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One of the benefits of an extended pause in panic buying by the shooting public is that it allows companies to offer a broader range of products instead of focusing just on the biggest sellers. For example, in recent months we’ve seen the introductions of the [Read More…]
About two weeks ago we posted an article about the new Battlearms Wood Stock being available. Unfortunately there were not too many pictures available, a situation that has now changed. There is also more data and specifications available, so enjoy as you scroll down. [Read More…]
The Swedish Championships with Carl Gustav M/45 was held on August 25 at the Shooting Range Spillepengen in Malmoe, Southern Sweden. The competitors shooting fully automatic Carl Gustav m/45 sub-machine guns are probably the least tactical people you will find. And I [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James meets with Walker, the sales director for FIME Group (importer of the Rex Zero 1), and Marin, the head of development at Arex, too discuss two new pistols. The most significant debut is the Alpha. The Alpha is meant to be an out-of-the-box competition gun: It has a 5 [Read More…]
French steelmaker Aubert & Duval have announced a new high purity steel alloy that could allow future firearms barrels to be stronger, be tougher, and last longer. The steel, called “ARMAD”, is a 3% chromoly steel made with a similar composition [Read More…]
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has just released a version of their Ruger American Rifle Ranch Model chambered in 7.62x39mm. The rifle is also designed to accept Ruger Mini Thirty magazines of varying capacities. Shipped with the rifle is a 5 round magazine, but [Read More…]
Wallet Pistols are an oddity. They seem silly and practical at the same time. Safety seems compromised for the speed of being able to shoot the pistol while it is still inside the wallet/holster. However it’s classification is what I find even more perplexing. Yes [Read More…]
Even a casual observer of the firearms industry might pick up on the rise of new pistol caliber carbines that have entered the market in recent times. Those based on the AR platform have been particularly plentiful. Dark Storm Industries (DSI) is one of the companies [Read More…]
It is now officially official – The GLOCK Gen5 is announced by way of a press release, a new web page and a video commercial. Yes, we did go through all of the details on the new pistols last week, however now that they are available for sale, buyers have an [Read More…]
The next time I am back home, I am going to ask if I can flip through my old school notebooks. After following Pew Doodles on Instagram for a few weeks, I had a flood of memories taking me back to daydreaming in school while drawing all types of guns. From M16s to [Read More…]
Knight’s Armament Company announced via their Facebook page Wednesday that all proceeds from their KAC Gear Labor Day sale would be would donated to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, as well as a matched contribution by the company. Knight’s has partnered [Read More…]
I have a great Laser Range Finder inside a pair of high quality Made in Germany binoculars. Press a button and get very accurate distance readings, out to further than I can hit with my rifles (at least accurately). There’s just an issue, that pair of binoculars [Read More…]
A recent news report in Arabic has highlighted the efforts of opposition forces in Yemen to emplace IEDs within Kalashnikov magazines, just above the floor plates of the magazines themselves. The magazines have several rounds loaded, around 4-8 to be precise. The [Read More…]
Competing elements of the Ukrainian Special Operations Command came together recently to participate in a skill of arms testing precision rifle capabilities, teamwork, handgun marksmanship, care under fire, among numerous other skill sets often required by sniper teams [Read More…]
The Sig Sauer P320 line of pistols was never something that caught my attention – and it has nothing to do with the recent news events and reviews. My rationale is that I already have a lifetime supply of defensive pistols that all do the same thing (spin up the [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Concern recently released a new English language video regarding their PL-15K compact pistol, MP-444 pistol, AM-17 and AMB-17 compact assault rifles, and SVCh semiautomatic sniper rifle. By way of a walkthrough from Kalashnikov Concern technical consultant [Read More…]
The Donau is the second largest river in Europe and the “highway” for many shipping companies. Several hundreds of thousands of tourists go on cruising trips, for instance on so called longboats that can carry over 250 people including crew. One of the 134 [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James discusses whether or not carrying a large caliber handgun is a good idea for defending the person against large predators (in particular, brown bears), alternatives to a handgun, the logistics of using one (including a quick-draw-and-shoot test!), the types of [Read More…]
The B&T APC223 is the civilian version of the B&T APC556. It’s Made in Switzerland and operates with a locked rotating bolt gas piston. Semi-automatic only. Originally, it comes with a shoulder fold-able stock, made out of polymer. However you can easily [Read More…]
TALO works with many of the major gun companies to produce limited edition guns. However, we don’t see very many made to benefit a military organization. Ruger Naval Special Warfare 1911 9mm 1 of 500 To benefit Navy Seals Foundation www.navysealfoundation.org The [Read More…]
I planned this to be a Photo of the Day post, but elaborated around the different rifles and the subject so there’s a lot of more detail. This is about Modern Hunting Rifles with Long Range shooting capabilities. Some chose the one or the other for their [Read More…]
Pardon the interruption for a moment. If you are a patch collector, the Violent Little Machine Shop will need no introduction. Doing what they do best, the team at VLMS have put together a charity patch in support of the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Depicting the now [Read More…]
Advanced Shooting Products is a bullet manufacturer located in South Africa. They make both handgun and rifle bullets. Arguably the most interesting of their products are their defensive handgun bullets. The information on this company’s bullets is very scarce in [Read More…]
The days of the Air Force‘s first stealth air superiority fighter, the F-22 Raptor, may already be numbered. US Air Force General Mike Holmes told Aviation Week that the requirements for the next-generation “Penetrating Counter Air” (PCA) program are [Read More…]
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A Bulgarian investigative journalist by the name of Dilyana Gaytandzhiev has published an article vigorously detailing the activities of the Azerbaijani state run airline Silk Way in providing arms shipments across the MENA region and Africa in the airlines diplomatic [Read More…]
Taiwan’s 205th Armory small arms design bureau has unveiled a 7.62x51mm NATO Designated Marksman’s rifle at the 2017 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition as evidenced by the Sohu news agency. Designated the XT107, it is a 7.62x51mm NATO [Read More…]
Lobaev Arms is a precision rifle company that produces high power precision rifles in calibers ranging from 6.5mm to .408 Chay Tac. The company is mostly focused on the civilian competition market, although the founder said in an interview to the Russian press that [Read More…]
Originating from Russian Ministry of Defense counter-UAV trials, the most recent version of the LOKMAS (the com[any that produces it) “Stupor” Counter-UAV device was on display at ARMY 2017. Hrachya wrote about the prototypes of this device back in April of [Read More…]
It is absolutely amazing what can be made with some low tech machinery, raw materials and years of experience. Having built a few AKs of my own, I know first hand the difficulty of building a gun from a parts kit. However taking metal, wood, and now apparently polymer, [Read More…]
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