I came across this photo a while ago without any context. From the photo it appears to be two Kochs MP5s with elongated muzzle devices on the end of the barrel while the person in the photo has pierced his cheeks with them. I have seen photos of similar extreme piercing [Read More…]
Atlantic Firearms has announced the launch of a customized Draco pistol. They partnered with several other companies to source the different aftermarket furniture parts and the Cerakoting service for these Draco pistols. The host rifles are the same well-known Romanian [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves tells you what the 5 best autoloading handguns OF ALL TIME are. Well, technically, you told him when you participated in the ‘March Gatness’ tournament polls at www.gat.life this past spring (new polls coming next spring!) James takes the 5 most [Read More…]
When it comes to zeroing your red dot there are all kinds of opinions and thoughts people have on the matter. Vortex Optics attempts to cut through the murky waters of this topic and give us some cold hard facts. They generally achieve that with a simple info-graphic [Read More…]
SENTRY-owned Hexmag have launched their new Glock compatible magazine, a clear polymer magazine with Hexmag’s characteristic hexagon texture pattern. Hexmag first teased their Glock mag back in January 2017, at SHOT Show. Those early magazines were black polymer [Read More…]
If you’ve purchased weaponlights, lasers, body armor, night vision or other “specialty equipment” related to the firearms industry, the term ITAR Restricted may have made an appearance on your documentation or on product websites. The International Traffic In [Read More…]
Hello everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Although I have shot the Q Honey Badger chambered in 300 Blackout every day and almost every night for the past week, I thought I’d give you all a break from my new romance with thirty cal kurz (band [Read More…]
Good evening everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Friday Night Lights. In our recurring series we hope to bring you everything from basic illumination tips like every day carry choices and weapon lights to more advanced topics like the use of night vision and [Read More…]
Radian Weapons has introduced a new AR-15 charging handle called Raptor-SL. This new product is based on the company’s Raptor charging handle series. Unlike the more common tendency of new charging handles coming with extended latches, the Raptor-SL has latches of [Read More…]
Although the 9x19mm MA-13 MK II design was first seen online in 2012, there is still relatively not much known about it outside of the Myanmar Police Special Task Force that has been seen utilizing it as standard issue, albeit sparingly. Staying within the previous [Read More…]
At a recent amnesty program held by the Israeli Defense Forces, a first model Dror in .303 British turned up along with a number of other small arms that had been surrendered as part of a drive to return historical small arms from IDF veterans or otherwise. In this [Read More…]
During the last day of the Swedec EOD Exercise a test was conducted to demonstration an explosion of a hand grenade. The test was done in Sweden and it was captured on high speed camera. Imagine a family of mannequins sitting at the dinner table. The conversation is a [Read More…]
Although not entering active service in large numbers, the Burmese state-operated defense armaments production wing, Defense Industries has been quietly working on what appears to be 9x19mm NATO Glock-pattern copy in the guise of a second generation variant without [Read More…]
As a follow up to last week’s Silencer Saturday where I professed my allegiance to the god that is 300 Blackout, I thought it might be a good idea to discuss my conversion in a little more detail. As I stated, my initial reaction came after comparing an MP5SD [Read More…]
Ever since the formation of a dedicated US military Space Force was announced by President Trump back in March the internet has been having its fun. Facebook, Reddit and the forums have been awash with Space Force jokes and memes. Many jokingly suggested Heckler & [Read More…]
Drumroll…..And the winner was Tony R with his BOTW: 300BLK PDW. The randomly picked winner voter was Jordan W. Tony will receive a gift card to Brownells and Jordan will get a small amount of swag. It pays to play… 😉 Fifth Installment of Build of [Read More…]
In what would certainly make the gun makers of Darra Adam Khel blush with professional embarrassment, a recent so-called Islamic State of Khurasan (IS entity in eastern Afghanistan) propaganda video showed fighters of the group engaging enemy Taliban fighters with a [Read More…]
FN America has confirmed in a Press Release that they have been chosen to produce two prototypes for the Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle program (NGSAR). TFB’s Matthew touched on the subject recently, where the US Army said they has identified five potential [Read More…]
FN has just announced the release of the 509 Tactical, the anticipated MHS pistol variant submitted by the Virginia-based manufacturer as part of the Army trials that ended in January 2017. Both TFB and TFBTV have the new guns in house and will bring you first-hand [Read More…]
The Virginia State Police look to be the latest in a string of recent law enforcement agencies to adopt the SIG Sauer P320 as their next sidearm. It follows recent contracts from police departments across the country including Tampa PD, Arkansas’ Jacksonville PD and [Read More…]
Mean Arms, the company known for making the AR-15/AR-10 magazine loaders, has introduced a new product called EndoMag. This is basically a 9mm conversion kit for 5.56/.223 Gen2 and Gen3 30 round Magpul PMAGs. The converted PMAGs will work with standard AR-15 lower [Read More…]
The account Roy Karat on Twitter published an interesting video a few days ago. The video demonstrated the use of the NRS-2 (“Scout Firing Knife”), which is a survival knife. Apart from the obvious usage as a military type of knife, it also has a built-in, [Read More…]
Mossberg has certainly been spicing it up lately. From magazine-fed 12 gauge shotguns to drop in match grade AR triggers, the iconic North Haven, CT manufacturer is getting some attention from shooters. While the JM Pro trigger is standard equipment on some of [Read More…]
For those of us living in a Space Force pseudo fantasy world that involves elements from Firefly, Dune, Starship Troopers and Star Trek The Next Generation (best generation), our days seem to have arrived. Whether or not your coilgun needs involve the protecting the [Read More…]
What usually happens to numerically significant firearms is that they get put in a museum and carefully guarded. Not the first Springfield M1903, Serial Number One though! Crazy enough, this particular rifle actually rolled right off the production line and into Army service when it was produced [Read More…]
In a new study published by the Small Arms Survey estimates that American civilians own owning just under 400 million guns. Worldwide it’s estimated that civilians own nearly 1 billion firearms, with India a very, very distant second to the US. American Civilians [Read More…]
When your company is in a trouble and struggles to survive, you have to come up with unique solutions and make non-standard decisions if you want to save it from bankruptcy. And gun companies are no exception. History knows many examples of gun companies having to make [Read More…]
Magpul is branching out their lifestyle brand into the realm of eyewear. They have taken their design and materials expertise and applied to to three frame designs and seven lens options. Some models of Magpul Eyewear is available now with more coming soon. Magpul [Read More…]
The annual Sniper Competition in Finland is organized by Ostrobothnia Sniper Association – PohTA. Last year we covered Finnsniper with some very nice photos, like here for instance, as well as a video of 50 Sniper Rifles open fire simultaneously at one target. [Read More…]
If you have not jumped on the .224 Valkyrie bandwagon yet there is no need to worry. The bandwagon circles around regularly about every 15 minutes. There seems to be a new flavor of ammunition, new tricked out firearm, or as is the case with Black Rain Ordnance (BRO), a [Read More…]
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