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.
FN Herstal is introducing a new baby to the FN SCAR family at Milipol 2017 in Paris; their FN SCAR-SC where SC stands for Subcompact Carbine. There’s a lot of AR domination on the market and online, so it feels great to be able to present something sweet like this [Read More…]
There’s a new Bushnell flagship optic around the corner, called the XRS II. It’s a 4.5x to 30x Zoom with a 50 mm wide objective lens, for long range shooting “surpassing 1,000 yards.” The XRS II is available with two reticles, the G3 and the H59. [Read More…]
In today’s Photo of the Day we rewind the tape back a few decades. We have a Dutch soldier with polished boots, with mirror-like finish, and pants with creases on his way to the shooting range.Happy days! He’s carrying two boxes of ammunition and [Read More…]
As with all Special Editions from Radian Weapons, the Mad Dog Raptor is already sold out. They made 200 units only, but they seem to have vanished quickly from the shop. It was $129.95, but I guess you can buy them on eBay etc. for more now. “Be polite, Be [Read More…]
At just under 38 Dollar this looks like a great upgrade. Unfortunately I don’t own an MP5, but if I did… It works with HK firearms like the G3, HK91, HK33, 53, 93 and the MP5 and MP5Ks (full list below). It works with all semi & full auto trigger packs, [Read More…]
Microtech Knives are known for their…knives… This is now about to change, as the BATFE just approved Microtech’s modular design of suppressors the company is now officially in the firearms industry as well. At the NRA Annual Meeting Microtech Knives [Read More…]
We’re looking at California compliant (possibly other restricted States too) HERA Arms with a 7″ HERA hand guard, 7″ CQR HERA front grip and a 16″ barrel with a HERA Training Suppressor. My understanding is that the 7″ CQR front grip [Read More…]
Today’s series of photos are a bit odd. You can see the melee training for the guards of the Maria Theresien Kaserne in Vienna, Austria. This is part of a self-defense training. They seem quite confident that their Steyr AUGs, including the optics, will withstand [Read More…]
I really want to Ceracote some of my rifles, but I lack the courage to commit and I keep changing my mind in terms of which rifle to start with and which pattern to paint it in. Too many choices, too difficult to back off the wrong choice and of course, the cost of the [Read More…]
About a year ago TFB reported about the upcoming Strike Industries AR-15 Magazine. To my knowledge this magazine is not available, and never was. On the other hand there was (to my knowledge) never a delivery date promised. Fast Forward to today, the SI AR15 magazine [Read More…]
“Shhh… tell everyone!” That’s how Hornady starts their marketing for their new 300 Blackout Subsonic Ammunition, and gives you a clue who might find an interest. The bullet weight is 190 grains and “Sub-X” stands for Subsonic [Read More…]
The 2017 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XVIII was the 18th Handgun World Shoot held at the new National Shooting Center in Châteauroux, France during the end of August and start of September. There were 30 stages divided into 5 areas, with each area being named after and [Read More…]
Zenith Firearms have released a new model called the Zenith Z-5RS “Pistolman”. The base model is made by MKE in Turkey. The clones I’ve seen from there looks decent and I haven’t heard any of my friends complaining about any issues. Those who [Read More…]
If you’re a manufacturer of laser lights you should continue reading, there’s some potential business ahead from the German Special Forces KSK. Your laser module should weigh no more than 180 grams, include two light sources (I guess that’s visible and [Read More…]
Why not start with the price? At 1,049 USD this is a great price for an AR10 and a product I probably wouldn’t like to see or hear about if I was competitor. Sure, a lot of the polymer furniture isn’t of the highest and coolest factor, but that’s [Read More…]
Taccom LLC has announced a complete 9×19 mm Ultra Low Weight upper. I assume the target is the growing PCC market, which is also starting to slowly grow in Europe. The package includes the Extreme 9 mm bolt with Taccom’s new side extruded upper receiver, with [Read More…]
IWI are certainly up to some very interesting product launches, for instance the Tavor 7 “Major” in 7,62×51 mm and the Masada pistol. At this point it’s time for Michael Kassnar to step down and retire. My understanding is that thanks to Mr. [Read More…]
We recently had a look at the updated Kalashnikovs, the AK-100M Series, with a set of unique pictures. Todays Photo is a customized AK-105 in 5,45х39 mm. “Kalashnikov assault rifle AK105 meets all of the Land Forces’ and Special Forces’ needs. Having the same [Read More…]
To meet the new challenges on the battlefield, which we know can be anywhere these days, the Swedish Police and Swedish Special Forces are working and training together. Using the Armed Forces for Police work has always a sensitive matter in Sweden since the Ådalen [Read More…]
With over 5 million Ruger 10/22s built here’s a chance to get one that will stand out in the crowd. To celebrate Nightforce’s 25:th anniversary they will offer a complimentary Nightforce 25:th Anniversary Special Edition Ruger 10/22 free of charge, if you [Read More…]
Busy days for IWI, new Tavor 7 and now a new line of striker based pistols called Masada. On Thursday TFB published a series of photos that IWI had dropped to tease us and we now have more details to confirm our guesswork. The IWI Masada is a 9×19 mm polymer framed [Read More…]
This feelgood story is from 2004 and I was sure TFB had done an article about it, in some way or another. I searched but couldn’t find anything, so I blame the search function if it’s a repeat but I beg for mercy and an excuse as there’s now additional [Read More…]
I’ll start and say I really like the Radian Weapons Ambidextrous charging handles. In fact, I think all my AR-15s and my only AR-10 have them now. That has left a rather deep hole in my pocket, but helps with one of the weak designs of the AR-15. Plus they look [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is a series of pictures I took a few years ago. I spent a few days with this Italian Ferrari-like beauty, made by Armi Dallera Custom or ADC for short. An European AR15 in full race specification for IPSC or other Practical Shooting [Read More…]
For a few days both the IWI Israel and the U.S. subsidiary of Israel Weapons Industries, IWI US, have been teasing us with pictures and videos of a new pistol. The name will be Masada, which I think is great. As I’m sure you know IWI’s other pistol is named [Read More…]
The IEA Mil-Optics GmbH booth is always a delight to visit at the yearly IWA Show in Nurnberg. You can check our previous article for a few examples and see if you agree. According to Spartanat in Germany they have 115 reasons to celebrate, as the German KSK has ordered [Read More…]
Almost two months ago TFB wrote about the upcoming Surefire lights, and the mystery specifications of the Surefire XC1-B are now revealed. The development follows a well-known pattern. More lumen and some added features in a similar – or smaller – package, [Read More…]
AUGtober is here and Steyr Arms USA have 24″ barrels with the folding bipod for the Steyr AUG. These are only available in limited quantity. You can select the fore grip color in either Black, Green or Mud. Even white is available in the rare case you should own a [Read More…]
It’s perhaps not the pretties of designs the Aero Survival Rifle, but I’m sure it serves a purpose on the market. The Aero Survival Firearm has an appearance which is similar to an AR-patterned rifle, but it’s designed to be more compact, lightweight [Read More…]
The information about the Tavor 7 AR in 7.62×51 mm is not new, TFB reported about it in June and July. The latest development is that the Tavor 7 is now being displayed at the exhibition “Defense and Security” in Thailand and soon at Milipol in France. [Read More…]
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