The Mauser M2 is one of those strange firearms that managed to slip through the cracks in the early 2000’s. In this episode, Patrick takes a look at the strange striker fired gun that never seemed to take off. The M2 has some interesting and odd features like a striker deactivation lever, a [Read More…]
Shooting Sight was sharing a booth with Gearhead Works. Yes the same guys making the Tailhook brace. While I was checking out the tailhooks I caught Art explaining his trigger and SCARmorer tool kit. As a SCAR17S owner and fan, this piqued my interest. Art’s SCAR [Read More…]
DRD Tactical previously came out with their break down 7.62x51mm Paratus rifle, and now they have a 5.56x45mm version. We featured the Aptus on TFB TV with Edward O if you want to give that a look. It should be coming to the U.S. civilian market in Spring of this year, [Read More…]
A friend of mine shared this photo he found on Reddit. It is a SilencerCo Osprey 45 on a 10mm Glock 20. Both have had sections removed to expose the details underneath. I have seen cutaway Glocks but not a 10mm Glock 20 version before. After a little research, this [Read More…]
Ascendance International is an interesting company. They make a unique handguard system made of Entherm. Entherm is their made up name for the thermoplastic material that they make their handguards out of. The material has great thermal mitigation properties. They had a [Read More…]
One of my goals for the 2017 SHOT Show was to meet up with some of the most innovative and forward thinking individuals in the firearms industry. Being the silencer nut that I am, at the top of my list was Delta P Design, known mostly for their Brevis line of 3-D [Read More…]
D.I Optical is a South Korean company that has dealt mainly in optics mounts to heavy machine guns such as the .50 BMG M2, and automatic grenade launchers such as the 40x46mm High Velocity Mk.19. Recently at SHOT the company unveiled their new DILAD02, a laser aiming [Read More…]
Even though the French government has adopted the Heckler & Koch HK416F assault rifle to replace the aging FAMAS, it seems “Le Clairon” will remain in service for at least the next decade. The reason for this is the recent re-establishment of the French [Read More…]
Late in 1978, Nelmo Suzano started work in the development of a 5.56x45mm assault rifle in the bullpup configuration, a long-time idea that had flashed on-and-off in his mind. Sure, the British EM1 and EM2 of the 1950s may have sparked the fire, more so in the mid-1970s [Read More…]
I came across Eric’s work when I discovered he melts a red dot onto a Sig P938 slide. So I caught up with Eric at Shot Show 2017. Eric’s favorite micro red dot sight is the JPoint. I have one on my S&W M&P9 but never saw its potential until I saw [Read More…]
Another interesting find down in the depths of the lower floor of Shot Show 2017 is Excel Arms. They make a line of firearms chambered in .22LR, .22WMR and now 5.7x28mm. It uses the Five Seven pistol magazine to feed the blow back system. As you can see below the system [Read More…]
I am not sure what is more surreal – the fact that we now have a laser guided missile that can can be fired from a standard 40mm grenade launcher, or the fact that Raytheon used clean 20-somethings in polo shirts and safety glasses to demo a guided explosive [Read More…]
Columbia River Knife & Tool announced a broad slate of new knives for 2017. Among these new offerings are a line of Ken Onion designed knives called the Homefront. These knives feature the company’s new Field Strip technology that was developed by Onion. Field [Read More…]
Kingston Armory makes a full size replica of the M1 and M14 chambered in .22LR. For obvious reasons there are some compromises taken. The guns uses a rotary box magazine that Kingston makes, however it is compatible with Ruger 10-22 style magazines. The upper receiver [Read More…]
In what is now officially an annual tradition (See https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/01/19/terrific-lady-day-the-promo-girls-of-shot/), James spent the last day of SHOT bouncing around the booths to snap photos of all 18 of the women who go to this [Read More…]
Every year, I try to dedicate a post to my favorite pictures from SHOT. Here’s a look at SHOT Show; the guns, the gear, behind the scenes, in front of the scenes, and everything in between.
Robert J. Spitzer, author of Guns Across America, penned an opinion piece about silencers in the Washington Post this week. Like much of what we are accustomed to reading about firearms in today’s media, Spitzer is disingenuous in his arguments against the Hearing [Read More…]
These pictures (below) are almost 10 years old, but I hope the readers of this blog can help me figure out if the Heckler & Koch MP7 was real or fake. The background is, I was in Bahrain to see the new Ruf Automobile (Porsche tuner) factory and their new model CTR [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s SHOT Show range day coverage, James gets to speak with the folks at Cobalt Kinetics about their over-engineered and high-speed C.A.R.S. AR15, an improvement over the model they displayed last year. Production starts shortly, and sales begin soon… Many THANKS [Read More…]
Thanks to Adam S. for sharing this. A customer stopped into my store and said he had a gun that he was having some problems. I told him to bring it on in. He returns from his vehicle and opens a dirty, unassuming case and this was inside. My eyes immediately got huge! [Read More…]
If you are a fan of the World War II German MP40 submachine gun and want to have one of your very own, you are pretty much out of luck unless you are willing to shell out tens of thousands of dollars for a transferable original. However, it has been possible to buy [Read More…]
At the 2017 SHOT Show, Sako/Tikka was showing off their products, especially their newest entry into the T3 family: The T3x TAC A1, a dedicated from-the-factory precision rifle offering built from off a T3x base rifle. The TAC A1 is, unlike the rest of the T3 family, [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s SHOT Show coverage, James gets the rundown from Smith & Wesson on the new S&W M&P 2.0 and all of its new features, including the steel sub-frame, and various upgrades to the frame, trigger, and slide. S&W made a considerable amount of improvements to [Read More…]
A few months back, I had the opportunity to dig into the backstory of TANDEMKROSS – an unassuming New Hampshire based company that focuses on squeezing performance out of rimfire pistols. And with the recent edition of the Ruger MKIV, the S&W Victory and [Read More…]
At the Breakthrough Clean Technologies booth, they had a AR on display with some odd looking rail covers. The rail covers are made by America Grip. The rail covers have 1/4 hex bit holes to store hex bit tools. The cover panels are simply snapped onto the rails for [Read More…]
When it comes to armor for your body, vehicle, or more special purposes, Angel Armor likely has not what you want, but rather what you need! They specialize in law enforcement and civilian protective armor ranging from preventing stab attacks to centerfire rifle [Read More…]
Patrick and the TFBTV team covered the Serbu gang at SHOT, but I wanted to stop by and see the GB-22 for myself. As previously explained, the “GB” in GB-22 stands for Gun Buyback – this is Serbu’s attempt to flood useless gun turn-in programs [Read More…]
Checking the box for the “boring but pretty freaking cool” category at this years SHOT Show is a pair of inert suppressors by Surefire. There I was, drooling over the new Ryder 9M suppressor when the two brightly colored cans caught my eye. Sporting the [Read More…]
At the 2017 SHOT Show Beretta finally announced they are shipping their new PX4 Storm Compact Carry. This pistol is specifically aimed at the concealed carry gun owners, and was originally shown at last year’s SHOT Show by firearms instructor and design [Read More…]
The Sin tomahawk from Camillus Cutlery Company is an affordable, effective utility tool that is lightweight and effective. It has a 4-inch blade of titanium bonded stainless steel hardened to hold a razor’s edge and an overall length of 15 inches. It has a [Read More…]
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