Andy, who blogs at GunPath.com, sent us a photo of his AR-10 style rifle chambered in .308 Win. It was build with an Aero Precision M5 .308 stripped lower with factory FDE Cerakote, Aero Precision assembled upper receiver with Aero Precision 16″ .308 [Read More…]
Frank sent us a photo of his good looking P58 Naval Rifle and New Model Army reproductions. He writes … In an age of black rifles, polymer handguns, and tacticool, it’s always nice to take a step back and see where everything came from. Some guns [Read More…]
Dan sent us a photo of his very nifty Lancer L30 LTR chambered in .308 Win. He writes … Some F-Class and Long Range Practice in Mifflin, PA with Some Coworkers. Lancer L30 LTR in 308 Win. Bartelin 24″, 1-11.25 Twist Barrel Chambered in 308 Win Match Rubber [Read More…]
Glenn writes … For any guys who see and read this if you are low budget like me, disabled and living on severely fixed income an SKS is a great cheap gun with tons of accessories on the market. This is my factory 26 Chinese SKS with ATI folding stock in [Read More…]
Today’s POTD is a photo taken by Russian shooter Irina Mareeva of the new Kalashnikov Concern PL-14 Pistol. This photo shows the ergonomics of the new pistol with its Glock-like grip angle. Here is a comparison with the Glock that I put together. The Glock is [Read More…]
TFB friend Cameron Slater from New Zealand emailed us photos he took at the 100 year commemoration ceremony of the WWI ANZAC military campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The ceremony was held earlier this year in Turkey where the campaign was fought. About [Read More…]
Chris sent us a photo of his Saiga chambered in 5.45mm converted into a AK-74 style rifle. It installed a Tapco G2 trigger, Magpul Zhukov handguard, Magpul grip, K-Var stock. It think its looks great. If a few years ago you told me Magpul furniture would look good on [Read More…]
Travis Tomasie posted this on his Facebook page. No mention who did the cerakote paint job but it looks fantastic.The 1911 is a stainless Enhanced Remington R1.
West sent us info on his new AR-10 build which includes a … * Palmetto State Armory AR10 16″ stainless barrel. * JL billet 12″ M-lok free float rail. * Surefire Pro Comp * Magpul gear, afg, pmag, k2 grip * Aero precision light weight scope mount * [Read More…]
Rufus writes: This is a picture of my original Armalite AR-180 manufactured in England by Sterling. I saw it in a shop next to one of the new ones produced by the current Armalite (which is the same company in name only) with the polymer lower. I fell in love with [Read More…]
Indiana F wrote … My new Type 97 rifle on its first day at the (in field) range. The rifle has a T97.ca FTU unit, and a decent Hawke Red Dot that I’m using until I get a hold of something nicer. The Mags are IMI Defense 30 rounders pinned to 5 for [Read More…]
Jeff wrote … After toying with the idea for years, I finally decided to order a gun from an internet store. For years I had wrongfully believed that the process would be complicated, expensive, and take weeks. I couldn’t have been more wrong! I bought this [Read More…]
Uncle Webkins wrote … Looks like ET’s back. I caught the little bugger in my ammo bucket. I like it! On a side note, ET could have really used a firearm (or two, or three) in that movie. That fragile little extra-terrestrial spent the entire movie on the [Read More…]
My Hungarian gun-editor friend Gabor sent us a phto of a Steyr AUG chambered in 9mm. He wrote … A futuristic black beauty: Steyr AUG 9×19 mm semi-auto carbine. Positives: Practically zero felt recoil, better trigger than on the military 5,56×45 [Read More…]
Rome107 writes … Choose your side! On top is my Izhmash Saiga in 7,62×39 with folding stock, Surefire L4 flashlight and AK74 muzzle brake. Folded length is 60 cm what is the minimum required length here. Internals are modified to use all AK mags. As coming [Read More…]
Norm writes … This is from a range somewhere in the People’s Republic of NY. Its an LMT AR-15 with a SAFE act compliant buttstock, with a 10 round Magpul polymer magazine. Even with that lousy SAFE act I was able to put some holes in some Nazi zombies on the [Read More…]
Kuma sent us a photo of his uncle’s hunting rifles that feature handmade fully customized stocks. These are my uncle’s rifle. He use this rifle as a hunting guide in Hokkaido, Japan. Above Action and barrel:SAKO Caliber:.308 Stock:Maple wood(Custom) [Read More…]
John sent us a photo showing some Sunday shooting on the farm in Southern Ohio. The AR-15 is a Daniel Defense DDM4V7 w/ EOtech EXPS2 and Magnifier and the M1A is a Springfield M1A Socom 16 w/ Aimpoint PRO. Thanks John. I appreciate you sharing these beautiful photos [Read More…]
A good friend of TFB, Val, who is also one of our Russian translators, sent us photos of his new Mosin. He wrote … Though i could share the project which i’ve finished for myself, a totally rebuilt 1944 Mosin-Nagant Rifle. I did all the work myself. The [Read More…]
Cam wrote .. Shooting hand thrown clay pigeons with a Mossberg 500 crown grade on BLM land near the Mexican border in San Diego county. How many folks prefer hand throwing rather than using a hand launcher? I find using a decent launcher, like the WIng One I reviewed [Read More…]
TFB Editor Phil White was given a Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P, and I asked him to take photos for the blog. The pistol dates back to around the time of WWI (judging from the serial). He wrote … My good friend and FFL closed his shop a week ago to [Read More…]
1911Junkie wrote … Work in progress. I machined a frame from a raw casting and fitting the 6″ Caspian slide, in old-fashioned way (but with modern digital calipers and micrometers :). I really love this photo. Somehow it echos everything I love about this [Read More…]
William wrote … This is a pic of my Hungarian FEG Hi-Power clone. I’ve always wanted a Hi-power, and these were recently made available for a song due to their rough condition. Originally I was going to refinish it, but the “to hell and back” [Read More…]
Arik, a reader from Israel, emailed me this photo of a XEM16E1 rifle he was issued. He wrote … I was issued this rifle for a month, belonged to the Nahal infantry battalion and was still in full active service and firing rounds. The XEM16E1 was produced [Read More…]
Max wrote .. This is a pic of my girlfriend Kristen shooting her Beretta 84 at a bowling pin. I like the pic because you can see the shell casing in mid air and the bowling pin falling down. It was taken at The Outback shooting range outside of Mcpherson KS. Thanks [Read More…]
These race guns belong to a friend of mine. The one on the right is 9mm while the other one is in .22LR It is built on a STI frame and Tactical Solutions upper that Limcat customized to look like the Razorcat. I got a chance to try out the .22LR racegun. I was shooting [Read More…]
ProdigalSon wrote … The AR is a BCM upper on a PSA lower, with Magpul furniture. It’s my first build and I’m pretty happy with it. The sling on that gun is a Riflecraft RS-2, and for those of us who still shoot sling-supported, it’s great, if a [Read More…]
Rich sent us a photo of his Every Day Carry that includes … -Smith & Wesson M&P9, Apex Tactical carry kit, bobbed beaver tail and custom grip shaping/stippling by Alpha Epsilon Systems -Blade Tech Nano IWB holster, worn small of the back -Benchmade 556 [Read More…]
Kade sent us this is a fantastic photo taken at the preciously the right moment to show both shells ejected high into the air. The shotgun in the photo is a Browning Citori over/under double barreled shotgun. He shoots with the top barrel fitted with a modified choke [Read More…]
Andrey wrote … This is one of my favorite looking gun mods. This rifle is a AMD 65 with Holosun RDS on a Ultimak top rail, APEX cheekrest and next to it is a simple barebones HK VP9. I especially like this picture, because of the exaggerated contrast bakelite [Read More…]