Steve Talischeck of Mad Pig Customs has made two custom AR-15s. His inspiration was Hi-Point and their reputation in the firearm community. Here are his Hi-Point themed AR15s. I spoke with Steve and he tells me that his FFL information is engraved underneath the trigger [Read More…]
Today’s photo features a mysterious suppressed British L85/SA80. It appears to be using a Surefire SOCOM suppressor, we can see Surefire’s ‘Fast-Attach’ mounting system at the rear, which would require Surefire’s proprietary muzzle device. [Read More…]
I own several of my own and have specified a few competition rifles for friends over the past years, so it’s one of my favorite subjects. From time to time I see claims from various producers how “competitive” their firearm is going to be, and [Read More…]
Occam Defense Solutions has introduced a new AK handguard called MERC. This is a patent pending design which is advertised to decrease the heat transfer to the shooter’s hand and provide a solid optics mounting platform for AK family of rifles. Let’s take a [Read More…]
The Dutch Army is looking to supplement its current shotgun inventory with a fresh tender for nearly 300 weapons. On the 18th August, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (Ministerie van Defensie) announced a tender for the supply of 12 gauge combat shotguns. The [Read More…]
It was called the “Golden age of Hijacking,” between 1968 to 1972, no less than 130 American airliners were hijacked and routed to foreign airfields by individuals that were passengers on board, and who sneaked in a knife or a handgun. The reasons varied [Read More…]
The ninth Installment of Build of the Week was contributed by William C. Organized desk award (with sadly empty decanter) goes too…. I know Cerakote is a “thing”, but I still have a special place in my heart for rattle can paint jobs. This rifle [Read More…]
Remember the US ARMY’s OICW competition back in the 90s? Well apparently South Korea has continued to develop their own version. S&T K11 DAW (Dual-barrel Air-burst Weapon) is the modern version and my friend Uk Yang test fired it. In case you can’t see [Read More…]
Note: James erroneously states that the SIG P365 had been recalled. This is inaccurate. See this article for more details. We apologize to Sig Sauer for the error. In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves looks at the 10 best selling handguns of Summer 2018. These results were taken from a survey of [Read More…]
The R8 Silence from Blaser is an integrated solution for hunters, a rifle and a silencer in one. It looks like a “bull barrel”, but is actually an integrated suppressor. From the start, the R8 Silence was only available in .308 Winchester, which can be a [Read More…]
There was a little confusion last week since we rolled the results in with the new BOTW. We listened and split the posts. Drumroll…..And the winner for the second set was Rick’s Rifle Dynamics AK Build with 157 votes (Steve’s Mk 24 Combat Assault [Read More…]
We just had a look at the Revolving Shotgun (Sibergun RSC410) and it’s now time for another product from the same group. This time we’re going to look at their COSMOS 751 Bolt-Action sniper rifle, with a claimed effective shooting range up to just short if a [Read More…]
What’s better than carrying a concealed handgun? Carrying two concealed handguns! Even better if you carry both in an Appendix Carry Holster. Well, the folks over at NSR Tactical have just the product that ticks all those boxes, it’s called the C-1 Dual [Read More…]
We at TFB recently had the opportunity to visit Federal Premium at their Anoka, MN ammunition plant for a factory tour. We were able to discuss a lot of the new products they have introduced this year, and it is a lot! Federal Premium has announced 34 NEW products to [Read More…]
As part of France’s continuing small arms modernisation the French Army has announced the search for a new semi-automatic marksman’s rifle to replace the ageing FR-F2 bolt action sniper rifles. This is a requirement that has been rumoured for some time. On [Read More…]
Welcome to our second series regarding reloading! The good people of LYMAN have wanted to continue their partnership with TFB, and you the readers. The reloading series was a great challenge, and I enjoyed every minute of it. This series will be an entirely new [Read More…]
If you recall, the Army is researching the utility of a third arm system to augment future soldiers and to help them manage the weight of heavier weapon systems like belt fed light machine guns. I did an independent study using a hobbyist steadicam rig. After I [Read More…]
Night vision for civilians used to be exorbitantly expensive, if not prohibited in some places. However, as technology has improved, the devices have gotten to a point where civilians can now afford very decent night vision devices at a price that you don’t have to take a second mortgage out [Read More…]
Fortis Manufacturing came up with an enhanced design of the AR-15 castle nut and end plate. They call this new product Lightweight Enhanced (LE™) Castle Nut & End Plate System. The idea behind this system is to provide a secure and robust installation of the two [Read More…]
Strike Industries has launched new compact AR-15 receiver extensions that are designed for AR pistol builds. These are extremely short buffer tubes that are still compatible with mil-spec AR-15 lower receivers and bolt carrier groups. I think it is safe to say that [Read More…]
Now before we trigger a bunch of millennials here, I too, had overlooked Federal Premium Syntech ammunition (and technically I am a millennial… sadly). So what is so special about Syntech ammunition? It has a red coated bullet. It is affectionately or [Read More…]
In the early 2000s, after the assault weapon ban was lifted and Kalashnikov rifles started to gain popularity on the US market, a lot of shooters were looking to learn the original Russian way to run an AK. Naturally, very few Russian instructors were available and very [Read More…]
Shooting clay birds is one of the most fun one can have with a shotgun besides hunting and taking a tactical shotgun course. An opportunity arose to review a Lyman Trius Launchpad, their electric clay bird thrower. After discussing it with Pete, our managing editor here [Read More…]
Last week, I received a DM from an IG follower asking how he could find employment in the firearm industry. This was a striking question because I’ve never thought about how I ended up working in this business (although I constantly ask myself how I am still [Read More…]
AC-Unity is a firearms and accessories manufacturing company located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They have recently started exporting new quad stack 60-round 7.62x39mm AK magazines to the USA. This company and its products are mostly unknown to the American gun [Read More…]
This is a really hard firearm to look at. A chassis Glock? Actually, it is an airsoft Glock. [Spoiler Alert] While looking at it makes me cringe I am still really intrigued like a lot of you may be. You have so much going on that it is like a gunsmith’s bench vomited [Read More…]
A couple of months ago, TFB’s own Miles V in the second part of his interview with George Huang, the founder of Battle Arms Development, has reported that among other new products the company was also developing barrels for Glock pistols. These new barrels are [Read More…]
The 8.6 Creedmoor is a very mysterious caliber inside the firearms industry right now. Hopefully our interview with Ethan Lessard of Q helped shed some more light on it for all of us. Next, we wanted to pick another subject-matter-expert’s brain in David Stark of [Read More…]
New block for the glock Glock has released a 24-round 9mm magazine for sale, available since late July. This new offering brings the total number of their different factory made 9mm double stack magazines to ten! (10 (in 3 different flush fit lengths), 12, 15, 17, [Read More…]
That’s right boys and girls, for all of you who look at the current pistol caliber carbine market and say “not for that price,” your day has come. For a retail price of $419 ($499 MSRP) you can order a factory-direct EXTAR EP9 That comes with a magazine, SB [Read More…]
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