Forgotten Weapons’ Ian McCollum, partnering with James D. Julia auctions, has gotten the chance to take a look a very rare and historically significant piece: A Winchester 1894 takedown rifle made in 1907… With a registered Maxim silencer: As Ian points [Read More…]
Last year about this time, we posted about the Ms Clean, a polymer AR magazine shaped container for holding components of a cleaning kit. Well, Peter Palma is back on Kickstarter looking for support for the next iteration of the case. One that is double the width [Read More…]
Now here is a rail that I can get behind. Rather than be forced to use a “scout” scope or have to use a complete chassis, Low-Pro Products 15″ extended rail allows the shooter to use their standard optics and provides enough rail real estate to mount [Read More…]
Not terribly secure but I would not have suspected that kind of gun hidden in a coat rack.
Colt Canada made the surprise move in 2014 of releasing their first rifles to the domestic civilian market with the SA 15.7 and SA 20. Now a new run of Colt Canada gear is about to arrive on Canadian shelves: the IUR or Integrated Upper Receiver. These are the only [Read More…]
In 1963, on the eve of the M14’s cancellation, and the adoption of the AR-15 by the US Army as the M16 rifle, Guns & Ammo published a remarkably well-researched (if characteristically over-optimistic) article on the M14 rifle, its uncertain future, and [Read More…]
Andrew sent us this nifty photo of the 9mm Smith & Wesson Shield pistol that is his off duty carry. He told us his ammunition of choice is 147 grain Ranger-T, Winchester’s 3rd generation penetrating hollow point (1st. gen was the infamous Black Talon).
The U.S. Army is testing out a new type of hand grenade being referred to as stackable, although the actual connectivity brings to mind the methods used to connect cylindrical Legos. They’re called the Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade, and they far out-perform the [Read More…]
IWI posted this on their website yesterday. It is a video from Academi about IWI and the Tavor. For a higher resolution version go to their Facebook Page.
DI is usually identified as the weak link in the AR-15 system when it comes to sustained fully automatic fire. How vulnerable is that system to fully automatic fire? That’s a good question, but fortunately we have a few resources with which to examine it. To [Read More…]
In St. Joseph Michigan, a woman was adjusting a handgun in her bra holster. She reportedly looked down and shot herself in the head. Here is the article about the incident. Not having personally used a bra holster, I didn’t see how this is possible. However [Read More…]
Beretta has introduced its first striker-fired pistol, the APX. From the press release (emphasis mine): The introduction of the APX model completes the company’s full size pistol portfolio and positions Beretta as the world’s premier small arms manufacturer. [Read More…]
TangoDown recently posted a picture on their Instagram page of their new BG-18 Reduced Angle AR Grip for the AR-15. Just like with the other grips in their lineup the new BG-18 grip is made in the USA and will also feature a non-slip texture and a rounded ergonomic [Read More…]
New for 2015, Savage Arms has added detachable 10-round magazines to its line of law enforcement bolt-action rifles. Called the 10 FCP-SR rifles, these three gun are all chambered for the 308 Win cartridge. Each of the guns has a threaded barrel and come with a thread [Read More…]
Federal Premium introduced a new .223 Rem load at the 2015 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, NV last month. The new loading is in the Vital-Shok line and uses the company’s Trophy Bonded Tip bullet. The Trophy Bonded Tip bullet is based on the company’s Trophy Bonded [Read More…]
So I was a little confused when I read this press release. I had always thought that you could use lithium batteries in the same place as alkaline assuming the same output and size…? I’ve been using Energizer Lithiums in most of my gear for years [Read More…]
As we all know, dry firing is probably one of the best bangs for the buck (see what I did there?) that you can get for training. That said, there are some important things you need to consider, and certain optimizations you can do to make the best use of your time. ITS [Read More…]
Allegiance Ammunition has an interesting product, their SilentStrike .223. SilentStrike purports to be the worlds first fully functional sub-sonic .223 round. The bullet is 100 grains and in the video, Allegiance claims it will work in the AR-15, M4, and HK-416. Down a [Read More…]
@sweetmarias posted the above photo on Instagram. It shows a security guard in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, rocking a sweet Thompson submachine gun. The only African country to adopt the Tommy gun was Egypt and it the most likely source of the gun in the [Read More…]
(Gawking) Now that my jaw has been picked up from the floor, I cannot help but appreciate the photos of a cut-away M2 .50 Machine Gun. Photographed by RangeHot.com, the M2 in question is a factory spliced receiver used to train armorers of the .50 BMG. I had the [Read More…]
I am excited to announce that TFB will be interviewing Mr. Alexey Krivoruchko, the CEO of Kalashnikov Concern. This interview was made possible by the excellent public relations team at Rostec, the massive Russian State Corporation that either fully or partly owns [Read More…]
Steyr’s SSG 69 has been in service since 1969, and after more than four decades as the sniper rifle relied upon by the Austrian Army and many in the law enforcement world, it’s being retired. When the SSG 69 was first made it was considered quite advanced [Read More…]
Weaponsman seems to think so: Iron sights are obsolete. Britain saw this one, and acted on it, before the United States did. (So did Germany, even earlier; but then they backed off). The plain truth is that iron sights are obsolete, outdated, dead; they’re not [Read More…]
Granted it is only 13 more (Kyle: 160, Brit: 173), but still. And not that it is really a competition. In any case the article at Daily Mail [Read More…]
No, this is not the same “Ruthless terrorist organization, determined to rule the world” from G.I. Joe. COBRA is Austria’s counter terrorist group. They act more like a hybrid of SWAT and GSG9. Here is an article about their operations of 2014. I had [Read More…]
Canadian Photographer Kelsow sent us this photo of his CZ 75 SP-O1. The really like this photo, it is dramatic and draws me in. The CZ 75 SP-01 is a all-steel pistol based on the CZ 75 P-01, but with a picatinny rail.
Mark sent us photos of his commercial DWM Luger manufactured in 1909, making it 105 years old.The Reichsbank notes are a nice touch! Alex’s previous TFBTV video is about his 1920 DWM Luger. It well worth watching.
The US Army has tested – to some degree – Airtronic USA Inc.’s “Amerikanski” RPG-7 rocket launcher. From Kit Up!: U.S. Army infantry platoons may one day be fighting with an Americanized version of the famous, Soviet RPG 7 anti-armor [Read More…]
James purchased a Ruger Vaquero for just $25 … a bargain if it had not been underwater for at least a week! He finished it up and apparently it functions “quite well”. He wrote … My Ruger Vaquero that sat underwater for a week or two. Bought [Read More…]
300BlackoutSober from Phoenix sent us this photo. Apparently it “shoots like a dream”. I say that if it shot half as good as it looks it would be a keeper. To my best recollection I have never shot one of these (although I shoot a lot of guns and have a [Read More…]
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