Matt Steele teaches the Gangster Grip, Modified Gangster Grip and Super Modified Gangster Grip. Jon Davis, a Marine Corps weapons instructor, posted a long article on Quora in which he suggested that gangsters hold their gun sideways due to the mistaken belief that you [Read More…]
The PLA’s paramilitary/gendarmerie police force, the People’s Armed Police, are apprently giving thier old Type 81 rifles a tacti-cool upgrade. The upgrade includes a quad rail, foregrip/bipod, optics and flashlight. Previously, the PLA said they wanted to [Read More…]
The daily mail published photos of a Royal Air Force aerial security team deployed in London for the Olympics. The rifle is the British standard Accuracy International L115A .338 LM sniper rifle, resting on a nifty swivel mount. The Benelli M4 shotgun, equipped with a [Read More…]
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wayfaerer320 posted photos of the St. Petersburg Open Championship. The police and counter-terrorism officers are carrying some really tricked out AK-style rifles with plenty of AR-15 accessories added. Magpul stocks are popular (with an AK stock adapter) as are EOTech [Read More…]
Vietnam Navy Special Forces are now being equipped with IMI Tavor TAR-21 rifles. Skip to 01:00 in the video below … In the video above the optics mounted have been covered up, which is suspicious. A Vietnamese news website reports them as using EOTech sights. Some [Read More…]
[ Written by gun optics guru Timothy Yan ] With combat experiences from five major wars and concurrent anti-terrorism operations since its founding in 1948, the Israeli Defense Forces or IDF is one of the first military to understood the advantage of reflex sight on [Read More…]
A comment by a reader on a recent blog post brought my attention to picatinny rail-mountable mirrors that allow the user to shoot around corners without exposing themselves. These mirror kits work with 1x scopes such as EOTechs and Aimpoints. Have any of you tried these [Read More…]
I am ecstatic! I can barley contain myself from hitting “Post” and sharing the great news! Ruger is now producing a Takedown version of my favorite gun or all time, the Ruger 10/22. The barrel is removed just forward of the “V Block”. The forend [Read More…]
A reader emailed us an interesting photo of a FN SCAR Mk. 17 being carried by a French policeman during a raid. It has a long barrel and a bipod, so it is obviously intended for sharpshooter work, but is fitted with a 1x EOTech holographic scope. This is actually not a [Read More…]
I just want to make a quick mention of the Spirit of Blue Foundation that was founded earlier this year. They are dedicated to the enhancement and promotion of officer safety. I receive their press releases and the list of gun companies that are sponsoring them is [Read More…]
The KRISS Vector is one of the most interesting and innovative weapons I’ve used in a very long time. I have been very impressed with the design, ergonomics as well as the lack of noticeable recoil. This is an impressive design to say the least. This weapon system has [Read More…]
Nick wanted to participate in the Pitcairn Monroeville Shooting Club’s (PMSC) 3rd Annual Dark Shoot but did not want to spent a fortune on night vision gear. His solution was the Jakks Pacific Eyeclops Night Vision Scope that costs about $50. Nick paired the scope [Read More…]
I was very skeptical when I first heard that Leupold was selected to supply the USMC with their Mark 8 1.1-8x24mm CQBSS scope for use on .50 BMG M2 and 40mm Mk19. machine guns. The CQBSS is an impressive scope but was designed for sniper or DM rifles, not heavy machine [Read More…]
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The below photo is of a Spanish solider carrying a H&K G36 rifle fitted with the Spanish Future Solider program (COMFUT / COMbatiente FUTuro) accessories. The rifle is equipped a huge day/night scope with integrated ballistic computer and camera. For close quarter [Read More…]
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Each month my benevolent employer, GunsForSale.com, runs a giveaway. This month, KRISS USA has donated a a tricked-out KRISS Vector CRB carbine for the giveaway, a gun that normally retails at $2,779. You can enter the giveaway here. KRISS Vector CRB TacPac includes a [Read More…]
[ This is the second guest post on US Infantry weapons written by Charles222, a 11-B/light infantryman in the United States Army. ] This article will attempt to explain the nature of how the US Army Infantry Platoon fights, both on it’s own and as part of a company. [Read More…]
Kotaku has leaked details and images of the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 video. This year a few guns that have not yet available to the public are featured in the game. The Kel-Tec KSG shotgun, which was only revealed to the public in January, is featured in [Read More…]
Last year Winchester brought back the Model 94 lever action. This year they are adding two new models: the Sporter and the Short rifle. From the press release … The new Winchester Sporter 94 will feature a 24-inch half-round, half-octagon blued barrel. The rifle [Read More…]
But why not? An EOTech is the perfect sight for a pistol cartridge chambered carbine. Suppressors are just as useful on a lever action carbine as they are on a pimped-out AR-15. As for the Magpul AFG grip … ok, I admit that it taking the concept a too far!
The latest video by TFB reader Aegeanhawk shows Hellenic Army National Guardsmen firing a pretty cool H&K G3A4 packed with a EOTech sight, forend rails (Brügger & Thomet rails?), bipod and foregrip. The setup looks really good.
Many readers kindly sent in photos from the on-going police/military operations in the Rio slums. These two photos in particular caught my eye. This police officer is uses a 90 degree mounted EOTech. I have seen small red dot sights mounted on the side of competition [Read More…]
This Royal Marine is using an EOTech holographic sight, without magnification, mounted on either an .338 Lapua Magnum L115A1 (Accuracy International Arctic Warfare) or .50 BMG AW50 rifle. I have often wondered why we do not see photos of snipers with 1x magnification [Read More…]
SayUncle was given a 1873 Trapdoor Springfield which belonged to his great grandfather. Read about it here and the follow up post here.
I saw the below photo on the Sabre Defense website. Can someone please explain the reasoning behind mounting iron sights at a 45 to 75 degree angle? My guess is that it allow quick transition between the Backup Iron Sights and the main EOTech holographic sight if the [Read More…]
At the National NRA Foundation Banquet on 14 May, Governer Palin will be presented with a custom AR-15 chambered in the powerful .50 Beowulf cartridge. The Alaskan Hunter, as it is named, was designed by Bob Reynolds of Templar Consulting. Bob was kind enough to email [Read More…]
Sabre Defence introduces the M5 Tactical rifle available in 5.56mm, 6.5 Grendel and 7.62×39. The M5 has a 14.5″ chrome-moly-vanadium barrel with a 1:7 twist, and comes with an A2 flash hider, mid-length gas system and railed hand guard. The stock is [Read More…]
DefenseReview has info on new FERFRANS FAS combat optic/sight “This concept started when my instructor for the FERFRANS Full-Auto Course complained that the aimpoint and the EOTech [550-series] was too big for a sighting system. He opted to use the iron sights. So [Read More…]
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