TFB Podcast Roundup 125: The April 19th Roundup 
AKs from Finland. Part 2: Valmet RK 62, Advanced AK Designed 62 Years Ago 
Concealed Carry Corner: Different Levels of Firearm Maintence 
AKs from Finland. Part 1: Development History 
Wheelgun Wednesday: NAA "The Green Huntsman" .22 Magnum 
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? American Hero or Germane Zero? 
Representatives from the Columbian state arsenal Indumil recently talked to Jane’s Defense about the companies direction in trying to market their 9x19mm NATO Cordova handguns for civilian sale in the United States. Indumil is reaching out to various dealers [Read More…]
Welcome back to this week’s edition of ‘B&T Spotlight’. My name is Pete and I will be your host for the next three to four minutes. Seriously though, if it seems like we spend an uneven amount of time talking about this Swiss firearms manufacture here at TFB, [Read More…]
Pistol caliber carbines seem to be all the rage currently. While there are exceptions like the Kel-Tec Sub-2000, many of the guns are built on the AR platform. Most of those guns are chambered for the 9mm cartridge, though some are available in other calibers. Colt [Read More…]
Recent updates to the Compact Semi Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) offer some insight that the Army might be looking to issue a 7.62x51mm NATO M110A2 at the squad level within Infantry companies across the board. Heckler & Koch already won the $44.5 Million [Read More…]
Wilson Combat recently introduced three models in the new AR Hunter line of semi-automatic rifles. The new guns are the Ultimate Hunter, the Tactical Hunter and the Ultralight Hunter. According to the company, these guns are “lightweight, large bore AR [Read More…]
In an interesting twist of events, the State Department has refused an export license from Sig Sauer valued at $1.2 Million to sell firearms to the personal security detachment that protects Turkish President Recep Tiap Erdogan on a daily basis. The move has come after [Read More…]
A recent article in the Marine Corps Times highlighted Marine Corps Systems Command’s interest in the XM18, the compact version of the recently adopted XM17 that the U.S. Army will begin fielding en-masse in the oncoming months. Gunner Wade, known popularly [Read More…]
One of the most significant military events in the Russian Patriot Park is ARMY exhibition held annually in August. This year it was especially successful for the Russian companies. Particularly, Rostec State Corporation has signed sales contracts of a total sum of 40 [Read More…]
This is a Molot Vepr 1V Semi Auto Hunting Rifle in .223 Remington, from IWA 2017. There’s a Falke II red dot on top. If you look at the butt stock and the handguard you notice it looks much more modern than usual. The butt stock is probably from FAB Defense, or a [Read More…]
Bruce Gray of Grayguns.com is known as an expert in SIG P320s. His trigger kits are the best around for the P320. What you may not know is that he has done some custom work on H&K P7s. He welds on an extension to the slide and then mills it into a compensator. He [Read More…]
While exploring the Springfield Armory Museum’s online archive I stumbled across an interesting experimental modification made to an M1918A2 BAR. The archival entries don’t offer much information but the photographs show an experimental kit developed to enable [Read More…]
Among the news from this years MSPO 2017 in Poland, is the interesting announcement of the procurement of 9x18mm Makarov by the Polish National Police forces. The Polish arms company Cenzin will supply 500,000 cartridges for small arms that are chambered in the [Read More…]
At a recent firearms amnesty in Australia, a Lewis Hythe Mk III Gun Camera was recently turned in, and appeared to be mistaken for an actual firearm. Although the Hythe MkIII does share the receiver, grip and drum magazine attachment point, it is very far from ever [Read More…]
CGS Suppressors and Zev Technologies have joined forces to bring the “lightest, quietest and most versatile” 9mm silencer on the market – a bold statement. The Kraken, constructed of stainless steel and aluminum, is reported as being metered at 114 dB using [Read More…]
INFORCE has introduced two compact pistol lights called APLc and APLc Glock. The former fits standard Picatinny rails and the latter is designed to fit Glock rails. The APLc comes in black or FDE colors whereas APLc Glock is available only in black color. The [Read More…]
DRD Tactical announced the company was now shipping the Aptus Multi-Caliber Weapon System. Both pistol and rifle versions of the gun will now be available. Both the rifle and pistol versions of the Aptus will be available in chamberings for the 5.56 NATO and 300 BLK [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Media, Kalashnikov Concern’s dedicated media website, has been ramping up its releases recently. Its latest video features a hair-raising demo by Kalashnikov’s demonstration team. The Kalashnikov Group held the demo on Armourers’ Day, a [Read More…]
Legacy Sports International (aka Legacy Sports) announced it was now selling a new rifle package from Howa called the Australian Precision Chassis Rifle. According to Legacy Sports, Howa developed this chassis and rifle specifically for long range shooting. Several [Read More…]
BCB International is a British company manufacturing a huge variety of military and police products. One of their latest products is a rifle stock called FRAMM which was first introduced during the DSEI 2017 arms exhibition. The stock allows shouldering and aiming the [Read More…]
If you are a fan of the American Old West history and firearms, then you must like this incredible Gambler set by American Legacy Firearms. It consists of an engraved stainless steel Ruger Vaquero chambered in .45 Long Colt, dice, playing cards, poker chips and a 5oz [Read More…]
We shoot Federal 9mm 150gr HST jacketed hollow point ammunition from a Smith & Wesson Shield with a 3″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight. Buy it at Ventura Munitions. Guns in this video: Smith & [Read More…]
Ryker USA have launched a new product called the FIST Grip. I think this is their first product and it’s a side-mounted, forward grip to give the shooter more efficient target transitions. In Ryker USA’s own words: FIST Grip™ is the first in a new class of [Read More…]
Instructor Zero posted up this photo of a new low light stance that he has developed. I dabble in flashlight/firearm manipulation and question the validity of this new stance. I tried to keep an open mind and asked him what problem does this stance solve where other [Read More…]
I have once or twice thought wouldn’t it be a great idea to have a monopod built into the pistol grip of my long range rifle? Well, apparently great minds think alike and thanks to Magnetospeed this product is now available. I haven’t tried it, but by the [Read More…]
SMT Tactical makes a padded cheek rest for Kel-Tec KSG shotguns. It is designed to make the cheek weld more comfortable and to eliminate the pain in the cheek area that many shooters experience after an extensive shooting session with this shotgun. The new cheek rest [Read More…]
This is one of those items that you think to yourself “why didn’t I think of that?”. Elevated Technology is making an optic mount for the Trijicon MRO called The Slide. What sets The Slide apart from the rest is its ability to change height. The optic [Read More…]
We have seen many examples of other countries’ firearm training that involved firing a live gun at a fellow officer or soldier. Here is another one from China. Chinese special forces officers are practicing their handgun marksmanship by shooting an apple off their [Read More…]
According to a recent announcement by Mil Mag on the Polish defense magazine’s Facebook page, the semi-automatic version of the recently adopted (and recently renamed Grot) MSBS rifle by the Polish Land Forces (53,000 rifles for the Territorial Reserves) was [Read More…]
Oleg Volk got to test out Revol Arms prototype DL45 pistol. The DL45 is the only firearm of its kind, specifically engineered to increase accuracy and diminish recoil. The short recoil, locked breech, centerfire pistol was designed on a completely new platform. The [Read More…]
Al Stahler creates these fireball throwing devices. I guess you could call it a gun. He uses propane and MAP gas as ammo. There are no actual projectiles other than the ball of fire and the movement of air. It looks really cool though seeing the small ball of fire [Read More…]
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