Do you own a CMMG 5.7x28mm upper? Are you a bit tired of sourcing that kind of caliber, but still want to shoot your gun? Now CMMG has added a .22LR Conversion kit, so you can enjoy shooting it with .22LR at a reduced cost. Here’s what CMMG had to say: CMMG® [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we go to great length trying to find the best pictures and stories out there. Today we have a photo from Alabama Arsenal, including some highly interesting firearms like the Heckler & Koch [Read More…]
Good morning substars (copyright 2020 – Pete) and welcome to another installment of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new R9 suppressor. Which coincidentally is our topic today Last week we discussed damaged [Read More…]
Night vision is typically worn on the head. It allows for the most immersive experience and interaction with the world by having your night vision goggles in front of your face. Most people use a helmet, either a bump helmet or a ballistic helmet. Helmets are great but [Read More…]
MP-155 is one of the most popular semi-auto hunting shotguns in Russia thanks to its robust construction and affordable price. It’s available in a variety of hunting configurations and Kalashnikov Concern also offers a sort of a tactical AR-shaped shotgun (TG1) [Read More…]
FN America‘s current AR-15 lineup – dubbed the “FN-15 Series” – includes eighteen models, ranging from 5.56 and 300BLK pistols to a competition-purposed model to California-compliant versions and more. FN also provides variants of these [Read More…]
Centrifugal projectile weapons have a long history dating back to the humble sling. The late 19th and 20th centuries saw a number of attempts to create an automatic weapon capable of projecting a string of projectiles without the need for cartridges containing [Read More…]
This riflescope was my first entry into the world of Schmidt & Bender, and I bought it second hand from a friend for a fair price. The box says 3-12×50 PMII LP P4F DT 1 cm, which means that it has an illuminated P4F reticle with 1 cm clicks. What makes the [Read More…]
Having a shotgun as an escort sounds comforting, and in our Photo Of The Day we’ll take a look at one. The Hatsan Escort BTS12 is a bullpup, gas-operated and magazine-fed semi-automatic shotgun. It looks great in tan! If fires 12 gauge shells from a 76 mm [Read More…]
Last week, I wrote about various PDWs and there were a number of people asking about the Vertx bag I had in the background. I also had people ask about other types of carry bags that work well with carrying concealed for pistols and larger weapons as well. There are [Read More…]
Blackwater has a limited edition of their Iron Horse Lower. As you may remember Blackwater Worldwide and Iron Horse Firearms announced a partnership earlier this year. This lower is very different from others. If you haven’t noticed yet, it doesn’t have a [Read More…]
Welcome back dear readers (and listeners) to our latest installment of TFB’s Behind The Gun podcast featuring informative conversations with firearms industry leaders and experts in their field. Today we welcome our friends at SureFire, Andrew Wright and George [Read More…]
During the ARMY 2020 exhibition, Kalashnikov Concern has revealed the prototype of a new belt-fed 5.45x39mm light machine gun called RPL-20. Earlier, in an interview given to RIA Novosti news agency, Dmitry Tarasov, the CEO of Kalashnikov Concern, said that that [Read More…]
Hot on the heels of Kalashnikov Concern’s brand new 5.56x45mm-chambered AK-19, Russia’s leading small arms company have introduced a new and improved AK-12. The new rifle includes a number of slightly tweaked ergonomic features that were developed in light [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We have some excellent photos from Jeremy Tremp of Offensive Marketing Group. The rifle is a Heckler & Koch MR556A1, with a SilencerCo 36M, Eotech EXPS3 sight with magnifier, Arisaka M600 Light. The rail is from Geissele. The model is [Read More…]
Welcome back to another installment of TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday series of articles. Today we’ll talk about revolvers embellished by Tiffany & Co. This article is based on the six Tiffany Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers that are consigned to [Read More…]
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the largest Russian annual arms exhibition, ARMY, was not canceled and started as scheduled. During this exhibition, Kalashnikov Concern introduced several new small arms products including a new LMG, a smart shotgun and the AK-19, a [Read More…]
Have you ever handled or fired an original M16 or an AR-15 with the classic original tri-form handguards? They have a certain ergonomic quality to them that some might argue we have lost as we evolved through the A2 style handguards, through quad rails to the more [Read More…]
It appears that a year after the introduction of the newly upgraded SA80 A3 the British Army is introducing a series of small but significant tweaks to improve weapons handling. The changes come following user feedback on the SA80 A3 / L85A3 rifles which have been [Read More…]
Mekanix, a company based in Mølnbukt, Norway, have developed a handguard and a gas block that fits the Heckler & Koch`s MR223/HK416/MR556 rifles. They seem to have a lot of time at hand to develop new and clever solutions. The handguard has been developed by [Read More…]
The next generation of the Tyrant Designs MOD ForeGrip is here. Like before it’s a combination of aircraft grade aluminum with rubber finger groove inserts, to make the gripping of your rifle more comfortable and controllable. The new design comes in five [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, Hop takes a look at the FN that time forgot: the Forty-Nine. This pistol was FN’s first polymer-framed striker-fired pistol, with a very heavy DAO trigger intended to appeal to police agencies. Shockingly, it didn’t work, and the Forty-Nine is one of the least [Read More…]
An opportunity arose from my friend Jon Barrett at Kahn Media. Kahn Media represents ROUSH Performance. ROUSH Performance is famous for modified Ford vehicles like the Mustang and Ford Raptor. Jon reached out and asked if I would be interested in checking out the new [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 62nd edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a [Read More…]
Underground Arms Watch returns with August’s look into firearms manufactured for the black market which have appeared in recent weeks. Last month, police in the Odessa, Ukraine uncovered a workshop reportedly being used to manufacture firearms in the Novotroitsk [Read More…]
To commemorate special dates and events in Geissele or America’s history Geissele are going to host a free giveaway for a single Geissele ICON Rifle at the beginning of every month. Each Geissele ICON rifle will aim to be a truly unique and one off rifle, Iconic, [Read More…]
Few, if any, micro-compact pistols are known for their great triggers. In fact, it’s one of the main reasons why I sold one of my pocket rockets, and I rarely sell any firearms. Now I kind of regret it, but what’s done is done. The subject of [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to The Rimfire Report. This weekly series covers all sorts of topics surrounding the rimfire firearm world. Today we’ll be taking a look at the concept of a Lightweight Rimfire Survival rifle. Specifically, we’re going to look at it [Read More…]
GLOCK first announced the new G43X/G48 Slimline Series about a year and a half ago to an enthusiastic crowd. Looking for a everyday carry gun that was more trim than the G26 but had better ergonomics (and has a larger mag capacity) than the pocket-size G43, the new [Read More…]
Howard over at Loose Rounds often posts some interesting things and this post, in particular, caught my eye as something worth looking deeper into. It seems that Howard is in the process of trying to make DIY 40mm practice rounds for his launcher. Howard owns an M203 [Read More…]
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