Hello, fellow night enthusiast. Welcome back to another edition of Friday Night Lights. Last week I took a look at some more Hollywood night vision myths. Well, today we take a look at yet another obscure European biocular night vision goggle. This one has its origins [Read More…]
My friend Sgt. Levos is the armorer for San Jose Police Department (SJPD) and they currently have 400 Colt 6920s but are actively looking for 400 more rifles to add to their inventory. I saw Sgt. Levos at SHOT Show 2023 while I was checking out Aero Precision’s [Read More…]
The Slow Mo Guys are at it again using high-speed cameras to observe firearms. This time they are bouncing bullets across a fish tank and filming it with a high-speed Phantom TMX7510 to watch what happens to the bullets when they skip across the water. Slow Mo Guys @ [Read More…]
Welcome back to another Friday Night Lights. I have been meaning to write about these films for a while now so late is better than never. In this fifth installment of Hollywood Night Vision Myths, we take a close look at some old movies like True Lies and Sicario. We [Read More…]
I recently acquired a unique H&K accessory. It is a PSG1 trigger but more than that it has an interesting feature that other PSG1s do not. It has a small port on the right side of the trigger housing. It is a PSG1 Kill Cam trigger. H&K @ TFB: 5 Reasons why the [Read More…]
Thanks to my friend Vic M. for sharing this. The photo above is his as well. Vic is one of my fellow tricked-out spotting scope enthusiast friends. You have seen his spotting scope in some of my Friday Night Lights articles. Recently he acquired a folding Kestrel mount [Read More…]
Motor City Armament unveiled their Illiad and Odyssey monolithic uppers at SHOT Show 2023. They have a new take on AR-15 modularity, especially with their Odyssey monolithic upper. AR-15 @ TFB: [SHOT 2023] How to Make *Any* AR-15 Legal in California? [SHOT 2023] New [Read More…]
SHOT Show 2023 has come and gone. Now it is back to our regularly scheduled programming. More night vision-related content in the evening every Friday. This week’s Friday Night Lights showcases the Wilcox BOSS Xe. A massive thank you to Gretna Gun Works and [Read More…]
If you have been following along in the various MP5 groups on social media, Marcus of Gibbous Outfitters is developing accessories for the MP5. Marcus sent his Gibbous Outfitters MP5K furniture for me to test on my HK SP5K PDW SBR which I now dub the MP5K-SD (Super [Read More…]
Thyrm is known for their battery holders as well as their flashlight rings and pocket clips. They made an ARC rail-compatible VariArc for mounting lights on your helmet. Well, now they have a new version called the VariArc-VS which allows you to attach a light to Velcro [Read More…]
Last year Armasight came back from the dead. They had been acquired by FLIR a few years ago and then FLIR shuttered them when they decided to no longer offer weapon-mounted thermal or night vision anymore. Well, Armasight is back and they have even more to offer the [Read More…]
Leupold has added a new scope to their Mark 5HD line. The 2-10×30 is a low magnification scope perfect for close to reasonable distances like 800 or even 1000 yards depending on your caliber. They are also coming out with their BX-4 Range HD binocular, a laser [Read More…]
Mission First Tactical has come out with a rather practical holster that has a unique feature that seems to work well. Their Pro Series IWB holster can fit a Glock 19 with a light like a TLR-7 but most importantly, it can accommodate the same pistol without a light and [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Valhalla Tactical SOL Light Mount, Lights, & SCRS Mount](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0838-660x260.jpg)
Valhalla Tactical has been making their own light mounts and light bodies. Well, they have expanded their light options like the SOL (Selectable Orientation Light) light mount as well as manufacture their own light heads. With regards to their optic mounts, they [Read More…]
At the MDT booth in SHOT Show 2023, they had something truly interesting – the Zero Stage electronic trigger. Yes, the trigger is electronic but what does that mean? Keith Baker walked us through the Zero Stage trigger and even went into detail about its [Read More…]
Welcome back to another Friday Night Lights. Last week I posted about some hidden night vision related gems at SHOT Show 2023. TFB in the Dark returns with full auto M16s, night vision and other machine gun night vision shoots during SHOT Show. There were four night [Read More…]
The Hushpuppy Beretta pistol is a holy grail for some. A few years ago, Knights Armament opened up their vaults and sold a limited run of these pistols. They sold for $8,500. Well for those of you who missed out on the Knight’s Armament XM9 Hushpuppy there will be [Read More…]
When it comes to suppressing a 12 gauge shotgun, there are not a lot of options. Most people know of the Salvo12 but it has its compromises. JK Armament has come out with their SGX shotgun suppressor and it is a lot lighter than the Salvo12. The SGX 12 gauge is [Read More…]
If you have been tracking some of the things I have been dabbling with, you might notice I have gone down the rabbit hole a bit with ATAK. Well, I came across VK Integrated Systems, Aries Defense and Legionarius all at the same booth at SHOT Show 2023 and they have some [Read More…]
When walking down the aisles of SHOT Show 2023, Dead Foot Arms’ AR-MP9 caught my attention. It is not a secret I am a fan of the MP5 and I find AR9s that mimic MP5’s interesting. There have been attempts made by other manufacturers to mimic the MP5 [Read More…]
If you recall, Imperial Arms Co. makes their own SCAR compatible receivers. I reviewed their CypherX receiver and lowers. Well they have partnered up with Dorin Tech and will be coming out with a CypherX PDW. FN USA has come out with their own PDW but it is chambered in [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2023 Aero Precision unveiled their new Solus bolt action. It was announced last year but now they have more concrete information and specs for their new entry in the precision bolt gun market. The Solus bolt action will use savage small shank. Ballistic [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2023 Range Day, RISE Armament had their new Iconic trigger out to try out. RISE Armament makes some fantastic drop-in triggers for the AR platform and the Iconic trigger is a new design where the first and second stages are independent of each other. [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2023 Range Day, I came across Accufire at the long range section. Their Omnis digital spotting scope caught my attention. Accufire also has some new red dots as well as a thermal clip on they are coming out with. But first let’s talk about the Omnis [Read More…]
Welcome to Friday Night Lights. This week on FNL SHOT 2023 we take a look at some of the hidden gems regarding night vision and thermal. There will be more with dedicated articles for some companies but this is a list of things you might not have seen covered so I [Read More…]
Hornady has already announced some of their products late last year but they are new for 2023. First up is the new Hornady 7mm PRC cartridge offerings. There are at least 30 gun builders chambering rifles for this caliber. Here is the list from their website. Allterra [Read More…]
ATN CORP is coming out with their new Xtreme Definition Sensor 1064 ThOR Gen 5 XD series. With a whopping 1280×1024 60hz 12 micron thermal sensor. The 1280 ThOR Gen 5 XD has some new features over their previous ThOR optics. It will have a custom reticle builder. [Read More…]
Like every year, Strike Industries comes out swinging with a cornucopia of new accessories. They are expanding into different weapon platforms as well as improving others. Let’s take a look at the Strike Industries 2023 Lineup. I am sure you may have noticed the [Read More…]
At the beginning of the year we got a sneak peak at the Nocturn Industries UANVB-OC, aka the Samurai. Well they are branching out with more housings such as their metal Manticore and Chimera bridge. Nocturn had their metal Manticore out on display. You can already see [Read More…]
The next evolution for the home machinist is DIY RMR cuts in Glock slides with the Ghost Gunner 3 (GG3). Defense Distributed was kind enough to send in their Optic Cut Kit. I ran the code on two slides and documented the process. Let’s take a look at how you can [Read More…]
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