Location: Löddeköping, South of Sweden. I guess you haven’t been there and wasn’t planning to go there either? That’s fine, to be honest, neither was I until I got an invitation for a Factory Visit to Spuhr, makers of rifle scope mounts and other [Read More…]
We have journeyed all the way through winter, and made it into our 6th edition of the Reader’s Choice Awards! Normally we have a pretty specific topic we want you all to dive into, but for this month we are going to give you more liberty in your suggestions and [Read More…]
In mid-March, the United States Army held their 10th annual Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Twenty-one teams from around the globe participated in the six-day event. According to the Army Times, there [Read More…]
When you use night vision it is better to have binocular NODs aka dual tubes over a single PVS-14. The pros and cons of running duals over a monotube is for another day. While getting dedicated dual tubes is the best, sometimes that is not an option for some. In some [Read More…]
Shooting with night vision is a lot of fun and gives you a clear advantage when shooting in the dark. However, wearing a helmet with night vision can get tiring if you do not set up your helmet properly. The helmet is often a platform for adding accessories like ear pro [Read More…]
In this article, we’ll discuss the history, development and evolution of muzzle devices seen on Mikhail Kalashnikov’s Avtomat. In particular, we’ll talk about those made in the Soviet Union and Russia. Just like in the case of one of our previous [Read More…]
Aimpoint has announced that they have been awarded a $24 million US Army contract for supplying FCS13-RE Fire Control Systems. The Army is acquiring this aiming system to use with the recently adopted 84mm M3E1 MAAWS (SAAB Dynamics Carl Gustaf M4) recoilless rifles. [Read More…]
There are certain actions in the society that one would think common sense dictates you just do not do those things. Like yelling “fire” in a theater, “bomb” in an airport etc. Unless those things are actually happening. Don’t bring [Read More…]
Knock-knock – is anybody home? Here is a string of photos of the Norwegian Naval Special Operation Commando in Kabul, Afghanistan. Below: This image has a lot of interesting things going on. Apart from the explosives, there are Heckler & Koch HK416s with short [Read More…]
Season 3 of Hollywood Weapons has already started. Last September, The Firearm Blog was invited out to the set of Hollywood Weapons to see them make an episode. I was one of the few that went and got to see some of the Hollywood magic you hear so much about. We were [Read More…]
Carly Schroeder Last March, I trained with Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC). For this course, I got the opportunity to partner with Carly Schroeder. #Notagunbunny It was clear that this was not Carly’s first course. Carly’s training resume includes many top [Read More…]
Every SHOT SHOW you talk to fellow gunwriters and ask them the same question: “Have you seen anything really new and interesting?”. Most of the time an answer is quite vague: “Well, you know, this and that, it depends on you definition of “new [Read More…]
For those who play in the dark with night vision, BNVDs (Binocular Night Vision Devices) are all the rage. Unless you are swimming in expendable cash like my friend JW with his ANVIS10 quad tube pano NODs (think Zero Dark Thirty). Anyway, when looking into dual tube [Read More…]
So far this is The Bible on the Sako TRG A1, with almost 3 000 words of cleaning, shooting, testing and wisdom from Finland. This review and videos are taken from FinnAccuracy with permission. FinnAccuracy is a Finnish company concentrating on premium optics and [Read More…]
Thanks to my friend for alerting me to this hidden gem at SHOT Show 2019. Steiner is the maker of many night vision and laser devices. They make the PVS21 night vision goggles and DBAL weapon laser. Well at SHOT Show they have a new thermal weapon sight that is the [Read More…]
Ah Swiss precision, there’s almost nothing sexier in the firearms world. B&T does an excellent job at making practical and useful guns into a sort of industrial art. For example, many pistol caliber carbines that utilize GLOCK magazines end up looking a horrendous [Read More…]
Badger Ordnance from North Kansas City MO, have developed at new modular scope mount to meet today’s requirements for mounting optics. The mount is called Condition One and first release will be during Q1 (2019). Initial offerings will be for scopes in 30mm, [Read More…]
Every time there is a new rifle chassis released the comments are sure -“If they only made it for this model it would be a success” combined with the most common one: -“If they only made it for a long action I would buy it“. The Magpul Pro 700 [Read More…]
Geissele shows off their Super Duty Rifle at Shot Show Range Day. They will have two versions, one for civilians and one for Law Enforcement. The Super Duty will be available in Black or DDC and of course comes with a bunch of Geissele goodies. Geissele is making their [Read More…]
L3 Technologies, parent company of EOTECH, has confirmed they have been awarded a $26.3 million contract to supplied the latest version of their EOTECH holographic weapon sight and G33 magnifier to USSOCOM. The five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity [Read More…]
When I first heard of Cobalt Kinetics it was at Shot Show 2016 when they showed off their competition rifle. It was a very wild looking AR-15 with some interesting features set up for the competitive shooter. Earlier this year they came out with a new 50 state legal [Read More…]
If the Rezvani Tank isn’t extreme enough for you, there’s now the Military Edition. As a kid the founder of Rezvani, Ferris Rezvani, aspired to become a fighter pilot just like his father. This is represented in the Rezvani emblem, with wings representing [Read More…]
Australian Defence Magazine reports that the Australian Defence Force has been testing the EC-Paint day and night weapon camouflage paint made by a Norwegian company called NFM Group. The EC-Paint is formulated to provide a durable matte camouflage pattern that can be [Read More…]
Introduced in March of this year, we were able to get our hands on Rheinmetall Air Defense AG’s ILEE® TwinBeam Mk2 visible/IR laser designator. The TwinBeam Mk2 is actually just one such designator out of a large product line of similar designators that fill [Read More…]
Unless you have some interest and skill in mathematics, shooting high or low-angle precision rifle is going to be even more difficult. Just imagine all the countless variables, and then adding to the difficulty that the distance that you measure (via Milling or Laser [Read More…]
Bring the heat Thermal imaging used to be the exclusive preserve of the military, big businesses, or deep pocketed Law Enforcement departments. Back when I started shooting, a thermal optic cost tens of thousands of dollars. In recent years, however, thermal imaging [Read More…]
In the last 20 years, the market of weapons accessories expanded dramatically: grips, stocks, red dot sights and lasers, slings, handguards, and countless other products filled gun shops and online stores, giving gun owners an opportunity to spend much more money [Read More…]
Last week I posted part one of EOTech’s factory tour. In part two we will take a look behind the curtain at how EOTech’s Holographic Weapon Sights (HWS) are manufactured. After the factory tour we were taken out to a local range to test some of their [Read More…]
Without slicing into a full blown political rant, as “gun people” we all know that there are so called “non-gun-people” that walk among us. Those that, upon seeing a firearm, or even what apppears to be a firearrm, recoil in fear and beg for mercy from its [Read More…]
Over a year ago TFB covered the Ashbury Saber M700 Precision Rifle. It’s now time for the Tactical version in .308 Win and 6,5 Creedmoor. Hallmarks in the design of this rifle has been shoot-ability, comfort, ergonomic adjustability, modularity and low-felt [Read More…]
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