CMMG has finally released a .22LR rimfire version of their popular CCMG Banshee rifle/pistol rigs. The new CMMG 22LR Banshee is stated to be the shortest Banshee made available to date. The .22LR Banshee will also come in several different configurations with different [Read More…]
Building on the success of their Radial Delayed Blowback system, CMMG has just dropped a 10mm Banshee into their pistol and short barrel rifle product lineup. The new “best millimeter” gun joins thirteen other Banshee caliber and magazine options, ranging from .22LR [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves gives viewers a first look at the CMMG Banshee Mk10, a 10mm pistol caliber carbine. According to CMMG’s marketing materials about the new “best millimeter” SMG: “CMMG Inc. is pleased to announce the highly anticipated 10mm BANSHEE with its (patent [Read More…]
Blowback Banshee CMMG’s Mk57 series is their line of 5.7x28mm firearms. Their “Banshee” model incorporates their shortest barrel in the caliber (5″), as well as a Tailhook PSB. All Mk57 models use CMMG’s Patent Pending Radial Delayed [Read More…]
Sometimes a firearm comes along and you just have to put it in your hands. The CMMG MkGs Banshee 9mm AR Pistol falls smack dab into that category for me. I came across one recently and with no time to shoot it or extra kidneys to buy it, I had to at least fondle it. [Read More…]
CMMG has announced the addition of a new series of short barreled rifles (SBR’s) and AR Pistols that will be known as the BANSHEE line. The BANSHEE’s sleek new design sports the shortest barrels CMMG offers in 9mm, .45 ACP, 300 BLK and .22 Long [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James looks at the brand new CMMG Banshee. This is a 9mm SBR (short barrel rifle) PDW (personal defense weapon) AR15-type carbine that takes Glock magazines. In simpler terms, it’s a reeealllly tiny AR15 that uses the magazines from your Glock pistols. James also runs [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! In this weekly series we discuss, explore, and review various firearms, ammunition, and trends within the rimfire firearm world. This week we’re going to take a gaze into the past and look up 5 of [Read More…]
Czech that centimeter Full disclosure, I am a big 10mm fan. Hence, the choice of a Glock 20 as my one pistol for a SHTF situation. As I was cruising through SHOT 2020, I noticed a unique looking CZ97B in the corner of CZ’s booth. The grips grabbed my attention [Read More…]
In the second part of the AR-9 on a Budget series, Hop talks about BCGs, buffer weights, barrels, and how to tune a reliable AR-9 for cheap. ««« GUN AND GEAR GIVEAWAYS »»» PLEASE check out our Patreon and Subscribe Star pages if you enjoy our program, and consider helping us at TFBTV out! We [Read More…]
The CMMG Banshee/Resolute line of PCCs is one of the more impressive systems that has come out lately. Instead of being straight blowback, it is a radial delayed blowback system. This enables the Banshee to be able to withstand higher pressure cartridges like 10mm [Read More…]
Hey everyone and thanks for joining us for the latest installment of TFB’s Behind The Gun Podcast featuring our friends Jordan Wilson and Mike O’Dell from CMMG. Growing from an internet parts seller to a firearms industry powerhouse in just a few years, CMMG is [Read More…]
CMMG RipStock system allows quickly deploying the collapsed AR-15 stock to a preset length in a matter of just pulling the stock back, without a need to press a lever or button to unlock it first. The core of the RipStock system is the Fastback Receiver Extension that [Read More…]
The CMMG Mk57: A 5.7 upper that works CMMG continues on the 5.7×28 revival path. Last year, we reviewed CMMG’s FiveSeven magazine compatible 5.7×28 Banshee. Further reinforcing the 5.7×28 revival is CMMG’s new Mk57 Upper Conversion kit for [Read More…]
If the Ultimate gun safe ever existed this is probably it. Florida-based Big Daddy Unlimited is now offering the The Continental Safe – styled after the one seen in John Wick III. You don’t just get the safe. This is a “lifestyle safe” to [Read More…]
CMMG had a number of new entries at their booth this year in their 300 Banshee series of AR pistols with telescoping braces. Of note is their 9x19mm conversion upper receiver that when paired with a Magpul PMAG and conversion spring/follower allows shooters to use their existing PMAG magazines [Read More…]
CMMG have launched their new 5.7 AR conversion kit, individual parts and pistols. The CMMG MK4 5.7 Upper and a 40 round conversion mag will allow any AR-15 to be converted to chamber 5.7x28mm in seconds. The new conversion kits and pistols follow on from the Banshee [Read More…]
Welcome back to the latest edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by my friends at Yankee Hill Machine – home of the Turbo and Resonator line of rifle caliber suppressors. Last week we compared the new H&K SP5 with the TPM MP5SD, a showdown [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, @James Reeves discusses the top 5 guns of 2019. These were all of the new guns reviewed by TFBTV this year, and our Patreon and SubscribeStar supporters voted on what they thought the top five guns were from the list of guns reviewed. We’ve got rifles, pistols, and [Read More…]
I have learned a lot about the firearms industry from my time here at TFB. But one of my most important lessons has been to never predict the death of a company or a segment of the industry until you see a corpse in a coffin and you’re throwing dirt on the lid. And [Read More…]
Good day lead slingers and welcome back to the 90th edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Over the last 18 months we’ve covered a broad range of topics – from Hollywood movie silencer depictions, to using a MILSTD decibel meter to rate the newest and most unique [Read More…]
For the month of July, we challenged our readers with the category of the “BEST PCC (Pistol Caliber Carbine)” for the Reader’s Choice. The PCC market continues to grow exponentially and if you saw our recent coverage of TriggrCon 2019 that was more apparent than [Read More…]
Welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where even the best firearms are incomplete without a proper suppressor. Since that stupid groundhog seems to have been wrong about the change of seasons yet again, testing of our next batch of silencers has been postponed a [Read More…]
CMMG has revamped and streamlined their AR15 product line in order to allow customers to see what the company has at a glance. There are three initial tiers of what they offer. The Banshee is their pistol or SBR setup, the Endeavor is their long distance line, and the Resolutes are 16.5-inch [Read More…]
CMMG has announced that for 2019 they are launching a new system of product model and configuration designations. This new system makes it easier to understand the model line of the company by giving their products simple names and categorizing them by type of the [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…]
Welcome home, suppressor lovers. This is the quarter hondo edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Before we get in to the decibel numbers for the bark and bite from the short barreled Sig Rattler paired with the Sig 762QD silencer, we will take a look at last week’s [Read More…]
The US Army is set to evaluate 10 off the shelf submachine guns to fill its recently identified Sub Compact Weapon role. Last month (May 2018) the US Army’s PEO Soldier – Project Manager Soldier Weapons issued a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain industry [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James tackles what he believes to be the five best submachineguns, sub guns, pistol caliber carbines, and PDWs (personal defense weapons) in 9mm. It’s a tricky list with a thick field, but James brings his Top 5 choices for small 9mm carbines to you this week. [Read More…]
Good evening shooters. Thanks for joining us for episode #19 of TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where even your mother prefers to shoot suppressed. Today we will kick off the Suppressor Buyer’s Guide Part 1 with some basic information that may be a bit bland to our [Read More…]