Corey R. Wardrop is the Museum Curator for the Institute of Military Technology in Titusville, Florida where he manages one of the finest, if not the finest, firearms collections in the country. Corey is a former OIF infantry Marine and has worked professionally in the firearms industry for over 20 years. In 2014 he obtained an unrelated Bachelor of Science degree from one of the nation’s leading diploma mills. Through his work at IMT he is currently studying CAD design with an emphasis in reverse engineering rare firearms.
Corey asks forgiveness for his novice-level photographs and insists they are improving dramatically thanks to certified rockstar http://nathan-wyatt.com/. Corey can be reached at coreyrwardrop@gmail.com and always appreciates suggestions for future articles.
For the record, Corey felt incredibly strange writing this bio in the third person.
In this episode, TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop takes a look at the HK45 Tactical. A more-managable derivative of the HK USP, the HK45 boasts a 10-round magazine, night sights, standard Picatinny rail, and threaded barrel. We test three types of ammo, discuss some of the available options, and look at [Read More…]
At the Institute of Military Technology, Museum Curator Corey Wardrop discusses the Durs Egg Flintlock Breech Loading Carbine. We begin by comparing the Durs Egg with the Jenks Breech Loading Musketoon. We discuss the history of development from the Crespi system, other firearms by Durs Egg, use and [Read More…]
At Shot Show 2018, TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop discusses new technology and business solutions with Action Target. Kevin, Vice President of Engineering and Marketing, tells us how their company can help get your business past the idea phase, and into design, equipment planning, installation, [Read More…]
TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop speaks with Henry owner Anthony Imperato on his millionth H001 repeating rifle. Anthony discusses his 20-year journey. This rifle was auctioned via GunBroker and ended 1/26/2018 with a total price of $55,025.00. This particular rifle shows exhibition grade American [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2018 we speak with Christopher Goodall at the Davidsons booth. Chris gives a brief overview of the history of the company – which now offers services to both dealers and individual buyers via galleryofguns.com, and he shows us some of the firearms he’s most excited about. [Read More…]
After covering Brownells’ Retro AR-15 series at the Industry Day at the Range, TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop stops back by the booth to talk about the new AR-10A and AR-10B. Roy Hill walks us through a closer look at the 7.62×51 variant, and we discuss some of the reasons why they’re [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2018 we speak with Adam Weatherby about his company’s breaking news, as well as what he’s excited about from Weatherby, Inc. For a number of reasons, the long-time California residents have decided to head to the green pastures of Sheriden, Wyoming. Adam discusses new [Read More…]
At Shot Show 2018, TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop is stopped cold walking by a very unusual booth, with some very interesting firearms. Peter Noreen explains some of the background of Noreen Firearms. Noreen primarily works in the long-range semi-auto and bolt action rifle market – as well as [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2018 TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop looks at new developments in range technologies with Radetec Firearms Technologies. Despite electronics’ bad rap in the industry, Radetec seeks to make the range safe and comfortable for novices, and lessen the liability of range owners and staff. [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2018, Wayne at NightForce walks us through the new NX8 product family, beginning with the NX8 1-8×24 F1 and exists as an extension of the NXS family and NF’s military heritage. It is a first focal-plane optic, is 8.75″ long and 17 ounces. Wayne also talks us through the [Read More…]
At the SHOT Show 2018 we take a look at Accuracy International’s new products and old standbys. A.I.’s Scott tells us they’ve recently brought their AXMC and AX308 to market in a left-handed configuration (the AX308 is shown). The multi-caliber capabilities are discusses, as well [Read More…]
Building on the success of the MAWL DA, B.E. Meyers shows us the new and enhanced MAWL C1+ at SHOT Show 2018. Chad tells us that the new unit has best in class IR illumination that can be set to long, mid, and short ranges. The IR and visible lasers adjust divergence accordingly. This allows [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2018 we stop by the Doublestar booth to see what’s new. Nick, Director of Special Operations, takes us through some new products including the aluminum Strongarm pistol brace. Doublestar’s booth was decked out head to toe in new paint work by Valkyrie Combat out of Las [Read More…]
At SHOT Show’s 2018 Day at the Range, TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop discusses prism technology with inventor John Baker at the Axeon Scopes booth. John walks us through Axeon’s Second Zero products, which are well suited to a red-dot sight. The technology allows the shooter to switch [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2018 TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop discusses new happenings at Daniel Defense. Ryan, Director of Merchandising takes us through debuts of new retail display cases, a new “deep woods green” color (that admittedly appears a very gray-green), the DDM4V7P – a pistol variant [Read More…]
TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop meets with Kevin at Yankee Hill Machine Co. at SHOT Show 2018. New from YHM is the pair to last year’s 5.56mm Turbo suppressor, the 7.62mm Resonator suppressor. On the gun side, YHM tests the waters in bolt-action rifles with a Remington 700 aluminum chassis [Read More…]
At the 2018 SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range, TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop discusses new offerings with Mike at Stag Arms. Items discussed include: the Stag-10 in 6.5 Creedmoor, the Stag-15 3-gun Elite, a Stag-10 in .308 Win with a 16″ barrel, and the Stag-9 Tactical Pistol Caliber Carbine. [Read More…]
At SHOT Show’s 2018 Industry Day at the Range, TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop speaks with Gina, CMP South General Manager. Updates include 1911 sales status, incoming Philippine Garands, incoming Turkish Garands, and the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park in Talladega County, Alabama. A very special [Read More…]
TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop talks flamethrowers with the Ion Productions team at SHOT Show’s 2018 Industry Range at the day. Ion’s 2015 flamethrower has been updated with an all-new billet aluminum version. The units can be fed by swappable tanks or a backpack for increased time of use. [Read More…]
TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop speaks with Shaundi at the Browning booth at SHOT Show’s 2018 Industry Day at the Range. Shaudi shows us the CXS (for Skeet shooting), the CST (for Trap shooting) and the new CX, a hybrid gun showing features of the two. We then take a look at the fresh-to-market [Read More…]
Brownells breaks into the manufacturing market with a new line of Retro AR-15s. All rifles are 100% newly manufactured parts, and four models were debuted at SHOT Show’s Industry Day at the Range 2018. The four models are faithful reproductions with features including: slab-side, partial [Read More…]
Long-time firearms manufacturer and California resident Weatherby, Inc. announced today that they’ll be relocating to Sheriden, Wyoming. The announcement was made live at SHOT Show 2018, with Adam Weatherby taking center stage at the Weatherby Booth. Speakers included Ed Weatherby, Adam [Read More…]
TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop certifiably geeks out over emergent technology with Cheston at Phone Skope. Unlike previous offerings from the company, which primarily consisted of phone attachments to spotting scopes, Skoped Vision attaches directly to (and in a way – in between) a rifle scope. [Read More…]
At SHOT Show’s 2018 Industry Day at the Range, TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop discusses the newest offering in Beretta shotguns, the A300 Outlander Sporting Edition. The Sporting Edition features an enhanced sporting stock and forend, a swelled grip, and a unique black matte finish with orange [Read More…]
TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop discusses new ballistic shields with Josh at Angel Armor. The company’s plates are incredibly light, and offers the only modular, stackable plate system. Rare earth magnets keep the plates aligned. The company also offers a velcro-less carrier with the ballistic [Read More…]
TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop speaks with Monty Scott, PepperBall’s Director of Training, regarding several new products from the non-lethal company. For those unfamiliar with the company, Corey and Monty first discuss a little background – but quickly digress into a discussion of old vs. [Read More…]
TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop joins Swagger Bipods’ Marketing Director Josh Kinser at the Industry Day at the Range, 2018. Josh first takes us through the company’s Hunter series, which utilizes stiff springs instead of rigid joints for the ability to adjust, traverse, etc. When not in [Read More…]
TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop takes a look at new products from KRISS at SHOT Show’s 2018 Industry Day at the Range. First KRISS’ Marketing Manager, Tim Sergeant, takes us through the new DMK22 Pistol with a short barrel, m-lok handguard, and SB Tactical stabilizer, offered with or without the [Read More…]
Product Release In October, TFB’s Richard Johnson wrote a product release post illustrating Lyman’s GuardianGrip by Pachmayr. ICYMI, the GuardianGrip is a grip that allows for compact concealment, but when a button in the grip is pressed with the middle [Read More…]
Alright, by “discovered” I mean a coworker sent me a YouTube link. But it IS wonderful. The video opens as two chaps drive a truck into a field and begin to offload a plethora of historic firearms. The narrator begins to offer an overview of muzzle loaders vs breech loaders, then dives [Read More…]
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