The new Elftmann Tactical Ultralight Aluminum Stock was introduced at SHOT Show. I guess that by this time everyone is already familiar with the Elftmann’s triggers, and possibly their safety, but the minimalistic stock is brand new. As an “early [Read More…]
Having compensators on pistols is not exactly new. Competitors have been porting pistols for a very long time. Go look at any open division pistol in USPSA or IPSC. However, since the Roland Special came out, we have seen an increasing trend in compensators for Glocks. [Read More…]
The Winter Olympics are here again, and this time it is held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The only sport in the Winter Olympics that uses a firearm is Biathlon. The rifles used in the sport are purpose built for this type of competition. Here is are two videos about the [Read More…]
Now more than a week has passed since SHOT 2018, and we at TFB are finally recuperating from what is most likely the busiest single week that the entire team will have all year. With SHOT Show over, we can finally go back to the boring business of gun writing and video [Read More…]
PUF GUN, based in Chelyabinsk Russia, have released new 60-round 5.45×39 mm magazines for the AK platform. I suppose there are not too many rifles in civilian ownership available at the moment, but perhaps the market will pick up and there might be some forces that [Read More…]
Accuracy Internationa has introduced a left-handed version of their multi-caliber AX precision rifle for this year at SHOT 2018. Other than simply changing the bolt handle and safety to the left side of the rifle, the magazine cutout was also switched. The magazine [Read More…]
When it comes to typical range shooting and training, almost nothing beats the ring of a steel target when that bullet hits it’s mark. So while punching paper for those clover leaf groups is cool, practicing techniques like body armor drills is much more useful with [Read More…]
Double Alpha Equipment from The Netherlands have released Ambidextrous Safeties with Shields for the 1911/2011 pistols. They are made out of stainless-steel with state-of-the-art Metal Injection Molding (MIM) technology, and designed for use on any 2011 or 1911 pistol. [Read More…]
I was a the shooting range last weekend (I hope you were too!) My Glock 17 Gen 4 with a Shield RMS Sight still attracts a lot attention and seems to inspire people as IPSC Production Optics is now on trial, and competitors are looking for a way to enter with the [Read More…]
I’m supposed to write something here, but I’m kind of wordless. I was thinking of making a joke about getting a Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy for your Picatinny Rail, but I’m not sure it would work? I have so many questions, so few answers, about this product. [Read More…]
Competition Pistols for certain shooting sports can be a breed apart: What may make a pistol great for home defense, LE/Military use, or concealed carry may not translate well to a pure competition pistol, and vice versa. Competition pistols can run into the multiple [Read More…]
Robin Šebo was born in 1988 and has been a sport shooter since 2007. His hometown is Ostrava, Czech Republic. He had quite good success with his competition. In 2008 he started with IPSC and he placed 4:th at the IPSC World Championship in USA. He also runs Sebo [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Concern has released a video of their MP-446C VIKING-M competition pistol in action via their Kalashnikov Media site. The video shows the pistol running some drills and breaks down some of the weapon’s features and attributes. Designed for competition [Read More…]
Vitaly Kryuchin is the president of IPSC Russia. You have probably seen him in videos where he makes music by shooting at different steel targets dual wielding and hip firing two Glock pistols. If you haven’t seen these videos, you can watch them by clicking [Read More…]
What’s the old saying? ‘A handgun’s only use is to fight your way back to your rifle.’ Obviously an over simplification – today’s modern handguns are perfectly capable of handling the majority of common defensive situations. Still, having a proper long [Read More…]
As you can imagine from the name Finnaccuracy is from Finland. They invent a lot of clever things for long range shooting, like the MSR reticle for instance. Ever since WWII and Simo Häyhä’s (nicknamed White Death) adventures against the Russians Finland has a [Read More…]
We’ve been hearing the rumors since May 2015 that the U.S. Government might release 10,000 surplus M1911 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program (per year). Speculation that historical IPSC-type matches could result raised interest, and when the National [Read More…]
I have been searching for the right steel silhouette target for a few months and I still haven’t made a decision. Instead of hanging new paper every three to four courses of fire, I am looking for a standard size target that can handle rimfire, pistol and rifle rounds [Read More…]
Wilson Combat launched a video series on their YouTube channel where Bill Wilson and Ken Hackathorn talk about guns and practical shooting. The series is called Gun Guys. What makes it especially valuable is that they share their experience and tell stories from the [Read More…]
To begin with I think most, if not all, AR15s should be able shoot 1 MOA groups. Unfortunately they don’t, and sometimes even the best rifle just won’t marry whatever ammunition your using. But here’s proof that this competition rifle is up for it. A [Read More…]
Troy Industries are releasing some new side action rifles (SAR), developed for precision-based shooting in a rugged, reliable and light-weight package. The SAR rifles are 50-State Legal for hunting and target shooting. The stock is billet machined and is foldable to the [Read More…]
When I first saw these pictures in my daily flow, I thought that’s an odd looking watch from Switzerland. I wondered how are you going to be able to tell the time from that thing? Hence, today’s Photo Of The Day are TriggerTech Diamond triggers. I used a [Read More…]
It seems that the red dot on handgun debate is raging as hard as the caliber debate. Proponents argue that the red dot is more “accurate” or at least allows for more precise shots. Opponents would state that it is slower to get shots on target due to the time [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is a series of pictures I took a few years ago. I spent a few days with this Italian Ferrari-like beauty, made by Armi Dallera Custom or ADC for short. An European AR15 in full race specification for IPSC or other Practical Shooting [Read More…]
My first contact with ZVS was with their Shotgun ammunition, as the winner of the first IPSC World Championship in Hungary 2012 was sponsored by them. I used another brand and let’s say there was room for some improvement between how my Molot Vepr shotgun and my [Read More…]
As a variant of the Precision Rifle Series, people are discussing a Practical Rimfire Challenge. Instead of using large calibers like in PRS, the Rimfire Challenge is primarily 22LR. The aim is to challenge shooters with targets between 10 to 300 meters. And of course, [Read More…]
For practical competition shooting I now use a Zeiss V8 1.1-8x in a Spuhr mount, with an Aimpoint Micro (H1 or H2 doesn’t matter) mounted on the side on the Spuhr mount. It’s not the cheapest solution, but the best I’ve seen and it works well for me. [Read More…]
The 131:st IOC Session in Lima has decided that Shooting is confirmed on the sports program of the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, France. For Olympic Shooting Sports we need gun powder, not lasers! Shooting has been parts of the Olympic Games since the beginning, and [Read More…]
It’s Wednesday so time for some Wheelguns! From top to bottom we find S&W 929 in 9×19 mm, S&W 627 in .357 Magnum, Ruger Super Redhawk in .357 Maximum, Dan Wesson 741VH in .41 Magnum, S&W 629 in .44 Magnum and finally a Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 [Read More…]
Ken Hackathorn is to 1911’s like Yoda is to the Force. How do you pay homage to the 1911 Yoda? By being the world’s most recognized custom 1911 manufacturer and naming a model after the man himself. The new Hackathorn Special from Wilson Combat was designed [Read More…]
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