About a month ago, I stumbled across BeatenZone Manufacturing and their ATCH with a typical post here in TFB. Anxious for us to try their product, BeatenZone contacted the editing staff and promptly sent me one of their new Advanced Tactical Charging Handles for [Read More…]
Beretta and Davidson’s teamed up to offer a purple and black U22 Neos pistol. The gun, sold exclusively through Davidson’s dealers, features a purple finish on the top rail and purple inserts in the polymer grip. The .22 LR gun has a 4.5″ barrel, [Read More…]
Applied Ballistics has released an app, in conjunction with Nielsen-Kellerman, that allows for the remote use of your Applied Ballistics Kestrel meter. If you happen to have a Kestrel Meter with the Applied Ballistics computer and bluetooth you can download an app [Read More…]
Week 15 (of data). I took last week off to celebrate the 4th with my family–I hope this didn’t impact your thirst for data trending… I think I’ve found a somewhat reliable way to flag entries if they are free of shipping costs, but it is going to [Read More…]
In the below video a Marine veteran who was blinded by an IED goes hunting at a game ranch with the TrackingPoint rifle. A spotter, using an iPad connected to the rifle, helps him align the shots.
The FN FAL is one of the greatest battle rifles to have ever graced the Earth. It garnered a reputation for extreme reliability, durability, and user friendliness over its decades of service and one of the rifles biggest fans is our boss man Steve. His opinion of the [Read More…]
No offense intended to our European, South American, African and Asian readers, but I find it really difficult to get excited about the game of soccer, although if they adopted this German’s invention I think I would take up the game … In other news, the [Read More…]
US Military camouflage developments (or misadventures depending on your point of view) inevitably influence firearm and tactical gear industry. Poor designs, such as the much hated Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), had lead to the National Defense Authorization Act [Read More…]
Nick Irving over at The Load Out Room analyzes the increasingly popular “C”-Clamp grip. It comes from the competition world where targets are mostly stationary. However the major draw back is the lack of peripheral vision on your support hand side. There are [Read More…]
Rainer Arms has released their first complete .308 rifle, the RA-308. Outfitted with their UltraMatch billet receivers, the rifle comes complete with a corresponding 16″ (1/10″ twist) UltraMatch barrel (Shilen-blanks) and 14″ Switch .308 rail with [Read More…]
One of the more interesting things I saw at this year’s SHOT Show was the Delta Grip. Made by Ergo Grip, the Delta is a wedge shaped grip for small frame revolvers that fills the hand and gives the shooter a high grip on the gun. It is odd looking, but it felt [Read More…]
When shopping for BCG’s for an AR 15 build there are many who are of the opinion there’s not much difference between them other than price. If you do your homework you’ll find there aren’t that many companies making complete bolt carrier groups or the [Read More…]
According to Shelley at Gun Nuts Media, Kahr Arms will be offering two pistols with purple frames. The CW9 and CW380. These will be exclusive to Davidson’s According to Shelley: The MSRP on the purple CW9093PRDAV is just $435.00 and the MSRP on the [Read More…]
Strike industries now has their steel, ultra low profile gas block available. With a MSRP of just $29.95 it is sure to be a hit with those looking to be able hide a low profile gas block under a rail system. According to Strike Industries the gas block will fit [Read More…]
BulletSafe makes bullet proof vests out of Troy, MI. Tom tests his vest against a Desert Eagle .50AE and repeats the test against his own version of the Box O’Truth. His box has 24 layers of drywall. I am not sure what he is trying to prove with the drywall as [Read More…]
LaserLyte has released their new .22LR laser training kit. Designed to fit on any .22 caliber weapon with at least a 1.875 barrel, the “LT-LR” will emit a laser dot for 100 milliseconds (1/10 second), simulating bullet impact. The LT-LR works with all .22 [Read More…]
Wilson Combat is selling complete AR uppers. The High Performance uppers have hand polished, match grade stainless steel barrels, and are finished in the Armor-Tuff coating. The uppers will work with any mil-spec lower. Uppers will be available in the following [Read More…]
GoPro finally has a mount for the hunting/fishing enthusiast. The Sportsman Mount. It retails for $69.99. It is designed to clamp onto the barrel of Shotguns or Rifles. It can also mount onto fishing rods and bows.
Haley Strategic has a new product called the Incog Rifle Bag. It is designed to be a discrete rifle bag. It can also be placed inside a 1700 pelican rifle case. The bag is made of 1000D Cordura and measures 10″ x 31″ x 3″. The bag retails for $170 and only comes [Read More…]
A British Teenager on vacation with the British Schools Exploring Society was killed by a Polar Bear in the Svalbard islands. The Guardian reports … Horatio Chapple, 17, was on an adventure holiday to the remote Svalbard islands in Norway with the British [Read More…]
I have been talking to Concern Kalashnikov’s people about the Saiga MK-107 (semi-automatic AK-107) which features the famous balanced recoil system which is said to significantly cut down on recoil (at the expense of making the rifle’s operation more [Read More…]
Our sister-blog All Outdoors has reviewed the Heckler & Koch H&K P30L … I have always wanted a $1,100 H&K pistol about the same way I have always wanted a BMW 7 series. In reality, there are many cars far less expensive that can deliver the utility of [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB’s first AMA (Ask Me Anything). Our debut AMA’ers are Bryan Litz, Ballistician, Author and President of Applied Ballistics and Nick Vitalbo, Principal Engineer at Applied Ballistics. This is your chance to ask two of the top firearm [Read More…]
TrackingPoint’s chairman John McHale applied for a patent (#20140182179) which describes an invention that can disable the trigger of guns, such as TrackingPoint’s smart rifles, if they are within school zones (1,000 ft. of a school), on the grounds of a [Read More…]
On the heels of Independence day, Stag arms is now offering American flag rifles. Only available as the model 3 and 3L, the rifles will feature a hydro-dipped American flag coating. If you are interested in picking one up for yourself or as a gift take a look at [Read More…]
On July 3 2014 SIG Sauer’s offices in Eckernförde, Germany were raided by German law enforcement after it was discovered that an unspecified number of SIG SP2022 ended up in Colombia. Germany bans weapon exports to Colombia because they consider it a [Read More…]
This is a TFB exclusive preview of the upcoming Meprolight (Mepro) TRU-DOT RDS battery powered reflex sight. The Mepro TRU-DOT RDS is a lower cost commercial version of the Mepro M5 reflex sight (TFB preview), which it was developed as the successor to the Mepro M21 [Read More…]
Following the publication of the Hall report, but preceding it in conception, were two important documents in the origin story of the military .22 caliber cartridge. These were Operational Requirements for an Infantry Hand Weapon by Norman A. Hitchman, and Design and [Read More…]
Originally started back in 2011, the US Army has re-energized the Modular Handgun System program and has set an “Industry Day” for July 29th at the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. The Army Times interviewed key members of the Modular Handgun System back in [Read More…]
Manticore Arms announced the introduction of a new polymer fore end for Yugoslavian PAP line of pistols and short barrel rifles. The fore ends are made of polymer and replace the standard wooden handguards normally found on these guns. The Renegade is U-shaped and [Read More…]
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