The Glock 43 has been a long time coming, and its arrival has been accompanied by the expected accessories. Among those accessories are much-needed holsters, after all, you cannot carry your long-awaited single-stack without a holster. One company introducing holsters [Read More…]
SilencerCo released this video showing off their Salvo 12 suppressor on a turkey hunt. If I hunted turkeys, I would want to do it suppressed.
Reddit can often point me to the most interesting of things. Latest is an old patent form Charles John Cooke, who formally patented (though arguably did not actually make the first one), a repeating firearm for trench warfare. Of principal interest to me is the extended [Read More…]
Soldier Systems got a sneak peak of the new floorplates for the S&W M&P pistols magazines by Vickers Tactical and Tango Down. Vickers Tactical and Tango Down collaborated and made floor plates for Glocks. Well not the M&P pistols will get the same treatment. [Read More…]
Never one to let a good slingshot or related idea go, JoergSprave has tacked a question I never though to answer: “Can you really create a syringe gun.” Given his level of ingenuity, the unsurprising answer is, “yes” although with some caveats. [Read More…]
SHTF Gear announced they are now offering their ACE-1 carry rig for the newest 9mm Glock pistol. The ACE-1 is a hybrid style rig with a leather backer and Kydex shell for holding the gun. The company claims “unmatched strength” in the ACE-1 due to them using [Read More…]
Introduced in late 2014, the Hi-Lux Optics MicroMax B-Dot is a mini red-dot sight that’s in the same category as the popular Aimpoint Micro T-1. Since, I have previously reviewed their optics (CMR 1-4x review) for TFB, Hi-Lux Optics asked me for some design [Read More…]
Back in February, I wrote an article about Rob Ski’s unboxing video on the Century Arms RAS-47 stamped American-made AK rifle, as an example of the excellent unboxing videos Rob has been producing for the AK Operators Union. Of course, Rob intended to do more than [Read More…]
Smith and Wesson is famous for two things: Well-made service revolvers, and mind-boggling model numbers. LuckGunner’s Chris Baker has set out to clarify a small portion of the later. From his article on Smith .38/.357 post-1957 revolver offerings: We got some good [Read More…]
SureFire, the company so well-known for their quality lights and lasers, actually got its start as Laser Products. Laser Products can trace its roots back to 1969 when engineer and future founder Dr. John Matthews first began working towards designing a laser for [Read More…]
Saw this posted on a Facebook Gun Group. Geco is a German ammo manufacturer. They made this gorgeous 3D animated video to showcase their 9mm match ammo called Hexagon.
Kurt from the Youtube Channel Off Target. Kurt told me they will be reviewing and test the G43 on thier channel soon. So go and subscribe! (I have) Thanks Kurt!
This video was recently uploaded to YouTube, it shows the owner of a new Winchester SXP Shotgun emphasizing just how important it is to practice firearms safety and to never simply rely on your guns safety button, that’s because his new SXP fires a round when he [Read More…]
I’ve received word that the Aimpoint Micro T-2 is now shipping in volume, and should be available through most of the typical distributors by now. The Micro T-2 was announced in mid-2014 and shown at the 2015 SHOT Show (see Timothy Yan’s article here.) The [Read More…]
Yesterday, on the way home from a USPSA match my friend and I stopped at a local gun store, Anthony Arms. We went there just to look around because we haven’t been there in a long time. By sheer luck, Reps from Remington were there to show off their new RM380 and [Read More…]
Andrew at GY6 reviews the new Glock 43 and compares it against the Springfield XD, G42 and S&W Shield.
Last year Tim Y reviewed the prescription shooting glasses manufactured by Tactical RX. They are very high quality shooting glasses at a very reasonable price (in my opinion). The only reason I don’t own a pair is that my one eye vision is very poor, making [Read More…]
Safe Tac Mag has developed a “Blank Only” training magazine for the AR-15/M16 Family of 5.56x45mm weapons utilizing the common M200 blank cartridge. These STANAG, MIL-Spec 6061-T6 aluminum body magazines uses a modified Magpul anti-tilt follower and a [Read More…]
Truglo announced the company is now selling sights that are compatible with the Glock 43 pistols. These sights, the TFX, use a combination of tritium and fiber optics to give a shooter a bright set of dots to use when aiming the handgun. Additionally, the front sight [Read More…]
Some of our readers may be familiar with the Russian APS rifle, an underwater assault rifle designed to fire spear-like projectiles that have a much further lethal range under water than conventional projectiles. Much more obscure, though, is the Chinese equivalent, the [Read More…]
Larry Vickers’ TacTV YouTube channel has released a series of videos showcasing 40mm underbarrel grenade launchers, including uncommon footage of firing actual high explosive dual-purpose (HEDP) grenades. The videos are embedded below: The underbarrel grenade [Read More…]
There has been a lot of news about the Russian AK-12 rifle to come out this past Winter, and we at TFB have stayed on top of our coverage of the design’s evolution. However, since late January, there are a few things we have learned, so now it’s about [Read More…]
German news media have been on fire over the past couple of days over a report that is expected to be released to the public soon. It is apparent that the audit report of the G36 rifle, conducted by the Ernst Mach Institute and Bundeswehr’s Technical Center for [Read More…]
Manu send us photos of his customized Smith & Wesson M&P15T in a CQB (below) and DMR (above) configuration. He writes … This is my customized Smith & Wesson M&P15T : Troy Industries MRF-R 12″ handguard, Troy Industries HK type BUIS, Magpul [Read More…]
JohnInBlackHawk tells us about his research project and asks if any TFB readers can help him identify some guns. John writes … This photo is part of an extensive historical project I began just over a year ago. I live in an historic mining town (nearly 30 years, [Read More…]
The Czech Republic has always been a nation that hits above its weight in the small arms field. Despite being a relatively small country with a somewhat checkered history, it has consistently put out high quality, innovative firearms that compete very well with those [Read More…]
As the problems in Libya spread throughout the country because of the sectarian violence, this mystery light machine gun has made headway in a recent Reuters article. Judging from the stock, pistol grip, trigger guard, gas tube, and compensator, it appears to be a Bren [Read More…]
Deep in the thicket of civilian gun free Europe, there lies an unconquered patch of ground that fiercely withstands the onslaught of the socialist powers that be, the reigning dark lords of the various EU governments. It is the personal collection of a gentleman by the [Read More…]
Today we discuss 5 (or 6) great military surplus rifles that can be had for under $500. Sometimes you need to take a break from modernity to get a whole new great shooting experience! French subtitles thanks to Tempest, Russian subtitles thanks to Val. The full english transcript is below … [Read More…]
I was compiling my database of all my firearms, pictures of them and their serial numbers when at the end of my cataloging, I realized I had 18 guns. That’s not a whole lot in the grand scheme of things to do with collecting but it is alot for me. More importantly [Read More…]
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