Microtech’s small arms division, MSAR, has ceased operations. Microtech Small Arms Research, or MSAR, manufactured variants of the Steyr AUG for the US civilian market starting in 2007. They announced their closure in a March 20 letter to their customers: [Read More…]
Remember in the original Batman movie from 1989 when the Joker shoots down the Batwing with his super long barreled revolver? This Luger is just as ridiculous. A Redditor posted about their unique find recently, check out the rest of the pics here. I wonder how it [Read More…]
In this video Larry Vickers breaks down the alleyway gunfight in the movie Collateral (2004). It is well worth watching. The video below shows the live-fire gun training Tom Cruise did for the movie. Thanks to Jay for the link.
Green lasers have been hyped a lot recently, but how do they actually compare with red lasers? LuckyGunner’s Chris Baker takes a look at this question in his latest article. It’s worth reading the whole thing, but his conclusions are recreated below: [Read More…]
Youtuber Andrew @ GY6vids reviews the Taurus Curve pistol. It is hard to see in the video, but as you can see in the phtoo above, the “curve is not the curvey profile, but the fact that the entire frame has a concurve shape, designed to curve around your upper [Read More…]
Browning is expanding their X-Bolt line, the line they’ve claimed is “the new benchmark in bolt-action rifles.” Among other improvements upon their other bolt-actions, the X-Bolt line has Browning’s adjustable three-lever Feather Trigger and is [Read More…]
Recently the inimitable Field Sports Channel conducted a global hunting survey, which turned up some very interesting statistics. A video overview is embedded below: The full results of the survey are available at this link. The data are really quite interesting, [Read More…]
The second Forgotten Weapons video to feature really big guns, the embedded flick below shows a T124E2 AT (anti-tank) gun firing. These weapons were the last of the towed American AT guns, with less than a hundred made, although the Soviet Union – and its [Read More…]
BCM is introducing three new KeyMod mounts for lights: 1913 KeyMod, Scout KeyMod, and One Inch KeyMod. BCMGUNFIGHTER Light Mounts for the KeyMod platform deliver a full ambidextrous light mount precision machined from solid billet aluminum with a low-profile and [Read More…]
Strike Industries has added another component to their catalog of AR upgrades. The SI Enhanced Bolt Catch is another piece in our line of high quality parts for the AR. The SI AR-EBC features an extra wide bolt catch lever surface making its operation effortless. Its [Read More…]
It has been just over a year since the RCMP re-classified the Cz858 rifles in Canada. We are still waiting for “the fix” Bill C-42 to come into full effect and remove the restrictions on them. But the original importer of the Cz858, Wolverine Supplies, [Read More…]
Tim sent us this photo of his range bench … The end to a “quiet” day at the range.. – Benelli M4 w/Salvo – Sig P229 w/9mm Osprey – Ruger SR22 w/Sparrow – AAC 9″ 300 upper w/762-SDN-6, shadow ops lower, Trijicon [Read More…]
You have probably noticed we here at TFB have been actively trying to build a YouTube channel that, so far has gone over better than we could have ever expected. So what does this program have in store for readers? Hopefully this will shine some light on what we are trying to accomplish! Guns in [Read More…]
Single AAA flashlights have been of great interest to me of late, so much so that I spent days torturing a bunch of inexpensive 5mm LED AAA lights in another forum – just to see how the lights would hold up under the abuse. AAA lights have a lot going for them [Read More…]
As part of the Big 3 East Media event, we got invited to tour the SCCY factory. For those of you who are not familiar with SCCY, they make the CPX-1 and CPX-2 pistols. SCCY was originally called SKYY. But the vodka people had issues with that. So they changed it [Read More…]
Lucid has introduced their P7 4x Optic, a fixed-power low-magnification combat scope. Featuring a new reticle designed with a built-in BDC. Rather than orient the optic specifically to one loading and barrel length, the optic features 8 MOA drop dots, numbered on the [Read More…]
Prior to today, I had never seen or heard of a swinging star target, but now having seen them, they will haunt my competition nightmares. Called the “Death Star” by many who have encountered it, the swinging texas start adds lateral and vertical movement to [Read More…]
RWS, a hunting and sporting ammunition brand of RUAG Ammotech AG, introduced a number of new rifle cartridges for 2015. From the company’s HIT line, RWS introduced four new calibers: .270 Win 8×57 IS (aka 8mm Mauser) 8×85 IRS 8×68 S The HIT line of [Read More…]
Quad barrel handguns are nothing new, nor are pepper spray (aka oleoresin capsicum, or OC) dispensers shaped like a pistol. However, the Swiss company Piexon has now blended the two to make a four barrel pepper pistol called the JPX4. The JPX4 operates in a manner [Read More…]
Yesterday I got to go on a SCCY Industries factory tour. CEO and founder Joe Roebuck showed us his facility and broke the news that they are working on a new pistol in .380acp.The gun is still in the prototype/pre-production phase so I don’t have any pictures of [Read More…]
Springfield Armory has partnered with TFB to give you the opportunity to win a Black XD-S® 3.3″ Single Stack 9mm! Bonus entry points will also be given away so make sure to share this giveaway with your friends! *** This is only a 4 day giveaway! *** Prize: XD-S [Read More…]
Massad Ayoob has taken a look at the Glock 43, over at Glock headquarters in Smyrna, Georgia: The takeaways: Full power 9mm +P. Low “pistol course” suitable recoil. Issued with 1 “shooting” extended floorplate magazine. Trigger reach adjusted [Read More…]
The BBC reports on the FBI gun collection held at Quantico, Virginia where 7,000 guns are stored for forensic purposes. Thanks to Blake for the tip.
Matthew Cox at Military.com reports on the latest news on the US Army M4 upgrade program. He writes … “The government is seeking to procure M4A1-Plus (abbreviated as M4A1+) components as non-development items … for improvements to the M4A1 [Read More…]
SoloDallas writes … The name of my image is “‘Murica”. My name is Fil SoloDallas, Texas born, Italy raised and now, finally, back to the USA for life. I am so happy of the freedom here (gun-related, too, compared to Europe) that I am taking a [Read More…]
The Ruger 10/22 has been a popular rifle almost since the day of its inception, and despite the passage of decades its popularity remains. With that popularity comes the marketing of after market options such as these new sights from HIVIZ Shooting Systems. The new [Read More…]
Liberty Ammunition has made a name for themselves in the market when it comes to lead-free ammunition. They’ve chosen to expand their line with the .45 Long Colt, a round that’s been around for well over a century and has enjoyed a fairly colorful [Read More…]
Last year, I was one of the lucky early testers of the Bravo Company Gunfighter Stock. Here’s my preview of the BCM Gunfighter stock. I can say that I am still very happy with it. The production unit that I received later has few added improvements, but the [Read More…]
Ever want a 16-shot Mosin-Nagant pistol? Well, now you can. The only down side – for some people – is that this is an air gun, not a firearm. SMG Inc. sells the Gletcher M1891 air pistol that is styled after a chopped down Mosin-Nagant rifle. The Gletcher [Read More…]
I ran across this at Soldier Systems and just had to share as it is an utterly bad-arse piece of gear. The Full Spectrum Shooting Solutions Mat is truly purpose-built with the long-range shooter in mind. Featuring a dope-card holders, light-weight, and roll-up storage, [Read More…]
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