Daniel Defense has come out with a new mount for the Aimpoint Micro. The newest generation of the Daniel Defense Aimpoint® Micro Mount gives users the option of both an absolute or lower 1/3rd co-witness with iron sights and Aimpoint’s popular Micro R-1, H-1, T-1, or [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports (ATI) will introduce a new shotgun in 2015 based on the Omni Hybrid AR-15 receivers. The prototype gun was shown at the 2014 NASGW Expo. The gun uses the company’s established polymer-metal hybrid lower and the recently announced hybrid [Read More…]
Out here getting a break from the rain and gloom of Seattle in sunny and warm Phoenix, AZ for another TAC-CON event this week. This time they are releasing two new products, and making some other announcements. The big news for a lot of people will be the release of [Read More…]
Quake Industries has released the Stack-A-Rest, a four-piece stack-able rest system for shooters. Weighing in at only 10 ounces, the rest system is designed to be easily carrier in a variety of situations interestingly, they rest system is designed to be used in [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports (ATI) was showing a pair of new shotguns at the recent NASGW show in Little Rock, Arkansas. The new Alpha shotguns are semi-auto guns that use an inertia recoil system. Two models will be offered initially. The Sport model has a polymer stock [Read More…]
A few companies have been showcasing their firearms with this compact carbine stock. Troy has their M7A1. LWRC has their PDW Well this stock is actually made by a Canadian company called North Eastern Arms. My FFL got one in and I got to play [Read More…]
Griff sent us this nifty photo of him shooting 350 yard targets his Springfield M1A Socom 16″ with a Aimpoint PRO mounted atop. He is on his cousins farm in Lancaster, OH.
In the past month or so, there have been some bantering about the legitimacy of indexing your temple while using a pistol. Earlier we posted about one training group’s technique of indexing your cheek. Aaron Cowen, over at Moderno, explains the specific use and [Read More…]
MilArt blog has an excellent piece on experimental Canadian small arms. Included are very high resolution photos of the SAL SLR, the late war/post-war Canadian selfloading rifle effort. Be sure to follow the link and read the whole thing. Excerpt and photos below: No [Read More…]
When we left David Marshall Williams and his tappet gas mechanism, Winchester had decided to entrust design of their entry into the US Carbine trials to a team headed by William C. Roemer and Fred Humeston, with Williams sidelined into developing his own alternative [Read More…]
The Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC) has released their new LDI-DBAL light and laser system. The system is categorized as a “Class 1” laser, meaning it is legal for civilians to own. The DBAL comes with a plethora or outputs: The Dual Beam Aiming Laser [Read More…]
Crossman airguns have released the Armada PCP air rifle with a special edition Multicam edition currently being auctioned on GunBroker ending November 2nd benefiting the Navy Seal foundation. Other sponsors of the air rifle include Zeiss, Surefire, Tarjac, and MagPul. [Read More…]
On October 16th, MagPul filed a claim against Elite Tactical Systems for patent infringement in the Colorado District Federal Court.. The claim alleges that Elite Tactical Systems has infringed on three MagPul patents, 8,069,601, 8,635,796, and 8,839,543. The initial [Read More…]
In a crowded AR-15 market, especially in a contracting market, manufacturers have to find their niche and set themselves apart. Hailing from Madera, California Houlding Precision is a AR-15 manufacturer offering unique billet AR receiver sets and complete rifles. [Read More…]
The venerable 1911 has been in production for over 100 years, and with companies all over the United States and even abroad producing them, the design seems more popular than ever. A company called “Republic Forge” located in the panhandle of my home state [Read More…]
Siam was unique in South East Asia for its avoidance of Western colonization. Its sovereignty was guaranteed by politically deft royals and a Japanese-modeled system of aggressive modernization. At the turn of the century, Siam sought to rearm its soldiers with a [Read More…]
Thanks to Dave for sending in this photo of his nifty Short Barrel Rifles. Their specs are … AR: 11.5″ barreled, Noveske NSR, ACE SOCOM stock, Lancer L5AWM, Gemtech Halo, EOtech, Surefire X300 in rhino config, DD sights, Ares Armor Huskey sling SCAR: [Read More…]
Thanks to reader Jay for sending a link to this video: A company, Creative Digital, in collaboration with Michael’s Machines, has developed a solenoid actuated trigger controlled by a microprocessor for around $200. The concept is really interesting. My initial [Read More…]
The Military Arms Chanel is reporting that IWI US will begin importing a Galil Ace rifle and Galil Ace pistol into the United States starting in 2015. The guns will be chambered in 7.62×39 and use standard AK magazines. The rifles will come with a folding stock [Read More…]
Ares Armor is updating their Polymer 80% AR15 Lower Receivers so they are offering closeout pricing on the existing models. For $50. Which is over %50 off. I have no experience with Polymer lowers and don’t know about their durability or reliability but for $50 I [Read More…]
Sandia Labs worked with the military to develop a different method to change focal length of a scope. They used the human eye for inspiration. They call it Rapid Adaptive Zoom for Assault Rifles. According to Popular Science: RAZAR does this using minimal energy, with [Read More…]
Who doesn’t love watching things in slow motion? Larry Vickers went to Ft. Bragg to hang with the Green Berets. Here is a montage of the heavy weapons they had on hand.
S&S Precision has designed a pair of jeans with some interesting features. They are called 757’s performance denim. Strategically located hidden pockets – front internal pocket for stowing clip type knife out of view or keeping smart phone [Read More…]
MadKaw69 sent us a photo of his “dissy” (Bushmaster Dissipator: shorter barrel, longer sight radius). It features a heavy stainless steel barrel, M16A1 furniture and a A2 upper receiver. Thanks MadKaw69. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of [Read More…]
Julian wrote … Noticed some Desert Eagle loving from TFB lately so figured if I could one of mine thrown in the mix. Desert Eagle XIX w/ 44mag and 50ae braked barrels. Ultradot Matchdot II w/ Vortex Optics mounts from my AR-15. Just “barely” worked [Read More…]
Eric from Solid Concepts, who developed the first 3D printed metal gun, printed this 1911 chambered in 10mm Auto. Its probably not everyone’s taste, but I really like the aggressive styling of the frame and slide. I also like how Eric printed an extract from the [Read More…]
I really like this photo Kevin sent us of his M1 Garand. Kevin writes … M1 Garand at 1000 yards on a perfect winter day. The old battle rifle still shoots just as true as the day it left the factory. Needed a spotting scope to set windage, and due to the extreme [Read More…]
Week 29. I hope you didn’t miss the break last week too much. I was out of pocket, enjoying Lake Bridgeport in Texas, without internet. It doesn’t look like the prices of ammo collapsed or skyrocketed in my absence. I did find some .22LR for $0.07/rd, but [Read More…]
MGI’s .50 Beowulf Hydra has now become available for purchase. From the press release: Old Town, Maine (October 2014) MG Industries, manufacturer of the modular MARCK-15 AR “Hydra” platform, are pleased to announce the availability of the Hydra Modular [Read More…]
German firearms manufacturer Blaser has announced a new over/under shotgun, the F3 Vantage. From the press release: New Hybrid Design for Maximum Performance The “F3 Vantage” embodies the Blaser design philosophy to deliver a premium sporting gun perfectly tailored [Read More…]