This weeks’ DTIC document looks to frame a historical and technical context for the ongoing debate on general purpose infantry cartridges. A PowerPoint presentation by Shawn Spickert-Fulton of RDECOM, it provides a pretty solid framework for understanding rifle [Read More…]
Recently I was invited to attend the Blue August Gun and Outdoor Writer’s Conference and to turn down such a fantastic event would be considered heresy among the gun community. As a result, I touched down in Florida on 9/29/14 in order to see some cool and [Read More…]
Ares Armor now has a billet DPMS patterned upper for sale. At an intro price of just $135 you will not find a better deal out there for a billet upper. The Ares Armor upper also comes with the forward assist and ejection port cover installed. As a large frame AR [Read More…]
At the FNH USA 3Gun Championships two weeks ago, I was using my SCAR 17S. I used exclusively PMC Brass 147 gr bt fmj for the match. I have used this ammo in the past but have never witnessed muzzle flash of this magnitude from my SCAR17S. I was shooting at steel targets [Read More…]
Thanks to Almon Benton for sending this into us here at TFB. He got a new iPhone 6 and tested out the slow motion feature of the video camera. He was able to capture an impressive fireball out of his AR pistol.
UPDATE 2016 : A number of people claiming to be customers of Whiskey 3 Precision Systems (which may be going by the name Terminal Ballistics Group today) have complained to TFB regarding their orders not being fulfilled. We recommend caution when placing orders. [Read More…]
I cannot imagine what John Moses Browning thought what accessories his ubiquitous design would spawn. But, I would imagine he would be patriotic and agree that Strike Industries 1911 Polymer Extreme Flat Pattern grips would be a worthy addition to the .45 handgun. [Read More…]
According to user “RebelRouser” on AR15.com, the Canadian C7 rifle is a markedly different from the standard M16 issued to US armed forces. While the C7 is built off of the Technical Data Package from Colt, the Canadians claim to have made over 150 [Read More…]
If you haven’t read Part I, go ahead and follow the link. A history of David Marshall Williams the man can be read at the excellent US Carbines website, and therefore I will not cover it here. I highly recommend clicking through to the site and reading it in its [Read More…]
This flashlight is one member in a family of lights that are, in this humble writer’s opinion, among the very best flashlights you can buy. Nothing like putting a statement like that right up front in a review. I have been mulling over just how this review would [Read More…]
Andrew sent us this photo of his Swedish Mauser M1894 Carbine chambered in the classic 6.5×55mm. It features a custom full length sporting stock with a beautiful antler crown at the muzzle end. The 6.5×55mm is a cartridge that was well ahead of its time. It saw [Read More…]
Ruger’s first entry into the AR-15 market was the Ruger SR-556 introduced in 2009. Selling at the premium price point of $1995, it was a solid addition to the AR-15 market, but it was never going to fill the same niche as Ruger’s former flagship [Read More…]
SilencerCo announced two new, shorter versions of existing model sound suppressors: the Saker K 556 and the Specwar K 556. Originally developed to meet a military specification regarding length, the company is now selling them to civilians. According to the company, [Read More…]
Todd, who lives “behind enemy lines”, built a 100% New York compliant AR-style rifle by building it without any gas system and so creating a manually operated bolt action rifle rather than a semi-automatic. It was inspired by the various bolt-action AR-15s [Read More…]
248Shooter turned me on to an offering from Detroit Bullet Works, a Michgan-based ammunition manufacturer. Touted as the “ultimate storage” system for your rounds, the Ammo Luggage systems are Pelican cases that are custom-cut to store and transport [Read More…]
Fear Gear Camo makes a rather impressive sniper veil. Right now they don’t really have a product for sale, but they have a reservation link. You can reserve an order for a sniper veil and they are offering a 30% discount for orders of 3 yards or more.
Welcome to our second rollup including data from the previous 26 weeks of data collection. We have presented the data in a few different ways. We have a breakdown of the vendors that are consistently low and high. We are showing the lowest and highest recorded prices [Read More…]
We posted about the HCAR earlier this year. Well apparently it was released this month. Kit Up! got a chance to play with it at the range. According to Kit Up! it has a hydraulic buffer which dampens the recoil to that of an AR-15. The one complaint is the weight. 11.75 [Read More…]
Kahr Arms is now partnering with United Sporting Companies for an exclusive line of their 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP pistols. These pistols are going to be Cerakote’d with a “Burnt Bronze” finish (which a sort of “earth tone meets bronze”) on the [Read More…]
CTK Precision is now offering something they call the Ultimate Rail-Pod. This is a mini-monopod designed to attach to the underside of a rifle buttstock that is built with a Picatinny rail. According to CTK, the two-stage design gives the shooter about 3″ of [Read More…]
Ben Langlotz is a patent and trademark attorney with 24 years’ experience, and his clients include numerous firearms industry companies. He is the author of The Bulletproof Firearms Business – The Legal Secrets to Success under Fire. Journalists. Bless their [Read More…]
battleshipgrey emailed us a photo of his first AR-15 build. It looks like a great gun. He wrote … This is my first AR build. The lower I assembled myself and the upper is a PSA blem with SQR rail. The AR is sitting on top of a Jeep my brother-in-law borrowed to [Read More…]
Oleg wrote … My first handgun is Glock 34 Gen 4. Since Glocks are quite popular, I mark my magazines to avoid mix ups at shooting range. Instead of putting initials or numbers I put a smiling face. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
Alex C. took this photo of his friend’s puppy with his H&K MP5K and Barrett .50 cal. Alex told me he is considering on naming his next dog Heckler. I suggested calling it Koch instead but he said there was no way he could run around his nice neighborhood [Read More…]
Jeff sent us this photo of his Papillon (a French breed) and his French Berthier rifle. The Berthier was chambered in the 8mm Lebel, the world’s first smokeless cartridge, and introduced in 1890. It remained in service for over 50 years and a few were still in use [Read More…]
Week 26 of data! Look out for the Mid Year Summary also posted today. There has not been a clear winner for a new caliber to replace 300BLK. There is still time to vote in the comments…! We do appreciate the support and constructive comments and will continue this [Read More…]
Last week Kalashnikov Concern claimed that US sanctions were not hurting them and production was up. This dubious claim could only be true if government purchases have been increased (as I predicted they would be back when the sanctions were first announced). [Read More…]
Seekins Precision have just announced their first .308 Win. chambered rifle. Seekins Precision SP10 is a high end .308 AR-style rifle featuring their new ambi SP 308 Lower, 308 iRMT-3 upper and 15″ SP3R – 308 handguard. The rifle has a the Seekins [Read More…]
A while back I wrote an article about a rifle mounted in a steel stock listed on Gunbroker. It was truly the weirdest rifle I have ever seen in terms of how “unique” it was. It looked as if someone had placed it in a large block of steel and started in [Read More…]
Nutnfancy takes a close look at the Troy PAR (Pump Action Rifle) As an Ex-NY resident, I find this firearm to be exciting. If I was still living n NY, I would buy this. Now that I am outside of the wire, I think it is a great design and may look more closely [Read More…]
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