Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM Turbo T3 5.56 rifle suppressor. Last week we got a look at two of the most recognizable rifle suppressors in the last 20 years [Read More…]
Nosler Model 21 bolt action rifle was introduced in September of 2021. It’s the company’s second bolt gun design with the first one being the Model 48. Nosler has just announced the expansion of the Model 21 line with a chassis model called Carbon Chassis [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many different types of competitions, shooting sports, ammunition, and firearms! Last week we checked out the tiny Italian Chiappa [Read More…]
When Noreen Firearms announced their ULR Mini, I was intrigued. I have always wanted a small .50 BMG firearm however there are few options. So I requested to review Noreen Firearms’ ULR Mini and they kindly lent one out. Let’s take a look at the ULR Mini .50 [Read More…]
Japanese Precision and German Engineering – the HOWA HERA H7 rifle is a combination of hunting and precision rifle. It is available in 6.5 Creedmoor and .308 Winchester with three barrel lengths, 22″ Standard, 24″ Heavy, and 24″ Carbon Fiber, all [Read More…]
The Finnish and Swedish Defense Forces will purchase a range of various rifles from Sako Ltd. TFB reported about this almost two years ago, but it’s now official what the framework and the firearms will look like. Sweden & Finland @ TFB: Sweden And Finland To [Read More…]
Anschutz have introduced a new line of rifles called APR (Anschutz Precision Rifle) that consists of their existing rifle models adapted for Precision Rifle Series shooting disciplines. Particularly, the APR series rifles are built with MDT chassis. The Anschutz APR [Read More…]
Physics is an unrelenting mistress, especially when we are discussing terminal ballistics. I am the last guy you want explaining high school physics, but Newton’s laws of motion apply whether you are a target shooter, a hunter, or a soldier. All things being [Read More…]
Straight pull bolt action hunting rifles are extremely popular in Europe for multiple reasons. They are manual repeaters which makes them legal in most countries, and they are pretty much as reliable as a regular turn-bolt bolt action yet are much faster. These rifles [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at IWA 2023 visiting the Sabatti booth. Sabatti is a 300-year-old barrel and firearm manufacturer, known outside of the US for making excellent bolt actions. However, this company is not well-known inside the US. That’s about to change, as [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at IWA 2023 visiting Bergara to hear about their new Wilderness Thumbhole Carbon series of bolt-action hunting rifles. According to Bergara: The B-14 Wilderness Series® embody pure performance. Real-world feature sets like fluted bolts, specialized [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at IWA 2023 to visit with MK Machining, an American company that manufactures high-end bolt action bullpup rifles and bullpup chassis. They can custom-build a bullpup with your barreled action or supply one for your custom build, and they make a phenomenal [Read More…]
The 6mm ARC Cartridge has started to see a perceivable uptick in adoption by the shooting sports industry and along with that rise in popularity, HOWA, and Legacy Sports International are proud to announce their much-anticipated 6mm ARC HOWA Mini Action Rifles are [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves visits Bergara to see their new B14² Crest Rifle at IWA 2023. Per Bergara’s webpage about the Crest: The new B14² CREST is a high performance ultralight rifle designed for long distance hunting, and especially mountain hunting. Built on a lightweight [Read More…]
The Savage Impulse series of straight-pull rifles has won many awards and earned favorable reviews from its users since the series was introduced. Savage has announced the latest addition to the Impulse series, the new Savage Impulse Driven Hunter to meet the demands of [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves visits Haenel at EnforceTac to discuss their RS8/RS9 line of sniper rifles, famously used by German special forces as the G29. According to Haenel’s webpage: With RS8 / RS9, C.G. Haenel from Suhl offers a sniper rifle system specially developed for police [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at IWA talking with HERA Industries about their new HERA H6 AR-style bolt-action rifle that accepts AR mags…sideways! This is a true side loading and folding bolt action coming from Germany…to the United States! Consider supporting us at [Read More…]
When Savage Arms announced their Impulse straight pull rifle, I was intrigued. The idea of a straight pull seems like it could be better than a traditional bolt action where you have to lift the bolt up before pulling it back. Well, Savage sent out their Impulse Big [Read More…]
Just a few days ago, it was announced that the Finnish Defence Forces were buying Sako TRG M10 Precision Rifles. Now Beretta USA, a member of the Beretta Defense Technologies alliance, has announced that the New York Police Department and its Emergency Service Unit [Read More…]
Maison du Chasseur is a firearms manufacturing company located in Martigny, Switzerland. Their catalog is pretty diverse and includes anything from integrally suppressed ARs in 7.62×39 to bullpup Mauser 98 bolt action rifles, as well as a wide range of firearms [Read More…]
The Finnish Ministry of Defence announced that the Finnish Defence Forces will purchase Sako TRG M10 precision rifle systems, spare parts and sniper equipment in a deal worth 11 million euros. According to the Ministry of Defence, the multi-calibre TRG M10 precision [Read More…]
Hera Arms Germany has a new bolt-action rifle called the HERA H6 Rifle, developed together with Voere Präzisisonstechnik. The Hera Arms H6 accepts STANAG/PMAG feeding like it is a bolt-action Sten gun. Some of you may remember the VOERE S16, Sten-styled Suppressed [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 legendary MAUSER 98 bolt-action rifle is being given a fresh and unique look to coincide with MAUSER’s celebration of 125 years of success in the firearms industry. These extremely limited-edition rifles will feature the same beautiful design as the originals [Read More…]
Gunwerks is one of the most well-known premium bolt-action rifle makers here in the States. The company often offers its customers very unique rifles that fetch a high asking price but deliver outstanding performance in terms of reliability, accuracy and craftsmanship. [Read More…]
Composite bolt action rifle stocks by Norwegian GRS Riflestocks have a very well-thought-out design and have been quite popular among hunters and shooters across the globe. Some firearm manufacturers even offer versions of their rifles equipped with these stocks. [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the CZ 600 Trail, a tactical bolt action that accepts AR-15 magazines. Revealed at IWA 2022, the CZ 600 Trail is available in .223 and 7.62×39 (the 7.62x39mm version accepts Bren 2 magazines). It has a very light and portable chassis with a [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM Turbo T3 5.56mm rifle suppressor. Last week we reviewed the FN RUSH 9Ti on the FN 509 Compact Tactical. This week we move into what [Read More…]
Mauser have announced the expansion of their M18 bolt-action rifle line with two new stock colorways featuring two distinctive camouflage patterns. Building on the Savanna Tan version introduced last year, the new rifles will have U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and Fred Bear [Read More…]
The Ruger American Rifle series has become a popular, affordable line of rifles that include the Ruger American Ranch Rifle, one of which comes chambered for 7.62x39mm. For the American Ranch, Ruger opted to incorporate their own magazine design from the Ruger Mini-30, [Read More…]