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.
Today’s Photo Of The Day is a bit special. To make it a little different we are going to ask you to identify the different weapons (and weapon systems) in the photos below (and above of course). As many as you can please, it should not be too difficult. What you [Read More…]
Beware of various Heckler & Koch rifles in this Photo Of The Day, as we visit the European Tactical Airlift Center in Zaragoza (Spain). This is a multi-national training center for tactical air transport. Nine nations are currently participating in the European [Read More…]
Since the late 1990s, the Heckler & Koch G36 is the standard rifle of the German Bundeswehr. Already in the 2nd quarter of 2017 it was made official that the Bundeswehr were going to procure roughly 120 000 assault rifles with accessories, to replace the G36. In [Read More…]
Today we take a look at a Special Forces Soldier with the Heckler & Koch HK416 in FDE (Flat Dark Earth). The uniform is with Concamo – Confusion camouflage, developed by Matthias Bürgin. H&K describes the HK416 A5 as “the next evolution in assault [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we go to great length trying to find the best pictures out there. Today we take a look at a rather special Glock 19. In fact, there isn’t much Glock left in this Glock, as it’s been [Read More…]
One of the key players in this Photo Of The Day is the German Main Battle Tank, the Leopard 2A6. For several weeks, tanks will roll across the grounds of the Munster / Bergen Training Area in Germany, side by side with allied forces of other nations. Under the motto [Read More…]
RCBS was founded in 1943 by Fred T. Huntington in Oroville, California, and is the “Green” alternative for reloaders who don’t use Red or Blue. Just like when shooting, reloaders like features like accuracy and speed in their reloading kit. The new [Read More…]
Most of our readers, and probably everyone who owns a firearm in the 300 Blackout caliber, knows that Magpul has a designated PMAG for the 300BLK. The magazine is supposed to give the shooter an increased reliability and performance compared to the use of traditional [Read More…]
In this post, we offer an amazing selection of photos from Mons in Belgium and the 75th anniversary of Belgium’s liberation during World War II As American troops (83rd Reconnaissance Battalion of the 3rd U.S. Armored Division) entered Belgian territory in September [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we do our best to find the best firearms related pictures out there. Today East meets West, or perhaps it’s vice versa? The photo is taken in Yavoriv, Ukraine, and you see Soldiers of Task [Read More…]
Alpha Munitions is a private U.S. company that – in their own words – is committed to making the best precision rifle brass in the World. They are located in Salt Lake City, Utah. You can find some of their collection of brass here, but the real news is that [Read More…]
Heckler & Koch is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of small arms with roots in Germany. For more than 60 years, they have been developing and manufacturing various types of firearms. Their 40 mm Grenade systems may not be what they are most famous for, [Read More…]
In today’s Photo, we go to the waters near Guam and take part in the exercise Pacific Griffin as USS Gabrielle Giffords launches a Naval Strike Missile (NSM). Unknown to many this missile is developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace as [Read More…]
The Canadian company Modular Driven Technologies continues to push out new chassis systems for our pleasure. This time it’s a chassis made for many of the popular .22LR caliber rifles and it’s named LSS-RF Gen2 Chassis System. The new chassis comes with [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we go to great length trying to find the best pictures out there. Today we get a look at members of the Polish Armed Forces at the Hohenfels Training Area, in Germany. It looks like the soldier above [Read More…]
Steyr AUG clones? Have you ever heard of the one made by Oberland Arms? In this Photo Of The Day, we take a closer look at one, plus some of the modifications done with it. Now the upgrades are complete! Meet my Steyr AUG clone with shell deflector and mag button by [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We take a look at a Swiss B&T APC-223/556 with the Second Amendment as a background. The B&T has a Magpul PMAG D-60 magazine. The weapon light is an Inforce WML and the suppressor is an OSS HX QD 556k. The Red Dot is a Vortex Spitfire. [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day, and it’s a photo to make the people of the United Kingdom proud (above). We are looking at the tank competition IRON SPEAR 2019, which finished with a tank crew challenge. The exercise IRON SPEAR 2019 tested specific tank crew skills by [Read More…]
Today we look at some of the best moments of the “Individual Race”, performed by the crew from Russia at the “Tank Biathlon” competition Army International Games. The tanks are all T-72 Main Battle Tanks, used like they were stock cars in a race. [Read More…]
Picture Of The Day – Today we look at some really accurate rifles chambered in .308 Winchester. First, we have the German: SIG Sauer SSG 3000 The SIG Sauer SSG 3000, where SSG is short for ScharfSchützenGewehr 3000, is magazine fed with a bolt-action. Production [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Today we take a look at a “featureless rifle”. In this case, it is a T36KERSD with an AR magwell, which takes standard AR magazines. The barrel is threaded to 1/2×28 and has a removable faux suppressor and the stock is pinned. [Read More…]
The subject of today’s Photo Of The Day is Helicopters, with a focus on the Bell AH-1Z Viper, or the “Zulu Cobra“. Above you can see one hovering just above the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha, in the Arabian Sea. The Bell AH-1Z Viper [Read More…]
Archipelago Endeavor is an annual, bilateral integrated field-training exercise, conducted to promote interoperability, strengthen partnerships, and enhance strategic and tactical cooperation between the U.S. and Swedish Marines. Photo Of The Day, and we take a closer [Read More…]
A late start to the grouse hunt is better than no hunt at all – that is the topic for Today’s Photo Of The Day as we go to “Borgafjäll” in Southern Lappland. After a fast walk uphill in the tough terrain, it was time for a cooling bath. The [Read More…]
Bushnell developed the Match Pro 6-24×50 riflescope for the purpose of precision rimfire & NRL22 competitions. With an MSRP of $499.99, it looks like a great platform for getting new competitors into the shooting sports. The scope is packed with the features [Read More…]
Today’s Photo is from the shores of Kaliningrad, a city in the administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. Check out the location on the map, it’s a bit odd piece of land. We’re looking [Read More…]
I know from previous Photo’s Of The Day that any French FAMAS action is appreciated. Here we have a bunch together with the Heckler & Koch HK416Fs (well at least one visible) that are being phased into the French Army. 300 soldiers, 13 Personal Carriers and 4 [Read More…]
Purple Haze from The Jimi Hendrix Experience (link opens in a separate window so you can listen as you read) is a fitting description to the picture above. Purple haze all in my eyes Don’t know if it’s day or night You got me blowin’, blowin’ my [Read More…]
The Catalyst Arms’ new Bag Rider is made for the Ruger Precision Rifle buttstock but should fit anything with a Picatinny rail in the back. If you use your Ruger as intended, that is shooting Precision Rifle with it, you’re going to like to have a bag in the [Read More…]
Last year TFB reviewed the Elite Tactical Systems Glock 31 round transparent magazine. I don’t use Glock magazines that much any longer, so, unfortunately, I have nothing to add to the review as the magazine has become a safe queen. In the meantime, the ETS [Read More…]
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