The US Army has released some photographs taken at Fort Bliss, Texas, during testing of the Army’s new Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (SDM-R). The new 7.62x51mm rifle from Heckler & Koch has not yet officially been fielded and testing and tweaking [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTv’s coverage of SHOT Show 2019, at Range Day, Brannon LeBouef talks with Brett from Dark Storm Industries about their new .458 SOCOM AR pattern guns. Big bore performance in an AR-15 pattern rifle. they also have a full line of AR pistols as well. ««« PATREON [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s SHOT Show 2019 coverage, Brannon LeBouef talks with Maxim Defense about their new PDX SBR and AR-Pistols which will also be chambered in 7.62×39. A nice sweet little package for personal defense or just plain fun. ««« PATREON GIVEAWAYS »»» Go to [Read More…]
AR-18 is probably one of the most underappreciated firearms designs in history. The rifle itself was not very popular, but the basic design of its bolt and bolt carrier was used by at least 9 different countries: Germany in the G36, Belgium in the SCAR, the Czech [Read More…]
Barrett has taken the 5.56x45mm REC7 rifle and upgraded it to a 7.62x51mm package which is now the REC10. The REC10 was a product development of a foreign military solicitation program in which Barrett was successful in acquiring and winning. We don’t know what exact country this was, but we [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s SHOT Show 2019 coverage, Brannon LeBouef talks with Roy from Brownells about their new BRN-180 which is their classic take on the Original AR-180 and the new “sexual chocolate” that they call the BRN-Proto to mimic the prototype serial number 0001 AR-15. [Read More…]
Many of us have been long awaiting the arrival and debut of the 7.62mm Tavor 7 and the 12 gauge TS12. Unfortunately there have been a few setbacks in getting the small arms in from Israel. In the case of the Tavor 7 the reason is that the rifle itself is a 4 MOA gun, […] Read More [Read More…]
Delivering Lead from Overhead Lancer’s new L30 AIR (Aerial Interdiction Rifle) was designed for gunners from an aerial platform. Chambered in both .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor, this rifle was designed with being lightweight for caliber as well as compact. The upper [Read More…]
A thousand 2000’s Are regular Kel-Tecs not elusive enough for you? M-Carbo (Military Carbine Brotherhood) is now officially partnered up with Kel-Tec in the production of 1000 special edition SUB-2000’s. These SUB-2000’s will come with a special [Read More…]
This year Century Arms had two big ticket items on the SHOT 2019 list. The first was the company’s custom line of AK-patterned rifles and Canik handguns that were worked on by a custom shop outside of Century. Century Arms gave them carte-blanche to complete different modifications to the AK [Read More…]
Long range subsonic Condition Red Ordnance Manufacturing (CROM) has this “riddle of steel”: how to create a highly portable platform that can fire .50 BMG bullets quietly. The answer is the .500 Blackout chambered Zero Dark Fifty. CROM already [Read More…]
In November, FN America announced that SCAR20S, civilian version of FN MK 20 SSR – Sniper Support Rifle will soon be available for the US customers on the civilian market. FN MK 20 SSR is currently used by US SOCOM units under the designation MK 20 Mod O [Read More…]
The massoud lineage lives on, and it’s looking good We here at TFB are admittedly fans of the work going on at Kinetic Research Group. KRG is usually one of my first stops every year to check in on the meticulously perfected FOX-42 project. For those of our [Read More…]
CMMG has revamped and streamlined their AR15 product line in order to allow customers to see what the company has at a glance. There are three initial tiers of what they offer. The Banshee is their pistol or SBR setup, the Endeavor is their long distance line, and the Resolutes are 16.5-inch [Read More…]
The biggest news at Desert Tech this year was that the bolt action SRS rifle has now been updated to an “SRS A2” configuration. The company engineers took some time to look at the configuration of the rifle and were able to take almost two pounds off the weight in some cases. Primarily [Read More…]
What do you get when you mix together an AR and a M14/M1A rifle? The new MK 36 rifle from Overmatch Precision Arms. They’ve actually been working on this rifle for a while, it was originally called the Osprey MK36 rifle and was being developed by Osprey Armament [Read More…]
Roller Locked and Ready to Rock MarColMar has been hard at work. After 2 years of effort, and 2 million dollars spent in production, their CETME-L reproductions are shipping out to customers. These are full guns, not a kit that you have to weld, bend and pin [Read More…]
When I saw I had received NEMO arms as one of my range day assignments I was both excited and not at the same time. I was looking forward to shooting their .300 win mag. extra-large frame AR, but at the same time I knew my job here at SHOT with TFB was to report [Read More…]
In just a few short days Magpul have launched an army of new parts. Some are brand new, like the CZ Scorpion EVO 3 line of products which we told you about a few days ago and some are more of an extension of existing product lines. Little did we know how right we were [Read More…]
Back in December 2017 we reported that Barrett would be launching their new 7.62x51mm REC10 rifle, now in 2019 it’s finally here. Barrett have confirmed that the REC10 will be introduced at SHOT Show 2019. The new rifle is chambered in 7.62x51mm, uses an [Read More…]
The CZ Scorpion EVO 3 must be selling well. At least well enough for Magpul to start making magazines and accessories for it. Someone found a market need to feed. The upcoming Magpul EVO parts are all easy to install. No need to mention the magazine, but the grip and [Read More…]
Back in March 2018, Eric broke the news that B&T were finally set to offer a 7.62x51mm APC, the APC308. The rifle was unveiled at the 2018 Enforce TAC show but no details on when it might arrive in the US were given. It now appears that B&T USA are preparing to [Read More…]
Building on last year’s successful launch of two MP5 clones, South Carolina based firearms manufacturer PTR is announcing two new models in their production line up. The 9KT is an MP5K clone with a custom handguard, top rail and an end cap capable of accepting [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Concern has released a new competition ready rifle called Saiga-MK Svarog (Сварог – name of a Slavic deity). The rifle is the first project of the company’s custom shop which they call “firearm tuning laboratory”. The Saiga-MK [Read More…]
Here are few examples of suppressed firearms, in either 9×19 mm or the more powerful .223 Remington (or 5,56×45 mm). The B&T APC9 Suomi pictured is just like the normal APC9 except it has a pinned suppressor (rather long one) to get into the legal minimum [Read More…]
Weekly Deals Roundup Deals on D&H 5.56 magazines, the C308, Prvi 30-06 ammunition, the Vortex Razor GenII, and 80 Percent build kits. D&H 5.56 30RD ALUMINUM MAGAZINE – $6.99 What the deal is: Palmetto State Armory has put their D&H aluminum magazines [Read More…]
DSArms has announced the availability of a new FAL parts kit based on surplused Israeli Defence Force FALs. The kits include a magazine and everything but the rifle’s upper receiver and barrel. Luckily, DSArms will also be offering correctly marked new receivers [Read More…]
The US Army is set to receive a new batch of .50 calibre M107 long range sniper rifles with the Department of Defense announcing the contract award on the 28th November. The near $8 million dollar order will see Barrett Firearms provide between 700 and 800 rifles.These [Read More…]
What captivated many visitors to Indo Defense 2018 this year from Pindad was the defense companies Harimau Modern Medium Weight tank that was a product of a joint venture with a Turkish defense company. However when it comes to small arms, Pindad had some new offerings [Read More…]
Today we’re taking a look at the Barrett that never was, the XM109 AMPR. Originally known as the Objective Sniper Weapon (OSW), the XM109 now bears the designation Anti-Material Payload Rifle (AMPR). Using the existing lower receiver from the M82/M107 rifle, [Read More…]