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.
Following the terror attacks in Frankfurt, Hanover, Würzburg, Ansbach and Berlin it is clear that more and more of the regional German Police Forces are getting reinforcements in terms of 5,56×45 mm carbines. Obviously, they’re getting other passive and [Read More…]
IWI, or Israel Weapon Industries Ltd., from Israel are perhaps most known for their bullpup Tavor models, UZIs and Galil rifles. But they also produce a rifle designed by Dr. Nehemia Sirkis in co-operation with Israel’s Defense Forces. It’s a sniper rifle [Read More…]
Faxon Firearms are more than the ARAK platform. This time they have teamed up with Lancer Systems to produce handguards in one of my absolute favorite materials: Carbon Fiber. The new CF handguards will be available with Rainier Arms from 10.2″ to 13.3″ and [Read More…]
This is Part II from TFB’s visit to the Imperial War Museum in London. The Imperial Museum is not complete without a part with The Falklands War in 1982, when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. Both British SAS and SBS special forces took important parts in [Read More…]
If you’re in London please take time to visit one of the Imperial War Museums. It’s a great place to see British Military History (and hide from the terrible weather). The pictures below are from TFB’s recent visit to Imperial War Museum London, on [Read More…]
FBI have released the statistics from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Interestingly, the FBI statistics go all the way back to 1998 when they started keeping a record as part of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993. During all [Read More…]
So new it’s not even on the homepage yet, so new you have to go to Vegas and SHOT Show2017 to see, feel and experience it. I guess it’s hard to resist releasing pictures of new products as soon as they are taken, and F-1 Firearms is no exception. These [Read More…]
The largest collection of original James Bond Vehicles is now displayed at the London Film Museum at Covent Garden. TFB had a look – with the focus on the firearms, rockets and other similar things used in the James Bond movies. “Bond in Motion” is the [Read More…]
FN America just released their 2017 catalog. It’s a very tempting catalog to read, with a lot of nice firearms and pictures. There’s also the LE and Military section, what dreams are made of. One of the news, for consumer and law enforcement buyers – [Read More…]
Lindroth & Norin have released a trailer for their new instruction film called Long Range Shooting 2. The scenery is absolutely beautiful. Northern Norway at its best. Except the “pre-summer” weather, perhaps. You can look at the Trailer here: [Read More…]
We’re a little late for the 2016 season, but we all hope you got a nice Christmas tree for your Holiday. The method practiced by Ms Pia Clerté to get hers is a bit unorthodox, but it seems to get the job done. I’m surprised it only took one shot, trees can [Read More…]
According to the Budapest Beacon, Hungary is to invest almost 100 million USD to build shooting ranges with clubhouses. The plan is to build no less than 197 shooting ranges in the country. If the total investment becomes real, it means that every major county town will [Read More…]
We all love shooting and hitting our targets. Some of us have gone beyond shooting cans behind the barn to hitting targets far, far out. Others go all in in practical shooting, with IPSC hangdun/rifle /shotgun or 3 Gun. Regardless why we shoot, it’s always nicer [Read More…]
The speculations about which new calibers the Ruger Precision Rifle would be released in have been ongoing for a while. Just before Christmas, on the 23:rd of December, Ruger actually released the Precision Rifle in 6 mm Creedmoor , as TFB reported. That ends one of the [Read More…]
Lapua continues to market their new Ballistics App for iPhone and Android, this time with a rather cool video demonstrating how you can setup your system for a nice cold bore shot and hit. We hope you are enjoying your holidays, eating plenty of good food and getting [Read More…]
You have to love the recent records and record attempts to shoot and hit further out, from all around the Globe. I hope this continues in 2017 an onward. TFB recently reported from Finland and France and now it’s time for some long range shooting from down under, [Read More…]
Before you all go crazy with questions about where to order, pricing, delivery and so forth I have to start this article by typing that all the pictures you are seeing are – unfortunately – edited and Photoshopped. It seems someone simply took a picture of [Read More…]
LAN World Inc. just released the news that Stag Arms will be an official HERA USA partner and is now offering the CQR stock, front grip and other HERA accessories. Stag Arms will be another place where you can purchase the HERA products. Now bear in mind that any [Read More…]
The EU Gun Ban will most likely hit in 2017, with a ban on high capacity magazines. Politics is not the issue for discussion here, but the end result will be some very stupid gun laws the way it looks now. Firstly – how do you even define a magazine? I don’t [Read More…]
The Small Arms Survey is a global center with a mandate to “generate evidence-based, impartial, and policy-relevant knowledge on all aspects of small arms and armed violence“. Over ten years ago, in 2006, the Small Arms Survey launched a set of Small Arms ID [Read More…]
An interesting video from “down under” was released a few days ago. This is an Australian “reality based training”, teaching combat shooting techniques, and to avoid soldiers getting exposed to this kind of stress for the first time in combat. [Read More…]
According to the Polish Ministry of Defense they are to purchase 150 sniper rifles. The sniper rifle of choice is the Sako TRG M10 in .338 Lapua Magnum. Competition came from the national ZM Tarnów company. It is not known which rifle they chose to compete with, but [Read More…]
Almost one month ago TFB, together with the blog Cornucopia, were the first to report that the Swedish SOG and Special Police Units were to get rifles from LWRCI. It’s always risky to be the first, because you may be proven wrong as the story develops. It was [Read More…]
Lapua continues to expands their Naturalis lead free hunting line in 2017. Two new products are to be released, the .224 Naturalis bullet and the .222 Rem. Naturalis cartridge. According to Lapua: Responding to the requests of our customers and expanding the product [Read More…]
Of all things on the AR-15, the original charging handle is probably one of the first things to break if it isn’t treated right. Sure, if you use two fingers, as I’m sure the design intended, and pull 50-50 on each side it’s hardly going to brake. [Read More…]
Everyone who knows a little about the Swedish Army knows about the Ak5 (Automatkarbin 5, or Automatic carbine 5). The rifle is still in use, and backgrounds to the FNC 80 / FNC. The Ak 5D Police, or CGA5 P, is much less known. Taking the shorter Ak5 D version as a [Read More…]
This is the first prototype of the Kalashnikov-AR, KAR-16, in 7,62×39 mm from Finland. Forget the large corporations, this KAR-16 has been designed and built by an enthusiastic gunsmith. I presume the “-16” stands for 2016. Below: Left hand charging [Read More…]
Russia is hosting the first ever Rifle World Championship in IPSC history. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation seems to do everything they can to offer an unforgettable week of rifle shooting. The heart of IPSC rifle competition will be the “Patriot [Read More…]
These magazines are so new they are not even on Magpul’s website yet, but the good news is that they’re in production already. Magpul’s new GEN M3 PMAG in Medium Coyote Tan (MCT) and will be shipping February 2017. The Medium Coyote Tan (MCT) [Read More…]
The head image is the current Vortex 1-6×24 (Razor HD Gen II) at work with the Top Gun Rifle Team for IPSC Rifle. The pictures is actually taken just a week ago, during testing of the new HERA Magazines. The Vortex Viper PST 1–6×24 is, according to Vortex, [Read More…]