The .458 SOCOM is a member of the “thumper” family. The Thumper concept comes from the great Jeff Cooper. A larger caliber bullet out of a rifle-length barrel. When Bear Creek Arsenal offered up a review, obviously I was going to request it be one of their [Read More…]
Bear Creek Arsenal has released a guide to the Perfect Hunting Calibers and their associated game. Most of you are probably enjoying the fall weather with the lush green forests starting to turn to autumn colors and all manner of critters starting to prepare for the [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 45th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many fantastic series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this [Read More…]
With the hunting season underway, now is when hunters are on the lookout for the latest and greatest in hunting ammunition. As the popularity of the AR-15 platform continues to grow it continues to see more widespread use in the hunting community. The 223 chamberings [Read More…]
Tromix Lead Delivery Systems has published this photo on their Facebook page. The image was accompanied by the following caption: “Production parts for the new Tromix 458 SOCOM AK are coming along“. In the photo, you can see an adjustable gas block which [Read More…]
Bishop Ammunition & Firearms has introduced a lever action rifle chambered in .458 SOCOM. The rifle is based on a Marlin 1895 GBL which was redesigned and re-barreled to be able to chamber arguably the most popular big bore AR-15 round. The company brought this [Read More…]
Brownells has introduced big bore AR-15 barrels chambered in .458 SOCOM and .450 Bushmaster. The barrels for both caliber options come with the bolts and three-chamber muzzle brakes. Apparently these are custom profile barrels made by Faxon Firearms specifically for [Read More…]
Tromix Lead Delivery Systems, one of the pioneers of big bore AR-15 rifles and ammunition, has introduced a new linear muzzle brake for large caliber AR-15 rifles such as those chambered in .458 SOCOM, .450 Bushmaster and .375 SOCOM. This muzzle brake is a [Read More…]
Ukrainian state-owned defense corporation Ukroboronprom has announced that Ukraine starts testing the new modular AR-15 style rifles called WAC-47. Earlier we have reported about this intention and now the testing of this firearm has started. By changing the upper [Read More…]
If you are in the market for building a .458 Socom rifle, there are not a lot of options out there for stripped upper receivers to do it yourself. You can purchase a good quality one from Aero Precision to the tune of $110 with a dust cover and forward assist. Aside [Read More…]
Leveraging their proprietary POWERBOLT technology found on the CMMG MUTANT, CMMG is now offering a rifle chambered in 458 SOCOM. The CMMG MkW ANVIL, is an Ar-15 patterned rifle that features an adjustable gas system, and a mid sized receiver that falls in between the [Read More…]
At first glance I was a bit confused by this photo. The Lancer mags show us the rounds and they are huge. Since it appears to be single stack with ballistic tips I thought this was some bizzare pistol caliber round. Nope it is .458 SOCOM. Below is a photo comparing 5.56 [Read More…]
Wilson Combat recently announced a reintroduction of the .458 SOCOM to the company’s rifle line. Currently, the company is offering several different models chambered for the cartridge. Here is a look at three of them: Rifle456 – This rifle has a [Read More…]
Assuming you take his accent with a grain of salt, FPSRussia continues to entertain. Latest up is a .458 SOCOM AR, a round that continues to gain popularity as an intermediate-sized big-bore round. Equipped with Lehigh Defense rounds, the usual decimation of paint cans [Read More…]
Underwood Ammunition is loading Lehigh Defense bullets in its .458 SOCOM ammunition. The company is offering loads with both the Controlled Fracturing and the Xtreme Penetrator bullets. The first load uses a 300 grain Controlled Fracturing bullet. The load is rated at [Read More…]
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