USOG, one of the smaller but very interesting YouTube channels, has published a video demonstrating what happens when you accidentally load a 20 gauge shell into a 12 gauge shotgun. Well, nothing will happen until you think there is no round in the chamber or there was [Read More…]
Crimson Trace have announced the launch of a Laserguard for Smith & Wesson’s MP Shield EZ. The new addition to the Laserguard line will be available with red and green lasers. Here’s what Crimson Trace have to say about the new laser: Crimson Trace®, [Read More…]
Recently we showed you The Transparent Heckler & Koch G36, a cutaway model in transparent plastic. Now it’s time for a Heckler and Koch HK416D model, cut by the factory with US Lettering possibly for the US Marines or SOCOM. A lot of people who carry a [Read More…]
Not all product or press releases get the attention they deserve, not initially anyway. Try launching a product at, for instance SHOT Show, and it will easily drown in the constant flow of wonderful – and not so – products. The B&T GLOCK Chassis is such [Read More…]
Welcome to Mailroom #20, where James Reeves of TFBTV opens and reads your crappy letters and packages. ««« PATREON GIVEAWAYS »»» Go to http://tfbtv.gun.team for details on our monthly gun giveaway. TFBTV is giving away one gun a month to a randomly selected $5-level (and higher) Patreon [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and thanks for coming back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday. This week we continue our dive into the Advanced Armament Corp (AAC) TI-RAID 30 and a bit of subsonic 300 blackout decibel metering. That’s 300 AAC Blackout to you. We’ve got both the [Read More…]
Last year Cloud Defensive started a journey to make the best weapon light on the market. It took a year and the light has gone through some significant changes from when I posted about it almost a year ago to the day. Click here to see what it looked like a year ago. [Read More…]
Today’s Photos are of scout sniper team members in the U.S. Marines. Above you can see U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bryce Hopkins, a scout sniper with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-6 shooting the SASR M107 Barrett .50 Cal during [Read More…]
Harbor Freight Apache – $29.99 with coupon 81892470 What the deal is: In light of some of the unfortunate stories about flying with firearms, this week I’m including this Apache case. It is a hard-shell watertight case, perfect for transporting [Read More…]
Reptilia Corp was founded by some guys who used to work at Magpul. One of them went onto AXTS and helped them re-brand into Radian Weapons before starting Reptilia Corp. Well now they have started their own company to make the products they wanted to make but were [Read More…]
As a reminder, the elusive GLOCK G46 pistol with its rotating barrel and takedown slide-plate is only available to a small fraction of our readers. Specifically, the men and women who defend and protect the German State of Saxony–Anhalt. The rest of us, as the [Read More…]
Glock have confirmed a number of law enforcement contracts releasing a statement celebrating the law enforcement communities’ response to their new fifth generation pistols. Glock have confirmed that in recent months five local and state police forces have [Read More…]
The US Army’s roll out of the new M17 Modular Handgun System continues with the US Army Military Police School among the latest units to recieve the new SIG Sauer-made pistols. The US Army Training and Doctrine Command have posted an article announcing the [Read More…]
Comparing the Springfield M1A to a Russian SKS. Joel shoots them and tries to determine how they stack up and which one is a better battle rifle. You may notice there’s very little discussion about the accuracy of these guns. You can expect a minute of man at distance and approximately two MOA [Read More…]
Edelweiss Industries, not to be confused with the Swiss Edelweiss Arms, is truly an unusual find in a defense-oriented event such as IDEX. The small Austrian company, born out of the shooting range Edelweiss Adventure, offers an interesting array of Glock accessories. [Read More…]
Today’s installment of TFB’s Concealed Carry Corner series is a historical one telling about one of the most interesting early attempts of adapting a full-size handgun for concealed carry use. Particularly, in this article, we’ll take a look at the [Read More…]
Police in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine seized a homemade pistol and three magazines from a man in early February. The pistol in question appears to be quite well made compared to these. The news report didn’t provide any other information about the [Read More…]
The French Police is using the B&T Swiss-made GL06 launcher in 40mm caliber, which they re-named LBD40. The B&T GL06 launcher is produced to work with the 40 mm B&T SIR less-lethal ammunition, which B&T calls a state of the art in point-of-aim & [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have announced that Orlando Police Department have selected their SIG Sauer Virtus Patrol Rifle. The modular SIG Virtus weighs just under 8 lbs and is available in 5.56x45mm and .300 BLK with a 16-inch barrel and a choice of buttstocks. According to local [Read More…]
The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) of the Czech Republic has announced some exciting news for anyone interested in shooting Pistol Caliber Carbine or Mini Rifle. They have asked to host the First World Championship for Pistol Caliber Carbine and [Read More…]
Tom Bostic of TommyBuilt Tactical is a legend in gun building (and other stuff), specifically when it comes to Heckler & Koch. TFB’s Nicholas C wrote this story about the G36 last year. Here we’re going to look at an HK SL8 into HK XM8 build, inspired [Read More…]
So you think you’re a collector of firearms? Well here’s your chance to prove it, as Euro-Optic sells no less than three fully transferable Class III Heckler & Koch MP5 rifles as the “Ultimate Package”. You can find the tri-HK collection at [Read More…]
Almost two years ago TFB mentioned the Portable shooting and training barricades by GTGConsult. GTGConsult is a Danish firearms training and consulting company, and it’s time again for a mentioning, as they have joined forces with RE Factor Tactical to bring [Read More…]
Social media exploded in a flurry of virtual pitchforks and torches last night after the Oregon City Police Department posted three images and a simple statement on Facebook: “Thank you Benchmade Knife Company for assisting us today by cutting up guns that are ready [Read More…]
If you love history and old firearms there are a few YouTube channels you probably follow. For many, two of those will definitely be Forgotten Weapons and C&Rsenal. Ian, Othais and Mae have come together to put seven original World War One vintage light machine guns [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day (POTD) is one or a series of photos related to firearms in some way. Today’s story brings us to Norfolk and the exercise Yellow Assault, with C Company, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment. Below: Notice the muzzle flash from the Machine Gun [Read More…]
Diplomats may argue, but I’ll begin by saying that I like the name “Diplomat” a lot better than the “Ghetto Blaster“. They might have a limited use, but I really like this type of firearms – preferably in the SBR configuration. Please [Read More…]
The TRB RS9 Vampir is a rather unknown pistol from Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was briefly introduced to TFB readers by Miles in 2017. At IDEX 2019, TFB had a chance to get a closer look. TRB The company, born as a military-industrial conglomerate in 1955 and recently [Read More…]
Heckler & Koch are on fire on their Facebook Social Media. Their post about “A fresh batch of M27 rifles leaving Georgia headed to the Devil Dogs” currently has over 6,000 comments and 15,000 shares. That’s quite a lot for anything related to [Read More…]
Crimson Trace has released information on their upcoming Laserguard models for the Sig P365: the Laserguard LG-442 with red laser and LG-442G with a green laser. Both models are listed on Crimson Trace’s website and indicate they estimate availability around [Read More…]