [Read More…]
Hudson Manufacturing has announced that they’ve started shipping the red dot sight ready H_RD slides for the H9 pistol. These slides were first introduced about three months ago. Since the introduction, they were available for pre-order and the first batches will [Read More…]
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