The number of internet users worldwide will soon reach the 5-billion mark. Our world has never been so connected. Great photos can spread like wildfire, but the story and the necessary context sometimes gets left behind. Not in TFB’s Photo Of The Day where we will [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day is on a mission to collect high-quality photos from the world of firearms. From the Brigade Franco-Allemande (French-German Brigade) we have a nice selection on offer. What a lovely collection of sniper and precision rifles: from FN SCAR-H PR [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at Zastava HQ in Serbia looking at the brand new Zastava M12 Black Spear, the successor to the M93 Black Arrow. James first meets with Ranko of Zastava USA to discuss the M93 itself, as the M93 is the predecessor to the M12 and it shares many […] [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at TriggrCon 2022 talking with Barrett about their MRAD rifle, which is the civilian version of their modular Mk22 sniper rifle. The MRAD is pretty close if not identical to the Mk22, while Barrett also makes a “budget” version called the SMR or [Read More…]
The Australian Department of Defence has selected the Accuracy International AX-SR as the Long Range platform for the sniper capability of the L159 contract. The rifle will be introduced into service as a multi-calibre system, capable of being configured to .338 Lapua [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV Show Time, James Reeves is at the Lorist Gun Show in Serbia checking out the newest sniper rifle from Zastava, the M12 “Black Spear.” The Black Spear is a .50 BMG sniper rifle that is more or less an updated version of Zastava’s previous M93 “Black [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day. We go back in time, to Afghanistan in 2013. Above we see Spc. Daniel S. Kennedy, from Tuttle, Oklahoma, with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, as he provides security as Afghan Border Police (ABP) break ground on a new checkpoint, in [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is a photo from the U.S. Central Command that shows U.S. Marines with 5th Platoon, Charlie Company, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, Central Command (or FASTCENT). As you can see, there are two spotters and snipers with the M110 [Read More…]
It’s time for TFB’s Photo Of The Day where we do our best to display the excellent work done by so many photographers around the world. These images are from Die Bundeswehr in Bayern and show German Snipers in the European Best Sniper Team Competition. There were [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: The European Best Sniper Team Competition, hosted by the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) at the 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. This annual multi-day competition tests multinational sniper squads on land [Read More…]
Every day we run an article called Photo Of The Day with some of the coolest pictures from the world of firearms. Today we have images from Fuerzas Comando 2022 on offer, with Brazilian snipers. Fuerzas Comando is a Special Operation skills competition and a senior [Read More…]
Do you love photography? Without it, TFB and TFBTV, would not be the same. We have been running our very special Photo Of The Day for years, sharing great photos from around the world and the world of firearms onto the doorstep of the screen you’re looking at right [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julian Larsen, a scout sniper with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, engages a target with an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System while aboard a UH-1Y Huey during Expeditionary Operations Training Group [Read More…]
Photojournalism is the process of telling stories using the medium of photography as your main storytelling device. While a journalist will use their pen and paper to tell stories, a photojournalist will use their camera to capture the visual representation of a story. [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and while it’s not quite autumn yet, these images are a good reminder of what nature soon will look like. The location is Hohenfels, Germany, and we’re looking at snipers in the Basic Sniper Course at International Special Training Centre [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB’s Photo Of The Day and the Danish International Sniper Competition 2022 (DISC 2022). More than twenty teams competed for the 2022 DISC trophy, and at this point of writing the competition is still ongoing. The teams come from Norway, Sweden, [Read More…]
The Indian Ministry of Defence has indicated requirements for multiple equipment, primarily for the Indian Army, over the past few weeks. This includes 4,800 .338 sniper rifles, 29,762 night sights for assault rifles, about 50,000 Hand-Held Radio Sets (HHRS) and 300 [Read More…]
The world is hungry for visual storytelling, and TFB’s Photo Of The Day does its best to keep the feed alive and well. Here we have U.S. Marines with the Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). They were engaging floating targets during an [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day is where you can discover the world of firearms through a camera lens. Every day we run a new theme, selected pictures a short story and credit to the person behind the lens. Today we have images from the Swedish Norrland Dragoon Regiment, also [Read More…]
A batch of fully functional French FR F2 sniper rifles has recently been imported into the United States by Navy Arms, and are available through EuroOptic.com, and Navy Arms’ affiliate, Old Western Scrounger. The less than traditional-looking French FR F2 rifles [Read More…]
We hope you’re having a fantastic day! Today we’re taking you to Djibouti for some sniping. We have French Forces and Italian Armed Forces, alongside Virginia Army National Guard soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of [Read More…]
Thirty-one years after the creation of the Ultima Ratio, the first rifle of the brand, the French company PGM Precision reinvents and upgrades their classical sniper rifle. The rifle is intended for both operational and sporting shooters. Initially designed for French [Read More…]
In today’s Photo Of The Day, we see an Irish Defence Forces sniper team in action at the U.S. Army International Sniper Competition in Fort Benning, Georgia earlier this year. The firearm is a Remington Sniper Rifle, probably borrowed by the hosts, with a Leupold [Read More…]
The U.S. Army has awarded SIG Sauer a contract to manufacture .300 Norma Magnum and .338 Norma Magnum ammunition. The order is a follow-on purchase for the Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) program, and has a $157MM maximum value contract and includes 4.5MM rounds for the [Read More…]
Another Photo Of The Day and we have snipers of the Royal Danish Army fire at targets from an uneven platform during the Latvia International Snipers Competition. This was part of Defender Europe at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, on May 13, 2022. Below we see [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we have images from Óglaigh na hÉireann or Irish Defence Forces. These pictures are from the Defence Forces International Sniper Competition 2022. For sniping, they use the Accuracy International 92 (AI AW) and the Accuracy International AWM. [Read More…]
As usual, we have selected some pictures for you today. By this time you know it, it’s TFB’s Photo Of The Day to keep you in a good mood. Get a coffee, or some water, take a break and enjoy a few minutes off whatever you were doing and take a look at U.S. soldiers [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day with a story from the Belgian Sniper Competition ‘Snake ’22’ and the Corps Mariniers or the Netherlands Marine Corps. Over the years, the Corps Mariniers have been using the Accuracy AWM, Accuracy International AXMC (like here) in .338 [Read More…]
Over the years, TFB’s POTD has gathered thousands of interesting images from around the world. If you’re interested in a special subject, you can use our search function. For instance, if you’re looking for more photos of snipers just check here. But before you [Read More…]
Each day a different image from the world of firearms. We call this POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, and it is our daily article series where we go to great lengths trying to find the most interesting pictures for you out there. Today we have a French Marine Commando [Read More…]
