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Full Conceal out of Las Vegas, Nevada, have released the M1, based on the SIG P320 Compact in 9×19 mm. The setup gives you a 19 round magazine capacity. Nineteen? Really? Yes, if you count 9 in the grip, 9 in the front magazine holder and 1 in the chamber. Detailed [Read More…]
G2 Research has shown on their social media pages several pictures of a new 12 gauge slug that they are developing. This slug is designed for smoothbore shotguns only with cylinder bore or cylinder choke installed. Looks like they’ve incorporated some of their [Read More…]
Italian gun maker Fabarm announced that it was now selling a new 12 gauge shotgun called the L4S Sporting. The L4S Sporting is a semi automatic shotgun that is designed to “point and balance like a fine double gun with perfect balance and weight [Read More…]
Two popular YouTube gun channels TAOFLEDERMAUS and C&Rsenal teamed up to prove or bust a myth! There is a popular belief that the trench shotguns issued to US troops during the WW1 were not only used for their main purpose of providing a huge firepower when fighting [Read More…]
The National Crime Agency in United Kingdom just made huge news as they arrested eight people and seized 79 illegal firearms hidden in engine blocks. A vehicle with a trailer was trying to pass the border between France and the UK, but could be stopped before it entered [Read More…]
Just after my review of the The XMag Coupler from Germany I discovered this solution from MBX Extreme which I think will be of interest. The system will add both capacity and the possibility to couple a Magpul PMAG to another. There is also a “wing” to lift [Read More…]
Capitalism at its best! For the 70:th anniversary of the AK-47 assault rifle Böker Plus have designed a range of anniversary editions for all fans and collectors of knives. The blades are made of the CTS-XHP steel with fine satining of the blade. There is an [Read More…]
I know Robert Wright of R and R Targets since the World Shoot Shotgun 2012 (Debrecen, Hungary) where we stayed in the same hotel and competed. For a little more than a week we did our best to smash down steel targets and clays as fast as we could. I remember we had so [Read More…]
Ever wonder what happens when you put a ported barrel into a gun that isn’s set up to use a ported barrel? I think we all have a reasonably good idea what to expect, but if you want to see the aftermath, Instagrammer gun_track_mind has your back. Before we get too [Read More…]
You all know the story about the French Army switching the FAMAS to the Heckler & Koch 416F by now. The first HKs have recently been delivered, and the changing process will continue for several years. It takes time to produce almost 100 000 rifles, and the Heckler [Read More…]
The state-owned Ordnance Factory Board’s most recent rifle submission has failed the Indian Army’s initial rifle qualification trials, in the words of the Hindustan Times it “miserably failed”. This most recent trial comes right on the heels of [Read More…]
As long as I have been watching Military Arms Channel, I don’t think I have ever seen Tim without a beard. When I came across this video while searching for a particular holster fitment video to go with my post that went live earlier today, I knew I had to share [Read More…]
Aside from huge rifles like .50 BMG and the like, that is. NIJ 0101.06 Level IV specifies that the plate must be able to stop .30-06 M2AP at 2,880 fps. I’m case you’re not familiar with M2AP, it is a copper jacketed projectile with a hardened steel core. It [Read More…]
Over the last several weeks Voda Consulting has taken some rather serious heat for the video they released where the founder of VODA Consulting Michael Thervil A.K.A. Lucian Black posted a video of him performing something he calls the E.D.A./E.C.K. drill. The question [Read More…]
After Yeti Works and B&T were showing off a fascinating way to load dual-stack magazines from ammunition boxes, ETS Group, makers of various fine translucent magazines has stepped up the ante a bit with their C.A.M. loading system. Like other systems, the loader [Read More…]
Have you been shopping for a Kydex holster and come across a video of the holster fitment where the holster maker inserts the gun into a holster and shakes it upside down or slowly inserts it so you can hear the click? Sure, you can fix Kydex holster fitment with a heat [Read More…]
Where companies and agencies collect this data for a living, few of them will ever share it. Often, especially in the case of companies, the testing is a huge expense and as part of that includes company performance secrets. For agencies, various political [Read More…]
We here at TFB have covered a variety of crowd-funded products over the years. Nathan S and other writers have shown that various technologies lend themselves well to crowdfunding and we are pleased to see a few of those projects have indeed succeeded, making it through [Read More…]
Sometimes one just has to shake their head at the sheer level of stupidity we humans can wring upon ourselves. The latest example of someone who is likely related to Murphy is teenager Monalisa Perez who accidentally, nay, negligently shot her boyfriend 22-year-old [Read More…]
Glock isn’t done yet: Despite being passed over by the Army and having their protest of the MHS contract rejected by the GAO, Glock is still hoping for a chance. In a recent interview with Matthew Cox of Military.com, Glock Vice President Josh Dorsey spoke out [Read More…]
Could the complete deregulation of silencers (also called “suppressors”) be near? That’s the goal of a new bill introduced simultaneously to the House and Senate, which seeks to invalidate the provisions pertaining to silencers of the National Firearms [Read More…]
Red Oktober is a competition very unique in the regard that it caters specifically to the Kalashnikov platform. Debuted in 2016 at a range in southern Utah, it attracted a significant number of collectors, shooters, and builders throughout the country, even coming so far as Alaska or jumping through [Read More…]
Road rage is no joke. Having seen it (but fortunately never been involved), the constantly rising tension can lead to some bad ju-ju in no time flat. That is especially true if a firearm becomes involved. Able to easily penetrate the standard sheet-metal of most modern [Read More…]
O. F. Mossberg & Sons announced a line of retrofit kits to upgrade existing shotguns to use the company’s FLEX technology. FLEX is a modular shotgun and accessory system that was introduced by the company several years ago at the SHOT Show. It would seem that [Read More…]
Photo by Ian M Kinkead PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2017) Senior Chief Gunner’s Mate Matthew J. Rayburn, a native of Beaumont, Texas, shoots an M14 assault rifle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), June 23, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is currently [Read More…]
I, for one, enjoy reading through the formal legal decisions penned by judges. While it has the term “decision” the documents are actually the logical and legal rationale for the court’s decision – the basis of which various appeals will be [Read More…]
Browning announced the company was expanding its line of flashlights for hunters and other shooters that want rechargeable lights. In the announcement are six new LED lights that serve a variety of purposes. Crossfire 1AA USB Rechargeable Flashlight – A lot of [Read More…]
More companies than Magpul are busy in R&D, and the German engineers at HERA Arms are no exception. HERA Arms just announced a new product to fill up the underside of your Picatinny rail. By the looks of it, it’s a new clever invention allowing you to [Read More…]
GTGConsult is a consultancy and firearms training company based in Denmark. The owner Ebbe Wolff runs various firearms training and is well known as a successful sports shooter. I am sure that most people are familiar with the VTac barricade. If not, here is a drawing [Read More…]
Where most firearms enthusiasts are familiar with the ubiquitous Makarov series of handguns, few are familiar with its smaller, thinner (and arguably better looking) cousin – the PSM. While its reputation is as an assassin’s firearm, Ian over at Forgotten [Read More…]
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