We all have dreamed about having our own time machine. Some of us would travel back to witness historical events, visit with distant ancestors or to memorize next week’s winning lottery numbers. But those of us who are true firearms aficionados often drift off to [Read More…]
Southern Cross Small Arms is an Australian company based in New South Wales. They specialize in manufacturing quality rifle chassis at an affordable price. We had a chance to review one such chassis offering from Southern Cross Small Arms, the TSP X (Tactical Shooting [Read More…]
To my knowledge this is the first time that Chris Costa appears on any of TFB’s Photo Of The Day, but what an entry! Above you can see him “C clamping” a suppressed B&T APC9 PRO (Advanced Police Carbine). You need fairly large hands to do that, [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to The RImfire Report. In this weekly series, we explore, research, and discuss various topics surrounding the rimfire firearm world. This week we’ll be discussing storing rimfire ammo for long periods of time. It’s no secret that [Read More…]
Infitech have developed a new AR15 Handguard Adapter for the Ruger PC Carbine. Why not just buy the chassis model directly from Ruger some will say, but the issue is that in many countries the only version that is legal (for hunting) is the Non-Restricted 18″ Ruger [Read More…]
Korth in tandem with their sole importer Nighthawk custom have released their latest addition to their revolver lineup – the NXA revolver. This new revolver is 6 oz lighter than their previously released NXS revolver. The revolver makes use of lightweight [Read More…]
This release is the first of a series of upcoming collaborations between PHLster and AXL Advanced, where they aim to solve a number of problems with existing magazine carriers. According to the release, the Ascent pouches bring new materials, technology, and capability [Read More…]
Three years ago, Pete wrote about the Practisim VR shooting simulator. Well, it has popped up again in the hands of probably the best dryfire practitioner on the planet, Liku_Tactical. If you recall, exactly one year ago, Liku_Tactical was flown from Japan to shoot [Read More…]
Do you own a CMMG 5.7x28mm upper? Are you a bit tired of sourcing that kind of caliber, but still want to shoot your gun? Now CMMG has added a .22LR Conversion kit, so you can enjoy shooting it with .22LR at a reduced cost. Here’s what CMMG had to say: CMMG® [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we go to great length trying to find the best pictures and stories out there. Today we have a photo from Alabama Arsenal, including some highly interesting firearms like the Heckler & Koch [Read More…]
Join the NAVY and see the World! Or just have a lazy look at TFB’s Photo Of The Day and share amazing experiences like this night photo of the HMS Argyll in the Far East. The Mark 8 Mod1 4.5-inch (114mm) gun was fitted in 2010, and almost looks like a laser gun. [Read More…]
Good morning substars (copyright 2020 – Pete) and welcome to another installment of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new R9 suppressor. Which coincidentally is our topic today Last week we discussed damaged [Read More…]
Night vision is typically worn on the head. It allows for the most immersive experience and interaction with the world by having your night vision goggles in front of your face. Most people use a helmet, either a bump helmet or a ballistic helmet. Helmets are great but [Read More…]
You only live once! If you do it right, once is enough. Photo Of The Day and we take a look at the U.S. NAVY SEALs. In this sequence of photos, we watch them coming out of the sea. The SEALs operate from a variety of small boats and crafts, and submarines of course. [Read More…]
Real Avid, some of the firearms industry’s top tool-masters, produce a host of excellent products to help home gunsmiths. These DIY gurus offer tools like the Master Sight Pusher, the Level-Right Pro precision reticle level, a comprehensive AR-15 armorer’s [Read More…]
As you may know, Heckler & Koch is under new ownership. The Luxembourg-based financial holding company, Compagnie de Développement de l’Eau (CDE), took a majority stake in the company earlier this year. Today they release their first official press release and [Read More…]
By now we’re all painfully aware of it: nearly all makes and models of firearms and ammo are being sold at utterly blistering rates. In-stock inventory has become harder to find than TFB TV’s James Reeves sober at a wedding. TFB reported on this trend [Read More…]
MP-155 is one of the most popular semi-auto hunting shotguns in Russia thanks to its robust construction and affordable price. It’s available in a variety of hunting configurations and Kalashnikov Concern also offers a sort of a tactical AR-shaped shotgun (TG1) [Read More…]
FN America‘s current AR-15 lineup – dubbed the “FN-15 Series” – includes eighteen models, ranging from 5.56 and 300BLK pistols to a competition-purposed model to California-compliant versions and more. FN also provides variants of these [Read More…]
Centrifugal projectile weapons have a long history dating back to the humble sling. The late 19th and 20th centuries saw a number of attempts to create an automatic weapon capable of projecting a string of projectiles without the need for cartridges containing [Read More…]
This riflescope was my first entry into the world of Schmidt & Bender, and I bought it second hand from a friend for a fair price. The box says 3-12×50 PMII LP P4F DT 1 cm, which means that it has an illuminated P4F reticle with 1 cm clicks. What makes the [Read More…]
Having a shotgun as an escort sounds comforting, and in our Photo Of The Day we’ll take a look at one. The Hatsan Escort BTS12 is a bullpup, gas-operated and magazine-fed semi-automatic shotgun. It looks great in tan! If fires 12 gauge shells from a 76 mm [Read More…]
Last week, I wrote about various PDWs and there were a number of people asking about the Vertx bag I had in the background. I also had people ask about other types of carry bags that work well with carrying concealed for pistols and larger weapons as well. There are [Read More…]
Blackwater has a limited edition of their Iron Horse Lower. As you may remember Blackwater Worldwide and Iron Horse Firearms announced a partnership earlier this year. This lower is very different from others. If you haven’t noticed yet, it doesn’t have a [Read More…]
Welcome back dear readers (and listeners) to our latest installment of TFB’s Behind The Gun podcast featuring informative conversations with firearms industry leaders and experts in their field. Today we welcome our friends at SureFire, Andrew Wright and George [Read More…]
During the ARMY 2020 exhibition, Kalashnikov Concern has revealed the prototype of a new belt-fed 5.45x39mm light machine gun called RPL-20. Earlier, in an interview given to RIA Novosti news agency, Dmitry Tarasov, the CEO of Kalashnikov Concern, said that that [Read More…]
Illinois has officially taken the number one spot in the nation for the total number of firearm background checks for 2020. However, despite these record numbers, it seems that there is a bit of unrest developing among those who are purchasing these firearms as they [Read More…]
Hot on the heels of Kalashnikov Concern’s brand new 5.56x45mm-chambered AK-19, Russia’s leading small arms company have introduced a new and improved AK-12. The new rifle includes a number of slightly tweaked ergonomic features that were developed in light [Read More…]
A long list of companies partnered with Offensive Marketing Group to try to make a new and different take on commercials. Judging by the feedback I’ve read it seems they succeeded. In the video (see the bottom of this article) you can see the latest gear in action [Read More…]
It’s no secret that the gun industry is going through a massive period of high demand right now. Regardless of the reasons for this increase in demand a lot of you are probably looking to buy more guns or perhaps, your first gun. The problem here is that while [Read More…]