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Outlaw Glam Gun Jewelry
Outlaw Glam emailed us some photos of their nifty vintage-style jewelry made using cartridge cases. I have always been a fan of cartridge-bling jewelry. Valentine’s day is a week away 🙂
Category: Guns & Gear
Stuart Mitchell “Survival Knife” Prototype
[ This guest post was contributed by Nightfly ] I found myself in the lucky position to try out this new Stuart Mitchell Survival Knife prototype during a recent trip. Number 476 is made from 5mm RWL34, has a full flat grind and retains its thickness throughout the [Read More…]
Argentinean Special Forces Evaluating Beretta ARX 160
Infodefensa.com reports that Argentinean Special Forces are evaluating the Beretta ARX 160 and its grenade launcher the GLX 160 (translated) …. At the request of the Argentine Army (EA), representatives of the Italian Beretta , in Argentina, donated a [Read More…]
Shooting The Chiappa Triple Threat
I had the opportunity to shoot the the Chippia Triple Threat at SHOT Show’s Media Day. Many people want to know what it feels like to shoot. My first impression picking it up (with butt stock removed, see above) was “This must be what a medieval mace feels [Read More…]
Franchi SPAS-15 “ANACONDA”
I happened upon the below video on YouTube. The video is of an Argentian man showing off the custom Franchi SPAS-15 shotgun he competes with in IPSC. The gun features a huge muzzlebrake that resembles a large mallet in size and shape. The magazine is custom and holds [Read More…]
Mako KPOS G2 LB200 “Handgun Support System”
The Mako Group’s KPOS G2 LB200 is an valiant attempt at making a pistol carbine conversion kit that, for legal reasons, does not convert the pistol into a carbine. Instead of having a buttstock the kit has an arm support. This is said to provide a more stable [Read More…]
Seen at the Gunsmithing Shop: Everyone Makes Mistakes
The indoor shooting range at Douglas County Firearms provides my gunsmithing department with a steady stream of problems needing to be addressed. 90 percent of reliability problems are due to guns being too dirty and too dry. 90 percent of accuracy problems are due to [Read More…]
Otis Tactical Pink
Otis Technology announced a new cleaning kit that they state is “geared toward female hunters and shooters.” The Tactical Pink is an all-in-one cleaning kit in a soft-sided case that uses the company’s Breech-to-Muzzle cleaning components. The case [Read More…]
Savage Model 110 BA: Left Hand Version Available
The Savage Model 110 BA is now available in a left-handed version. This precise, long range rifle will be set up for left-handed shooters in both .338 Lapua and .300 Win Mag. The Model 110 BA is a precision rifle marketed for the law enforcement market. As it is not [Read More…]
Carbon Arms’ TWinS shotgun shell Caddy system
In competition shooting, seconds count. When looking specifically at 3-gun competitions where a shotgun is involved, seconds are usually gained or lost during reloads. Here we’ll be taking a look at the Carbon Arms TWinS (TWo in Shotgun) system. The TWinS system [Read More…]
Made In Australia: The Owen Submachine Gun
A vacation to Australia is something I would highly recommend; The people are nice, the beaches are beautiful, and fun seems to just ooze from the cracks between the sidewalks. Amidst all the glamor and excitement one may feel by hitting the bars and the white sandy [Read More…]
Best YouTube Channels For 2013: Mr. Colion Noir
If you haven’t subscribed to Mr. Colion Noir on YouTube, you are missing one of the funniest, most intelligent, and best spoken gun culture personalities on the web right now. His videos are short, to the point, insightful, and… well, this dude just cracks [Read More…]
Remington R-15 with Magpul MOE
Remington will now include Magpul MOE accessories on their R-15 line of rifles. According to Remington, the company will have a line of four R-15 MOE rifles that will include Magpul pistol grips, trigger guards, stocks and handguards. The four rifles will include a [Read More…]
New TOPS Knives At SHOT 2013
We’ve had several request for knife coverage. While I did take a fair amount of pics they weren’t up to par for posting so I used some Tops pictures along with my own. These are new release knives at the Tops booth.So, here are photos of a few of the new [Read More…]
DPMS 22 LR Rifles from the 2013 SHOT Show
At the 2013 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, DPMS announced the addition of two new .22 LR AR-style rifles to their line of guns. The new “DPMS Mil-Std 22LR” rifles use mil-spec receivers, which means they are not limited to rimfire should you decide to bolt on an [Read More…]
SHOT Show 2013 Optic Report: Israeli MEPRO 4X Combat Gunsight
Outside of the U.S. military, the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) is probably the biggest users of the Trijicon ACOG combat gunsight. Almost two years ago and to my surprise, which I found out an Israeli optic company was working on a four-power fixed magnification prism [Read More…]
Coonan .357 Mag. Automatic Compensated Pistol
Coonan have unveiled a 5.7″ compensated barrel version of their .375 Magnum chambered 1911. With an extended barrel length to 5.7”, the Compensated Pistol is ideal for reduced recoil resulting in greater accuracy from a top-of-the-line performer. “The [Read More…]
The Closest We Will Get To A Real Magpul PDR
Magpul took the gun world by storm when they unveiled their prototype Magpul PDR (Personal Defense Rifle) back in 2006. Unfortunately they never took it further. Now, about seven years later, their airsoft subsidiary Magpul PTS has announced that they will be [Read More…]
Joost, a reader of TFB, emailed us a sketch of an idea he had. He wrote … The entire idea is basically deviding the pressure that goes trough a single gas-tube trough a dual-gas tube system, splitting the amount of gas 50/50 in the (low profile) gas block, and [Read More…]
The FAS (Forces Armées et de Sécurité) Commandoes
Yesterday I wrote about a Chadian solider with a tricked out AKM. I suspected the solider may have belonged to a special forces group. It turns out he is a member of the FAS (Forces Armées et de Sécurité), an elite group of desert warfare commandoes. That AK [Read More…]
Remington VersaMax Zombie
Remington’s latest addition to the VersaMax line is also an entry into the zombie category with the VersaMax Zombie shotguns. The new shotguns are available in Gargoyle Green and Explosion Pink. Both the green and pink versions use the Reaper Z pattern that has [Read More…]
Tapco 1911 Grips
The latest member of the Freedom Group announced a new series of 1911 grips at the recent SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Tapco is releasing several new grips for the venerable old pistol in their TimberSmith line. The grips are made of an engineered wooden laminate, and will [Read More…]
Tricked out AK Spotted In Mali
A reader emailed us the above frame taken from a video about the French intervention in Mali showing a Chadian fighter. His AKM is very interesting. It is outfitted with accessories that would make soldiers from far better funded armies jealous. The stock is a CAA [Read More…]
Intelligun – Fingerprint security
From the Intelligun website: Intelligun® is a fingerprint locking system which completely locks your gun, unlocking it immediately only for you and for your authorized users. No change to your gun’s basic shape, weight, look or feel. No actions needed to unlock [Read More…]
Rifles of the Foreign Legion, Then and Now
It has now been confirmed that Sunday night the French Foreign Legion conducted an air assault in Mali, parachuting into the northern suburbs of Timbuktu. Other French forces control the south, while indigenous troops native to Mali attempt to hold the east and west. [Read More…]
Surefire Hellfighter
When you really need to reach out far and light someone up, the Surefire Hellfighter is what you need. The 10-pound 3,000-lumen light can withstand the recoil of crew served weapons like the M2 Browning, the M134 Minigun and the Mk19 Grenade Launcher. It can be [Read More…]
Never-Empty Double Gun (NEDG) Carbine Stock For Two Pistols
A company called Florida Discount Guns Inc. have developed a concept pistol carbine conversion stock kit which would accommodates two separate pistols at the same time. The idea is that if one pistol jams or the magazine runs empty, there is a backup. The [Read More…]
MARS Magazine Release Lever For AK
FOG HORN blogs about the Parabellum Armament Company’s upcoming MARS Magazine Release Lever For AK. It allows right-handed users to actuate the magazine release on AK-style rifles with their right hand (pistol grip) thumb. It’s a clever idea.
Help create the “Ultimate” Survival Shotgun
Hi TFB Readers, A few months ago I was reading Mike Schoby’s article “Is This the Ultimate Survival Gun?” and I was inspired to put one of my own together for pure fun. Since I’m a shotgunner at heart, I decided on the same platform and model, a [Read More…]
Hive Satchel: Blue Force Gear’s Non-Tactical Tactical Satchel
Blue Force Gear collaborated with Chris Costa to design a tactical satchel for carrying submachine guns or PDW-style short barreled rifles that looked as little tactical as possible. The result was the Hive Satchel with its very [Read More…]