Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. Today we get to dive into a rather spontaneous project. This is one I’ve had on my list for a while but [Read More…]
ERGO Grips have released a new vertical AR pistol grip called O-Grip. The new grip has a cylindrical body and finger grooves with removable rubber rings. This product is targeted at precision long-range shooters who often prefer a reduced grip angle or one perpendicular [Read More…]
If you are an IWI X95 owner you know that there is a factory pistol grip option. I wrote a review on this factory pistol grip a while back. Well, almost six years later the pistol grip is still hard to get. Six years ago, 3D printing was not as it is now. Now you [Read More…]
To increase aftermarket support, many firearms are being designed to accept widely available AR pistol grips. Recently, more shooters are preferring steeper angles on their grips. This allows them to be in a more upright and natural shooting position. These two trends [Read More…]
Guns are machines. No matter how well-made or expensive a machine is, it will break at some point. For this reason, firearms with higher round counts could benefit from having some tools and spare parts around. Batteries in electronic optics can die at inopportune times [Read More…]
Strike Industries have released a new series of AR-15 grips called AR Overmolded Enhanced Pistol Grip (OMPG). These grips may look familiar to you as their appearance is pretty much identical to SI Enhanced Pistol Grips. The difference, as implied by the name, is in [Read More…]
Strike Industries has launched two new products, a pistol grip and a selector switch, designed for the CZ Scorpion EVO 3. Both of the new parts are compatible with all CZ Scorpion EVO 3 models. Let’s see what features each of the new parts packs. SI CZ Scorion [Read More…]
I am on the lookout for a new competition handgun, and the “new” CZ Shadow 2 for Production/Carry Optics looks like the hottest choice at the moment. As any volume shooter knows, hitting your target consistently is all about having the best grip possible, [Read More…]
Reptilia Corp was founded by some guys who used to work at Magpul. One of them went onto AXTS and helped them re-brand into Radian Weapons before starting Reptilia Corp. Well now they have started their own company to make the products they wanted to make but were [Read More…]
The 1911 is renowned for winning two world wars. At least that is the mantra die hard 1911 fans recite. And the Fulton Industries MX991/U anglehead flashlight has been utlized for decades since the Vietnam War. Well someone had the great idea to combine these military [Read More…]
Whether adding an ambi end plate, changing out the buffer tube, or installing an after-market trigger, the need for a SOLID foundation on which to perform even the most minute of tasks on your AR-15 lower is imperative. The developers at Real Avid have come up with a [Read More…]
After posting up the article about the Unique AR’s self-adjusting grip, Unique AR reached out and asked if I wanted to review their Unique Grip. I was intrigued by this grip and wanted to see what it could do. Unique Grip Modularity As advertised the grip does [Read More…]
You may recognize the company Unique ARs. They make custom handguards. Well, Unique ARs has come out with an interesting self-adjusting AR pistol grip. It changes its shape to fit your hand. You can reset it and change the shape for another shooter within [Read More…]
ERGO Grips announced an extension of its line of the ERGO 2 AR GRIP line of pistol grips for the AR platform. The new grip has an organic camouflage pattern dominated by browns. Due to the way the grips are made, each one has a unique appearance. The camo version of [Read More…]
Have you ever run out of ammo while out on a mission or mall patrol and thought, damn I need just three more rounds?! Don’t worry, MagnetoSpeed has you covered with their new Mini Mags they’re now selling on their store. If you don’t [Read More…]
Apart from the Battlehook and the Blue Line Brand the Henning Group also make accessories for Tanfoglio and CZ handguns. With the new CZ Shadow II around there are now checkered and contoured grips available in a variety of colors, like black, blue, red and orange. We [Read More…]
Calling it the “newest tactical advantage” for shooters using an AR style gun, Hogue Inc. announced it was now offering new pistol grips that are made of a lightweight polymer and have a 15˚ angle. According to Hogue, the 15˚ angle offers a natural grasp [Read More…]
Hexmag announced it will show a new AR-15 pistol grip at the SHOT Show next year. The new grip is called the Hexmag Tactical Grip and is a different product than the Hexmag Advanced Tactical Grip (or ATG) that was announced last year. The new Hexmag Tactical Grip is a [Read More…]
MagnetoSpeed will introduce a new modular grip storage system for AR style rifles at the 2017 SHOT Show next month. The new M-Series Grip System is designed to allow the shooter to do everything from storing a short magazine to using an monopod stored within the pistol [Read More…]
FAB-Defense from Israel just launched a bi-pod support. This time it’s a product for both AR15 and AK47 / AKM users. The AR-podium includes the AGR-43 pistol grip and the Podium bi-pod. The AK-Podium is called AGR-47, and also includes the pistol grip and the [Read More…]
VZ Grips are well known for their pistol grips and knife scales. They are made of laminated G10. For those not familiar with G10 here is a detailed explanation from knifeart.com. G-10 is the designation for a glass-based epoxy resin laminate. What that means is that you [Read More…]
Tyrant Designs officially launched and is now offering multiple colors for the company’s MOD Grip. The new colors include red, blue and grey. The original black will continued to be offered for sale. These grips are CNC machined 7075 aluminum with an anodized [Read More…]
John Moses Browning’s greatest gift to mankind the 1911 is regarded as having one of the best feeling pistol grips of all time. It’s slim, it has the perfect angle and it just feels right. Although a heavy handgun for some shooters there’s no denying [Read More…]
Strike Industries has quickly become a name that TFB recognizes for innovation and fresh ideas, this time it isn’t a fresh idea but a new take on an existing idea that they licensed from the folks at Accuracy Grip. When Strike sent us the Accuracy Grip that we [Read More…]
WoodForAR15.com was at the Great American Outdoor Show. They make wooden furniture for the AR-15 platform. At the show the cheapest set was $169. Here are some pictures from their website of how the furniture is made. There aren’t any prices that i [Read More…]
Most of us own at least one AR-15. We may have different reasons for owning them thanks to their versatility – plinking, hunting, competition, home defense – but we have them. And of those many, many AR-15s there probably are not many that remain as they [Read More…]
One of my competitive shooting buddies texted me that his friend is looking to get rid of some of his family’s firearms. Most of them were some form of shotgun and two lever guns. What caught my eye was this side by side 20 gauge shotgun. The forwarded text I [Read More…]
Michael Seeklander posted this video on Facebook. He breaks down the shooter’s grip, for firing a pistol, into some very simple and easy to follow steps. His demonstration of what the support hand can do alone is rather impressive.
We’ve all had the value of shot placement drilled into us ad nauseam, and for good reason; it’s absolutely important. But if certain other factors aren’t taken into account as well your shot placement is going to suffer, and one of those factors is proper trigger [Read More…]