Photo Of The Day: Ben at Battle Born Photography is a great photographer and when he published his artistic version of the HERA Arms CQR Stock and CQR Front Grip it immediately caught our attention. The configuration here is like it’s been made for recording a [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV Show Time’s coverage of Red Oktober 2021, James Reeves visits M13 Industries’ tent and range at Red Oktober and gets to try out their fully automatic “Mini Monster” folding Krink, as well as their suppressed OC13 AK-type rifle. ««« GUN AND GEAR [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, I decided to take a closer look [Read More…]
Going over the top with the U.S. Marines. In our Photo Of The Day, the show is performed by USMC Marines as they conduct fire and maneuver training on a fire team assault range in Jordan. They’re armed with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle made by Heckler & [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the 200th edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday. After 200 weekends of suppressor love, I hope you are more informed, slightly entertained, and are able to make better purchase decisions. When I started this series four years ago, [Read More…]
I’ll admit, prior to this review my opinion of ATN was a bit mixed. Around 5 years ago, we had access to an early version of one of their thermal scopes, and it was not ready for primetime. Luckily my opinion has changed after getting some time with the ATN ThOR 4 [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Picking up or getting a delivery of a new firearm is always exciting. Here we witness the Hochgebirgs-Jägerbataillon 23 in Austria as they get their new Barrett M82A1 rifles in .50 BMG. This rifle is also used by the Austrian Army SF Jagdkommando. [Read More…]
I see you are back for some more photonic goodness. We turn the clock back and take a look at something a bit older. The ITT Exelis PSQ-20A thermal fusion monocular. We saw its latest iteration in the L3 ENVG PSQ-20B. This one is a little different and we dive deep to [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at Red Oktober 2021. Today he’s speaking with the guys from Battle Arms Development about their new and inexpensive “EKG” AK-47 trigger, as well as their PDW-style collapsible stock for the AR-15. The EKG is as cheap as $50 from Primary [Read More…]
Primary Arms recently announced an expansion of their factory in Texas, with a new facility next to their Houston headquarters doubling the size of their warehouse facilities. In this article, we’ll look closer at something smaller, namely their new reticle option [Read More…]
Any gun should have a holster, and a really nice gun made from iron and wood like the Springfield Armory SA-35 requires something special. Gene DeSantis started making holsters back in 1972 and are now introducing a range of holsters to fit the new SA-35. Personally, I [Read More…]
FN America is headquartered in McLean, VA, with manufacturing operations in Columbia, SC. Altogether FN America, LLC, is the U.S. subsidiary of the Belgium-based FN Herstal, S.A. Today we’re going to have a look at the new FN 15 TAC3 line of carbines with new [Read More…]
TacSol and Volquarsten have some competition with Radical Firearms’ relatively new RF-22. Designed as an out-of-the-box accurized semiauto rimfire, the RF-22 features a Picatinny rail integrated with the receiver, a machined bolt and a match-grade threaded [Read More…]
In this special AUGtober episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at Steyr’s US headquarters to talk about the history of the Steyr AUG rifle. James interviews Brian Marshall, a Steyr Academy instructor and AUG scholar. Brian walks through the history of this iconic rifle with James on this episode. [Read More…]
Does your MPL, Uzi, MP5, Spectre, or Jatimatic need a sling? Soon to be available from Blue Force Gear is a new little sling for your SMGs. The new sling is able to be configured either as a single point or two-point sling via Blue Force Gear’s ULoop [Read More…]
The holster maker, Bianchi, recently launched a new website and updated their logo, and asked us to spotlight a few holsters to bring that fact to light. Bianchi has been in the holster making business for more than four decades, and have continued making all types of [Read More…]
Over the years TFB’s POTD have gathered thousands of interesting images from around the world. In today’s Photo Of The Day, we’re going to look at a legendary Suomi M32 9mm submachine gun that had a vital role in Finland’s fighting against the [Read More…]
One of the more common questions I get when it comes to concealed carry is how to focus on training for carrying concealed. There are a number of new gun owners who don’t have the knowledge or just experienced shooters who want to focus on drawing from [Read More…]
The recent burst of Hi-Power related stories just got a little weirder. Springfield Armory, whose new SA-35 has been covered here, filed a lawsuit against European American Armory Corporation, who recently announced they would be importing the Girsan MC P35 Hi-Power. [Read More…]
One of the most well-known producers of high-quality muzzleloading and single-shot centerfire rifles has just unveiled its latest offering to the firearms community. The new CVA Cascade is the very first of its kind from the company. Chambered in 350 Legend and [Read More…]
The suppressor market is very competitive. With most suppressor manufacturers offering products to fill the same roles, innovation is the key to standing out. The Silencer Central BANISH 30, which was recently featured on Silencer Saturday, plays to win. After [Read More…]
What’s the point in having a cool rifle if you can’t carry it? Slings allow us to comfortably keep that thang on us, but they’re also so much more. Adjustable slings give us several carry methods, as well as an additional option to stabilize our [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV Show Time, James Reeves interviews Brian Keeney, the founder and president of Occam Defense, about their ultra-high-tech precisions AKs – fun fact, no Occam AK leaves the factory shooting larger than 2 MOA groups. Brian explains how Occam does what it does and how they [Read More…]
Happy (almost) Halloween everybody! This week I’ve brought on some of the TFB crew to talk about some of their worst gun shop related horror stories. If you’ve ever been to an indoor range or spent any amount of time in a gun shop, you already know where [Read More…]
Bianchi has been in the holster making business since the 1970s, and they’re known for their quality leather and nylon holsters. Bianchi just changed their logo and launched a new website, and to highlight that fact, they offered us a chance to test out a few [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day and we’re looking at Seaman Boatswains Mate Hayden Sleath as he fires the line thrower projectile from HMAS Anzac to HMAS Sirius, during a replenishment at sea. The rifle used is an Austeyr F88 and the photographer managed to catch [Read More…]
When it comes to hunting and shooting modern sporting rifles (commonly referred to as AR-15/AR-10 rifles) most of the essential components that make up these firearms are merely an after-thought. That is, unless they fail you. If shooters allow their rifle to get too [Read More…]
Guns & Ammo recently awarded their yearly accolades to the new guns and gear of 2021. With some excellent products having been released, the competition was stiff. Coming out on top to land the Rifle of the Year award was Savage Arms with their straight-pull IMPULSE [Read More…]
One of the biggest names in big-bore firearms, Big Horn Armory, has just announced that the company will be going through a pretty large expansion in order to meet increasing customer demand. This announcement comes during a time when much of the firearms industry has [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves visits the KCI booth at Red Oktober 2021 to try their magazines and drums with a full auto RPK Light Machine Gun. James talks with Mark at KCI – a former Green Beret – about the RPK and about KCI’s magazines. ««« GUN AND GEAR GIVEAWAYS [Read More…]
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