Are you looking to shoot the IPSC Rifle World Shoot 2024? Or just need some inspiration for your next build? In this Photo Of The Day, you will find a suggestion of ingredients and parts to use. The competition is most likely to be hosted by Finland, in northern Finland [Read More…]
TFB has been running our very special Photo Of The Day for years, sharing great photos from around the world and the world of firearms. The subject of today’s photos is the German TopShot Competition Shooting Team and the Haenel CR223s they use for IPSC shooting [Read More…]
I have been competing in IPSC Rifle for about ten years now. I’ve had some success with some medals and places on the podium. For instance at both IPSC Rifle World Shoots in the manual action division, including a Gold Medal for the team win. The importance of a [Read More…]
We should be thankful for the companies that support our interest in shooting and competition, and today TFB can reveal a new partnership that has been formed on a Global basis between IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation) and the Austrian company Kahles [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day, and we travel to Mongolia and the long-range sighting-in bay. There are steel targets from 50 meters out to 1,000 meters. Oh! What a dream that would be for me. With Livestock, farm animals, walking around on the shooting area there’s just one [Read More…]
At Rifle World Shoot 2019, I managed to get a few words with Kim Leppänen and another shooter from Estonia who has started using the 7.62 TKO by Uronen Precision. Kim Leppänen is a member of the Finnish Semi-Auto Open Team (yeah, they won Gold as usual) and below he [Read More…]
Above you can see the legend Jerry Miculek (USA) on one of the run and gun stages at the Rifle World Shoot. I saw him and the other Seniors of the American Team shoot this stage, and there’s still a lot of speed in their legs and shooting! Wherever Jerry goes he [Read More…]
Over a period of time, we’ll be sharing pictures, results and stories from Rifle World Shoot 2019. All the pictures are courtesy of Chris Jonkers of Studio BOJO. Above you can see Jojo Vidanes from USA’s Semi-Auto Open Senior Team, as he’s doing his [Read More…]
Over a period of time, we share pictures, results and stories from Rifle World Shoot 2019. All the pictures are courtesy of Chris Jonkers of Studio BOJO. Dynamic Sports Shooting originated in the United States in the 1950s. World Championships in IPSC are held every [Read More…]
The World Championship in IPSC Rifle 2019 was a great match and a huge success. Imagine 30 stages deep into a beautiful forest in Sweden, with not a single berm in sight. At least one stage included shooting “D Max” (distance maximum) at targets up in the [Read More…]
TFB has covered the Savage MSR15 Competition before, but there are now more details uncovered and – more importantly – shipments have been made to dealers. The PROOF barrels I have tested have all been very light, sweet and accurate so it’s nice to see [Read More…]
The European Rifle Championship becomes the IPSC Rifle World Championship 2019. After the devastating forest fires that forced IPSC Sweden to cancel the European Rifle Championship there is now some good news on the horizon. In the recent vote at the IPSC General [Read More…]
I own several of my own and have specified a few competition rifles for friends over the past years, so it’s one of my favorite subjects. From time to time I see claims from various producers how “competitive” their firearm is going to be, and [Read More…]
Sweden has been suffering from a 260 year all-time-high heatwave, with little or no rain for several months. Sweden issued a plea and also got international help to fight the many forest fires, some of which still are live. This is bad news for the European Rifle [Read More…]
To begin with I think most, if not all, AR15s should be able shoot 1 MOA groups. Unfortunately they don’t, and sometimes even the best rifle just won’t marry whatever ammunition your using. But here’s proof that this competition rifle is up for it. A [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is a series of pictures I took a few years ago. I spent a few days with this Italian Ferrari-like beauty, made by Armi Dallera Custom or ADC for short. An European AR15 in full race specification for IPSC or other Practical Shooting [Read More…]
I’m not new to 9×19 mm carbine shooting, but I only shot my first match with a 9 mm “rifle” recently. If you can, you should try Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC) competition because it’s great fun. In terms of choosing a Pistol Carbine there are [Read More…]
For practical competition shooting I now use a Zeiss V8 1.1-8x in a Spuhr mount, with an Aimpoint Micro (H1 or H2 doesn’t matter) mounted on the side on the Spuhr mount. It’s not the cheapest solution, but the best I’ve seen and it works well for me. [Read More…]
Jyrki Partanen from Finland is the owner and founder of Nyrkkipaja Partanen. Now, you’re never going to remember that, but if I tell you he runs a webshop called “Throwlevers.com” I bet you know what this is about? He started the business in 2016 and [Read More…]
Russia hosted the first ever Rifle World Championship, practical rifle shooting according to the IPSC rules. TFB flew to Moscow, armed with a Troy rifle and a camera, to document the occasion and to compete in the main match. 30 stages of world class practical shooting [Read More…]
Mr. Raine Peltokoski from Finland is a three-time IPSC European Rifle Champion and has been one of the top shooters in practical competitions for decades. This includes shotgun and handgun. This list gives you an idea of his success. Below: To the best of my knowledge [Read More…]
Mr. Teemu Rintala is the Nordic Champion in IPSC Rifle 2016 and shoots for the GP Rifle Team. He just got the (fairly) new Swarovski Z8i 1-8x scope with the two different reticles BRT-I and LD-I to compare and he allowed TFB to share his views and photos. He has mainly [Read More…]
Teemu Rintala from Finland, one of the World’s best rifle and shotgun shooters. Nordic Champion, and now aiming for World Rifle Shoot in Russia 2017. I really hope the best practical rifle shooters from all around the World will come to this competition, but I [Read More…]
Competition at its best! At last year’s IWA, Ziess presented their V8 model with 8 power zoom, giving the Swarovski Z6i some competition at last. This year it was Swarovski Optik’s turn to show their masterpiece, the Z8i. The brand new Z8i rifle scope [Read More…]
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