Arsenal Firearms has changed the name of their company; thereby, setting back the release of their heavily anticipated Stryk B pistol. This announcement was made to customers, suppliers and business partners of Arsenal Firearms. Effective December 20 2017, we are [Read More…]
CZ USA appears to be investing in the silencer market for 2018. Following on the heels of the pre-release announcement of a reflex designed suppressed Scorpion carbine, CZ is teasing two integrally suppressed rimfire barrels. Specific to the CZ 455 platform, the new NFA [Read More…]
FC Hook is another solution to make an AR-15 style rifle to comply with the restrictive legislation of some US states. It is a magazine catch with a built-in spring-loaded plunger which locks into the magazine well making the magazine release mechanism inoperable. [Read More…]
This is the third of a three part series where we discuss why the H&K MP5 is better than the SIG MPX, how the MPX is better than the MP5, and finally, today we talk about how the MP5 and the MPX BOTH kinda suck. James is an avid pistol caliber carbine fan and loves […] Read More [Read More…]
As 2017 draws to a close, we here at TFB wanted to take a look at ten of the most popular articles posted in the past year. Our dedicated staff of writers does a great job of tracking breaking news, product releases and industry events before other outlets. And it’s [Read More…]
Blaser has entered the optical devices market earlier this year with the introduction of PRIMUS series of binoculars. Recently they have announced three new riflescopes for 2018. The new scope series are called INFINITY, with the model designations being Infinity [Read More…]
Christensen Arms has had The Mesa rifle on the market for approximately one year. To commemorate this simple milestone, they are adding a splash of color to it by the way of a Burnt Bronze Cerakote. All of the original specifications remain the same, but now you have [Read More…]
The first round up of the Big Freakin’ Cartridge Test is IMI’s take on the Black Hill’s classic heavy precision load, Mk. 262. Branded as “77gr Razor Core”, IMI’s version sports annealed 5.56mm NATO cases, neck and primer sealant, and [Read More…]
Nighthawk Custom, the quality custom shop from Arkansas, is used to having one gunsmith labor to build one gun at a time. With their new Boardroom Series of pistols, this should be pretty evident. To the tune of $4,195 (not legal for our California friends), you can get [Read More…]
Many AR-15 enthusiasts and hunters have a strong appreciation for .300 AAC Blackout because of its versatility and available grain weight range. It has very similar ballistics to a traditional AK-47 chambered for 7.62x39mm (.300 AAC Blackout is 7.62x35mm metrically), [Read More…]
Researchers from MIT have recently found a way to trick Google’s image search engines and identifiers into confusing a popular photograph on the internet of three M16s (and one M4) representing chronological development as a helicopter. Check out the article on [Read More…]
AK receiver, SKS stock, HK 91 locking piece and firing pin, Zastava M76 bolt carrier and recoil spring, PPSh barrel shroud/muzzle brake, Suomi SMG drum magazines and bolt head … wouldn’t this rifle be Dr. Frankenstein’s creature if he was a [Read More…]
A man in Sweden has been prosecuted for 3D printing illegal firearms With a help of a 3D printer, he manufactured two illegal firearms and accessories in plastic. In July 2017, the Police did a house search based on that there should be illegal firearms at the [Read More…]
I don’t expect a lot of our readers to have a John Rigby Highland Stalker, but you never know. If you happen to have one or consider one, there is now a new option for optics. You can run the John Rigby Aimpoint Micro H-2 setup. The mount is very stylish, [Read More…]
The Armalite AR-10 is the original lightweight 7.62mm combat rifle – a space-age amalgam of aluminum, steel, and advanced plastics capable of a rate of fire of 800 rounds per minute and weighing just a hair over 7 pounds, unloaded. Its younger, 5.56mm caliber [Read More…]
We all know that Glocks are the glorified tinkerer-toy of the handgun world. With decades of reliability, law enforcement backing and an abundance of aftermarket parts, many manufacturers want to get in on the game. Patriot Ordnance Factory, Inc (POF USA) has tooled up [Read More…]
Mike (aka “Bloke on the Range”) takes his 7.5mm Swiss M82/29 revolver, the last military “Abadie”-type gateloading revolver, to the range and pits it against a 1940’s Smith and Wesson M&P in .38 S&W to see just how much worse gateloading is than a swing out [Read More…]
The .224 Valkyrie may be the most interesting AR-15 round to come out in years, but the question many have been asking in my comments section is: Cool, but where are the rifles? Approaching the 2018 SHOT Show in Las Vegas Nevada, we are already starting to get answers, [Read More…]
What a magnificent display of Jorge DaSilva’s suppressor collection. As you can see it is arranged in to the form of a Christmas tree. Hope your Boxing Day is great and may you find that last gift for yourself. Hopefully it is NFA related.
James D. Julia Auction has become a division of another auction house called Morphy Auctions effective of December 14th, 2017. The merger was announced on December 21st by Dan Morphy, the president and founder of Morphy Auction Company. As claimed in the press [Read More…]
The first round up for the Big Freakin’ Cartridge Test is IMI’s take on the Black Hill’s classic heavy precision load, Mk. 262. Branded as “77gr Razor Core”, IMI’s version sports annealed 5.56mm NATO cases, neck and primer sealant, [Read More…]
Through the Modern Calibers series of posts, we’ve covered 40 different rifle and pistol calibers, ranging from the diminutive .22 Winchester Magnum to full power calibers like the 7.62x51mm NATO. The series was intended to give readers a baseline picture of how [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Media has started a video series called “Kalashnikov: Around the World”. The purpose of these videos is to tell about the Kalashnikov rifles made in different countries of the world. This video series consists of short videos briefly teasing [Read More…]
There is a new member of the Rheinmetall VARIO-RAY family and it’s going to be introduced on the US market. The new VARIO-RAY LowProfile (VR-LP) is a compact laser aiming and illuminating device designed and developed by Rheinmetall Soldier Electronics (RSE). [Read More…]
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has recently published a fact sheet titled “The SIPRI Top 100 Arms‑Producing and Military Services Companies, 2016”. It is an analysis of the 2016 year showing the top 100 arms trading companies as [Read More…]
Today’s Photo is the Heckler & Koch MP5, as used by the Norwegian Home Guard. The Norwegian Armed Forces introduced this Heckler & Koch MP5 9x19mm sub-machine gun in the 1980s. They are using two versions, the A2N with permanent stock and the A3N with an [Read More…]
Windham Weaponry recently began manufacturing pistols chambered for the .450 Bushmaster. The irony, of course, is that Windham Weaponry is run by many of the same people in the same location that Bushmaster left when it was acquired by the Remington Outdoor Group. [Read More…]
Allen Company announced it was now selling a new hearing protection product called Shotwave. The Shotwave is a completely analog system without any electronic circuits or batteries. Yet, it has a feature that lets the wearer select how much sound attenuation is [Read More…]
Government officials from the Pakistani province of Punjab Province (capital, Lahore) have recently announced through local television outlets and in the Pakistani newspaper Dawn that a small arms procurement program for the provincial law enforcement forces is [Read More…]
Charter Arms is rolling out several new revolvers for the new year. One is an addition to the Pathfinder line, while the second is a new model in the Undercover Lite family. Pathfinder Lite #52270 The new Pathfinder Lite model 52270 is a 6 shot revolver chambered for [Read More…]
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