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Steyr M9A1 Review
The Steyr M9A1 is “the other” striker fired, polymer pistol from Austria. This lesser known handgun is an often overlooked offering on the market, and by popular request we are going to give it a nice review here on TFBTV.
Archive: June, 2016
Remington 700 Aftermarket Grows: Hogue Overmolded Stocks w/ AICS Magazines
I wonder if Remington knew at the Model 700’s introduction that it would become the preeminent open platform in the bolt-action world. Yes, many will argue that it has it weaknesses (especially from the factory), but the base pattern has exploded in popularity [Read More…]
Inland Manufacturing’s NEW Jungle M1 Carbine
Inland Manufacturing, known for their reintroduction of the M1 carbine and various faithful reproductions, as announced a new version of the rifle, the Jungle Carbine. The new carbine is extremely similar to the standard M1 carbine, but adds a conical flash hider and [Read More…]
Kite In-Line Weapon Sights Selected by ADF
Qioptiq announced that the company secured a contract to supply the Australian Defense Forces (ADF) with its Kite In-Line Weapon Sights. The sights are part of the Australia Department of Defence LAND 125 3C project. The Kite In-Line Weapon Sight is a night vision [Read More…]
Forgotten Franchis: More Obscure Italian Military Automatics
While today the Italian company Franchi is not a heavy-hitting military small arms manufacturer, in the mid-1950s the company did produce some very interesting rifles, carbines, and submachine guns for the military market. The most recognizable of these is the LF-57 [Read More…]
Revolvers Can’t Be Suppressed. Or Can They?
No, I’m not announcing a partnership between Smith and Wesson and SilencerCo to make an integrally suppressed revolver. Although I would be first in line to buy one. I created the image above in the hopes of one day spurring a manufacturer to create a commercially [Read More…]
BUSHNELL Looks to Capture the Trail Camera Market with TROPHY CAM HD AGGRESSOR WIRELESS
One of the best resources or tools hunters have available to them prior to the hunt are trail cameras. They serve a great purpose of taking an inventory of your game, watching out for poachers or those encroaching on your land, and can alert you to peak activity times [Read More…]
EXCLUSIVE: Full30 Mobile App In Development
Firearms Not Politics, remember? So I will start off by saying that the Internet is a big place. Some of these places share our passion for firearms. Others do not. There, all done. Full30.com is a safe, judgement-free zone where all of your favorite reviewers, [Read More…]
GunMag Warehouse: How To Dye Sand PMAG Guide
Magpul posted a video last year showing how to dye their Sand PMAG which Nathan S. posted. GunMag Warehouse shows step by step how to do this without using a campfire and wilderness. The process is rather simple but there are some things to know that others have not [Read More…]
Operating Systems 201: Bang vs. Gas Trap
Now, based on the four previous articles on gun operating mechanisms, some of my readers may be thinking “jeeze, Nathaniel, we already know all this stuff! Why are you telling us this?” Don’t worry! I haven’t forgotten about you, and that’s [Read More…]
CMMG Introduces The MkW ANVIL in .458 SOCOM
AR manufacturer CMMG has introduced the MkW “Anvil”, a high end AR chambered in .458 SOCOM. They sent one to me for full review, and it’s already been to the range with me once. The review should be finished and uploaded to TFBTV in the coming weeks [Read More…]
K98k Rifle: Backbone of the Wehrmacht
The German K98k served Nazi Germany from the mid 1930s until the end of World War II, and was by far the most prolific German small arm during the conflict. The rifle is essentially a shorter, lighter, and handier version of the old Gewehr 98 rifles with some tweaks and modifications to make it more [Read More…]
Operating Systems 101: Gas Operation
Previously in Operating Systems 101, we covered the simple, inexpensive principle of blowback, and the reliable principle of short-recoil. Both of these mechanisms together form the foundations of almost all automatic handguns in common use today, but what about rifles? [Read More…]
There Was A FIRE FIGHT!!! Video
Jon Patton of The Gun Collective posted this video. It looks to be drone footage taken at Knob Creek. I was a little concerned about the rounds skipping off in the distance past the explosion. But I was told there is not much in that direction other than some military [Read More…]
Born of necessity: The Balkan War roots of HS Produkt and the Springfield XD
It may be common knowledge within the shooting community that the Springfield XD series is based off of the Croatian HS2000, but what is not widely known is the creation of HS Produkt is rooted in the Croatian War of Independence. As early as 1991, forces in Croatia, [Read More…]
POTD: AR Pistol Muzzle Break
Found this image posted with no context. From just the image alone it seems the person that owned this AR pistol had the muzzle brake tucked back a bit under the handguard. Not sure how many rounds it took but the front end of the handguard broke from the muzzle brake. [Read More…]
BREAKING: Academy Sports Pulling Modern Sporting Rifles From Shelves
UPDATE: We have received a photo of the policy from a reader, you can read it below. Academy Sports + Outdoors, a southern US sporting goods chain is reportedly pulling modern sporting rifles from their shelves in the wake of the attack in Orlando. According to Redit [Read More…]
NSFW Photo – Liberty Ammunition’s 100 grain, 3,500 FPS .308 Load Now Shipping
Liberty Ammunition announced its new .308 Win load is now shipping. This load uses a 100 grain monolithic copper hollow point that is loaded to a velocity of 3,500 fps. According to the company this load holds 1 MOA to 500 yards, plus offers reduced felt [Read More…]
The Best Book on M91/30 Rifles and M38, M44 Carbines in WWII
Recently, I ordered and received a book from Ukraine called M91/30 Rifles and M38/M44 Carbines in 1941-1945, Accessories and Devices. The rather utilitarian name accurately describes what this book is about: the Mosin-Nagant rifles during World War II. Without a doubt, [Read More…]
New Range Accessory: Tipton Transporter Range Vise
For those who pack everything for the range including the kitchen sink comes what could be argued as a range “kitchen sink.” Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., a division of Smith and Wesson, has announced the release of their Tipton Transporter Range Vise. As [Read More…]
Slovakian 9mm Frankencarbines
Thanks to my friend Jan Lučanský of Laugo Arms for telling me about this company. Originally he was remarking on the Hungarian Steiner Bark that I posted earlier. The Bark9 is actually a Slovakian firearm. It uses a Scorpion EVO3 fire control group and mag well. Well [Read More…]
Holy Giant Optic Batman! Firefield Kemper XL
I found this optic while checking out some photos people posted of their Kel-Tec Sub2000. Before you ask, that Sub2000 is sporting the Red Lion Precision rail which allows it to index and rotate. Thus allowing the optic to move out of the way when folded. The Kemper XL [Read More…]
A Cute Lil’ AK Chambered in 7.62×25 Tokarev
Check out this cute little guy that was recently posted on r/NFA recently. It’s some sorta homemade AK variant chambered in the 7.62×25 Tokarev. The poster that shared it on Reddit claims it belonged to a private security guard in Karachi Pakistan. Remember [Read More…]
OLD Bullpup – Bushmaster M17s with MAC
I have sold few firearms that I own, but I only regret selling one, a Bushmaster M17s bullpup rifle. As such, Military Arms Channel decided it best to hit me where it hurts and highlight his own rifle (just kidding, I don’t think MAC would do that to me). The [Read More…]
A TFB Readers Experiences With Not So Safe Gun Handling!
For those of us who have been around guns most of our lives we no doubt have stories of those we’ve seen handling guns in an unsafe manner. Heck you may have even seen a ND at one time or another I know I have. I’ve seen people from all walks of life [Read More…]
MORE CENTURY AK’s! American-Made Limited Edition Announced
Century Arms, has been hard at work with their all-American AK weapons. While the RAS-47 has been praised and bemoaned, its one of the first truly American versions of the ubiqutous Russian platform. Basically, the new “limited edition” is largely the same [Read More…]
“Its SIMPLE” – Chiappa Rhino Revolver Internals
Not content making videos full of common sense on a variety of topics, TheYankeeMarshall is expanding to slightly technical content, if only to dispel the myth that the Chiappa Rhino series of revolvers are technically more complex that “standard” pattern [Read More…]
BIG BANG: Cannon Loading in the 18th Century
Modern shooters have it good. Load a cartridge, pull trigger, bang, and the case is easy to remove. Our older brethren did not have it so easy. Traditional black-powder cannons are quite a bit more involved, requiring multiple steps to clean, load, and ultimately fire. [Read More…]
POTD: Fedorov Avtomat
Found this cool cut away. It looks like a CG render rather than a real firearm. I am not that familiar with this gun and its operation to know if the CG model is accurate or not. Any of our readers know this gun inside and out? Phil Note: Hey Alex have you got one?
Country Rifle: Germany by Rainier Arms – Noveske Infidel Gen III
Moving on in the Rainier Arms Country Rifle atlas, it’s time for a large central European country. Germany is represented by Noveske Rifleworks and their Generation III Infidel rifle, available via Rainier Arms. All the Cerakote artwork was done by Michael from [Read More…]