The Blackhawk! brand is synonymous with good quality holsters, tactical gear, and modern sporting rifle accessories. A new feather they can stick in their cap is AR-15/AR-10 replacement triggers as they introduce the AR Blaze SSD Trigger. There are lots of replacement [Read More…]
Article updated with SAKO Press Release and more pictures below. Thanks Nathaniel F. It could all be a practical joke, as there is no official information. But with the success of Ruger Precision Rifle and similar designs, it is not hard to understand more companies [Read More…]
MKE – Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu – from Ankara in Turkey has roots going back to the 15:th century. Turkey has a massive army, the Armed Forces number more than 600.000 active people. MKE is one of the main suppliers to the Turkish Armed Forces, but [Read More…]
I know very little about belt-fed machine guns and the feed chute systems available to guide the ammunition reliably. So when the TMIL Systems PRIME belt-fed manpack and ammunition system popped up on my Twitter feed, my first thought was that it might qualify as [Read More…]
While barrels, receivers, handguards, and other parts have a huge amount of options, the often overlooked end-plate is getting some love from Griffin Armament. Other options often focus on various attachment methods, Griffin instead took a different approach putting [Read More…]
I received an email earlier today which provided additional information on the continuing story of Mossberg’s numerous suits filed in reference to drop in triggers. The first suit was actually filed some years ago in 2012. The first ‘385 patent infringement [Read More…]
There are numerous situations where firearms are required to be visibly marked as “clear” with the use of a chamber flag. Whether you’re at the range, taking your firearm in for repairs, or flying guns with you during a trip, you’re going to need [Read More…]
Falcon 37, a startup company in North Carolina, is going to be releasing a cheek rest charging handle for the AR15 platform on May 16. The HABU Mod 1 comes in one piece, and replaces the standard charging handle in any AR15. There is no more “T” handle, but [Read More…]
Three Veterans from NY came up with this Hard Charger side charging handle concept. Two of them are active duty law enforcement and the idea came about after a malfunction due in part to the charging handle and one of the officers. One of the officers was racking his [Read More…]
Caldwell Shooting Supplies introduced a range of new products this year. Some of them, like the AR15 cooler and the long range shooting camera have been previously discussed. This article will highlight a few more of the new products. Ballistic Precision Chronograph G2 [Read More…]
XS sights is a well known company when it comes to sights for many of our guns. XS also has accessories and tools. Just released is the AR15 upper reciever armorers block and AR15 bore guide. The armorer’s block is universal and works for any AR no matter the [Read More…]
What in the heck is a .510 Beck you ask? The .510 Beck is a big straight walled cartridge that was developed by Beck Defense, it is compatible with .308 platform AR-10 lowers but it needs a different bolt, barrel and magazines to function. They’ll be available in [Read More…]
After 4 years of inspection by the RCMP lab, they’ve determined that the Type 81 is definitely not an AK. While at first glance you might be forgiven in thinking this Chi-Com creation is a descendant of the Kalashnikov, it actually uses a short stroke piston and [Read More…]
Lancer Systems is known for their high quality polymer magazines for ARs and other small arms. A few years ago, Lancer entered the accessories market with their carbon-fiber furniture and flared magwell add-on. Nowadays, Lancer Systems is making completed AR-15 and [Read More…]
The KAC Light Machine Gun is a weapon that appears in media often, but has so far existed in the real world as a prototype only. Knight’s Armament Company announced at the 2016 SHOT Show that the thirty-year development of the weapon was nearing its conclusion and [Read More…]
The AR-15 world has a vast selection of aftermarket parts from various companies, some of them are useful and actually improve your AR’s performance and some just make your credit card debt increase. There’s a segment of the aftermarket that certainly makes [Read More…]
JP Enterprises makes high end race gun AR-15s. My friend Tom has three of them. I have played with them and they are amazing. Especially the .22LR one he has. On display they have this Iron Patriot styled AR-15. JP has moved away from traditional charging handles in [Read More…]
It is no lie that I am a fan of Primary Weapons Systems rifles. I own both their “Modern Musket” (which is the base of my 3-Gun Rifle), and the Mark 216 (which is actually my first AR-10). I stopped by their booth for a chat even though I wasn’t planning to cover [Read More…]
Magpul Industries showed no sign of slowing after major moves to Wyoming and Texas in 2015. Last year at SHOT Show Magpul released their own version of the Glock pistol magazine, using their high quality polymer construction that has made the Pmags worldwide favorites. [Read More…]
Magpul just debuted a new and improved stronger, lighter and more affordable 2.0 version of their UBR stock. Their first Utility/Battle Rifle(UBR) stock was pretty darned good and it was very popular, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t room for improvement [Read More…]
Ergo Grips recently introduced several new handguards to the market. The ERGO SuperLite Modular Rail System and the ERGO Modular Rail System, join Ergo Grip’s already impressive catalog of products. The Firearm Blog was provided both rails for testing. Key [Read More…]
If you’re a fan of aftermarket parts for your rifle, you just might want to take a look at what Tactical Sh*t has to offer. Just keep your sense of humor handy and remember, we’re all friends here…well, except for that one guy. You know who you are. [Read More…]
Perhaps 2016 is going to be the year of the “fifty” caliber toys and mods. Anything, really, to distract us from new colors… 🙂 Beck Sports LLC (out of Fort Worth) is playing around with a “new” round they are calling the “.510 [Read More…]
The original Burris XTR 1-4x24mm is one of the best 1-4x tactical scopes on the market. Recently Burris replaced the 1-4x model with a much improved 1-5x24mm XTR Gen 2 model. It’s interesting that Burris elected to use a 1-5x ratio instead of 1-6x like others. The [Read More…]
Recently, the New Zealand Defence Force selected Lewis Machine & Tool Company to be the supplier of rifles to replace their aging Austrian-designed Steyr AUG bullpups. The exact model of rifle was not revealed in the press release regarding LMT’s selection, [Read More…]
The latest step in the ongoing re-armament of the New Zealand Defence Force has been announced: The SIG Sauer P226 pistols that have served New Zealand servicemen and women since 1992 are to be replaced with new Glock 17 Gen 4 handguns, distributed via an Australian [Read More…]
This is a TFB exclusive product preview at the Fall 2015 Big 3 Media event at Daytona Beach, Florida. One of the companies at the event is Hi-Lux Leatherwood optics. I have reviewed more than a few of their optics for TFB. To my surprise, they brought along the [Read More…]
Lantac USA and CMC Triggers recently announced they’ve collaborated on two new AR-15 triggers. Their new E-CT1 and E-CT2 are both non-adjustable drop-in triggers and will come with either a curved or flat skeletonized trigger. The E-CT1 trigger is a single stage [Read More…]
Handheld fully automatic weapons require skill and strength to use effectively. Although a skilled and strong shooter can control even legendarily “uncontrollable” weapons like the AR-10 safely, many less-experienced smaller shooters, such as kids, have [Read More…]
Well known gun writer Ronaldo Olive writes … This duo of rifles is in current use by Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police BOPE – Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (Special Police Operations Battalion). The 7.52x51mm ArmaLite AR-10 Super SASS is [Read More…]