HK USA are bringing some serious German fun this fall with the introduction of a rimfire version of their iconic MP5. Ideal for backyard .22LR plinking or more serious range training, the new MP5 .22s offer an authentic feel and controls to the real centrefire deal. The [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM Turbo K rifle suppressor. Last week we get a basic overview of the very capable SilencerCo 36M modular suppressor. This [Read More…]
The MP5 is arguably the best 9mm SMG ever made. It has been cloned by many and yet fans and collectors always want that German roller delayed blowback perfection. While H&K has imported the SP5K and SP5, they have decided to bring to the US the HK SP5L, the [Read More…]
Still on the fence about making your Heckler & Koch SP5 into a short barrel rifle? Are you thinking about picking up a stock for your SIG Sauer MCX instead of a shoulder brace? Now may be as good a time as any. ATF EForm Articles @ TFB: TFB TUTORIAL: Using The ATF [Read More…]
A couple of months back HK shared a short video of an SL8 on a rack and caused a little stir. Today they shared that same video on their social media to announce the return of the HK SL8 to the US commercial market. The news comes hot on the heels of the successful [Read More…]
FLUX Defense made a name for themselves with their brace for Glock pistols. Since then they came out with their MP17 aka FLUX Raider. It is the most anticipated P320 chassis and even though they have been making it for a while, the demand has not died down. They sell [Read More…]
If you’re a firearms enthusiast (as it’s likely that most people reading TFB are), you probably have a list of guns you want. Unless you’re one of the fortunate few to have an arsenal rivaling Heckler and Koch‘s Gray Room, the Rock Island Arsenal [Read More…]
Good afternoon and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine. Full auto rated suppressors have been an industry selling point for years, but those ratings come with their own caveats. The overwhelming majority of [Read More…]
Good morning everyone and welcome back to another Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM Turbo K rifle suppressor. Last week we talked about the brand new OSS pistol cans. This week we stay in the same category with a review of [Read More…]
TFB’s Behind The Gun Podcast continues with an interview with Angela Harrell from Heckler & Koch USA. H&K USA has moved mountains in the past few years to bring the SP5 and SP5K-PDW to the American market – guns that we have begged to own since we were [Read More…]
Just in from Germany is the H&K SP5L – an SP5 pistol variant that boasts a longer 16.1” barrel. Because the SP5L is imported by our friends at H&K USA, it legally can’t come outfitted as a rifle with a stock. However, new owners are free to swap out [Read More…]
Good day everyone and welcome back to another Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 suppressor. Last week the YHM Turbo K went up against the Innovative Arms GRUNT mini. This week we step up to a high [Read More…]
Once we all become adults, Christmas begins to mean a lot less to us and is more about what we can give to others. We start families, have children, work relationships, business acquaintances, and endless others we hunt down gifts for. It is not like when we were [Read More…]
Magazines for 9mm roller locks are few and far between. Most suck it up and get German-made H&K mags but at $70 per magazine it adds up quick. There have been some attempts at polymer magazines for the venerable MP5 but they are hit or miss. Also finding a magazine [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for joining us for another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 suppressor. Last week we discussed the Silencer Central Banish 30, a modular titanium rifle [Read More…]
Happy Halloween everyone and welcome to the latest edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by the wizards at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the impressive R9 multi-caliber suppressor. Last week we dug into the 9mm Bul Armory double stack 1911 as a [Read More…]
Hello everyone and thanks for joining us for another Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 suppressor. Last week we took a look at some glamour shots of the H&K SP5K-PDW, a semiautomatic version of one of the most [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! In this weekly series, we look at a lot of firearms and technology surrounding the rimfire firearm world, and this week we have an extremely uncommon topic to explore – a rare Fleming 22LR [Read More…]
Lasers on guns is nothing new. Most require a Picatinny rail to mount said laser or it is somehow integrated into the gun like Crimson Trace’s line of grip lasers. However Viridian has gone in a different direction with their latest and made a laser that actually [Read More…]
Good morning substars (copyright 2020 – Pete) and welcome to another installment of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new R9 suppressor. Which coincidentally is our topic today Last week we discussed damaged [Read More…]
Hello everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, a weekly discussion of everything related to suppressors and their host firearms. We are brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new R9 9mm suppressor which should make its [Read More…]
With the roller delayed blowback renaissance, accessories for the MP5 platform have exploded on the market. With the improved quality of rapid prototyping, now individuals can print out functional parts and sell them. Custom Smith MFG (CSM) makes 3D printed MP5 upgrade [Read More…]
With the majority of the United States and World either being shut down or a little more crazy than usual, it’s not a bad idea to carry a little more firepower. Now I know some of you only carry on the body with your favorite concealed carry handgun and [Read More…]
Kahles has been expanding their line of optics and recently came out with a red dot optic. Kahles is known to make extremely high-quality variable power optics and tends to be the competition and tactical division of Swarovski Optics. With Kahles being known for really [Read More…]
Last year TFB reviewed the Elite Tactical Systems Glock 31 round transparent magazine. I don’t use Glock magazines that much any longer, so, unfortunately, I have nothing to add to the review as the magazine has become a safe queen. In the meantime, the ETS [Read More…]
In today’s modern society, there are a million different choices of red dots, LPVO’s and countless other optics to choose from. With an endless amount of choice when picking out an optic, most people don’t even consider running iron sights anymore as [Read More…]
Let’s take a trip back in team to December 1984. Just before SHOT Show, Heckler & Koch USA advertised the models HK91A2 and HK93A2 for $399 each. The deal was: “At Rock-Bottom prices you will never see again.” They weren’t wrong. We often [Read More…]
At Range Day, Magpul had some CZ Scorpions with their latest upgrades. They also had their new D50 .308 drum magazine feeding some AR-10 style rifles. Unfortunately the Magpul MP5 was just a prototype so it was only on display on the show floor. The first thing I [Read More…]
For shooters who love running their MP5 and all other associated copies of that time-tested platform, you now have another option when it comes to purchasing your magazines. Elite Tactical Systems is now offering ETS MP5 magazines in four different capacities to keep [Read More…]
One of the goals of attending IWA, for me, was to find products or vendors that were not at SHOT Show last January. While Heckler and Koch were at SHOT Show, they had some guns at IWA that were not brought to Vegas. Check out their .308 DMR dubbed the G28Z. H&K G28Z [Read More…]
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