Ruger is releasing a spruced up* version of their popular Ruger American Rimfire rifles that feature the Go Wild Camo brush stock with bronze Cerakote barrel, Receiver and bolt handle. The new Go Wild Camo rifles are offered in .22lr, .22WMR and .17HMR and follow their [Read More…]
We here at TFB have been following the progress of the $12-million refurbishment of the Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, Wyoming since the major project began. We’re excited to see what the finished renovation looks like and the museum is finally due to open fully [Read More…]
The first batch of the much anticipated LWRCI SMG .45 has shipped earlier this week. Within the next few weeks, more will show up at local dealers. These versions all come with an 8.5″ barrel, the SB Tactical SBTi folding subgun brace and two 25-round magazines [Read More…]
Two great companies have come together to design, produce and market both a PEQ-15 front sight and NGAL front sight. Midwest Industries in cooperation with Defense Solutions Group (DSG Arms) are releasing the two rail mounted sight options for users of the weapon [Read More…]
Advanced Target Technologies has just released a Simunition/UTM version of their Lumatic Target Plates. The system is designed for target designation and hit notification with sensors that display information via self healing LED lights. The Sim/UTM Lumatic Targets [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 15th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you missed any one of our other articles, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is [Read More…]
So you bought that new 6.5 Creedmoor bolt action rifle and you’ve been following the Precision Rifle Series competitions for a while. Now you want to stretch the distance a little bit, don’t you? You want the skill to hit that 1000 yard target at the range, [Read More…]
In the free world, like the United States Of America, companies can freely make and sell products to consumers. Capitalism isn’t perfect, but it is a part of what makes America great. So when Nike decided to kill their plans to release “Betsy Ross” themed sneakers [Read More…]
Summer Jam Playlist 2019!!! https://open.spotify.com/user/1246539487/playlist/7zxOhorKlLj8LLc5VDEgB5?si=NoLFkkW2RoeCVoUYQeJ-Wg In this episode of TFBTV, James celebrates America’s Independence Day by restoring a classic American pistol to its full glory for…just five dollars??!? Ok, so maybe [Read More…]
During the initial review of the SIG Rattler Canebrake, I ended up liking the firearm more than I initially thought I would. As I mentioned at the conclusion of the original review, I liked it enough that I decided to buy it, and then take things a step further. [Read More…]
Today’s Photo comes courtesy of the U.S. Army Pacific Public Affairs Office and takes us to Camp Barommatrailokkanat in Thailand. We look at a Royal Thai Army soldier as he fires his weapon during basic rifle marksmanship earlier in 2019. Soldiers from both the [Read More…]
Formerly known as Renault Trucks Defense, and part of the Volvo Trucks Group, the French company Arquus are working on something a little bit more than your ordinary Volvo station wagon. As the French Army is planning to buy a new fleet of light armored vehicles by [Read More…]
Modular Driven Technologies (MDT) is known for producing high-quality gear for the precision rifle shooter. Their ACC chassis system, that is now available in the CZ455 inletting, is respected by precision shooters for being both feature-rich and relatively affordable [Read More…]
Springfield Armory is announcing a new promotion called the Instant Gear Up. With the purchase of a qualifying pistol, customers will receive five additional magazines, a hard case, soft case, holster and magazine carrier at the time of purchase. There are no rebate [Read More…]
Norway has a special relationship with the Heckler & Koch MP7 (from Maschinenpistole 7), as they are most likely the country that has bought most of them. If we trust Wikipedia as a source, the numbers are around 6,500 as it replaced (some of) the HK MP5s. Even [Read More…]
The Fobus APN holster is the company’s latest IWB offering and is currently for sale in the United States. It is designed as an ambidextrous all polymer IWB holster with a sweat guard and comes in three different configurations; the APN26 for the Glock 26, APN365 for the SIG P365, and the [Read More…]
The Russian .345 TK cartridge was released at the beginning of the current year. It was designed to be chambered in pistol caliber carbines for the Russian civilian market. And today we’ll talk about the first firearm made to shoot this cartridge. At the ARMY [Read More…]
We are in the heat of summer and most of our guns are equally hot, too! Hopefully, everyone is hitting the gun range and sending some lead down range. With the beginning of a new month, we have a new category for our Reader’s Choice Awards! For July, we are asking [Read More…]
Big, heavy guns in Dillingen, Germany, in Photo Of The Day here at TFB. In a traditional manner, the gunmen open the program on the Danube river for the “Day of the German Bundeswehr”. The Danube river (Donau) is Europe’s second longest river, after [Read More…]
It has been 30 years since the Swedish Police Force last changed their service weapons. But they’re now beginning the search for new duty pistols. The Swedish Police are evaluating several brands and models. In the last few months, the Police have tested no [Read More…]
This new TACCOM product may look like a simple captive buffer assembly for AR-pattern firearms, however, as its name implies, this system delays the rearward motion of the reciprocating parts. The delay is achieved thanks to the use of rare-earth neodymium magnets. [Read More…]
This summer Taurus USA has unleashed a flurry of new handgun iterations that bring in more exotic looks, desired accessories, and specialty engraving to woo your wallets. These come through their staple models of the Taurus 92 9mm, Judge .45 Long Colt/.410 Gauge, and [Read More…]
Israeli start-up ReCover Tactical was displaying some of their new Glock 43 components on a massive, scaled up handgun which drew the attention of almost every passerby. But the best announcement from the company is the confirmation that their Hi-Power grips are finally available for order in the [Read More…]
SIG Sauer has introduced a BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW Custom Slide Assembly for their P320 series of pistols. The New Pro-Cut Slide Assembly unveiled today will fit either the P320F or P320C models from SIG. Unfortunately, these new custom slides are not compatible with [Read More…]
TFB reported about the initial announcement of this new 9mm competition handgun a little over a month ago. And now, the P320 XFIVE Legion is officially released and listed on SIG’s website. This is the first striker-fired pistol to become a Legion series firearm. [Read More…]
For the month of June, we asked all of you to vote on the topic of “BEST Sub-Compact Striker Fired Pistol” which elicited a lot of different responses in our Reader’s Choice voting. Some of you said our definition was flawed and others threw out anecdotal [Read More…]
Today’s Picture takes us to the Island of Sardinia in Italy, and the Teulada Training Area. We look at a 2nd season soldier of the 1st battalion of the Luftwaffe property protection regiment, as he secures the area with a Heckler & Koch G28. This was part of [Read More…]
According to Technology Review, the Pentagon has an infrared laser that can detect the beating of a human heart within 200 yards away. Sounds like science fiction? Well, it reminds me of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. Not the video game but the 1998 novel. It is one of [Read More…]
Backpack feed systems are nothing new to light machine gun design, these examples dating to the early days of the AR10 and AR15, in addition to modern Russian concepts, and even a Libyan take on the idea. The Prime ManPack/ Machine Gun Backpack from Aleppo Systems is a [Read More…]
Joe Gajcevic of Rampart posted some pictures of something cool in Canada. The Colt Canada Eagle is a 40mm launcher. Why does Colt Canada have cooler stuff than Colt USA? It features an ambidextrous barrel so it can swing both ways. Along with ambi-controls. Here is the [Read More…]