When it comes to red dot sights for fighting rifles, Aimpoint optics typically sit on the top tier. And when it comes to Aimpoint’s red dot models, the T-2 sits atop their Micro series‘ tiers. The T-2 enjoys the highest specs and most robust set of features [Read More…]
The Aimpoint CompM5 series of sights is a hybrid between the well-known models CompM4 and the Micro T-2. Is the CompM5s the best of two worlds? With the Aimpoint CompM5s in my possession since springtime, it’s now time to come to a conclusion. I bought it from a [Read More…]
The Aimpoint ACRO (Advanced Combat Reflex Optic) is an enclosed red dot sight which is gaining in popularity. There are now several new ACRO mounts from Aimpoint allowing to fit it to your rifle and handgun. Below you can find pictures and information about the new [Read More…]
A spotting scope may not be an absolute must for long range hunters and competitors, but it sure is a nice addition to your setup. To be able to call your or your friend’s shots to give him impact point corrections you also need a reticle, a feature that most [Read More…]
Plinking steel with a Heckler & Koch MR223 and the new Aimpoint CompM5s is a dream – both eyes open of course! That’s the topic in our Photo Of The Day. Launched in 2019 the CompM5s is one of the newer red dots from Aimpoint, but has been difficult to [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Established in 2014 this is TFB’s way to show carefully selected photographs on a daily basis. Today we have the honor of introducing the work from a very talented photographer (and sports shooter) from Poland. He can be found on Instagram under [Read More…]
The mount masters at Reptilia Corp. are at it again. They’ve given us excellent light bodies, they’ve given us RMR add-on mounts for LPVOs, they’ve given us solutions to add devices like the Wilcox RAPTAR to our scope mounts, and more. With a [Read More…]
To most shooters, Aimpoint is best known for optics like their rifle-mounted red dots such as the PRO (Patrol Rifle Optic) or the Micro series, and their increasingly popular ACRO P-1 pistol sight. In March 2019, TFB reported that the US Department of Defense would be [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…]
Photo Of The Day – We take a detailed look at a group of Operators from Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK) / Norwegian Special Operation Commando. The Norwegian Special Operations Forces are using the Colt C8 SFW and Colt C8 CQB rifles, and not the regular-issue [Read More…]
The German Bundeswehr (Army) has been training in the northern parts of Norway, near the Arctic Circle. At sub-zero temperatures, the soldiers, their skills, clothing and equipment were tested to the full extent, until the exercise ColdResponse 2020 had to be canceled [Read More…]
Brownells has released new versions of their Gen 3 Glock slides that are milled to take Aimpoint ACRO P-1 red dot sights. The ACRO cut is machined directly into the slide and oriented as low as possible still retaining the compatibility with OEM Glock slide parts. The [Read More…]
Brannon LeBouef, of NOLATAC, takes a minute to speak with Aimpoint about their new COMP M5B. The Bravo means that it now has adjustable turrets that allow for bullet drop compensation instead of holdovers for their very popular line of COMP red dots. The COMP series takes a AA battery and has an [Read More…]
This year at Milipol 2019 the new Aimpoint COMPM5b was introduced. The Aimpoint COMPM5b, which uses Bullet Drop Compensation is a fresh take on the already existing series of COMPM red dot optics. Aimpoint achieved this by using interchangeable turrets for various [Read More…]
In this Photo Of The Day, we take another look at Camp Bifrost in Bamako, Mali: A cold name for a hot place. We’re looking at the Norwegian Force Protection during one of their exercises. Above you’re looking at a Heckler & Koch HK416N (for Norway one [Read More…]
The photo above and the description below (from B&T) brings up an interesting subject. Shooting at (reactive) targets at long distance. In a recent PRS competition I got the opportunity to shoot a Glock 17 and a CZ Shadow at some steel targets from about 100 – [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we try to find the best pictures out there. Today we take a look at some suppressed firearms, on the frozen ground. As you can see neither the black B&T APC9 Suomi nor the IWI Tavor in O.D. Green [Read More…]
Fire from above in this Picture Of The Day, as a German Kampfschwimmer (“Combat Swimmer”) aims his G28 rifle towards the ground. He’s riding an H145M LUH SOF battlefield support helicopter. According to Airbus, it’s “a medium-sized military [Read More…]
We have previously covered the Infitech Ruger PC Carbine Aimpoint Micro Mount and other accessories, but it was now time to put them on an actual rifle. I probably have spent more time upgrading and evolving my Ruger PC Carbine (hunting version) than shooting it, but [Read More…]
Over the last few years, I have been running the Aimpoint magnifier with their PRO and CompM4 red dots. When I bought the magnifier for my Aimpoint, I still had the factory mount that twisted off the mount. It was an early Aimpoint mount and I decided to purchase a [Read More…]
Today we take look at a Heckler & Koch MP7A2 with an Aimpoint Micro T2, mounted in a Spuhr. But the spotlight goes to the weapon light made by SR Tactical from Germany. This could be the ideal setup for Police intervention forces, that don’t want to carry a [Read More…]
In 1965 the Finnish Army adopted the 7.62x39mm Valmet RK62, and it has been produced in volumes over 350,000 by Valmet and Sako in Finland. As with many “modern” firearms, the RK62s have been in need of upgrades and modernization, and after years of planning [Read More…]
Refining the Accuracy Test For those that have not yet read the full review, I recently did an article on the UIC ADM4 Mod2 that you can find HERE. In that article, I did a brief accuracy test using an Aimpoint T2 and Wolf Gold 55 grain ammunition. The rifle performed [Read More…]
Not JUST a Mount Company American Defense Manufacturing (ADM) makes multiple lines of AR-15s and AR-10s. They recently sent me a Universal Improved Carbine (UIC) ADM4 Mod 2 to review. I did not get 5-10k rounds through it, but I did get approximately 750 rounds to get a [Read More…]
The Picture Of Today is a Glock 17 taking a refreshing swim, to keep it cool. Haven’t we all been there? Shooting a firearm so hot you get burn marks if you touch it? Still we want to keep on shooting. The pistol is a Glock 17, Generation 4. It has the Aimpoint [Read More…]
Polymer Of The Day, as there’s a lot of it in today’s Photo from FN Herstal which was released as part of their promotion around SOFIC 2019 (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) held in Florida, USA, between May 20 – 23. We see a soldier with [Read More…]
Unity Tactical continues to innovate and brought many of their new offerings to NRA 2019. Talking to Chip, he said people often ask for a Unity version of products already made well by other companies. Instead of making more of the same, Unity’s goal is to provide [Read More…]
Location: Löddeköping, South of Sweden. I guess you haven’t been there and wasn’t planning to go there either? That’s fine, to be honest, neither was I until I got an invitation for a Factory Visit to Spuhr, makers of rifle scope mounts and other [Read More…]
Morale Patches, some love them some hate them. Today’s Picture Of The Day is a vintage Aimpoint patch. The current Aimpoint patch has “Open Your Eyes” written instead, which is more politically correct than the pictured version. Below is also a vintage [Read More…]
Aimpoint has announced that they have been awarded a $24 million US Army contract for supplying FCS13-RE Fire Control Systems. The Army is acquiring this aiming system to use with the recently adopted 84mm M3E1 MAAWS (SAAB Dynamics Carl Gustaf M4) recoilless rifles. [Read More…]
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