Hazard 4 is a California based company that specializes mainly in high quality packs and bags but has also branched out into ponchos and clothing to name a few of their products. The company had a large number of products on display but what specifically interested me [Read More…]
Shooting Sight was sharing a booth with Gearhead Works. Yes the same guys making the Tailhook brace. While I was checking out the tailhooks I caught Art explaining his trigger and SCARmorer tool kit. As a SCAR17S owner and fan, this piqued my interest. Art’s SCAR [Read More…]
DRD Tactical previously came out with their break down 7.62x51mm Paratus rifle, and now they have a 5.56x45mm version. We featured the Aptus on TFB TV with Edward O if you want to give that a look. It should be coming to the U.S. civilian market in Spring of this year, [Read More…]
Ascendance International is an interesting company. They make a unique handguard system made of Entherm. Entherm is their made up name for the thermoplastic material that they make their handguards out of. The material has great thermal mitigation properties. They had a [Read More…]
One of my goals for the 2017 SHOT Show was to meet up with some of the most innovative and forward thinking individuals in the firearms industry. Being the silencer nut that I am, at the top of my list was Delta P Design, known mostly for their Brevis line of 3-D [Read More…]
D.I Optical is a South Korean company that has dealt mainly in optics mounts to heavy machine guns such as the .50 BMG M2, and automatic grenade launchers such as the 40x46mm High Velocity Mk.19. Recently at SHOT the company unveiled their new DILAD02, a laser aiming [Read More…]
I came across Eric’s work when I discovered he melts a red dot onto a Sig P938 slide. So I caught up with Eric at Shot Show 2017. Eric’s favorite micro red dot sight is the JPoint. I have one on my S&W M&P9 but never saw its potential until I saw [Read More…]
Another interesting find down in the depths of the lower floor of Shot Show 2017 is Excel Arms. They make a line of firearms chambered in .22LR, .22WMR and now 5.7x28mm. It uses the Five Seven pistol magazine to feed the blow back system. As you can see below the system [Read More…]
Kingston Armory makes a full size replica of the M1 and M14 chambered in .22LR. For obvious reasons there are some compromises taken. The guns uses a rotary box magazine that Kingston makes, however it is compatible with Ruger 10-22 style magazines. The upper receiver [Read More…]
In what is now officially an annual tradition (See https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/01/19/terrific-lady-day-the-promo-girls-of-shot/), James spent the last day of SHOT bouncing around the booths to snap photos of all 18 of the women who go to this [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV James talks about street pornography, Patrick talks too much, Miles signs off with “Errrrp”, and Edward says eh and aboot several times. Just after SHOT all four of the TFBTV (plus our fearless leader) got together to talk about our favorite things from SHOT show [Read More…]
Every year, I try to dedicate a post to my favorite pictures from SHOT. Here’s a look at SHOT Show; the guns, the gear, behind the scenes, in front of the scenes, and everything in between.
In this episode of TFBTV’s SHOT Show range day coverage, James gets to speak with the folks at Cobalt Kinetics about their over-engineered and high-speed C.A.R.S. AR15, an improvement over the model they displayed last year. Production starts shortly, and sales begin soon… Many THANKS [Read More…]
If you are a fan of the World War II German MP40 submachine gun and want to have one of your very own, you are pretty much out of luck unless you are willing to shell out tens of thousands of dollars for a transferable original. However, it has been possible to buy [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s SHOT Show coverage, James gets the rundown from Smith & Wesson on the new S&W M&P 2.0 and all of its new features, including the steel sub-frame, and various upgrades to the frame, trigger, and slide. S&W made a considerable amount of improvements to [Read More…]
At the 2017 SHOT Show, Sako/Tikka was showing off their products, especially their newest entry into the T3 family: The T3x TAC A1, a dedicated from-the-factory precision rifle offering built from off a T3x base rifle. The TAC A1 is, unlike the rest of the T3 family, [Read More…]
My friend James the XD Man sent me this photo of the Springfield Armory lane at Industry Day at the Range taken with his Theta 360 camera. I thought the photo was far too cool to not share with all of you in a post, I hope we see more of these 360 cameras in […] [Read More…]
A few months back, I had the opportunity to dig into the backstory of TANDEMKROSS – an unassuming New Hampshire based company that focuses on squeezing performance out of rimfire pistols. And with the recent edition of the Ruger MKIV, the S&W Victory and [Read More…]
At the Breakthrough Clean Technologies booth, they had a AR on display with some odd looking rail covers. The rail covers are made by America Grip. The rail covers have 1/4 hex bit holes to store hex bit tools. The cover panels are simply snapped onto the rails for [Read More…]
When it comes to armor for your body, vehicle, or more special purposes, Angel Armor likely has not what you want, but rather what you need! They specialize in law enforcement and civilian protective armor ranging from preventing stab attacks to centerfire rifle [Read More…]
Patrick and the TFBTV team covered the Serbu gang at SHOT, but I wanted to stop by and see the GB-22 for myself. As previously explained, the “GB” in GB-22 stands for Gun Buyback – this is Serbu’s attempt to flood useless gun turn-in programs [Read More…]
Checking the box for the “boring but pretty freaking cool” category at this years SHOT Show is a pair of inert suppressors by Surefire. There I was, drooling over the new Ryder 9M suppressor when the two brightly colored cans caught my eye. Sporting the [Read More…]
At the 2017 SHOT Show Beretta finally announced they are shipping their new PX4 Storm Compact Carry. This pistol is specifically aimed at the concealed carry gun owners, and was originally shown at last year’s SHOT Show by firearms instructor and design [Read More…]
The Sin tomahawk from Camillus Cutlery Company is an affordable, effective utility tool that is lightweight and effective. It has a 4-inch blade of titanium bonded stainless steel hardened to hold a razor’s edge and an overall length of 15 inches. It has a [Read More…]
A lot of the buzz at SHOT 2017 was over the U.S. Army’s selection of a pistol based on the Sig Sauer P320 to be Big Green’s next service pistol. But don’t forget the U.S. Marine Corps’ selection of the Colt Close Quarters Battle M45A1 in 2012. [Read More…]
This year’s Glock reception had the theme “Glock In The Movies”. I was lucky enough to get an invitation to this year’s Glock reception. This year’s pass was a laser cut and engraved piece of acrylic designed to resemble a piece of film. [Read More…]
TROY Defense has produced a series of carbines called the Special Operations Compatible Carbines (SOCC) for 2017. The new SOCC carbine family offer 7.5″, 10.5″, and 14.5″ barrel configurations, with several familiar and several brand new Troy [Read More…]
The premise of the Skeli X11 is to bring an economically priced modular “Next Generation” rifle to the consumer market. Not everyone might be able to afford or sustain a SCAR-H or SCAR-L, but with the X11, a modular, folding stock, ambidextrous (controls and [Read More…]
Armatac makes a dual drum magazine. At first glance one might think of a Beta C-Mag. However, that is as far as the similarities lie. The Armatac drum holds 150 rounds of 5.56. It is compatible with .300 blackout. The length of the ammo is crucial. 2.260 is the maximum [Read More…]
Majestic Arms has been helping Ruger MK2/3 owners with their upgrades. Well now they have turned their attention to the Ruger MK4. Their master grade kit features all the same upgrades as before just without the speed strip feature. One aspect of the Master Kit is in [Read More…]