To be honest, I am a plastic fantastic fan myself, but I cannot call a plastic gun beautiful … Glock guns simply are not beautiful. The 1911 is a beautiful gun. TFB reader Sean managed to buy this beauty for a very good price in the used section of his local gun [Read More…]
Terry sent us this nifty photo he took at a AZGO Forum shoot. The revolver being fired is chambered in the .41 GNR, a wildcat designed for hunting large game. Reloading equipment for the .41 GNR is manufactured by Reeder Custom Guns … 41 GNR#2..This is a very [Read More…]
Kids, drug money does not buy class. Proof of this are the many hideous custom guns confiscated by Latin American law enforcement from drug lords. Back in 2009 I blogged a photo of a highly customized golden AK with a horse head as the front sight. I have embedded it [Read More…]
This photo was taken by Wes last weekend during a range day with the Randolf Rifleman’s Union, his local pro-2A organization. The rifle is a Mossberg MVP Varmint, it features a laminated bench-style stock, fluted bull barrel and best of all, AR-15 magazine [Read More…]
Sid, a reader from Belgium, sent us a photo of his VZ58 rifle (with a number of aftermarket accessories installed), his Glock G17 Gen4 (30 round magazine), his CRKT Hisshou knife and a bottle of a Glenmorangie single malt Scotch. Sid mentioned that buying a gun in [Read More…]
Gripen sent us this photo of his custom Remington 597 FLX. As a life long .22 LR custom rifle fan, I really like his setup and I use many of the same parts myself (although the 10/22 is my platform of choice). He wrote … This is my customized Remington 597 FLX [Read More…]
Erik sent us beautiful photo of a competitor at the 2013 West Coast Match IPSC Rifle in Sweden. The rifle is a JP Enterprises CTR-02. Thanks for the photo Erik. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
Josh sent us some very nice photos of his Springfield Armory 1911A1 TRP .45 ACP. The TRP is based on the FBI Professional model that was adopted by the FBI Hostage Rescue Team in 1998, but sells at a lower price point because it has less hand fitting that the fully [Read More…]
Well known YouTuber usmcdoc14 sent us this photo of his beautiful one-of-a-kind AR-15. He wrote … The rifle shown is a combination of my love for the old brass and hardwood rifles of the past, my love for military rifles and also to cause annoyance with those who [Read More…]
Ok, so its not really for home defense. This is the Iron Creations new 1919 custom mount. Houston H., the artist whose gun art adorns my office walls, sent us this photo of his M1919 machine gun. According to Houston, shooting the 1919 standing up is a lot more fun [Read More…]
A reader emailed us a photo of his grandfather practicing with a M2 Flamethrower … It’s a far cry from the criteria, I know, but I thought this photo might be worth sharing of my mom’s late father training with the legendary M2 flamethrower circa 1951, [Read More…]
Edward O took this photo at a Canadian Army exercise. He wrote … A Canadian Forces soldier fires his C7 rifle during a live-fire exercise in Suffield, Alberta. The rifle is outfitted with an Elcan C79 optic and an M203 40mm launcher. The ground is charred from [Read More…]
ZingaroStudios sent us this nifty photo of his Remington Short 700 in its customized McMillan ADJ A3-5 Fiberglass Stock with Nightforce Scope. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
William sent us a photo of the first AR-15 he has owned. It’s his primary livestock defense rifle. He wrote … Not all of us can afford $1,000 plus guns. So, we find quality where we can / can afford at that time. Or, we build it from parts that we can [Read More…]
Gregor emailed us this photo saying “This is how the Austrian Army uses the FN FAL (STG58): to hold helmets!”. The photo was taken during the Austrian National Day, which falls on October 26. The StG58 was the Austrian Bundesheer version of the FN FAL. [Read More…]
You don’t often see an M32 Milkor Multiple Grenade Launcher being used side by side with an old-school M79 Grenade Launcher. Ray sent us this photo taken in Ramadi, Iraq where he and the 3d Batallion, 8th Marines were stationed in 2006. Ray wrote … I [Read More…]
Max Popenker, a very well known Russian gun writer and friend, sent us this photo of his Rossi 92. My Rossi 92 in .357 Magnum. Despite being grown in the “AK-47” land, it seems that I watched too many Western movies like the “Magnificent seven” [Read More…]
Bennett sent in these photos of his custom Saiga 12 shotgun. It still needs a bolt polished or the ports drilled so It will run light loads But I’m pretty happy with how it came out. A Saiga-12 in this type of configuration has been on my wish list for a long [Read More…]
Trent sent in two phenomenal photos of his Beretta U22 Neos pistol ejecting a .22 LR case. Each photo took about 20 shots before he has happy with the result. I struggled to choose which one to feature. In the end I chose the above photo because I love the blurred [Read More…]
Thanks to USMC03Vet for this photo of his patrol loadout … Picture of my OIF Fallujah patrol loadout with a very worn M16A4 and aluminum mags. Certainly not high speed low drag compared to what is available today, but thought showing well worn weapons of war [Read More…]
I have blogged this photo before but when the photographer, Mr. Charlie Taylor, submitted it to POTD I could not resist publishing it again. He calls it “Corporate Warrior”. The portrait is of Mike Mers in his trademark sweater vest. It is one of a [Read More…]
Thanks to Primer for sending in this photo of his SIG P226 AL SO 9mm pistol. The SIG P226 needs no introduction, but you might be wondering what the “ALSO” designation means. It means the frame is aluminum and the slide is steel. It is also available [Read More…]
Stephen sent us this beautiful photo of 12 gauge Remington 870 Police USSS with a walnut stock. My knowledge on this firearm is not collector-level at all. Here is what I believe to be true: This is a 12 gauge Remington 870 Police USSS with a 14″ barrel, fixed [Read More…]
New Zealand blogger Whaleoil is visiting Israel. He sent us this photo of a Tavor he saw in Jerusalem a few days ago. The carbine is equipped, Israeli style, with a spare magazine attached to the buttstock and a Trijicon ACOG. The solider is a member of the Golani [Read More…]
Soldiers from the Tactical Assault Group as part of the 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) Commandos put into effect their counter-terrorism drills at the newly-developed Special Forces Training Centre Facility in Holsworthy.(Date taken: 18 July 2007) [Read More…]