Steadicam Gun Operator
Night Vision & Thermal Aficionado
Flashlight/Laser Enthusiast
USPSA competitor
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I don’t normally use iron sights. Not when I can mount a red dot. But AMERIGLO offered up some of their iron sights for review and I opted for the AMERIGLO Tritium MBUS Pro front sight as well as optic height compatible tritium sights for my Glock 19X. Normally [Read More…]
SB Tactical just released a new brace for the CZ Scorpion EVO. The SBTEVO-G2 brace more closely resembles the factory CZ Scorpion stock. Before this, you only had a modified MP5 folding brace or the collapsing PDW brace. But now you can have a brace that is more in line [Read More…]
B.E. Meyers is known for their laser systems. Their MAWL is arguably the best small arms MFAL on the market. Will P and I both have MAWL-C1s and we are over the moon with them. Today B.E. Meyers unveiled their latest in infrared laser illumination. The KIJI K1 is a [Read More…]
Last September Glock announced their Glock Watch. Pete wrote about the US released 35th Anniversary edition. Well, Europe got its own version that is rather different yet similar in some ways to the US version. I ordered the US 35th Anniversary Glock Watch when it was [Read More…]
Valhalla Tactical makes accessories like their Rukh and have been making their Baldr line of weapon light bodies for Surefire M300, Modlite and Streamlight HL-X. Well, now they are making a new version, their Rein Baldr Hybrid Kit adds more capacity and direct mounting [Read More…]
Welcome back to another Friday Night Lights. This one is brought to you by Rifle Dynamics from their Red Oktober Kalashnikov Championship. On Saturday night after the last match shooters finished for the day, we ran Red Oktober After Dark, night vision and AKs with [Read More…]
I have and love my Ruger Precision Rifle and Ruger Precision Rimfire rifles. They are some of my most favorite firearms in my collection. I am a member of a couple Facebook groups that focus on these two firearms. That is where I discovered Arnauld Heinrich of [Read More…]
I see you are back for some more photonic goodness. We turn the clock back and take a look at something a bit older. The ITT Exelis PSQ-20A thermal fusion monocular. We saw its latest iteration in the L3 ENVG PSQ-20B. This one is a little different and we dive deep to [Read More…]
Welcome back you nocturnal enthusiasts to another Friday Night Lights. Today we take a look at the Norwegian Simrad KN203. It is a night vision clip-on for weapon use. Friday Night Lights is sponsored by ATN Corp, manufacturers of night vision and thermal optics like [Read More…]
Down in Refugio, Texas at Bridle Iron South Training Facility the crew of TFB and TFBTV were onsite to try out some ATN and Crimson Trace products. Like many of you, I only know of Crimson Trace from their history of laser systems. Well, they are making traditional [Read More…]
Zeiss has come out with a new line of long-range precision riflescopes. The Zeiss LRP S5 has some impressive features for use in long-range competition or hunting. They will come in 3-18×50 or 5-25×56. They will also feature either an MOA or MRAD reticle. [Read More…]
Hello fellow nocturnal enthusiasts, and welcome to another Friday Night Lights. Today we take a look at a rather uncommon set of dual tube night vision goggles. Fenn Night Vision makes these ANVIS goggles for pilots. They feature a wider field of view and in some cases [Read More…]
Good afternoon and welcome back to another edition of the Friday Night Lights series. Today we will show and tell about tricked-out spotting scopes. These spotting scopes have been set up for nighttime observation with a bunch of accessories. As always, the Friday [Read More…]
An opportunity was offered to us by Sportsman’s Loft/TAI Imports to check out a Phoenix Redback pistol. I volunteered since I am aware of CZ style pistols but have not spent much time behind one. The Sportsman’s Loft sent in a Phoenix AG Redback Ultralight. [Read More…]
An AR-pattern firearm that shoots shotshells is sort of a holy grail for some. Many try making it but there is always some drawback or compromise. ATI had their Omni chambered in .410ga. But the true goal is an AR platform that shoots 12ga. Genesis Arms has achieved [Read More…]
It is Friday and you know what that means, night vision show and tell. This week we have some new stuff coming from Nocturn Industries. They are releasing a night vision monocular night called Tanto. Nocturn has also been busy upgrading Crye Airframe helmets with their [Read More…]
To commemorate their 2021 Red Oktober Kalashnikov Championship match, Rifle Dynamics will be releasing a limited edition 2021 Red Oktober pistol. They are only making ten of these limited edition pistols. Rifle Dynamics @ TFB: Rifle Dynamics’ Red Oktober Is Back! [Read More…]
For this Friday Night Lights, we have a rather uncommon thermal device. If you served in the U.S. Army you may have come across some of these. The Raytheon AN/PAS-13E HWTS (Heavy Weapon Thermal Sight) is a thermal scope for some heavy-hitting weapons. The Friday Night [Read More…]
When you talk about weapon-mounted lights, SureFire is one that many talk about and use. Their legacy weapon lights are undeniably a world standard. Their Hellfighter is the king of their weapon light portfolio. It was used by the US military and we will look more [Read More…]
Primary Arms is known for making affordable yet durable optics that work. They have set themselves apart from the competition with their ACSS reticle. Well, now they have a new SLx 1X MicroPrism with the ACSS reticle. This new MicroPrism optic is a tiny package that [Read More…]
Welcome once again night vision aficionados. Today we take a look at an oldie but goodie, the AN/PVS-5. The PVS-5 was the US Army’s first binocular night vision goggle. They were actually used for the USAF in the 70s. The Friday Night Lights series is brought to [Read More…]
My good friend Alex of Nocorium recently compiled and posted an interesting topic. Fixing night vision blemishes with BlackBoxing. We will go into further detail and as always the Friday Night Lights series is brought to you by ATN Corp, manufacturers of night vision [Read More…]
Magnified optics are always helpful for any firearm enthusiast. Whether it is for hunting or target shooting, being able to see further than our Mk1 Eyeballs is helpful. While I have used binoculars in the past, I do not own a pair. I have gotten by with spotting scopes [Read More…]
The MP5 is arguably the best 9mm SMG ever made. It has been cloned by many and yet fans and collectors always want that German roller delayed blowback perfection. While H&K has imported the SP5K and SP5, they have decided to bring to the US the HK SP5L, the [Read More…]
This Friday Night Lights we will continue the Dual Tube Spotlight mini-series where we take a look at binocular night vision goggles. This week we have the Elbit Systems of America F5032. It is also known as the SBNVG and PVS-31D. The Friday Night Lights series is [Read More…]
Friday Night is here once again. Last week we talked about Weltool Weaponlights. So let’s go back and talk more about night vision. This time we will look at an accessory that is often overlooked. The Night Vision Magnifier is a great way to augment your night [Read More…]
Kimber is well known for making 1911 pistols. It was only recently they started to make striker-fired pistols. They started with the Solo and then the Evo SP. However, the Evo SP is a single stack pistol and people love more capacity. Well, your desires have been met. [Read More…]
Kimber is well known for making 1911 handguns. Well, they are putting their hat in the ring for high capacity, subcompact, striker-fired CCW handguns. The Kimber R7 Mako is their new champion and the competition should take notice. Kimber @TFB: New Kimber Micro 9 Rapide [Read More…]
It is Friday Night and it is once again time to get our photon jam on. Today we take a look at Weltool weapon lights. Specifically their W35 series of weapon lights. They come in white LED, IR LED and LEP. As per usual, Friday Night Lights is brought to you by ATN [Read More…]
Do you have a Steiner CQBL? It is a small aiming laser with a slaved VIS and Infrared aiming laser. What it lacks is a good illuminator. Well, Echo Arms is collaborating with TNVC to bring the CQBL back to its fullest potential. Echo Arms is making the CQBL Mount for [Read More…]