Kalashnikov Media, apparently inspired by IV8888, conducted a meltdown test of AK-12, the latest iteration of Kalashnikov rifle that was recently adopted by the Russian military. They fired this 5.45x39mm rifle in full-auto rapidly changing the magazines until the [Read More…]
Impressum Media just released the latest edition of their gun encyclopaedia, the Firearms Guide. It looks to be a handy source of data that sometimes may be hard to retrieve, in a format more practical, and easily updated, than a 500 pages book. Here below the full [Read More…]
The True Precision has announced their line of threaded and non-threaded barrels for the SIG P365 XL pistol. To say that the SIG P365 and the P365 XL have been gaining traction would be an understatement. Both SIG models have been featured here on TFB and already [Read More…]
The Ghost Gunner 3 is here to keep your homemade firearm dreams alive and with newly added technology. Surpassing previous versions of the Ghost Gunner, the Ghost Gunner 3 boasts 5 times the speed, 2 times the build space, internal illumination and automatic leveling. [Read More…]
My name is John J. Rambo. You may remember me as the residency-displaced activist from the documentary motion picture First Blood, which film chronicled my advocacy for economically-challenged and domiciliary-fluid persons in a small Washington town run by law [Read More…]
In TFB’s Photo Of The Day, old meets new, as we take a closer look at a custom EAW twist mount to make a modern Aimpoint Acro fit a Remington 700. EAW was founded by Ernst Apel Senior in 1919 and is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, manufacturer of mounts in [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 31st edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet [Read More…]
The popular magnum cartridge gun manufacturer Weatherby is proud to announce three new Weatherby Mark V Carbonmark Rifles. These new rifles will provide custom-built features in an extremely precise rifle platform. These rifles are purported to have some aggressive [Read More…]
Spuhr in Sweden just released the news that they got a large H&K MP5 upgrade order from the German Bundespolizei. Just a few days later it is time for another positive announcement. On this occasion, it’s another upgrade for an aging Heckler & Koch [Read More…]
I first saw the pre-production prototypes of VOA aluminum handguards for Remington 870 and Mossberg 500 shotguns at Strike Industries booth at SHOT Show 2019. Recently, the company has announced that these forearms are now available for purchase. Let’s see what [Read More…]
The Schmidt & Bender hunting scope 3-21×50 Exos was introduced earlier this year, but are only now showing up. Apart from the introduction and description from the maker TFB have some really good pictures of the reticle from LongRange.sk. Below: Press picture [Read More…]
Franklin Armory have announced they were filing a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey. Specifically they have filed suit alleging that by barring them from selling the Franklin Armory Reformation, New Jersey has violated their 2nd Amendment rights. The Reformation [Read More…]
Fantasy Glock survey!: https://forms.gle/ULyeK33MMTHM7SzL8 In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves talks about his top 5 Fantasy Glocks. You know, Glocks that don’t exist, but should? We have some WILD ones in here today, someone check on James because we think he’s not doin’ so [Read More…]
We have previously covered the Infitech Ruger PC Carbine Aimpoint Micro Mount and other accessories, but it was now time to put them on an actual rifle. I probably have spent more time upgrading and evolving my Ruger PC Carbine (hunting version) than shooting it, but [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – we take a look at some high-quality photos of a Swiss B&T APC-223/556. I have no figures, and I don’t think anyone else does either, but the market dominance for AR15s in the .223Rem/5.56 semi-automatic rifle market must be extremely [Read More…]
The 1895 Nagant revolver is a unique wheelgun that stands out from many designs. The Nagant revolver is well known as a Russian revolver, however it was actually designed by Emile and Leon Nagant in Belgium in the early 1890’s. In 1898 the full production began in [Read More…]
The current sniper rifles in the Swedish Army are the PSG90 and the AG90. The AG90 is the Barret M82 in .50 BMG and the PSG90 is made by Accuracy International in .308 Win. The M82 is more of an anti-material rifle than a sniper rifle. After a lot of testing the [Read More…]
About this time of the year, in 2017, TFB announced that the Microtech Suppressors had been approved by the ATF. Two years have passed and since then there has been very little news, other than a constant flow of new knives from the company. This all changed recently, [Read More…]
The subjects of firearms and triggers can go on for a long time. If you start discussing Glock and triggers the debate will go on forever. I have spent quite a lot of time with the Glock 17 Gen 4, and a little with the Gen 5 and I think the trigger is an improvement [Read More…]
Occasionally I’ll sit down in a restaurant with family or good buddies and strike up gun related conversations. A few years ago my dad jokingly said he would love to give me a million dollars to buy whatever gun parts I wanted, but the catch would be I only had an [Read More…]
With the recent sneak peek of the new Cobalt Kinetics line of 1911-Style Pistols, there was also some other less positive news attached to the same release. About five years ago Cobalt Kinetics released their new series of modern AR-15s. Most of them had a very [Read More…]
TFB’s Matthew Moss did an excellent article about the RM277 – General Dynamics’ Next Generation Squad Weapon and in today’s Photo Of The Day we will follow up with some more speculations. And the photo above of course, which is the main attraction! [Read More…]
Befuddled old men are fond of saying that revolvers are “six for sure” and insist that they cannot ever fail. But are revolvers really more reliable than self-loading handguns? Let’s find out by gettin’ dirty. ««« GUN AND GEAR GIVEAWAYS »»» PLEASE check out our [Read More…]
Time for another Photo Of The Day. This time we’re in Germany for some training with their soldiers. We take a closer look at a Heckler & Koch that we don’t see too often, namely the HK69A1 or the Bundeswehr designation “AG40 A1“. In German, [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to another Silencer Saturday and brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine. Last week we talked about the National Firearms Act (NFA) and why it kills design and manufacturing innovation in the firearms industry. From the [Read More…]
As we have demonstrated time and time again within the walls of TFB’s “HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP” series, being labeled a Fudd is an indictment of a state of mind, not term based solely on the equipment you own or the activities you pursue. Case in point: I own a [Read More…]
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) came out on November 9, 2009. The Prestige Edition of MW2 came with extras for the game including a set of digital night vision goggles. Fast forward almost a decade later and Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019) just came out and just [Read More…]
Today we take a look at Spanish Snipers and spotters from the eFP Latvian BattleGroup, as they maintain their level of marksmanship on a range in Camp Ādaži training area in August 2019. Above you can see a sniper shooting with a tripod. This is much more difficult [Read More…]
Welcome to another edition of TFB’s Field Strip series. Today we’ll cover the disassembly process of the famed Mosin-Nagant bolt action rifle. Since the Mosin-Nagant rifles have hit the surplus market, people seem to either love them or hate them. [Read More…]
To give people a hint of their new rifle, Bergara North America showed the public a picture of the magazine (see below). That does look a little strange, but it doesn’t take long before the average reader understands it’s a magazine for .22LR. [Read More…]