This is a short post intended to illustrate that terms such as “assault rifle” or especially “battle rifle” are more or less meaningless for classification, unless used in historical context and in conjunction with a particular rifle that was [Read More…]
In a combined marketing ploy and to prove the capabilities of their Maybach “Guard” edition cars, Mercedes took their own gloves off and assaulted the vehicle with a rifle. At the end of the magazine, a $513,000 (yes, five hundred and thirteen thousand [Read More…]
To a lot of gun people, “action star” brings to mind flashy but impractical firearms, one-liners, and unfortunately often a painfully phony relationship between the actor and his weapons. However, as the shooting sports have exploded in popularity since [Read More…]
The Swedish AG42 rifles are direct impingement, 6.5×55 caliber rifles that are quite unique relative to the popular rifles of today. From the way the safety operates to the unique method of charging one, the manual of arms can be hard to learn for modern shooters. Still, the old thumb crusher [Read More…]
TriStar, known for their imported Turkish-made shotguns, has announced the expansion of their Over/Under shotgun line with offerings for smaller gauges. Originally released only in 12 Gauge, the Setter brand of shotguns is now available in both .410 and 28 Gauge. The [Read More…]
I got a chance to play with the relatively new Griffin Armament Optimus silencer. It is modular so it can suppress .300 win mag all the way down to .22lr. Here is a list of acceptable calibers you can suppress with the Optimus .300 Win Mag .308 Win .300 BLK [Read More…]
Mad Duo Merrill posted an article about training in a “shitty” range. He means an indoor range that is very restrictive. Many shooters do not have the opportunity to make use of an outdoor range. Often the fun ranges are membership only or shooters do not [Read More…]
When the latest press release from Auto Ordnance hit my box, I couldn’t help but hearing Burl Ives singing “Silver and Gold” from the 1964 television show “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Looking at the new guns, I imagine many readers [Read More…]
TheShredBox has a detailed video explaining the chronicling the 17 different variations of Glock 17 magazines that have been made and released so far. For Glock fans and fans of variants I think you will enjoy this. I did.
February is coming to an end. Spring is soon here, which means exhibition time in Europe and time to tell our TFB followers about some new interesting products and news. (Enforce Tac on March 2-3 followed by IWA Outdoor Classics 2016 on March 4-7 in Nürnberg, Germany.) [Read More…]
At the Italian HIT Show 2016 Glock showed the Glock 43 in 9×21 mm. HIT Show = Hunting – Individual Protection – Target Sports. The 9×21 mm caliber also known as the 9×21 mm IMI or 9 mm IMI. In Italy the 9×19 mm Parabellum ammunition is [Read More…]
GA Precision offers some of the most accurate rifles and actions available. Of course, with the amount of work that goes into each rifle, the end result costs as much or more than very high-end optics. Their rifles have proven to be accurate, well built, and [Read More…]
When you decide to carry firearms for self-defense purposes you’re not only taking on a major responsibility, you’re setting yourself up to make far more decisions than just which gun or guns to use. Aside from caliber, ammunition, model – the list [Read More…]
When the Editors sent out the Canik, I was in a profound state of “meh.” “Whop-de-doo,” I thought, “I can only write so much on so little substance.” Ignoring my original outlook, They sent me the gun anyways. With complete apathy, I received it and opened [Read More…]
Sightmark announced a pair of new red dot sights for your rifles. Called the Wolverine, the sight comes in two different configurations: the CSR and the FSR. Both sights are designed to be rugged with a long battery life. The company states the sights are IP67 rated, [Read More…]
For decades now, companies have tried to release firearms to dethrone the mighty M16/AR15 rifle. While some attempts have been more successful than others (some enjoying even moderate success), all the ones on this list have fizzled out or seem to be losing most, if not all factory support. While [Read More…]
The “race to the bottom” in terms of AR weight has been heating up for quite some time, now hitting boil. Fantastic sub 5 lbs rifles are available from 2A Armament with other production manufacturers not too far behind. Lightweight components are now [Read More…]
I swear, Ian gets to play with all the fun (and obscure) firearms the world has created. While I enjoy my modern doo-dads, sometimes the old designs just look fun to work with. Latest up in Ian from Forgotten Weapon’s ever expanding catalog of old guns is the [Read More…]
Umarex USA is now selling an air powered version of the Smith & Wesson M&P 40 handgun. The new pistol is a close replica of the firearm, complete with a working slide, three dot sights and a removable magazine. This gun is different from the previous M&P as [Read More…]
Donald, a very creative TFB reader, emailed us photos of these little laser-cut dinosaurs hunting parties complete with Velociraptors and a rifle-toting T-Rex. The T-Rex looks to be carrying a FN SCAR 17 and a Dragunov. I have a small laser cutter and I am far more [Read More…]
BBC Two did a short documentary on BOPE. The special force police group in Rio de Janeiro. Lots of FN FALs in this video.
Here is another firearm practice that might have you shaking your head or cause you to wince. The purpose of this style of training is to reinforce situational awareness. The instructors walk across the shooting line in front of the targets while the students are [Read More…]
Varminter Magazine posted this video. They went to three barrel manufacturers during SHOT Show 2016 to find out if a shooter should break in their rifle barrel. They got responses from Shilen Rifles, Krieger Barrels, and Lothar-Walther. Shilen and Krieger [Read More…]
Thanks to Kei Kimura for sending this our way. His friend made a 1:1 scale replica of a Barret M82A1 out of cardboard. In Japan this art form is called “Papercraft”. Usually papercraft are made of sheets of paper cut, folded and glued into shapes. This is [Read More…]
RISE Armaments RA-140 SST RISE Armaments was kind enough to send me out one of their RA-140 Super Sporting Triggers shortly after they launched (and when they were in super high demand). I had the opportunity to run the trigger for somewhere north of seven-hundred fifty [Read More…]
Streamlight, manufacturer of various weapon lighting and laser systems has announced that the previously introduced TLR-6 combination laser / light is now available in a Universal Kit. The new kit includes adapters for 18+ sub-compact handguns. The Universal Kit [Read More…]
Ah, the Mauser 98. This is one of my personal all time favorites and I was happy to finally take it to the run and gun course. The Mauser’s action is still in production, and if you own a bolt action rifle (no matter how modern) it is most likely a derivative of the 98. […] Read [Read More…]
Iraq Verteran 8888’s “Fugly, Mark II” has been slowly coming into being. The previous “Fugly, Mark I” underwent a serious round of modifications and has evolved into an arguably nearly modern weapon systems. Eric and crew know their way [Read More…]
Apropos of Nathaniel F’s recent query: “How Can We Break The Small Arms Plateau“, an interesting development may be taking place alongside the new prospect of guided (DARPA’s EXACTO and Sandia’s self-guided bullet) small arms ammunition: [Read More…]
The M3 Grease Gun is one of my favorite firearms from WWII, it was ugly but it was simple, cheap to produce and they worked. In fact they worked so well that the US Army used them with select units such as radio operators, engineers and vehicle and tank crews well [Read More…]
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