I found this in a Facebook group. It seems that the Taiwan 205th Armory (the same people who make the T91 rifle) is experimenting with arming drones. The T91 drone is equipped with a T91 rifle while the other is a 40mm armed drone with three grenade launchers. We have [Read More…]
Paul Kim (PK) has posted an update of his new M52 weapon light which we posted about on April 24. PK posted up this weaponlight Lego map showng all the combination of setups you can have with his line of flashlights. There are some very interesting developments in that [Read More…]
After several articles posted on TFB of whom the subject was Lena Miculek, readers began to ask for more information about the up-and-coming shooting star, her pedigree background with parents IPSC Revolver World Champion Jerry Miculek and Handgun Lady Open Champion Kay [Read More…]
This photograph was recently posted to the Facebook page of the Alabama National Guard. It features an Army Guardsman Sniper during a stalking course while in training. It appears that a combat cameraman (Staff Sgt. William Frye) was present during the stalking exercise [Read More…]
Have you ever stood on the bow of a boat floating next to an injured, thrashing whale, harpoon in hand, waiting for the right timing to throw while trying not to die? Well… neither have I. However, by the 1840’s, enough people had, and had had enough. I [Read More…]
IMBEL – Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil may soon be producing and marketing a new 7.62x51mm sniper rifle. This comes as a follow-up of the company’s previous venture into the precision rifle market, which started in the early 1990s with the AGLC, named [Read More…]
Welcome to the weekend everyone, and thanks for joining us here at TFB’s Silencer Saturday. If you are in the BATFE application approval process for the transfer (or making) of a National Firearms Act (NFA) controlled weapon(s), you are either the model of patience or [Read More…]
Philosophy of Use There are endless tactical black or multi-cam bags on the market claiming to be “low profile”. These same bags display numerous Velcro patches, have pals webbing on the outside of the bag, and scream gun! However, the industry is starting to listen [Read More…]
SKAT is a private Russian firearms manufacturing company founded by a gentleman named Gennadiy Kozhayev. The company makes a variety of firearms including Glock clones, AR-15 rifles and PCCs, bolt action precision rifles etc. Mr. Kozhayev is also the head of Russian [Read More…]
I was going to write another overview of the most expensive firearms sold at recently ended Rock Island April 2018 Premiere Firearms auction in the same fashion that I have been doing it before. However, this time the auction was quite different – it set 10 world [Read More…]
To be quite honest, the old Kabul Arsenal never needed to be “relocated” as it had never been lost, destroyed, or otherwise essentially altered. What this post is adding to the conversation is that someone who had a very legitimate interest in the arsenal [Read More…]
With nearly 20 years of law enforcement behind me, I’ve carried my share of different pistols. Some were chosen for me, others were selected off a list of approved personally owned weapons. For the last decade I’ve picked GLOCK as my choice for on duty and off duty [Read More…]
During SHOT Show 2018 we reported about the AutoMag Company and the pistol being revived. The company not only recreates the pistol but also makes some design changes that will eventually result in the more reliable latest iteration of the Automag pistol. They started [Read More…]
Ted Colegrove posted up a mini-review of a Night Vision POV Camera setup. The camera is a cheap Chinese spy camera with a custom 3D printed holder that positions the small lens over the eyepiece of your night vision. The clip is designed to work with the ubiquitous [Read More…]
My friend J.W. Ramp decided to capture a series of images of pistol sights under various lighting conditions. The top photo is a quick and handy chart that shows you the different conditions and the pistol sight picture. Recently a discussion came up in the Primary [Read More…]
According to a Press Release from the NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation) and the Sands Expo have come to an agreement that SHOT Show will remain at the Sands until the year 2027. That’s another 8 years of SHOT Show at Sands Expo from now. The author is [Read More…]
At the World Shoot 2017 IPSC Rifle just outside Moscow, in one of the shooting bays of the Park Patriot, there was a possibility to shoot a wide variety of Russian firearms. This place isn’t open to the public normally, so if you’re heading there to shoot [Read More…]
ArmHiTec 2018 arms exhibition was held on March 29-31 in Yerevan, Armenia. There were both local Armenian manufacturers and companies from Russia, China, India and several other countries. In this article, we will take a look at the companies who brought small arms [Read More…]
Welcome everyone, thank you for joining TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Back in January at the 2018 SHOT Show TFB’s big boss Doc Rader, TFBTV’s James Reeves and I had a unique opportunity to visit a range on the outskirts of Vegas and meet up with the team from Delta P [Read More…]
Illumination tools are an essential part of an every day carry (EDC) setup. Two primary illumination sources are used, both weapon mounted lights and handheld lights. Both have their pros and cons but compliment each-other well. Once you carry a light you will be [Read More…]
As we begin to thaw out of our winter dens (keep quiet, Southern States), we start to dust off our gear for the upcoming shooting season. And with the end of hibernation comes the lust for upgrading our guns and gear. While the draw to pickup a new rifle or pistol is [Read More…]
An Armenian Armed Forces Facebook morale page (not associated with the military) shared photographs in January of what appear to be Armenian Special Operations troops at a training range in the country with precision rifles. Despite attempts to censor the photographs [Read More…]
Anthony J. has recently completed this post on Chinese pistol caliber carbine conversion kits. This is his first post for TFB. Pistol carbine conversion kits have been all over the place, but they are rarely adopted by any law enforcement agency. Except in the case of [Read More…]
Numerical landmarks, much like birthdays, anniversaries and engineering safety tolerances, are largely arbitrary and only as important as we all decide to make them. For example, today marks TFB’s 20,000th post over 11 great years. But since the mathematical change [Read More…]
When it comes to shooting, you can nerd out in infinite detail about nearly any subject. Whether that pertains to carry ammo, a special purpose AR build, the lumen count of your defensive lights, or the concealability of your weapon, there are many decisions to make. [Read More…]
James D. Julia auction house’s Spring 2018 Extraordinary Firearms Auction was held from March 21 to 23. The results with prices realized were published shortly after the auction was over. Just like in case of our previous installments, we pulled out the list of [Read More…]
Recently an article has been circulating that the ARMY Research Lab is looking into a Steadicam third arm system to augment soldiers. Matthew Moss posted about it earlier this month. The idea is to help soldiers save energy by carrying the weight of their weapons. [Read More…]
Earlier today, Brownells announced a new digital assistant that is capable of helping shooters with gear choices using a connection with their inventory systems via an internet link. Dubbed ‘Clyde’, the virtual assistant accepts voice commands and questions, analyze [Read More…]
TFB were the first to report about Finnaccuracy’s MSR2 reticle, which will be a great help for the premium optic manufacturers and their existing and upcoming super-zoom rifle scopes. If you missed it, you can read about the Multipurpose Sniper Reticle II – [Read More…]
At Big 3 East, the guys at Giesselle quietly showed me something they are working on. It is a very early prototype and I was under NDA until today. They are working on making an trigger for H&K style roller locks. As you can see in the photo above and below it is a [Read More…]
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