Atlantic Firearms has introduced the DIY Zastava M70 that you can add whatever M70 stock, pistol grip, and handguard set to, which allows the user to customize their rifle right off the bat. AKM rifles have become much more modular in recent years, including lots of [Read More…]
I’m a meat and potatoes kind of guy, and honestly, I’ve never been one for flashy firearms. My go-to colors are black and tan. But when my inbox had the announcement from Atlantic Firearms about this 24K Gold AK, I couldn’t help but drool a tiny bit. [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day tries to push the excellent work done by so many photographers around the world and in the firearms industry. It’s a celebration to those who go in harm’s way trying to catch those special moments for us, but also those who stay in the [Read More…]
Outside of a handful of popular options, finding affordable, reliable, and durable AK47 magazines can be a difficult task. That is why XTech Tactical is excited to announce the release of its Generation 2 MAG47 line of AK47 composite magazines. The MAG47 Gen 2 will be [Read More…]
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[SHOT 2022] KCI USA Introduces B&T 9mm Magazine KCI USA showed off their new magazine for the B&T 9mm series of guns. Bottom line up front: suggested retail is $34.99 for a 30-round magazine, and they should be available within the next month. All KCI magazines [Read More…]
Through distributors like Arms of America and Atlantic Firearms, WBP of Poland has been sending high-quality AK pattern rifles and pistols to the US for several years now. The latest of which is the Mini Jack 5.56 Pistol. This short AKM style pistol is chambered in the [Read More…]
Atlantic Firearms just announced that they have imported used, but now inert, RPG-2 recoilless launchers that are now for sale. The surplus RPG-2 (which are recoilless weapon not rocket launchers as many believe) have a circular hole cut into the receiver to make them [Read More…]
In today’s Photo Of The Day, we’re taking a look at another piece of history photographed by cinematicarms. This is the Norinco Type 56-2 rifle chambered in 7.62×39mm. Caption: A fairly uncommon Norinco Type 56-2 from the all too brief glory days of Chinese AKs [Read More…]
FAB Defense is an Israeli-based company offering a variety of firearms accessories. Their product lines include buttstocks, grips, handgun PDW conversion kits, rails and rail attachments, magazines, and more. Their website asserts that “FAB-Defense® superior [Read More…]
We’ve all heard the tired “boating accident” trope, and it was funny while it lasted, but in all seriousness, boating season is upon us, and a lot can go wrong on the water, so let’s take a look at boat guns. The term boat guns is an aquatic [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we go back in history a few years. We’re looking at Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers providing security during a simulated patrol mission in the Deir ez-Zor province, in Syria, 2018. As you can see in the following pictures, they’re [Read More…]
Magpul keeps up the excellence with the PMag 30 AK74 MOE Ever since I picked up a pair of Arsenal’s Legion Izhevsk Saiga 5.45’s, I’ve quite enjoyed the 5.45×39 AK74 platform. I’ve found my particular examples to be soft-shooting and [Read More…]
First unveiled at TFB’s GunFest 2021, the Zastava PAP M90 PS is the newest rifle from Zastava Arms that’s destined for American shores. The Zastava Arms M90 features a fully chrome-lined 18.25″ barrel that comes with an adjustable gas system from the [Read More…]
I’ve been quite surprised over the past couple of months at just how many people still seem to be out shooting not only for training but recreationally as well. Despite the ammo shortage, it seems like people are just dying to get out of the house and blast some [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 85th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet [Read More…]
IDEX has always been an important event for the defense industry players across the globe. Few countries never attended, and one of these was Israel. In 2021, thanks to the Abraham Accords, this has changed. Here we’ll see a few products of EMTAN, short for EMTAN [Read More…]
Welcome back to Underground Arms Watch. Catching up into the new year, we continue our look at some of the black market bootleg weapons seized worldwide within the last few months. First up is an interesting pistol seized in Liverpool, UK by Merseyside Police. It [Read More…]
Zastava Arms arrived at TFB’s GunFest 2021 with the brand new PAP M90 PS. The Serbian made Zastava M90 is being imported by Zastava USA to satisfy customer requests for a full size 5.56 AKM pattern rifle. In addition to its larger size, the Zastava M90 is [Read More…]
In June 2020, we reported that the Finnish Reservists were to receive a new rifle made by Dasan Machineries of South Korea. These new rifles have begun to arrive and are being fielded with Finland’s MPK. Eric wrote about the selection of the new rifles here. The [Read More…]
Rifle Dynamics has new limited edition Poppies of War Print AK Stock pouch on offer, with OTTE Gear artwork made by Andrew Bawidamann. This small piece of textile seems very unnecessary, yet if I had a Krink or similar AK, I would buy it ten times out of ten. The price [Read More…]
Americans seem to make sport of almost anything, and today’s example is no exception. Several sportsmen made lemonade out of lemons when it came to the invasive species of fish dubbed Flying Carp that’s been plaguing southern boaters since the 1970s, and [Read More…]
A look at the Life of Samuel Colt Besides being fun to shoot, guns can also be works of art or marvels of engineering. Understanding the man or men who designed a particular firearm can give one a better appreciation for the firearm in one’s hand. Whether its [Read More…]
Midwest Industries have added a new M-LOK aluminum handguard to their AK47/AK74 Universal Handguards family of products. The new handguard is called Drop-In. While other models in this line of handguards are arguably drop-in too in that they don’t require [Read More…]
Since late 2017 a group of secessionists in Cameroon’s former British mandate located in the southwest have been fighting under the banner of a self-declared state named the Federal Republic of Ambazonia or Amber Land. Bordering Nigeria to the northwest and the [Read More…]
The Leupold LCO, or “Leupold Carbine Optic” is a robust Red Dot Sight (RDS) with a 1 MOA dot. Leupold’s LCO product information states that they put each optic through their “Punisher” test, but I decided to put it through a couple extra paces anyway when I [Read More…]
The Egyptian contract FN49 rifles are a fascinating example of the geopolitics of Egypt became entrenched in the Warsaw Pact side of the Cold War. Adopted in the same era that Nasser was seizing power from the Egyptian royalty, the Egyptian contract numbered approximately 37,000 rifles purchased [Read More…]
Founded in 2013, XTech Tactical was formed by a group of firearms enthusiasts. If their reputation lives up to the hype, this could be a huge win for any and all fans of the Kalashnikov platform. They offered to send some of their newest AK Magazines, and other [Read More…]
There are several reasons why you may need to cover the metal stock of your rifle. One of them is not to have bare metal rubbing against your cheek when shooting the gun, especially in long shooting sessions. For me, the primary reason is that metals are materials with [Read More…]
Continuing the Underground Arms Watch series, here are a number of black market made and modified firearms which have recently surfaced. First up, here are three corpses of what were once guns which were seized in Zimbabwe earlier in the month. “EASTERN CAPE – [Read More…]
Rifle Dynamics and Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch have teamed up to create the AK that meets Clint’s reliability and quality requirements and represents the perfect AK for Thunder Ranch Urban Rifle concept. The Rifle Dynamics Thunder Ranch AK is a base platform that [Read More…]
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