An opportunity arose to check out some Leupold Optics. I requested the Leupold D-EVO offset optic because it is such a unique optic design. For those not familiar with the D-EVO, it is an offset 6x rifle scope. It is not your traditional offset optic. There is no need [Read More…]
THE GUNS OF Den of Thieves: Den of Thieves was released to movie screens in January of 2018. This was a while ago obviously but it has been on my brain’s watchlist for two years. Just a little bit ago it made its way onto Netflix and found itself on the top 10 [Read More…]
It is Memorial Day weekend for all of us living in these United States, which means that a bunch of companies are going to have big blow-out sales and deals. It also means you might want to spend some time visiting your local veteran’s cemetery (if it’s safe [Read More…]
I have been competing in IPSC Rifle for about ten years now. I’ve had some success with some medals and places on the podium. For instance at both IPSC Rifle World Shoots in the manual action division, including a Gold Medal for the team win. The importance of a [Read More…]
The Firearm Blog is on a mission to review as many of the Schmidt & Bender PM II Riflescopes as we can. In case you didn’t know PM is short for Police & Military. Previously we had a look at the classic S&B 5-25×56 PM II with the LRR-Mil reticle, [Read More…]
Rock River Arms is one of the OG’s of AR-15 manufacturing. Well-respected and well-renowned Rock River Arms has consistently put out great products at an affordable price. The New Rock River Arms BT-9 4.5-Inch AR pistol is their latest offering to the firearms [Read More…]
Earlier this year, KRISS USA announced that they would be coming out with their Vector 22. They came out with a carbine (CRB) and pistol (SDP) version of their popular KRISS Vector line of firearms but these are chambered in .22LR. KRISS USA sent their Vector 22 CRB and [Read More…]
Earlier this week we reported that the US Army had issued its first OTA for the Next Generation Squad Weapon Fire Control optic to Vortex Optics. We now learn that L3Harris Technologies has also been awarded an OTA. L3Harris Technologies have prior experience in [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – All it takes to take a great photo is sometimes to be there. At the right time, at the right location. Sometimes what’s on the photo is unique, and in this case, we have a Heckler & Koch MR308 (European Version) painted in [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Established in 2014, this is TFB’s daily dose of carefully selected photographs. As a bonus you get a short story and hopefully you’ll learn something new. In this case you may be tempted to do your own build with the components mentioned below, [Read More…]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another Featured Deals of the Quarantine. I’m Benjamin F and without any further ado, some hot deals. AR-15 Soda Can Launcher With Picatinny Foregrip – $139 What the deal is: Okay, picture the scene. You’re in your [Read More…]
Has cabin fever set in yet? Trigger fingers getting itchy? Can you safely get to a range to do some shooting? Well if the answer is yes to the above, especially the last one, you should try competing in the COVID Precision Rifle Match! The best part is you can do it [Read More…]
Vince Pinto posted an interesting historical tidbit on Let’s Talk IPSC (Facebook) with a quote from Jeff Cooper (1920-2006). If you don’t know who Mr. Cooper was, it can be mentioned that he was a United States Marine and is seen as one of the creators of [Read More…]
OuterImpact is adding a new product to its already extensive line of Modular Red Dot Adapters or M.R.A products. The OuterImpact P365XL M.R.A. line of adapter plates gives shooters an easy to install option for mounting mini red dot sights onto their SIG Sauer Carry [Read More…]
Last year, I wrote an article about what handgun I would choose if I could only own one handgun and had to get rid of everything else. Typically, this will be a conversation I have with like-minded shooters at dinner and then we will debate the rest of dinner about our [Read More…]
Rock River Arms have announced a new edition to their BT-9 Pistol range, a model with a short 4.5-inch barrel. The new 4.5-inch BT-9 pistol has an SB Tactical SBA3 adjustable stabilizing arm brace and feeds from GLOCK pattern magazines. It joins Rock River Arms’ [Read More…]
Boss Components from Adelaide, Australia, have a new red dot mount for the CZ Shadow 2. The mount is CNC machined out of 7075 Aluminium and weighs only 9.98 grams (0,35 Oz). There are mounting pins supplied for a wide selection of red dot sights. The underside of the [Read More…]
At SHOT Show most of the hype is in the main hall. That’s where you’ll find Glock, Sig Sauer, Magpul, Mossberg, Smith & Wesson, Brownells and the rest of the big boys. Off to the sides and under the main hall are where the small and medium sized [Read More…]
At SHOT Show 2020, we spoke to our friends at LMT about their latest military contract with the Estonian Defence Forces (Eesti Kaitsevägi). LMT gave us the low down on the contract, the Estonian rifles’ and their new factory. We first reported LMT’s [Read More…]
For this week’s Friday Night Lights we will take a look at some interesting night vision and thermal products from various manufacturers. There are some thermal fusion weapon sights along with articulating fusion night vision goggles from a number of [Read More…]
I stopped by Sun Optics’ SHOT Show booth to find they are now known as SOUSA (Sun Optics USA – see what they did there?) With the new name comes a series of new ranges of optics including red dots and scopes. For now the company’s popular mounts will [Read More…]
During SHOT 2020’s industry day at the range, Heckler & Koch unveiled the new Optics Ready VP9. The new VP9 uses the existing full-size VP9 while adding a couple notable improvements. As the name implies, the optics ready VP9 accommodates a wide variety of [Read More…]
[SHOT 2020] The New Shadow Systems MR920 Following up on the successful release of the MR918 Shadow Systems has followed up with the new Shadow Systems MR920, featuring improvements that users of the MR918 asked for. By far the biggest improvement that will be featured [Read More…]
At SHOT Show range day today, Kel-Tec introduced their brand new version of the SUB2000, the SUB2000 CQB. The CQB has an integral suppressor and still folds easily for compact storage. The forend of the rifle actually functions as part of the suppressor, and take-down [Read More…]
Would you believe I wrote 1/17/19, corrected it to 1/1/7/20, and only after typing up most of this article I realized it was wrong? Well, it doesn’t really matter. Here’s some deals to drain your wallet. Colt M16A1 Parts Kit w/ Triangle Handguard – [Read More…]
I never thought in my day that I’d ever see another pistol chambered in 5.7x28mm. Starting its life early in the 90s as the caliber used in both the FN P90 and its close companion the FN Five-seveN, the caliber has since gone almost nowhere only being used in a [Read More…]
In the world of scope mounts, there is a sea of choices from two-piece mounts to one-piece QD mounts. Previously I have gone with something from American Defense MFG for my Schmidt and Bender 3×20 and had great luck but the QD levers have snagged on clothing and [Read More…]
OuterImpact is proud to announce the newest additions to the Modular Red Dot Adapter (M.R.A.) line of products. The OuterImpact M.R.A. line of adapter plates gives shooters an easy to install option for mounting mini red dot sights onto their Ruger American pistols and [Read More…]
There are literally just a few weeks left, we travel into the year of 2020 and a new exciting decade. JP Enterprises, Inc. out of Hugo, Minnesota, just revealed a new rifle called the JP LRI-20 – Semi-Monolithic Long Range Precision Rifle. Judging the looks and [Read More…]
For those who might be unfamiliar with the Big Daddy Unlimited Epic Shoot 2019, this is their 2nd Annual year of hosting this shoot for media of the firearm industry to receive a more intimate look at products from manufacturers, unlike the stampede and chaos that is [Read More…]