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Known colloquially as “Docs versus Glocks”, a 2011 law that limited care provider’s to ask about and act on firearms owned by patients, was ultimately resolved earlier this month. After the full En banc hearing of the 11th Circuit which struck down [Read More…]
Previously, I had the pleasure of touring Hawke’s US operations in Fort Wayne Indiana. The British optics company has been aggressively expanding from its roots with air rifles and crossbows into the firearms market, having various value-priced options. I [Read More…]
Cobalt Kinetics, known for their beautifully milled AR-15s and various ambidextrous technologies, has announced the release for sale of their PRO muzzle brakes. The PRO brakes have until now been closely-held products reserved only for Cobalt’s sexy rifles and [Read More…]
This guest post and accompanying photographs are contributed by a guest writer, Alton Chiu. Alton currently writes for Small Arms Review. This is his second article contribution to TFB and is on the merits of using .22 LR ammunition for training. 22LR is well known [Read More…]
Sentinel, Inc. has announced the Identilock firearms locking system is now shipping and available through Cabela’s. The gun locking system is unique in its approach to firearms access leaving the locked handgun accessible except for the locked and covered trigger [Read More…]
The elusive Tokar-2 5.45mm belt-fed machine gun made an appearance at the recent Rosgvardia Open House event late last month. The event demonstrated weapons and equipment being used by the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia), and was open to the public. Russian media [Read More…]
Daniel B. got an opportunity to try out a 19M. I recently had the opportunity to handle and shoot the Glock 19m. I only had about 100 rounds through it. Upon inspection of the frame and slide, I noticed as most would know the trigger is similar to the 43. The 19m I used [Read More…]
Daniel B. got an opportunity to try out a 19M. I recently had the opportunity to handle and shoot the Glock 19m. I only had about 100 rounds through it. Upon inspection of the frame and slide, I noticed as most would know the trigger is similar to the 43. The 19m I used [Read More…]
Since the Arex ReX Zero 1 showed up on the market, it has been making some pretty big waves. Not only has stolen more consumers from a popular German manufacturer than anyone ever thought it would, but it gave shooters a lower cost choice with some reasonably unique features. In this episode of [Read More…]
In this extra-salty episode of TFBTV, James calls out five pistols that he thinks are extremely overrated. Unlike James’ Top 5 Most Overrated CCW Pistols video, James calls all of these out by make and model rather than category. A few facts and hints about the list – can you guess the [Read More…]
To me, the weapons are fun, but anyone can build a weapon well once. It takes good people who know what they are doing to build all the weapons well. If anything, I’m personally fascinated by the stories of how and why people get into the business – [Read More…]
Are we being trolled? Can this “system” actually be in development? Look closely at the renderings above and below and you’ll notice what might be a start of a revolution within the firearms industry. And by that I mean that people may be revolted at [Read More…]
Daniel B. got an opportunity to try out a 19M. I recently had the opportunity to handle and shoot the Glock 19m. I only had about 100 rounds through it. Upon inspection of the frame and slide, I noticed as most would know the trigger is similar to the 43. The 19m I used [Read More…]
The Georgian Ministry of Defense has released statements and even staged a demonstration wherein the land component of the Georgian Armed Forces will replace the 7.62x54R PKM medium machine guns with FN Herstal 7.62x51mm NATO M240Bs. This will be a gradual replacement [Read More…]
The discussion about buying, owning and using silencers primarily revolves around overall sound reduction. As in, “how quiet can I get my pistol or rifle?” And that’s great – I’ve been known to chase a few decibels myself. However, when we [Read More…]
The “Izzy” Diplomatic Security Qualification (DS-Q) target is currently in active usage by a number of U.S. Government Law Enforcement entities but is primarily used by the U.S. State Department Diplomatic Security Service (shortened to DS for Diplomatic [Read More…]
Last Saturday marked the very first FN SCAR Owners Group Shoot. The FN SCAR Owners Group is a Facebook Group of SCAR owners. This event was organized by Lester Gillis and hosted at Low Country Preserve in Tabor City, NC. Plus it was sponsored by FN America. The event [Read More…]
In recent testimony to Congress, USMC leadership Lieutenant General Robert Walsh and Brigadier General Joseph Shrader officially acknowledged that the USMC’s M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, made by Heckler & Koch, encounters durability issues when used with the [Read More…]
SOG has partnered with TFB to give you the opportunity to win an amazing prize package. Included in the giveaway is a Prophet 33, Pent Arc, Power Access, and Dark Energy. The giveaway will run until July 4th 2017. Giveaway Package: Prophet 33: For a pack, the SOG [Read More…]
Another company has come up with a solution for AR-15 owners in California, no it’s not move to a free state. Although that would probably be the better option. For those stuck in the Golden State this might be a decent option for you. Bear Flag Defense recently [Read More…]
Any good silencer line-up inevitably has to have a rimfire model. Sig Sauer finally has filled that void within their product line. The SRD22X is a rimfire silencer that is rated for magnums (.22 Magnum) and is a direct thread suppressor. It has first debuted on [Read More…]
The 9x19mm Uru submachine gun, created in the mid-1970s by Brazilian designer Olympio Vieira de Mello Filho and placed into series (though, limited) production in the early 1980s by Mekanika Indústria e Comércio Ltda. in Rio de Janeiro, has already been the subject of [Read More…]
What is it about doomsday scenarios that have us all intrigued? The Hollywood productions alone have made TEOTWAWKI scenarios a billion dollar industry, not to mention “prepping” and related activities. Case in point, our story from two weeks ago about an [Read More…]
If you have a ton of Phillips screws laying around and a lot of free time, we got a challenge for you! Try and replicate a piece of art like this. The artist, Andrew Myers, used simple Phillips screws with oil paint on them, automotive paint for the background, and a [Read More…]
Will the US Army adopt the Magpul Gen M3 PMag? Until recently, it seemed the answer was “no”. The Army had produced several magazine iterations replacing the legacy “black follower” design, culminating with the latest Enhance Performance Magazine [Read More…]
In our final installment of looking at the handmade wonders of the gunmaking village of Darra Adam Khel, we finish it off with an in-depth examination of the Krinkov patterned Kalashnikovs produced in the village. Some of them display an excellent resemblance to the original AKS74Us, however others [Read More…]
BAE Systems has announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with a Canadian company called Helios Global Technologies to further develop liquid armor technologies. Although liquid armor developments have started a while ago (the early 2000s), this [Read More…]
Primary Arms has just announced the release of a full size red dot that runs on either a single CR1/3N or two LR44 batteries. Made with a one piece 6061 aluminum 30mm tube, the optic features a 2MOA dot for the reticle. Offering a year and a half battery life on a [Read More…]
Found these photos on WeAreMighty.com. The shallow focus looks great and brings the person into full focus and draws your attention. A US Marine Corps photographer recently took some portraits of Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group. The Bataan [Read More…]
The Kalashnikov Museum and Exhibition Complex of Small Arms has released another video showcasing a pair of rare trial rifles. These are balanced action rifles which took part in “Abakan” trials and were AN-94 rifle’s competitors. The guns are called [Read More…]
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