Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6×6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
If you do a lot of rifle scope mounting this may be a great tool and helpful for you. Even if you only do it occasionally, it’s always nice to know that the scope is levelled when you get to the shooting range. For those who have made the mistake and arrived at [Read More…]
SureFire just released some very positive news, both for them as an exporting company and their customers overseas. Due to new rules flash hiders and muzzle brakes from Surefire (and possibly other manufacturers) won’t require an export license (in most cases). [Read More…]
We’re back in the river, the Cape Fear River, in the seventh edition of the Photo Of The Day: Minigun Monday. The location is Elizabethtown, NC (USA) and we’re looking (above) at Nestor Gonzalez, attending the Riverine Crewman Course (RCC), as he mans the [Read More…]
If I was to summarize the issues that I’ve seen competitors have (apart from missing their target) at the Precisioin Rifle Series matches and training sessions that I have attended, it boils down to various problems with magazines and feeding ammunition into the [Read More…]
It’s been a while since we covered anything from the Italian company Tanfoglio. Unfortunately, they are in the eye of the Italian Coronavirus outbreak, but that hasn’t stopped them from releasing a new pistol. The new model is called Tanfoglio LIMITED [Read More…]
Due to increasing request (I’m guilty as charged) Old Balls Inc. have added their unique grip for public purchase. Old Balls Inc. are the original designers of the Ckye-Pod (bipod) and they are a premium MDT dealer.As you may know, if you read our article, MDT [Read More…]
“Limited Visibility Spotter Kit” – Just reading that makes me instantly want one, with all the gadgets (possibly more) in the photo above. Not that I really need one, but I could probably find a use for it. This is a new product from Really Right [Read More…]
Looking at the picture above, I think this is a locally produced Pakistani version of the Russian DShK mounted on top an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier. These photos show the final stage of the joint Russian-Pakistani exercise “Friendship-2018”, and they [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and welcome to The Kingdom of Jordan where a Greek Special Forces Operator is scouting through his FN SCAR (above). These Coalition Special Forces Operators come from the USA, Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon and you can see them in action below. All [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – This time a 9K111 Fagot missile captured at the right moment, as it begins its journey towards the target. This picture was taken during a joint tactical and special exercise of the Russian Airborne Forces at the Raevsky training ground. Scouts [Read More…]
MacPherson Firearms posted their amazing build called Apocalypse 7000 (or A7K) on Facebook and in less than a day they had just shy of half a million hits on their post. Of course, The Firearm Blog reached out and got permission to use the pictures and the story. We [Read More…]
Anyone involved in competition shooting sports is probably fully aware that the year 2020 will be a year with very few competitions. Also, with a lot of shooting ranges closed the possibilities to do anything than dry training at home are few. One by one everything [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Established by TFB in 2014 this is our way to show carefully selected photographs on a daily basis. As a bonus, you get a short story and hopefully, you’ll see something new. Today the U.S. Special Operations Command Europe shows off some of [Read More…]
In 2015 CZUB announced that they were introducing an improved rifle called CZ BREN 2. About a year later, the Czech Ministry of Defence signed a contract for 2,600 CZ BREN 2 rifles together with 800 CZ 805 G1 Grenade Launchers. Apparently, the Czech Army is happy with [Read More…]
The Russian Snipers played an important role in the Eastern Front of World War II, and they continue to have this importance in more modern conflicts. In 1963 the semi-automatic Dragunov Sniper Rifle (SVD) was introduced, and in the pictures below you can see it in a [Read More…]
Pictures of Russian Aerial Door Gunners are scarce. Have you ever seen one before? I’m not sure I have. Today we have one for you, and it’s perfect for our Photo Of The Day. The AK seems to be fed from standard magazines but mounted on a fixed pod inside [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we provide you the best pictures and stories out there. Today we visit Khabarovsk, which is the largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located about 30 kilometers (about 19 miles) from China. [Read More…]
If you’re spotting for someone it isn’t sufficient to say “you’re a little to the left, maybe a bit high… Perhaps.” Spot like a pro and say “you’re 0,6 Mils to the left and 0,3 Mils high“, so that the shooter can [Read More…]
The year 2020 may not be the best year for a lot of things, but there are for sure a lot of rifle scopes coming to the market at affordable prices. Bushnell wants a piece of the cake as well, and their new Match Pro riflescope is focused on people who are looking to [Read More…]
Tec Target Schneider and their sales partner IEA Mil-Optics GmbH have presented a new modular sniper rifle system in a bullpup design. By the looks of it, there are a lot of interesting details, and we look forward to your input and comments as you have read this [Read More…]
Ivan Šantić is a Concept Designer from Zagreb, Croatia, trained at the famous school Hyper Island. Today we’re taking a closer look at his concept design AP3X (Automatic Pistol Triple X). Looking at the barrel of this pistol, I think that whatever comes out of [Read More…]
TFB is very happy to have the permission to share photos of the talented Hille Hillinga, Hille James Combat Photographer. Already in 2005 Hille started as an infantry soldier at the 11th Air Manoeuvre Brigade, 11th infantry battalion. Now he is a Dutch Combat [Read More…]
In today’s photos, we travel to the Republic of Korea and the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex Above you can see a sniper with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division as he scans for targets. Note how the front [Read More…]
B.E. Meyers is introducing a Limited Edition MAWL-C1+ in Olive Drab Green. They are running what they call a “restricted run of a widely requested color“, and it will only be available as long as the current inventory remains. B.E. Meyers claim this is the [Read More…]
Sweden has still not voted about how and when the EU Firearms Directive (EU Gun Ban) is going to be introduced. Many parties want to use the EU’s minimum requirement, which in many ways already is quite close to the current Swedish legislation. Others want to use [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We take a look at shooting from difficult, awkward and strange positions. The pictures are from a local competition in Sweden, at Spillepengen. Picture above: A wheelbarrow turned upside down isn’t the best of supports, but you use what [Read More…]
Vortex Optics has a lot of going on at the moment and the popular Strike Eagle line with the 1-6×24 and 1-8×24 riflescopes are now available in upgraded versions. For instance, new AR-BDC3 reticle offers references out to 650 yards to make holdovers simpler [Read More…]
Just about a month ago TFB showed you the new handgun storage cases from MTM CASE-GARD. This time we’re looking at a new solution from MTM for your long guns, like rifles or shotguns. Or perhaps you own very valuable Golf clubs or swords that need protection when [Read More…]
Most gun owners I know – including myself – have a Strike Eagle riflescope from Vortex Optics, either the 1-6x or the 1-8x. With a price of around 400-500 USD, it’s a low-cost, entry-level riflescope for the big crowd. They are now to be joined by a [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We go back to the International Sniper Competition 2019 for a look at a lot of high-tech rifles, lasers and optics. It seems that some of the competitors used their own personal firearms, which makes these pictures very interesting. Above is a [Read More…]
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