I recently had the pleasure of testing out Howa’s new HCR, or Howa Chassis Rifle. The Howa HCR is built using a Howa 1500 Heavy Barreled action and an Accurate Mag aluminum rifle chassis. For testing I received a model chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. Testing the Howa [Read More…]
Would you like to know what the future of silencer design looks like? Take a long look at the Brevis II Ultra, a six ounce 5.56mm centerfire rifle suppressor. It represents what we may later regard as one of the biggest breakthroughs firearms development in recent [Read More…]
JW Ramp took this photo of his friend who wanted a new Tinder picture. This is what they came up with. BCM AR with DBAL, Surefire Scoutlight, Aimpoint T1 and what looks like Ramp’s bino MOD3 NODS. Who here uses NODS and Tinder? Perhaps not both at the same time. [Read More…]
Signaling the arrival of a surplus firearm from a time and world nearly forgotten, the sweet smell of the Cosmoline protective coating invokes a Pavlov-like reaction in even the most novice collector. Sure, the moment can be short lived as you decide on a removal [Read More…]
I am not normally a fan of posting press release-type news, but I am a fan of both silencers and value. Yesterday, the team over at Silencer Shop forwarded me the specs on a new rifle suppressor from Yankee Hill Machine. Branded the ‘Turbo’, YHM has created [Read More…]
Without any doubt in my mind, the AR-15 is the rifle of both today and the future for American shooters. The guns are reliable, easy to shoot, easy to maintain and are very easy to modify for even novices. Quite literally, you can build one of these guns from a block of [Read More…]
Federal Premium announced a number of new ammunition offerings for 2017. These cover rimfire, centerfire handgun, centerfire rifle and shotshells. Here’s a quick preview of three of the new things coming. Federal .38 Special HST Micro Optimizing handgun [Read More…]
Dara Holsters & Gear announced the company is now offering a leather texture appearance for its catalog of Kydex holsters. These textures are available with your choice of three colors: natural, black and cordovan. (Cordovan is typically a rich wine or burgundy [Read More…]
CSR-50 is a very compact single-shot bolt action anti-materiel rifle chambered in .50 BMG. It is manufactured by a Danish company called SAI (Small Arms Industries). It is actually a bullpup rifle, which manages to fit a 28.4″ (720 mm) barrel in an overall length [Read More…]
A few months ago, Ruger announced that they were discontinuing the 77/22, 77/357 and 77/44 line of bolt action rifles, leaving me a bit disheartened. My spirits have been buoyed a bit with the introduction of a present model upgrade. The Newport New Hampshire-based [Read More…]
If you have tried to shoot one of NAA’s cool little single action revolvers, you know exactly how hard it is to hit anything past a few yards with one. When Laserlyte contacted us about reviewing their laser grips for the micro sized pocket gun, I was intrigued [Read More…]
Magpul Announced the X-22 Backpacker Stock for the Ruger 10/22 Takedown today with this very well done video. My initial reaction was that Magpul made a Ruger 10/22 version of the AR-7 Survival Rifle. The Magpul X-22 Backpacker Stock, like almost all Magpul products [Read More…]
Last May I reviewed the Viper butt stock from Strike Industries and found it to be a rather solid option for those looking for a low-cost stock that wasn’t the overly common Magpul MOE stock. One of the complaints that surfaced in the comments is the lack of a [Read More…]
Brown Safe, a “luxury” safe company, has within the last year started to get into the tactical firearms market. Rather than dipping their toes into the market with a single offering, Brown has gone whole-hog with the option of no less than 5 safes, including [Read More…]
Steiner Laser Devices makes the infamous line of DBAL laser designators. DBAL stands for Dual Beam Aiming Laser. They have both visible and infrared lasers. They also make a DBAL-PL for hand guns. It is a bit bigger than your typical pistol light but it is packed with [Read More…]
Kinetic Development Group, known for their excellent assortment of innovative Q/D accessories and pushing the envelope on SCAR weapons manipulation, has updated their Sidelok system to now be compatible with standard scoped rifles. Named the Modular Optic Mount, the [Read More…]
We posted a video a long time ago on TFB, wherein some Airsofters were lamenting and poking fun at the MOLLE wave, stacking magazine pouches upon magazine pouches on a guy with a plate carrier. It was really funny then. But actually using the idea downrange, is for the [Read More…]
A tech company by the name of Sight In Games SRL has come out with an app on the Android platform (iOS as well I presume but can’t find a link) that tries to simulate as much as possible shooting an air rifle at a 10 meter Olympic competition setting. It does [Read More…]
Dmitry Shevchenko is a Ukrainian knife maker, who among conventional knives makes ones from all kind of unusual sources. For example, ha has knives made of motorcycle engine piston connecting rods, cables, bicycle chains etc. However especially interesting are his [Read More…]
In a bold move Curtis Hallstrom, of VSO Gun Channel, puts himself down range while pontificating on the 4 rules of Gun Safety. Treat All Guns As If They Are Loaded Never Let You Muzzle Cover Anything You Do Not Wish To Destroy Keep Your Finger Off The Trigger Until Your [Read More…]
Chambermax TA-1 is a Glock pistol accessory which adds more gripping surface to the pistol. It improves the grip when racking the slide. The wedge-shaped angled edges also leave less chances for your fingers to slip off of the slide. Chambermax TA-1 is made of high [Read More…]
FBI have released the statistics from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Interestingly, the FBI statistics go all the way back to 1998 when they started keeping a record as part of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993. During all [Read More…]
James Grant of Burst Review gets his hands on a CZ Scorpion Carbine. As a fan of the Scorpion Evo3 platform, his review shares the same thoughts I have about the rifle version of the Scorpion. One aspect James did not mention is that there are different versions of the [Read More…]
I recently received an email from Adam of PSA. JJE Capital Acquires DDI under same umbrella as PSA Columbia, S.C. (January 2,2017)- In an acquisition that strengthens the USA made AK market JJE Capital (PSA’s parent company) announced the purchasing of a majority [Read More…]
Our good friends at Springfield Armory a Springfield XD MOD.2 3″ Sub Compact pistol, along with almost $1,000 worth of accessories and training tools. Enter here. GENESEO, IL, January 7, 2017 – Springfield Armory® is pleased to announce its participation in [Read More…]
I this episode of TFBTV, James tries to tackle a very big and surely disputable issue, ranking the Top 5 gun calibers. In this list, we have (5) a childhood favorite of all shooters (4) a controversial new tactical caliber that is making waves (3) a caliber that was invented for use in one [Read More…]
A TFB reader recently sent me these photos of the “44 Bore” cartridge from Pakistan. Despite much of the Federally Administered Tribal Area’s (FATA) lawlessness, there is a significant legal firearms community in Pakistan. Pakistani law stipulates that [Read More…]
Adaptive Tactical announced a pair of new stocks for Ruger’s popular rimfire guns. The first is for the Ruger 10/22 Takedown and the second is for the 10/22 Charger Takedown. Tac-Hammer TK22 for 10/22 Takedown Adaptive Tactical makes a lot of top-notch accessories [Read More…]
Charter Arms used to make a pistol version of the Armalite AR7. They are being made by Henry Repeating Arms as the U.S. Survival AR7. Unfortunately they are only made as rifles and not pistols like this one. It sort looks like the DL44 Blaster used by Han Solo. With a [Read More…]
One of the more popular guns of recent introduction is the SIG P320. A lot of people have been raving about these guns since their introduction, and the company has been successful at getting these into the holsters of police officers at numerous law enforcement [Read More…]
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