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.
It’s a strange coincidence that as I was browsing the Internet to find a new handguard for my Ruger Precision Rifle Gen 1 I was thinking why on Earth are there no products with a dovetail ARCA interface? I looked at the Seekins Precision handguard, with an ARCA [Read More…]
Every time there is a new rifle chassis released the comments are sure -“If they only made it for this model it would be a success” combined with the most common one: -“If they only made it for a long action I would buy it“. The Magpul Pro 700 [Read More…]
One of the benefits of the AR15 rifle is how easy it is to operate. Of course, I know this firearm better than any so it’s easy to say. But I also teach total beginners on the AR15, and can see how fast they learn the controls. The positives is that you can focus [Read More…]
The mechanical and industrial designers at Magpul must have a great time, designing and Rapid Prototyping all the things the readers of this Blog love to use. It’s therefore no surprise that Magpul are starting to make knives, but they are not going to lay around [Read More…]
TFB recently did a factory visit to Spuhr, an article which will be published in the near future. Spuhr is a relatively small company, but we witnessed a state-of-the-art manufacturing site with CNC-machines and robots combined with a quality system (Spuhr received [Read More…]
In just a few short days Magpul have launched an army of new parts. Some are brand new, like the CZ Scorpion EVO 3 line of products which we told you about a few days ago and some are more of an extension of existing product lines. Little did we know how right we were [Read More…]
It’s time to get a little bit technical in Today’s Photo Of The Day. You are looking at the Heckler & Koch‘s roller-delayed blow-back systems for the 7.62×51 G3, 9×19 MP5 and the 9×19 P9S. At the bottom you have the bolt from a .308 [Read More…]
Slim handguards, often chosen by competitive sports shooters who like to get a good grip around the handguard at all times. Unique-ARs, based in McCall, Idaho, has a new line of handguard called the Slim Series. As the name suggests, these handguards offer a slimmer [Read More…]
Crimson Trace produce over 350 different laser sights and 2019 means the addition of a few more models as well as 11 new custom-designed riflescopes that range from a 1-4X24mm up to a long-range 5-25X56mm. The line also includes a 3-9X40mm riflescope with an illuminated [Read More…]
Noveske Rifleworks continue to evolve their rifles, and the Fourth Generation is available now just before SHOT Show 2019. The GEN4 Noveske Rifles, PDWs, and SBRs are chambered in either 300 Blackout or 5.56mm, from a short barrel length of 7.94″ up to [Read More…]
If you shoot a Molot or a Saiga Shotgun I am sure you are annoyingly very familiar with how often you have to change magazines. The normal one only holds 8 or 10 rounds, which can fly out in matters of seconds. The magazine is empty before you read this sentence. With [Read More…]
I think many will agree that shooting Rimfire is one of the funniest things you can do, a feeling which will only grow if you throw economy into the equation. One of the industry leaders in Rimfire ammunition is CCI, a company which has been in business for over 68 [Read More…]
Are you more of an Old School or Red dot Space Gun kind of person? Ed Brown do both, and have renewed their collaboration with ZEV Technologies for 2019. Below you can see their brand new creation THE ORION. As to be expected, this 1911 is hand-fit with fully [Read More…]
With a Suggested Retail Price of 199 USD SIG Sauer Inc. has released a Pivoting Contour Brace for their SIG MCX and SIG MPX series of carbines and rifles. You can chose any color you like as long as it’s either black (no surprise there!) or tan. SIG SAUER Releases [Read More…]
The CZ Scorpion EVO 3 must be selling well. At least well enough for Magpul to start making magazines and accessories for it. Someone found a market need to feed. The upcoming Magpul EVO parts are all easy to install. No need to mention the magazine, but the grip and [Read More…]
We are heading with lightning speed onto the 2019 edition of SHOT SHOW, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s edition of SHOT SHOW keeps the doors open between the 22:nd and the 25:th of January, and while I’ll be at home this year I know that the rest of the [Read More…]
If you follow what’s going on here at TFB you know about the Spuhr accessories for the Heckler & Koch G3. I shot a prototype of the system a few years ago, mounted on the Swedish Ak4 (HK G3) with an Aimpoint CS as the main optic. I have little or no experience [Read More…]
Did you know that the The Norwegian Armed Forces were the first customer to adopt the HK416 in the year of 2007? Norway now has an added appetite for firearms from Heckler & Koch, a hunger they share with many other European countries. The Norwegian Defence Materiel [Read More…]
Steiner USA will have a new Reflex Sight available early 2019 called the DRS 1X (Defendu Reflex Sight). As reflex sights in general it is focused for targets at close range, but with a small 2 MOA dot in the middle you should be able to engage targets into the medium [Read More…]
Modular Driven Technologies (Canada) are makers of Chassis Systems and Accessories for Bolt Action Rifles. The company was founded in 2009. Manufacturing takes place in Chilliwack BC, Canada. All their US sales and distribution is operated by their US entity company [Read More…]
The Magnetospeed chronographs are probably one of the best on the market. At SHOT Show Magnetospeed will release a new product called the RifleKühl (“RifleCooler”). If you’re headed to Shot Show 2019, make sure to swing by and see the MagnetoSpeed [Read More…]
Today’s Photo goes in the color RED. Let’s start with the main attraction – a CZ SP01 enhanced with LOK Grips and Truglo TFX Pro Sights. I presume we have a lot of people who read TFB that also like knives and buy one every now and then? When the gun [Read More…]
Here’s a celebration to a very unique magazine. It is made by Magpul (who else?) but was released through LWRC INTERNATIONAL, LLC. You can see it attached to the the Six8-PDW above. The PMAG 30 SPC magazine was developed for LWRCI’s Six8 rifles. LWRCI wanted [Read More…]
“A complete bolt action rifle chassis system for under 400 bucks. Includes chassis, buttstock and grip.” That’s a great way of describing the new chassis and new brand of Modular Driven Technologies – MDT. As MDT is a Canadian company, [Read More…]
Hearing protection can be so much more than protecting the hearing. Some use a simple foam for their ear canals and it fits their needs, but some users have increased needs. With the right technology you can combine hearing protection with communication, and the 6:th [Read More…]
With either a Finnish-produced M/28-30 rifle or a Suomi KP/-31 sub-machine gun, Mr. Simo Häyhä (1905-2002) reportedly killed 505 enemy soldiers during the Winter War (1939-1940). This is the highest recorded number of sniper kills in any war. According to Wikipedia: [Read More…]
To my knowledge you can’t buy Škoda cars in the USA. Not yet anyway. However, with over 1,2 million cars delivered last year Globally they are a strong brand within the Volkswagen group. Enough about cars and onto the subject we’re all interested in – [Read More…]
FightLite Industries, a division of ARES Defense Systems, Inc., will be releasing a multi-caliber platform called the MXR. Yes, that means you can change the barrel – on a user level without tools – to .22LR, 9mm, .357 Sig, .40 S&W, 10mm, 45ACP and FN [Read More…]
Nighthawk Custom’s slogan is “One Gun, One Gunsmith,” which they claim is the direct result of how they build their guns. The company was founded in 2004 by a group of four individuals with a passion for the 1911 platform. They have now expanded into [Read More…]
At the First World Shoot Rifle in Russia there were some interesting firearms, some more unique than others. All these pictures are from the shooting ranges at the Patriot Park, near Moscow. In 2015, at the European Rifle Championship in Hungary, Peter Starley finished [Read More…]
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