Week 10. My apologies for last week’s issue with the table headers. The problem is related to some annoyances with the content management software–basically it strips out some of the attributes I put in the headers for styling and analytics. If I don’t [Read More…]
Albanian AR15.com member prestonlennox recently published photos and videos of a home made HK P7 “half cock action” (HCA) pistol. Working on rumors of a new Heckler & Koch striker-fired pistol, the poster took a Umarex SP9 and Browning HP parts to make [Read More…]
Strike Industries announced an update to the Patriot pistol grip for the AR-15. The grips offer several improvements over the original: a more aggressive texture wider swell in the palm with a smaller backstrap for a better grip larger storage compartment MSRP is [Read More…]
Jerry Miculek does it again. He practices with an orange and a green apple from 7 yards. Then he kicks it up a few notches and hits a grape from low ready and hits it in 0.53 secs. Aim small, miss small.
Last year we blogged about the Finnish 3HGR tree sling. Well, the guys in Finland sent us a video of their torture test. There were some concerns, from some of our readers, about the durability of the 3HGR since the attachment points were made of polymer. Check out [Read More…]
A small company that produces flower pot heaters has begun making roll up cases for the Ruger 10/22 take down. Made from 1000 denier nylon, they will no only last for a long time, they will also hold enough stuff to fully support your 10/22 for quite a while. In the [Read More…]
There is now a Chinese-made rail system (which appears to be 1913 standard or similar) for the QBZ-95 rifle. It replaces the top handguard/carry handle. A logo is visible that reads “ACP” or “AGP”. More pictures at Sinodefenceforum. Also found [Read More…]
Armscor, a gun manufacturer in the Philippines, have been manufacturing Ruger 10/22 clones for a while now, as have many other companies in the USA and around the world. Most, if not all, US clone makers are targeting the high-end semi-custom/custom market, while [Read More…]
Stag Arms is now offering a laser engraving service to add flags to their lowers and rifles. The company already offers a laser engraving of the Second Amendment. The new engravings are the US flag and the Gadsden flag. The engraving can only be done when ordering [Read More…]
At this risk of shortly being “The Furniture Blog” one of our readers sent in this fabulous custom-made coffee table by JD Cabrera. JD is one of the brains behind the start-up of the current Henry Repeating Arms and has a long history including building guns [Read More…]
Earlier this year Jenni Edwards, a UK artist, emailed me asking if I could feature her art on TFB. She had discovered it has not possible to sell her creations in the United Kingdom due to laws prohibiting the sale of replica guns. The post I wrote was very popular [Read More…]
I know from experience that .22 suppressors accumulate a lot of dirt. Federalist shares the lessons he learnt about cleaning .22 suppressors … This is a big mistake for a .22LR suppressor, and here’s why: .22 rimfires are very dirty. Over time layers of [Read More…]
Having traveled to the far-east, India, and Mid-East often I run across all sorts of weaponry. Often overseas, I saw brightly-colored AK’s, INSAS’, and a few M-series weapons sprinkled in. Not knowing the local language or wanting to be detained for [Read More…]
Saevus has an interesting concept. In the same vein as the Survival Grips, the Urban Bayonet is a vertical grip that can detach and become a weapon. In this case, it is a knife. No word on price or ETA. But check out Saevus for ore info.
Billy Carter, from Texas, hit a 1 MOA target from 2.07 miles at the NRA Whittington U Long Distance Range! He used a CheyTac USA M200 Intervention® chambered in .375 CheyTac topped with a Vortex Razor HD Gen1 scope. Last year he used the .375 CheyTac and hit the [Read More…]
I had the good fortune this week to be invited to a joint Remington and Trijicon Optics writers’ event. This event was held at the world famous Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Ar. The Gunsite facility covers over 2000 acres of range facilities of all types catering to the [Read More…]
The FN PS90 Carbine is the consumer-legal version of the FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon. The PS90 removes the full auto fire control group and increases the barrel length from 10″ to 16″. The same compact bullpup stock is used on the PS90 as on the original [Read More…]
LaserLyte is now shipping a laser aiming unit for the Glock 42 pistol. The new unit uses a red laser that mounts to the front of the trigger guard. The unit will have two laser housings one to fit the G42, and the second to fit the G26/G27 pistols. This would allow [Read More…]
TriStar arms is adding to their affordable line of semiautomatic 12-gauge shotguns. With a MSRP of just $609 for a 30″ shotgun with interchangeable chokes, its priced right for those on a budget. For 2014, TriStar Arms has expanded the Viper G2 semi-automatic [Read More…]
Ok, so my title was a little misleading. The quietest MP5 suppressor is the one that comes on the MP5/SD. The SD is optimized to shoot suppressed and even has a series of ports along the barrel that vent gasses into the first of the can’s chambers. That said, the [Read More…]
The Carcano rifle often evokes only two reactions in people. First, most remember the Kennedy Assassination. This is usually followed by a murmuring of how Oswald could have done the deed with such a sloppy, inaccurate, unreliable, rifle that has just as much a [Read More…]
The SIG SAUER X-Five series of handguns are now being sold in the US. The guns are competition guns that are a bit more expensive than the regular SIG offerings. The guns being sold are the: XFIVE ALL AROUND, MSRP $2,245 XFIVE CLASSIC, MSRP $2,679 XFIVE ENTRY, [Read More…]
RailScales is a G10 modular grip panel for Keymod handguards. It is the collaboration of Bill Coye, of Coye Knives, and Derek Shelton of Asset Weapon MFG. RailScales is Co-Owned by Bill Coye of Coye Knives and Derek Shelton of Asset Weapon MFG. Derek and Bill have been [Read More…]
Tactical Revolution has armor panels that can be mounted to a machine gun to help protect the shooter. We’ve all heard that Fire Draws Fire for a reason. When machine gunners light up the battlefield they draw a lot of kinetic attention. Everyone wants to put [Read More…]
One thing that is great about the firearms industry is that you can get access to some of the best, top-notch instructors in the world. Many of them travel all across the world to teach students the basics, and all the way up to advanced marksmanship skills. Larry [Read More…]
So there seems to be a new arms race on YouTube for the firearms channels. It appears that everyone keeps going bigger with the binary explosives (such as Tannerite). MAC and Funker Tactical have now claimed the new YouTube record with a 300lb explosion, set off in [Read More…]
3D printing has been growing in popularity recently with 3D printed firearms and accessories making headlines over the past year or two. Well here’s an awesome new design that’s been released recently by WarFairy over on Reddit. Dubbed the Hanuman AR-15 [Read More…]
Army.mil reports on the $120 million M4 to M4A1 conversion program … WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 22, 2014) — A thicker barrel will absorb more heat in the new M4-A1 carbine, should a Soldier need to flip the selector to auto, according to Soldiers [Read More…]
Thailand has had 18 military coups since they abolished the absolute monarchy in 1932, one every 4.5 years on average. This time around (the last Thai coup was in 2006) there are a lot more Tavor TAR-21 carbines deployed. The Royal Thai Army is slowly replacing some of [Read More…]
Dedicated to those who have given their lives for the freedom of our Country On May 21st, the US Special Forces performed a demo of their tactics for the public. This was at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, FL.
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