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Mikhail Degtyaryov of Russian “Kalashnikov” gun magazine has visited Molot’s premises and published on his social media pages several images of a new Vepr rifle. The rifle will feature a quick change barrel system. It will be possible to switch [Read More…]
Sticking with the simplistic-functionality theme, the Catalyst Arms team has just released the Leg Locking Levers for the Harris Bipod. Slipping over the knurled leg adjustments, the levers are used to quickly and easily adjust each leg individually using one hand. In [Read More…]
Lost Weapons on Twitter has posted screen grabs from a recently released so-called Islamic State propaganda video show a remote controlled 73mm SPG-9 recoilless rifle (Russian in origin, derivative country origin unknown) in use by the rebel group in Syria. The [Read More…]
With all the information coming to light where the P320 failed when dropped, It got me thinking. What if you could replicate the failure with a sharp blow on the back of the slide? I talked to some people that have conducted professional drop tests and was told that [Read More…]
The Ruger SR-22 is a wonderful choice if you are looking for your kid’s first handgun on paper. It fits just about any criteria that you might have set out for a first semi-auto pistol be it for yourself or your kids. At first glance it might be easy to look over things like the […] [Read More…]
POF-USA’s Revolution compact .308-caliber rifle, has won Rifle of the Year at the recent Firearms Industry Choice Awards. Previously reviewed here at TFB, the Revolution may not be the first to execute such a concept, but integrates a whole host of premium [Read More…]
The Infantry’s load is at an all-time high, resulting in a high rate of injuries and medical non-deployables. Planners are desperately searching for new ways to lift the burden on soldiers and Marines, before the problem spirals out of control. The obvious and [Read More…]
Keith Biddle, of Keith Products Co., recently acquired this old Webley Mark 1 from a neighboring friend. His friend discovered the old revolver and no longer wanted it. Keith bought it for $100. Unfortunately the Mark 1 is in poor shape and it is doubtful it can be [Read More…]
In the wake of the news that the P320 has failed when drop tested by independent sources, Sig Sauer has offered to upgrade P320 pistol in the wake of the failures. Note that Sig Sauer is not issuing a recall of any kind, just that they are offering a program to upgrade [Read More…]
News footage from a Kurdistan24 television crew, and overhead drone footage taken from a so-called Islamic State propaganda video both show a so-called IS attack in the Syrian city of Raqqa, where Kurdish SDF forces are battling the rebel group with the support of the United States. Driving heavily [Read More…]
I know I have been guilty of wondering why the heck a rifle that I KNOW shoots well is doing poorly and have suspected everything from action screws, environmental factors and even blamed myself for poor performance on a rifle. Never would I have suspected that I [Read More…]
TACCOM, LLC announced the company introduced another 9mm barrel for your AR style rifle. This new barrel meets the legal requirements for a rifle (16″) while adding an extended ramp and staying lightweight. Called the TACCOM AR15 ULW 9mm PCC Ramped Barrel, this [Read More…]
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced the company was expanding its line of thermal imaging optics with additions to its ThermoSight Pro Series. All of these new optics are rifle scopes that can be mounted to a variety of long guns. The new models are: FLIR ThermoSight Pro [Read More…]
Following the success of their G4 Comp, Strike Industries is working on a comp for Gen3 Glocks. They posted this video of their prototype on their instagram account. It looks a little different from the G4 Comp. The G4 comp is rather slim. It is the same width as [Read More…]
A company called Chaos makes custom Micro Draco AK pistols. The most unusual feature of these AKs which immediately jumps out is the brace that houses an AK magazine! The Chaos magazine brace is also folding and removable. Probably it features some sort of a quick [Read More…]
Strike Industries’ solution to the problem of rotating and walking out AR-15 pins is pretty unique and simple as in the case of many other of their products. The pins of their anti-walk/anti-rotation system extend a bit over the lower receiver exposing a groove. [Read More…]
We recently wrote about MBW STOCKS from Poland and their Ruger 10/22 stock kit with parts from the AK47. Founded in 2017 MBW Stocks have not been around for long, but they make wooden stocks for various firearms. They claim to be focused on quality and use only [Read More…]
Famous strategic and political thinker once said that “War is the continuation of politics by other means.” From many perspectives, this is entirely true and weapons being tools of war can then be seen as weapons of politics. While we here at TFB focus on [Read More…]
SIG Sauer – recent winner of the US Army’s Modular Handgun System competition – is being sued by an officer from the Stamford, Connecticut Police Department Special Response Team over an incident he claims was the result of a defect in their P320 [Read More…]
When we learned that Dallas Police Department had removed the Sig Sauer P320 from the approved list due to a drop safety concern, the news had been accompanied by the video above that shows another P320 drop test failure. Unfortunately, the video was removed from YouTube before we were able to post [Read More…]
We shoot Federal .40 S&W 165 gr HST ammunition from a Glock 23 with a 4″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel and measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight. Buy it at Ventura Munitions: [Read More…]
For the last few years, rifles and handguns have had all the optics development love. With a veritable plethora of magnified options for rifles and the explosion of small red-dots on handguns, shotguns have seen little movement – if only because of institutional [Read More…]
Trijicon, known for their various firearms optics including the venerable ACOG, the diminuitive RMR, and pistol iron sights, has announced the release of their latest variable power scope. The new 4-16×50 Accupoint is a mid-power offering slowly expanding the [Read More…]
My friend Andrew H. is building a clone of the Knight’s M110 rifle and this is the suppressor that goes with it. Size matters and in this case the Knight’s M110 is rather virile. Here is the M110 SASS rifle. Here it is with the suppressor [Read More…]
Taran Tactical Innovations, known throughout the firearms industry for great accessories, has finally tackled Smith & Wesson M&P Shield magazines. They have produced a base pad for factory Smith & Wesson magazines that wins on curb appeal and adds more [Read More…]
Just when we thought the P-320 saga was put to bed Omaha Outdoors released a video showing the standard model being dropped on the butt of the pistol. The competition model passed the test they explain in their blog post. After talking with Hugh at Omaha Outdoors they [Read More…]
When it comes to 3-Gun competitions and competitive shotgun shooting most all competitors are accurate. What can make or break someone’s score is their ability and speed in reloading. A company called Stageberner has come out with a product to speed up [Read More…]
Nightstick, a brand owned by Bayco Products, announced the company was now selling four new weapon lights for your defensive firearm. The models are the TWM-350, TWM-350S, TWM-850XL and TWM-850XLS. The names may not be catchy, but I suppose not everything can be called [Read More…]
US Palm announced on its Facebook page that the company was shutting down. At this time, the company’s website is inaccessible. US Palm was known for making a range of shooting and tactical products including polymer AK magazines and grips, plus body armor and [Read More…]
Talk about “shooting yourself in the foot”. According to local Fox News 35 Orlando, a Federal Agent was removing a slung shoulder bag when it caught the grip of his holstered pistol. It removed the pistol and the agent tried to catch it as it fell. [Read More…]
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