Marketing to Law Enforcement in the 1970s – Apparently this is how it looked like in at least one instance, from The Law Enforcement Ordnance Company. Below you can get a closer look at the items marketed: As you can we have some very interesting firearms listed, [Read More…]
American Defense Manufacturing has just announced that their Flik3 and Flik5 fixed power add-on magnifiers announced back in March of this year and the Spek Micro Red Dot are both being delivered to dealers and wholesalers now. Here is a bit about the Magnifier and Red [Read More…]
Perun X16 Hailing from Cerkno, Slovenia, Tinck Arms, established in 2007, has just released its Perun X16. Meant to be a modular rifle kit, the X16 features a monolithic upper capable of being paired with any off the shelf AR parts. Modular rifle Kit The full [Read More…]
Hatsan USA has just released four new versatile shotguns on their Escort line. Whether the goal is hunting, personal defense or security detail there is now a wide array of options to meet every application. Below you’ll find short descriptions and specifications [Read More…]
With the increase of Pistol Caliber Carbine Competitions comes an increased need for the appropriate ammunition. Where there is a need there is a market, and Federal are now releasing the Syntech PCC to fill that gap. I have done some tests in my own Pistol Caliber [Read More…]
Are conquered enemy guns the best? In this case a German Schmeisser MP40 used by an allied forces soldier in the rubble. Well, that is the question as we go back to World War II in this Photo Of The Day. The caption reads: Infantryman of the Stormont, Dundas and [Read More…]
Simo Häyhä, the sniper from Finland, nicknamed “White Death” by the Russians during 1939–40 Winter War is the subject in this Photo Of The Day. According to Wikipedia, he is believed to have killed over 500 enemy soldiers during the 1939–40 Winter [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and thanks for joining us once again for TFB’s Silencer Saturday. I’m Pistol Pete and I’ll be your host for today’s show, which ironically will focus on the line of YHM Sidewinder pistol suppressors. About nine months ago I conceived a [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV mailroom, James Reeves opens and reads your shitty email and packages before he flies to certain death in Medellin, Colombia. In this episode, we received items from: Bashtiya.eu – Awesome patches and shirts from Europe. H3dsolutions.com – 3D printed Glock nunchucks and [Read More…]
If you believe the mainstream media, the current state of affairs in America has labeled firearms as public enemy number one. The result is that gun owners are left with one of two choices: either be labeled as one of those people or hide in the shadows as John or Jane [Read More…]
World news outlets are reporting that GLOCK has won a Brazilian contract to supply the São Paulo Military Police (SP MP) with thousands of new pistols. The article below mentions 40,000 guns, but there is conflicting information between various news sources making the [Read More…]
This week we will take a look at an interesting thermal scope. When you think of thermal weapon sights they have a stereotypical look. The ATN Thor4 has a distinct thermal device look to it even though they tried to make parts of it compatible with traditional scope [Read More…]
So what does reloaded brass look like once it’s been fired six times over and over? In this Picture Of The Day, we give you the answer. This brass is from a .338 Lapua Magnum which has been fired six times and as you can see the walls are still even and good [Read More…]
FAB Defense have introduced their new handguard for AKs, the AK Vanguard. The new M-LOK compatible Vanguard has an integrated heat shield and comes with Picatinny rail sections which can be attached. Here’s what FAB Defense have to say about the Vanguard: FAB [Read More…]
Georgia-based DRD Tactical have announced a procurement contract with an unnamed US ally in Asia to provide an unspecified number of their APTUS(AMG) Rifles. The APTUS uses a patented internal recoil system that allows the rifle to have a folding stock and a quick [Read More…]
Ready for some history? In 1943, during the World War II, near the shores of Kildin Island (a small Russian island in the Barents Sea), the USS Ballot carried this American M3 Lee tank. Unfortunately USS Ballot sunk. Some say she was hit by a torpedo, some say she ran [Read More…]
Century Arms has posted this photo on their social media pages accompanied with a caption that reads: “Long time no see!“. For most of the folks in the US AK community, this was a clear hint that they are going to resume the importation of Romanian WASR [Read More…]
For the long range precision rifle shooter there seems to be two main ways of building the perfect rifle. Either make your rifle as light as possible, ultra-lightweight, or (within limits) as heavy as possible. I recently helped a friend carry his ultra-light [Read More…]
Seekins Precision has introduced the second generation of the hunting version of their HAVAK bolt action rifles – the Professional Hunter 2 (PH2). These rifles are now equipped with carbon composite stocks with the company’s HAVAK action hand bedded into it. [Read More…]
Concealed carrying a handgun while hunting is viewed differently around the country depending on what part of the country you’re in. Carrying a handgun out west is pretty common due to the various wildlife but in the midwest, it is less common. I’ve been [Read More…]
In this Photo Of The Day, you can see Sgt. Charles Schilling, from Port Angeles, Washington, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, as he provides security on the bridge wing of the amphibious transport [Read More…]
Not JUST a Mount Company American Defense Manufacturing (ADM) makes multiple lines of AR-15s and AR-10s. They recently sent me a Universal Improved Carbine (UIC) ADM4 Mod 2 to review. I did not get 5-10k rounds through it, but I did get approximately 750 rounds to get a [Read More…]
This week I was hanging out in Detroit which I try not to do very often, but when I’m there I always go into local gun shops. On his particular day, it was a rundown shop that would probably look more at home in a third world country than an inner-city area. The [Read More…]
Last year, I had an opportunity to work with Larry Vickers during his visit to Russia, when he and his co-author James Rupley were working on the “Vickers Guide: Kalashnikov” series of books. One day we were at a so-called “dungeon” – the [Read More…]
With Australian gun laws, for the most part, banning self-loading rifles, options for those wanting something ‘close to an AR’ are very limited. Sure, you can spice up a Remington 7615 Pump Action, or drop a bolt gun in a chassis but it still felt a little [Read More…]
Once upon a time, there was this Vertical Foregrip for the Heckler & Koch MP5K. If you are into the history of the Heckler & Koch MP5 I am sure you have seen it in pictures before. Now Custom Smith Manufacturing, Phoenix, AZ, has made the H&K Prototype VFG [Read More…]
Just earlier this week Kalashnikov announced its own line of rifle cartridges. Well, actually the Tula factory will be packaging their ammunition into boxes with the Kalashnikov logo. It’s a marketing trick used by many other ammunition manufacturers as well, to [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the Hush Puppy Project S&W M&P 2.0. What is the Hush Puppy Project? From their website: “The Hush Puppy Project® provides innovative solutions to reduce or remove noise signatures from gunshots. Guns produce three distinct sounds: the [Read More…]
Back in June Enoch Industries announced their 10/22 Odin Chassis. I was excited and a little annoyed at the same time because I had just bought a PMACA chassis for my Ruger Charger. Well, an opportunity arrived and we got the Odin Chassis in for a review. Chassis All [Read More…]
In today’s Photo Of The Day, we look (above) for a U.S. Special Forces soldier as he fires the Senegalese special forces’ Galil sniper rifle. This was as a part of an interoperability training during Exercise Flintlock 2019, near Po, Burkina Faso, in [Read More…]