The Czech government has made its first purchase of the new CZ 806 Bren 2 improved 5.56mm infantry rifles. The new weapons will complement the older 805 Bren model, while replacing it in production for the Army of The Czech Republic. Jane’s reports: The Army of [Read More…]
SIG Sauer was established in 1985 but can actually trace its roots as far back as 1853 to its way-back predecessor, the Swiss Wagon Factory. Today the company is something of a force to be reckoned with and in the last couple years has announced more than a few [Read More…]
The Remington 700 first started production in 1962 and quickly gained popularity. Today there are multiple bolt-action rifles within the line and it remains a favorite among many long gun fans. If you yourself have a Remington 700 you may be interested in the latest [Read More…]
Sciens Capital Management, the hedge fund managers that own Colt Defense, LLC, have failed to meet the January 8 deadline for funding the famous gunmaker’s exit from bakruptcy. The Wall Street Journal reports: Gun maker Colt Defense LLC is poised to exit [Read More…]
The Remington Rolling Block was a hugely successful rifle design that served bravely in military service, and valiantly as a civilian target and hunting rifle. The Rolling Block is a single shot breech loader that must be loaded with a new cartridge after each shot, so naturally it should be much [Read More…]
Pride Fowler Industries and US Optics recently teamed up to offer the US Optics Military Spec series of rifle scopes. The US Optics Military Spec rifle scopes mate a PFI Rapid Reticle with a US Optics SR-8 or SR-6 rifle scope. The US Optics series encompasses two [Read More…]
The owner of Battlefield Las Vegas has yet again graced us with another high round count report, but this time purely on Optics that the range has on their rental firearms. When they say high round count, they really mean it! The range apparently went through 500,000 [Read More…]
Last Halloween I managed to pick up a Kel-Tec CMR-30 during my first ever trip to Grice’s Gun Shop. I was in the area for a 2Gun match in Mifflin County and decided to finally visit the famous store. They had one CMR-30 in stock so I swooped it up. On the 2 hour [Read More…]
Kirsten Joy Weiss caters to her subscribers and does a review of her favorite gun, her Volquartsen 10/22. Volquartsen is the gold standard in accurate 10/22s and the one they made for Kirsten is of that high caliber. The bull barrel has snake fluting and a compensator [Read More…]
Smart guns are at the front of the gun industry’s mind right now. This is due in large part to Obama’s recent order that the Department of Defense, Justice Department, and Department of Homeland Security must come up with a viable plan to speed along the [Read More…]
Those of you that follow the official TFB YouTube channel, TFBTV (thank you for watching) know that I am very interested in old firearms that are by today’s standards obsolete. To me this is no different than a man who cherishes automobiles that can’t hold a [Read More…]
Few guns have enjoyed the success that the Ruger 10/22 has enjoyed over the years. There are a seemingly infinite number of model variations, aftermarket stocks, accessories and gear for this rifle. For 2016, Sturm, Ruger & Co. is building a limited run of 10/22 [Read More…]
With a rarity on par with Himalayan Snow Leopards, the WA-2000 has something of a legendary status surrounding it. Were they any good? Some say yes, some say no. Some shooters say the price expensive to the point of extravagance, while others point to Walther’s [Read More…]
Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks has been very busy bringing out new stocks in recent months. One of the latest aftermarket stock fits they offer is for the long action Winchester XPR rifles. The new stocks come in a variety of forms and color options with a range of [Read More…]
This article is an English-language translation of an article written for Мир увлечений: Охота & Оружие (World of Hobbies: Hunting & Weapons) magazine, by Andrey Donets and Dmytro Adyeyev. TFB reader dnepr0mike graciously aided the [Read More…]
In October, I traveled out to see my co-writer Alex C. to collect data on the weights of different long guns and some of their components. Over that weekend, I weighed 58 rifles and submachine guns, and numerous magazines, bolts, bolt carriers, and other miscellaneous [Read More…]
The FN Herstal P90 personal defense weapon is one of the strangest looking weapon system on the planet, so it is no wonder that it pops up in so many movies and television shows. The gun feeds from a 50 round magazine and is extremely compact. In this field strip we take down a PS90, […] [Read More…]
Optics are an important part of shooting for countless gun owners. If you’re a hunter they gain an even greater importance, especially if you enjoy hunting at longer distances. And considering the element of fun added by dropping a feral hog at 1000 yards, I have [Read More…]
Ruger continues to expand its operation into areas it was previously unwilling to enter. This latest entry is a .22 caliber suppressor/silencer that fits their line of threaded .22 caliber rifles and pistols, like the 10/22 and the SR-22. Ruger said the following about [Read More…]
For the new year, Auto-Ordnance will begin selling a Thompson carbine with a shorter length. The new gun drops the barrel length from 18″ to 16.5″ by using a sub-16″ barrel and permanently attaching a Cutts compensator. The overall length is 39″. [Read More…]
Colt’s exit from bankruptcy has hit a snag: The owners of the company, Sciens Capital Management have defaulted on a $15 million funding commitment to Colt Defense LLC, as part of the company’s exit from bankruptcy. The private equity company agreed to pay [Read More…]
The Chinese Type 81 is a strange fusion of the AK, SKS, and Dragunov rifles and could be mistaken as an AK at a quick glance. The Type 81 is exceptionally rare in the USA, and today on TFBTV we look at perhaps the rarest variant of all: The 5.56 variant made exclusively for the […] Read [Read More…]
Check out this tiny double barreled shotgun. The person manipulating it installs the barrel and the forend onto the shotgun. Loads it and closes the barrels. Then cocks the two hammers and uses a pencil to fire the first round. Next up is a miniature Mauser 98K [Read More…]
Discussions about smart guns have been underway for some time now and has, in recent years, been actively pursued by a handful of tech companies. In fact, Jonathon Mossberg who is indeed part of the almost 100-year-old O.F. Mossberg and Sons company, started his own [Read More…]
Within this modern firearms renaissance we are blissfully living through, a few older designs were bound to be overlooked. In this list, we look at five rifles that were extremely popular and/or historically significant in their heyday, but have been overlooked almost entirely by a generation of [Read More…]
As part of their recent set of mud testing, including some disappointing results from the fabled M1 Garand, and AK rifles, Ian and Karl of InRange have tested a weapon most people would expect to wither like a delicate flower at the first frost, in the presence of mud: [Read More…]
Kinetic Concealment started out as a holster company making the now familiar kydex/leather combo holsters in OWB and IWB configurations. We’ve tested these holsters and found them to be well made and comfortable. In recent months Kinetic has expanded their product [Read More…]
A company by the name of Dahmer Arms has announced on their webpage that they will be making a limited lot of 10 AR lower receivers out of Damascus Steel. Each receiver will be billed at 5,000 dollars, a hefty toll for a one of a kind production item. They say that [Read More…]
Trigger Point Technology is a company in California that was started by a certain Terry Abst, a former airline pilot. They have a very interesting and innovating device that they claim will help prevent negligent discharges primarily among Law Enforcement and Military [Read More…]
NRA Blog has an entry this week that is showing the last donation to the NRA Museum in Fairfax, VA of 2015. It is an absurdly looking contraption of a prototype rifle that was designed along the same lines as the AN 94, with the aim of reducing felt recoil. The inventor [Read More…]
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