In the announcement of the release of this product as well as in its description on their website, Ranger Point Precision points out that this hammer spur extension for Marlin lever action rifles was designed based on the features requested by the customers. [Read More…]
Gunwerks has introduced a new lightweight bolt-action rifle designed primarily for hunting in mountainous terrain. The new rifle is called ClymR. It has some interesting core features as well as a number of customization options that allow the customers to build the [Read More…]
Strike Industries has introduced a new QD mount called LINK. If you are familiar with the products of this company, then you must have guessed that it should not be just another QD mount. The LINK is an angled mount which once mounted onto the weapon provides a QD [Read More…]
If you ever wondered what the World is coming to, the German Federal Police has some clues for you. As a part of modernizing and expanding their fleet of armored vehicles they have ordered 42 pcs. of the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann FLW100 remote-controlled weapon stations. [Read More…]
Atibal XP6 Mirage is a 1-6x front focal plane optic with an MSRP of $415. Initial impressions were solid Out of the box, the finish was even and without defect. It was lightweight (18 ounces) and the magnification ring was solid with stiff, but even movement. It offers [Read More…]
WWGD? What would Glock do? Have you accepted Glock into your daily life? Do you like Glock? Do you carry a Glock everyday? Can’t get enough Glock? Well now you can Glockify your iPhone! I came across this licensed Glock themed iPhone case. Now you can rock your [Read More…]
The eighth Installment of Build of the Week was contributed by Johnny. I am a personal fan of the M&P Shield. I carry one on duty (original; not the 2.0) as my backup gun and honestly find myself carrying it as my CCW during the summer months. These mods all sound [Read More…]
A Scope Review I first laid my hands on the new EOTech Vudu 5-25X50 Scope at Shot Show 2018 and was quickly impressed by the long list of features for the price. EOTech has been in the precision rifle scope game for a little over two years now, but they are no [Read More…]
At the end of July, we reported that SIG Sauer had been awarded the $48 million contract to provide US SOCOM’s Suppressed Upper Receiver Group or SURG. At the time there was no confirmation of what form this new SURG took. SIG Sauer has since released a press [Read More…]
As TFB told you earlier this year, there are Glock Magazine Lowers for the B&T APC9-G & GHM9-G coming. It doesn’t stop there, as you know the Swiss B&T is a very innovative company, with (for the industry) short leadtimes. This means they can provide [Read More…]
Seekins Precision has joined the list of companies that make .224 Valkyrie products. They launched a variety of products for this caliber including barrels, complete upper receivers and complete rifles. Perhaps the most notable product in this new line is the VKR20 [Read More…]
The top picture is a Heckler and Koch G36K A4 rifle with holographic sight from EOTech and a magnifier, at the in-door firing range in Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. The photo was taken by Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie earlier this year. Below you can see a German soldier, [Read More…]
Japanese newspaper called The Mainichi reports that a large cache of buried WW2 firearms and edged weapons was found during construction works near a Tokyo elementary school. Estimated 1,400 firearms (or rather what is left of these guns), 1,200 bayonets (maybe also [Read More…]
Designated Marksman Rifle Course – After Action Report A couple of cops I know said, “hey let’s take this DMR class together”. Bros, guns, and a mini-vacation sounded pretty great to me. To turn down the opportunity would have been foolish. [Read More…]
Last week we enjoyed looking at a number of pictures from Europe’s Best Sniper Team Competition. As you can see in the pictures, you need to be able to handle a variety of situations and firearms to score and win. Everything from medical care to shooting at [Read More…]
Very and distinctly different from anything craft-produced in the Darra Adam Khel regions of the Kyberpukhtunkha region of Pakistan, the Kabul Arsenal pumped out railroad materials, coins, and most important to us at TFB, Martini-Henry’s and Martini-Metford license produced copies with the [Read More…]
Each year the Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) publishes the past year’s statistics on firearms commerce in the United States. Buried in the dozen or so pages is a unique look at the making, transfer and importation on all types of firearms. [Read More…]
About a month ago, we reported about the subcompact pistol rails that were being developed by Recover Tactical. Back then, the company published the images of three rails from a total of six that were to be released keeping secret the other three rails. Recently, they [Read More…]
Although most Brazilian law enforcement agencies have for long been limited – mostly, forced by legal restraints – to acquiring service guns in the local market (e.g. Taurus, IMBEL, CBC), this trend is now gradually changing. To set the record straight, it should be [Read More…]
Strike Industries has introduced a new stabilizer brace for SIG Sauer MPX and MCX pistols. This new product features three-position length adjustability and mounts to the SIG MPX/MCX pistol just like any other stock designed for these firearms – via the Picatinny [Read More…]
If you visit Bushnell’s website, you can immediately notice the new improved website design. And if you browse the products on their website you’ll see that a wide variety of scopes and sights that were introduced during SHOT Show 2018 are now listed there. [Read More…]
Back in May, we reported that the US Marine Corps would, at last, be replacing its venerable M40A6 sniper rifles with the Mk 13 Precision Sniper Rifle. The Marine Corps has now confirmed that the Mk 13 Mod 7 will be fitted with the Nightforce ATACR Scope. The ATACR [Read More…]
The British Army is set to refinish its infantry weapons with flat dark earth cerakote to better match its multi-terrain pattern uniforms. The move comes as the SA80A3/L85A3, currently being introduced, already sports the new colour scheme. The British Army’s [Read More…]
The British Army has announced some major changes to its infantry small arms. Confirming that it will drop the FN Para Minimi or L110A3 at the fire team level. Additionally, the M6-640 60mm mortar will also be phased out and the L86A2 light support weapon will also be [Read More…]
Riflemen from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles have proved their skills during the British Army’s annual Army Operational Shooting Competition at the historic Bisley ranges. Shooting teams from across the British Army took part in the competition. The [Read More…]
It seems the Israelis are the leaders in PDW conversion kits for Glock pistols. These kits allow you to take a Glock pistol, quickly insert them and convert them into a CQB SBR. FAB Defense has their own take with the Glock PDW conversion with their KPOS Scout. I [Read More…]
CMMG has added a new caliber to their line of AR pistols. The MK57 is an AR pistol chambered in 5.7x28mm. It is fed using the magazine from the FN Five-seveN pistol magazine. The Five-seveN magazines come in 10 or 20 round capacities. You can get aftermarket 30 round [Read More…]
Xtech Tactical has introduced a new 7.62x39mm 30 round AK magazine called MAG47. The new magazine has a polymer construction with metal reinforced front and rear lugs as well as metal inserts underneath the feed lips providing a metal reinforcement for the feed lips, [Read More…]
Rifle Dynamics has announced about the addition of California compliant AKs to the list of their main products. The company has built multiple custom California compliant AKs before, but now they have these rifle as main production models. Rifle Dynamics calls this [Read More…]
TFB recently wrote about the new SAG handguard – check the story here – and now we have the first pictures from users out in the wild. These pictures were taken by Finnaccuracy at Finnsniper 2018. The handguard is made out of T6061, and extruded and then CNC [Read More…]