Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday sponsored by Yankee Hill Machine. Nearly two feet of snow has kept me from getting out to the range and filming, meaning that our look at the KNS adjustable gas piston for the IWI Galil ACE in [Read More…]
If you recall last April, I reviewed the Weltool W3 “Featherless Arrow” flashlight. It uses a new type of illumination technology called Laser Excited Phosphor (LEP). At that time Acebeam had a competing product called the W10. On paper, the W10 was a little [Read More…]
This month’s edition of Pawn Shop Finds is by far one of the worst and most interesting pawn shop finds I have found yet. Last week, I was up in the bad part of town in Muskegon Heights which is not known for being the nicest part of West Michigan. I came across a [Read More…]
CZ USA have announced the introduction of an affordable, tack-driving precision chassis version of their rimfire 457 Varmint series of rifles. The new rifle, available in .22LR, will come in either 16.5 or 24 inch barrel configurations. It ships with Luth-AR’s MBA-4 [Read More…]
Primary Arms Optics have had a pair of their red dot optics approved for duty use with Texas’ Pasadena Police Department. The optics have also recently been cleared for duty use by Missouri City’s Police Department too. The CR2032-powered SLx Compact [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Media has published a video showing a very interesting AK-47. This is an experimental Type 1 AK that has some design changes done by Mikhail Kalashnikov himself. The experiments were done in the early ’50s, shortly after the adoption of AK-47 in 1949, [Read More…]
The Twitter account for KommandoStore just revealed that in 2020 they are going to be the exclusive importer of Mateba Firearms into the US. No details have been provided so far on how many models may be part of the import deal, however, it is clear that the 6 Unica [Read More…]
While doing a research for another TFB article, I came across this chassis called Shadow designed by a Russian company called AKademia. It is an aluminum chassis that converts the Molot Vepr-308 Super rifles from their classic hunting configuration into basically a DMR [Read More…]
Today we take a look at U. S. Marines with the Special Reaction Team, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton as they sight in on targets using their M40A6 sniper rifles. The photos were taken during their [Read More…]
Time has flown by and we are starting another winter cycle. Depending on how you feel about colder weather, you’re either excited to carry a larger firearm or you’re trying to figure out how to conceal carry with the extra layers. Now some people will be [Read More…]
Savage Arms has introduced new iterations of some of their popular bolt action rimfire rifles combined under new series called Minimalist. What these rifles have in common is the new laminate wood stock. The Minimalist series currently includes the Mark II, Model 93 and [Read More…]
Behold the Death, the fourth and last horseman of the Apocalypse. Meridian Defense Corporation has released the last rifle in their special project themed after the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. MDC launched the Apocalypse series of AK rifles back in November 2018 with [Read More…]
There are literally just a few weeks left, we travel into the year of 2020 and a new exciting decade. JP Enterprises, Inc. out of Hugo, Minnesota, just revealed a new rifle called the JP LRI-20 – Semi-Monolithic Long Range Precision Rifle. Judging the looks and [Read More…]
In August of 2017, TFB reported that much-beloved maker of AK mags and other parts/accessories, US Palm, was sadly going under. After a hiatus of a year-and-change, in September 2018 TFB also reported that they appeared to be setting up for a resurrection with the help [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday where we feed your addiction for revolvers! For those who are first joining us, this is a weekly reoccurring series where TFB discusses new wheelguns, potential modifications, old wheelguns, shooting [Read More…]
The Walther PP is one of those guns that many people today look at like its not impressive, but this little gun has quite the history both in gun world and in my personal life. The Walther PP is a small simplistic handgun that’s influenced quite a few pistols [Read More…]
CAA USA has introduced the second generation of their MCK (Micro Conversion Kit) handgun conversion kit/chassis. Although visually it may look similar to the first generation, the MCK Gen2 has a number of (eight, to be exact) design changes that should actually improve [Read More…]
The Star Wars saga and its characters have entertained and inspired several generations of people, firearms enthusiasts among them. Episodes IV, V and VI (as well as sequel episodes) had easily recognizable surplus firearms, despite the addition of extra parts [Read More…]
Essentially the Soviet response to the H&K MP5 covert briefcase, the KGB invented this briefcase in response to a need to covertly carry an AKS74U while guarding high-level dignitaries. Unlike the MP5 briefcase, the AKSU case is designed so that it simply camouflages the rifle in plain sight, [Read More…]
Last year SIG Sauer introduced the commercial version of their M17, the US military’s new service pistol – the Modular Handgun System. Now SIG Sauer have announced the introduction of the P320-M18, the civilian variant of the compact M18 which is the US [Read More…]
When I teach people about precision rifle shooting I like to explain the rifle is a tool, while the scope is a ruggedized precision instrument. Each click of the turret only moves the erector assembly about 7/10 of a thousandth (.0007) of an inch. For perspective, a [Read More…]
Last week, Hogue came out with their Legion series line of knives and tomahawks. Hogue has been making knives for SIG over the last few years but now they have extended into the Legion series with several offerings in different blade styles and lengths. I was one of the [Read More…]
AR500 Armor, the company mostly known for making steel body armor and targets, is entering the helmet market. Being specialized in manufacturing products from high strength steel alloys, they have designed a steel ballistic helmet called Militia Helmet. This is a rather [Read More…]
During one of their latest live streams, Bill Geissele, the founder of Geissele Automatics, announced the launch of a new product line called Special Agent. As its name implies, the parts and accessories included in this line are exactly the ones used by the FBI. If you [Read More…]
On Thursday night, 7 November 2019 a little after 11 p.m., at the Motel 6 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Greg Sapp was on the walkway outside his motel room on the second floor. He did not know he would be defending himself from a black bear attack in mere moments. The bear [Read More…]
Originally slated to release in April of 2019, the XTech Tactical Smart Laser has finally been fully developed and is ready to ship. The two-year-long development process has produced the ultimate home defense pistol accessory. The XTech Smart Laser light/laser combo [Read More…]
December 2019 Rock Island Premiere Firearms Auction is the last large American auction of the year. As always, when its online catalog was published I started browsing it to put together one of TFB’s articles about the rarest and most unusual firearms seen in the [Read More…]
The Olympic Biathlon has always intrigued me. A sport with roots in Scandinavian military history, the Biathlon is a test of not only athletic prowess but marksmanship as well. Today in the Rimfire Report we’ll briefly delve into the history and modern [Read More…]
In a recent article, TFB wrote about the experiences with regards to Long Range Shooting with handguns in general and the B&T Universal Service Weapon (USW) specifically. For the European market, it is now time for another addition to the B&T USW line. Owners [Read More…]
The endless search for the perfect muzzle brakes gets another piece to the puzzle as Franklin Armory release their new series of muzzle brakes named Aura. Choosing the right muzzle brake and timing is probably one of the most important parts on any build, especially if [Read More…]