The Thompson sub-machine gun is one of my favorite looking firearms of all-time. The “Chicago Typewriter”, or “Tommy Gun” is one of the most iconic guns ever. You’ll always be able to spot a Thompson variant in most mobster movies and WWII [Read More…]
The Department of Defense has selected four companies to manufacture NATO spec ‘commercial off the shelf carbines’ for sale to the US’ international allies. Colt, Daniel Defense, FN and Remington have all been selected to produce the M4 spec carbines. [Read More…]
After a drawn out battle, Defense Distributed was set to release blueprints tomorrow that could used to manufacture 3D Printed Guns. That is until a Federal Judge just issued a restraining order to block the release of the gun blueprints, according to the Associated [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, Ivan (from Kit Badger) runs through his top 5 pieces of gear / mods / features from Triggrcon 2018. Triggrcon is a 4 day firearms convention that happens every year up in the Pacific North West. Bringing all kinds of great industry manufacturers and dealers together such as [Read More…]
I have yet to pull the trigger on a Hudson H9, but the veteran-owned pistol manufacturer keeps giving me reason to break away from my love for Austrian polymer. Earlier this year Hudson introduced a threaded barrel for compensators and yes, silencers. And now the H9 [Read More…]
SIG Sauer has been awared a near $50 million contract to supply the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with an suppressed upper receiver for their M4A1s. The contract will see SIG Sauer provide SOCOMM’s Suppressed Upper Receiver Group or SURG. The Department [Read More…]
If you’re having any problems with the embed video, you can use this link: https://kalashnikov.media/en/media/videolibrary/4522502 Recently, Larry Vickers visited Russia to take some high-quality pictures for his new book – VICKERS GUIDE: KALASHNIKOV (Volume [Read More…]
We’ve all seen this video or at least a short version of it. The facts of the story are very straightforward – two convicted felons with lengthy criminal history committed a murder and were trying to get away from police in the stolen Ford Expedition [Read More…]
Every country that has been at war long enough eventually creates its own “firearms industry”. In some countries, like Pakistan and Philipines, it leads to the creation of indigenous weapon production. In other countries, for example in Iraq and Afghanistan, the [Read More…]
Silencer and National Firearms Act (NFA) weapons distributor Allen Arms Tactical has partnered with Discreet Ballistics to sell the New Hampshire based company’s line of subsonic ammunition. The move gives Allen Arms’ national network of dealers access to high [Read More…]
A few months ago, I had a pleasure of working with Larry Vickers on his trip to Russia. I wanted to highlight some weapons we shot for the TFB readers and give a little background about why and how certain weapons were developed. Today we will talk about one of my [Read More…]
Unlike many other countries, Russia always celebrates May 9. In fact, it is one of the biggest holidays of the year. On May 9, 1945, at 00.16 local time, Germans signed the Instrument of Surrender, which ended World War II in Europe. Every year on May 9 there is [Read More…]
One of the odder inventions that eventually reached active service in an issued rifle, the rod bayonet existed in the 1800s and early 1900s. It was an attempt to reduce the load of the soldier by creating an extremely lightweight rod or tri-bladed bayonet that was internal to the rifle. A soldier [Read More…]
We shoot Nosler .300 AAC Blackout 110gr Varmaggedon ammunition from an 8″ AR15.com AR upper with a 1:7″ twist barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight. If you aren’t already subscribed to us, [Read More…]
Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems, India’s first privately owned small arms manufacturer, are set to begin building IWI X95s in Madhya Pradesh. The new joint venture with IWI will produce not just the X95 but also the Galil designated marksman variant, the Negev light machine [Read More…]
In April, the US Marine Corps announced an ambitious procurement programme to purchase 15,000 M27 Individual Automatic Rifles from Heckler & Koch. The contract, worth $30 million, was to begin to be fulfilled with funds from fiscal year 2019. The Marine Corps has [Read More…]
Ops Core’s new Step-In Visor offers an innovative solution for eye protection. The Step-In Visor offers eye protection that is easily connected to a bump or ballistic Ops Core helmet having your personal protective equipment readily available in time of need. The [Read More…]
Buy it at Ventura Munitions: https://www.venturamunitions.com/ventura-tactical-9mm-115gr-tmj-hp-ammo-250-rounds/ We shoot Ventura Tactical 9mm 115gr TMJ HP ammunition from a Glock model 22 with a Lone Wolf 9mm 4.5″” conversion barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure [Read More…]
Thanks to a friend of mine for alerting me to an issue concerning Safety Harbor Firearms and other manufacturers of .50 cal uppers. These manufacturers received a letter from the ATF. The letter claims that bolt action .50 cal AR uppers can possibly be considered [Read More…]
This is my 3rd and last day at TriggrCon 2018, even though it went on 1 more day, obligations were calling me home. Overall this has been a great experience, and wonderful opportunity to connect with people from all over the firearms industry in this easily navigated [Read More…]
Industry and Media Day ended up being a success despite some more organizational hiccups along the way. Started with a long security line, with metal detectors and bag checks. Yes, going to Triggercon, and we were not allowed to bring anything with triggers! Also no [Read More…]
Arriving at the start of 2018 TriggrCon, I learned a couple of things right away. First, no matter how you try to plan for a large group of people to arrive at a remote venue, it will not go as smoothly as intended (we had some confusion finding the staging location [Read More…]
Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us back here for TFB’s Silencer Saturday. As I hinted last week, we are heading back to the land of pistol caliber carbines with an introduction to Swiss Precision – the B&T TP9-N and the TP9/MP9 submachine gun [Read More…]
This is TFB’s first year at TriggrCon, and really still the infancy for the show as a whole, in its third year (in 2016 it was called the Northwest Shooting Sports Expo), and which is organized by Rainier Arms. I was invited last year but the timing just [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James looks at “The Cell Phone Gun”, a.k.a. the Ideal Conceal .380 Derringer Pistol. Designed to be discreet, slim, and easy to carry for EDC and deploy quickly, the Ideal Conceal is certainly an unorthodox and novel carry option. But how does it shoot? James [Read More…]
While many firearm owners nowadays love their high-capacity polymer pistols there is still a strong segment of shooters who love their revolvers. Especially the throwbacks with deep illustrious bluing, superb accuracy and gorgeous wood grips. In this TFB review we [Read More…]
When it comes to the highly modular platform that is the modern day AR-15 it is pretty easy to get tooo tactical or tacti-cool. I know, I said it, but it is true. Sometimes it is best to hit the range with just the bare essentials. No crazy over-engineering or fancy [Read More…]
For shooters who love running their MP5 and all other associated copies of that time-tested platform, you now have another option when it comes to purchasing your magazines. Elite Tactical Systems is now offering ETS MP5 magazines in four different capacities to keep [Read More…]
We at TFB have been following the US Army’s Sub Compact Weapon programme closely. It was initially announced at the beginning of May, this was quickly followed by the news that weapons submitted by no less than 13 companies would be evaluated. At that point the [Read More…]
If you have been carrying a sidearm for any reasonable amount of time you likely have a shoebox or desk drawer with a dozen plus holsters inside. There is no magically perfect holster for carrying Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) or Inside-the-Waistband (IWB). To muddy the [Read More…]
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