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ArmaLite’s new AR-10 in .260 Remington
The Armalite AR-10 is now available chambered in .260 Remington.
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TFB Podcast Roundup 125: The April 19th Roundup -
AKs from Finland. Part 2: Valmet RK 62, Advanced AK Designed 62 Years Ago -
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Wheelgun Wednesday: NAA "The Green Huntsman" .22 Magnum -
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? American Hero or Germane Zero?
The riflemen’s procession
Bavarian riflemen march in the traditional costumes at the riflemen’s procession on the occasion of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Hundreds more photos of Oktoberfest at Yahoo. [ Many thanks to mik for emailing [Read More…]
Sig Pro SP2022 Back in Production
Good news, Sig fans. The Sig Pro SP2022, which was discontinued sometime ago, is now back in production. Sig Sauer Guns reports that is appears that only the 9mm and .40 S&W models are being produced, with demand for the .357 Sig not high enough to warrant [Read More…]
A Homemade 1.25kJ Coilgun
This homemade coilgun is very impressive. There has been a debate on AR15.com about how powerful this gun is. My guess would be a 800 grain slug traveling at 100 ft/second and generating just under 18 ft/lbs (24 joules) of muzzle energy. This is guesstimate fits in with [Read More…]
My Apple Keyboard is covered with ancient Swiss grease
So I was giving my car a much needed clean and I found1 a long forgotten surplus Swiss SIG 510 rifle cleaning kit. Having never given it a second look since the time I bought it on the cheap, I take it inside and examined it. It contains two plastic bottles. I expected [Read More…]
RONI Carbine Kit coming for Beretta, Sig and Springfield
EMA Tactical will soon be importing the RONI Carbine Kit’s for the Sig 226 and 2022, the Springfield XD and the Beretta Px4 Storm pistols. The price will be $399, the same as their GLOCK kit. Legally, the converted pistols are SBR’s, not carbines, and so the [Read More…]
Colt CM901 (7.62mm Battle Rifle) confirmed
David Crane of DefenseReview has confirmed the existence of the Colt CM901 (7.62mm Battle Rifle) whose existence was first revealed by Solider Systems a few days ago. David said in a comment on TFB … I test-fired the CM901 on both semi-auto and full-auto about two [Read More…]
Beautiful Gun Photos
Beautiful photos of a revolver at A Perfect Time To Get … [ Many thanks to A Memphis Traveler for emailing me the link. ]
Google Claims Hunters Are Shooting Their Equipment
An Australian news website reports that Google claims hunters regularly shoot down their ariel fibre cables … Google has revealed that aerial fibre links to its data centre in Oregon were “regularly” shot down by hunters, forcing the company to put its [Read More…]
Remington Wins M24E1 Upgrade Competition
Remington Defense has been awarded the contract to upgrade up to 3,600 of the Amry’s M24 Sniper Weapon Systems (SWS) to what will be classified as the M24E1. The M24E1 is a total conversion upgrade. The Army requires them to use the same receiver and trigger, but [Read More…]
Congrats to Aurélien
I want to congratulate long-time reader and contributor Aurélien on the publication of his first “major work”, a special edition of the French magazine RAIDS. The edition is entitled “le pistolet au combat” (the handgun in battle). It covers the [Read More…]
In depth comparison of the FN SCAR vs. AR-15
Hootiewho has posted an incredibly comprehensive article on M4Carbine.net comparing the FN SCAR and AR-15. He went as far as to do a temperature analysis! This article is well worth reading. [ Many thanks to Vitor for emailing me the link. ]
New HK121 Machine Gun
One of the lessons learn’t during the recent wars in the Middle East is that the 7.62x51mm owns the long distance engagement. The problem with 7.62mm weapons is that they are heavy. The new HK121 is a next-generation GPMG that is designed to be as light weight as [Read More…]
THOR XM408 ASA .408 Chey Tac rifle
The new THOR XM408 ASA model features a CheyTac Intervention M200-style fore-end and carry handle. [ Many thanks to Max for emailing me the photos. ]
Federal Adds Swift A-Frame to Vital-Shok Handgun Line
From the press release … September 20, 2010 – Federal Premium® adds the Swift® A-Frame® to its Vital-Shok™ handgun hunting ammunition line. The proven A-Frame gives hunters another bullet option sure to hold up in a variety of big game hunting [Read More…]
Marines will not upgrade M4 Carbines
The Marine Corps Times reports that the USMC will not be upgrading their M4 to the newer version that the Army is busy developing … As the Army moves to field more than 10,000 conversion kits designed to make the 5.56mm M4 deadlier and more reliable, the Marine [Read More…]
GLOCK is the ATF’s Chosen Duty Weapon
Both S&W and GLOCK won a contract from the BATFE to supply pistols, it appears that GLOCK has been named the “Chosen Duty Weapon” of the agency. My understanding is that agents are able to chosen between the S&W M&P and GLOCK for their personal [Read More…]
K-Var Saiga Quad Rail
K_Var is selling Arsenal Inc’s SGL12-03 Saiga 12 Shotgun with a nifty quad rail fore-end. You can watch a video of it in action here. [ Many thanks to Robert for emailing me the link. ]
FBI to purchase 3000 GLOCK 23 pistols
The FBI is purchasing an additional 2,963 GLOCK 23 pistols, accessories and training at a cost of just under $1 million. [ Many thanks to Mike for emailing me the info. ]
Rumor: Colt 7.62mm rifle?
Solider System’s has the skinny. If anyone knows anything about this rifle. Please let me know.
John Wayne’s First Movie Gun
Guernsey’s is auctioning off the first rifle used by John Wayne in his first feature film The Big Trail (1930). This is an original Model 1863 percussion rifled musket made by the U.S. federal armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the Union Soldiers to use [Read More…]
M14 KABOOM
Blain at ARFCOM reports … I felt the stiff recoil from the explosion at the same time as hearing the blast, and feeling the hot hair blow in my face, and through my hair. I knew what had happened. Something, I had heard of happening with bad rounds (Indian, [Read More…]
A Taliban Armoury
C.J. Chivers has published photos on the NY Times and his personal blog of weapons captured in Afghanistan. It is a good to see that either the Taliban do not have the resources to purchase new firearms or they do not have the ability to supply new firearms to frontline [Read More…]
New ballistic data at Ballistics By The Inch
One of my favorite websites, Ballistics By The Inch (BBTI), has been updated with more information. Two more cartridges have been tested: the 9mm Makarov and 9mm Ultra/Police) They have also tested an additional ten .380 ACP chambered pistols with a variety of [Read More…]
Finland’s Ase Utra Suppressors
Finish company Ase Utra are a well known suppressor manufacturer. They have posted a couple of interesting videos on YouTube. [ Many thanks to Tuulos for emailing me the videos. ]
Black Rifle Elk Hunting
Guy shows us the rifle he is taking Elk hunting next month. I look forward to reading about his experience in Shoot Illustrated.
Remington Semi-Auto Sniper System (RSASS)
The Remington Semi-Auto Sniper System (RSASS) is a prototype 7.62x51mm rifle. It features a full length rail, uses Magpul 7.62mm magazines and has a left-side foldable charging handle. Nice! I stole these photos from the AAC Blog … I am a little surprised to see [Read More…]
Armalite Anniversary Limited Edition AR-50A1
Armalite’s 10th Anniversary Limited Edition AR-50A1 features a custom black/silver speckle finish and comes bundled with a a variety of accessories including three different scope rails. Read more about it at Accurate Shooter.
Bushmaster ACR – 240 Rounds Full Auto Mag Dump
Ryan Smith, of Bushmaster, hosted Drake Clark from Magpul at the Bushmaster factory. Drake was one of the co-designers of the original Magpul Masada. This video, a TFB exclusive, shows Drake putting an ACR through its paces … This video clears up the debate of [Read More…]
[Guest Post] Homemade tactical sights, and Brenneke-type Shotgun slugs [Part 7]
[ Y-Man, TFB’s resident Nigerian shotgunner, continues his series of guest articles about his quest to build the perfect shotgun. Being one of the lucky few in Africa to legally own a gun, he has to fabricate many parts and ammunition himself because supplies of [Read More…]