In this episode of TFBTV, Jimmy Grant discusses the guns from hit video game series, “PlayerUnknown’s: BattleGrounds”, and compares them to their real-life counterparts. ««« GUNS IN THIS VIDEO »»» DSA Voyager 18 BCM AR-15 20in Chinese SKS Desert Tech SRS Covert Colt M16A1 [Read More…]
Thanks to a tip from my friends at AR15.com, Witt Machine has released a low profile silencer that is both affordable as well as touting extreme performance. The Canooter Valve is a 8.4 ounce, 3.9” long, 1.125” diameter suppressor that claims 136.9dB at the [Read More…]
Have you been searching for an H&K MP5 or HI-POINT parts kit for that special project? Well, look no further. EveryGunPart has you covered. Broken down in categories of handgun kits, long gun kits, NFA kits and accessories, EveryGunPart.com has some very interesting [Read More…]
Mike was recently in Canada as the guest of Rob of the channel British Muzzleloaders https://www.youtube.com/user/britishmuzzleloaders and got the opportunity to set up a WW2-themed run and gun with Rob’s Canadian-made Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.1*, putting into action some late WW2 techniques from [Read More…]
Paraguayan news agencies have reported that thieves have stealthily stolen a large number of rifles from a National Police armoury, surreptitiously replacing them with replicas. 42 FAL rifles were stolen from the headquarters of the Department of Armaments and [Read More…]
Continuing the TFB tradition of covering lesser known character markings and how they can be interpreted by collectors and researchers, this article will take a look at the role of Thai numerals in marking historic small arms previously in use by Royal Thai Forces, in [Read More…]
The FYR Muzzle Brake System by VDC Armory represents a solution to mount a muzzle device on rifles with non-threaded barrels. This system consists of the company’s FYR muzzle brake and PHNX thread adapter. Perhaps the key component of the system is the thread [Read More…]
Earlier this year, German firearm manufacturer J.P. Sauer & Sohn announced five new rifles in their SAUER 100 line. Each configuration adds a functionality geared towards the rifle’s intended uses: hunting, precision shooting or terrain-matched camouflage. The [Read More…]
Argentina’s state owned defence manufacturer Fabricaciones Militares has delivered the first batch of modernised FAL rifles. Nearly 300 of the refurbished FALs have been handed over to the Argentine Army with new railed forends, stocks and top covers. The FAL has [Read More…]
Today’s photo features a mysterious suppressed British L85/SA80. It appears to be using a Surefire SOCOM suppressor, we can see Surefire’s ‘Fast-Attach’ mounting system at the rear, which would require Surefire’s proprietary muzzle device. [Read More…]
I own several of my own and have specified a few competition rifles for friends over the past years, so it’s one of my favorite subjects. From time to time I see claims from various producers how “competitive” their firearm is going to be, and [Read More…]
The ninth Installment of Build of the Week was contributed by William C. Organized desk award (with sadly empty decanter) goes too…. I know Cerakote is a “thing”, but I still have a special place in my heart for rattle can paint jobs. This rifle [Read More…]
The R8 Silence from Blaser is an integrated solution for hunters, a rifle and a silencer in one. It looks like a “bull barrel”, but is actually an integrated suppressor. From the start, the R8 Silence was only available in .308 Winchester, which can be a [Read More…]
We just had a look at the Revolving Shotgun (Sibergun RSC410) and it’s now time for another product from the same group. This time we’re going to look at their COSMOS 751 Bolt-Action sniper rifle, with a claimed effective shooting range up to just short if a [Read More…]
We at TFB recently had the opportunity to visit Federal Premium at their Anoka, MN ammunition plant for a factory tour. We were able to discuss a lot of the new products they have introduced this year, and it is a lot! Federal Premium has announced 34 NEW products to [Read More…]
As part of France’s continuing small arms modernisation the French Army has announced the search for a new semi-automatic marksman’s rifle to replace the ageing FR-F2 bolt action sniper rifles. This is a requirement that has been rumoured for some time. On [Read More…]
Night vision for civilians used to be exorbitantly expensive, if not prohibited in some places. However, as technology has improved, the devices have gotten to a point where civilians can now afford very decent night vision devices at a price that you don’t have to take a second mortgage out [Read More…]
McMillan Fiberglass Stocks has published a video where Kelly McMillan tells about the new injection-molded polymer stocks made by the company’s division called McCubed (MC3). The company has also announced that these stocks are now available for preorder with [Read More…]
Today, Kalashnikov Group (Russia) presented new assault rifle prototype called AK-308 at the International Military-Technical Forum “Army-2018” According to the press release: “Weapon is based on AK-103 with certain design features taken from AK-12 and is [Read More…]
Background: It has been said that perfect can be the enemy done, and for owners of Ruger American Centerfire rifles this may have felt like the case with Magpul’s newest Hunter stock. Personally, I have been waiting excitedly since May 2017 for the Hunter [Read More…]
The Polish Prison Service has signed a contract to procure 350 semi automatic Beretta ARX160A3 carbines. These have been procured through a Polish company UMO. The Beretta reportedly beat out a number of other competitors to win the contract. The Polish prison service, [Read More…]
Your enemy is the best teacher when it comes to combat. In a move that appears to be imitating what the Kachin Independence Army pioneered in 2010 when it comes to bullet trap rifle grenades being fired from locally assembled Type 81 derivatives (the Chinese Type 81 [Read More…]
Images appearing on Burmese media networks have revealed that the Burmese state-run Defense Industries corporation has prototyped at least three different anti-materiel rifles (AMR), putting at least on of them into production and getting them into Tatmadaw service. [Read More…]
TriggrCon, similar to SHOT Show, is a shooter’s paradise of rifles, handguns and gunpowder galore. Rise Armament was one of those manufacturers in attendance at TriggrCon recently and they had a rifle hidden up their sleeves for all of us. They announced their [Read More…]
The Twitter analyst Everest65 has shared photographs of some bullpup Kalashnikov experimentation within the arms trade social media groups in Syria. There are a couple of iterations of the design, some appear to be more experimental and might be low in production while [Read More…]
Rise Armament has a new Limited-Edition “Legacy Rifle” that is emblazoned with an American Flag cerakote. This new rifle also features the Folds of Honor logo because the sales from this rifle will benefit that foundation. If you are unfamiliar with the non-profit [Read More…]
Today’s photo features two British bullpups, the L85A2 and the Rifle No.9 Mk1, better known as the E.M. 2. The E.M. 2 was briefly adopted by the British Army in 1951, but a combination of national and international political wrangling saw it soon abandoned [Read More…]
The Ferguson rifle has been seen by some as an extraordinary design that could have changed the course of history and by others as a mechanical complexity that never would have worked in the real world conditions that the British infantry would have found themselves in. When it comes to either [Read More…]
In an interview given to the Ukrainian UATV news channel, Ross Spagrud, the owner of PGW Defence Technologies Inc., confirmed that the company has been awarded a contract to deliver .50 caliber LRT-3 anti-materiel/sniper rifles to Ukraine. The total sum of the contract [Read More…]
TFB’s Nathaniel F wrote about Kinetic Research Group’s new SOTIC Precision Rifle at the beginning of the year, when it was shown at SHOT Show. After the usual delays the SOTIC rifle is now online for ordering and delivery (since spring time they claim). Below: [Read More…]