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Because A Single Barreled Ring Cannon Is Never Enough
Mr. Wulle demonstrates his double barreled ring cannon and blunderbuss.
Cannon Ring, Because You Never Know When You Might Need A Cannon
Do you regularly encounter hostile coke or beer cans? Are you tired of conceal carrying your blackpowder cannon? Does you wife insist you wear a wedding ring? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Cannon Ring is what you need. Take a look at the video [Read More…]
CVA Optima Muzzle Loading “Hand Cannon” Pistol
[ This post was written by Dr. Jim and Mary Clary. ] When we first saw this pistol at the 2012 SHOT Show, we decided that we had to have one for testing. Unlike other blackpowder pistols, such as the Traditions Vortek, the Optima does not have a 70 grain maximum load [Read More…]
Nifty Desktop Mini-Cannon
If, like me, you regularly need to defend your desktop against assaults from nefarious wine glasses and coke bottles, then the Pocket Artillery mini-cannon is for you. These CNC-machined blackpowder cannons have a stainless .177 caliber barrel and colored anodized [Read More…]
Bizarre Percussion Knife Pistol/Cannon
While browsing the Tortuga Trading Inc1 website I came across this bizarre knife/mini-cannon/pistol weapon. I can’t even figure out how it is supposed to be held. It is such a terrible idea that in comparison it makes the infamous Apache Pistol look ingenious. The [Read More…]
Nitron N-32 gas powered cannon
The Nitron N-32 is a semi-automatic cannon microprocessor controlled high pressure inert gas cannon. Is fires 1.250” steel ball bearings at over 1000 fps. That is about 3000 ft/lbs of muzzle energy. For comparison a 7.62x51mm NATO round has about 2600 ft/lbs of [Read More…]
Nexter MG 151 20mm autocannon
Nearly 70 years after it was first produced by Mauser during WWII, the MG 151/20 20mm autocannon is still being manufactured by French firm Nexter. In the below photos it is hooked up to one of those fancy remote control turrets which is mounted to a stripped-down [Read More…]
Mini cannon video
Lots of fun can be had with miniature cannons. The powder he is using looks suspiciously like matchstick head scrapings. [ Many thanks to cameron for emailing me the link. ]
Tsar Cannon: Russia’s high-end custom tactical rifle maker
Tsar Cannon, who are the exclusive provider of sniper rifles to the Russian equivalent of the Secret Service, claim that they produce the most accurate sniper and competition rifles in Europe. The company hopes to export into the United States. RT.com reports (emphasis [Read More…]
Target Cannon: Reusable reactive target
The Target Cannon is a reusable reactive target designed to be used with .22 LR firearms or high powered air guns. The device has three vertical “barrels” which are loaded with blackpowder. A shotgun primer is inserted into the side of the barrel. The [Read More…]
Remington’s Cannon: The MasterBlaster
The Remington MasterBlaster is a big suppressed 8 Gauge kiln gun. The MasterBlaster system is the most productive and cost-efficient way to remove virtually any type of build-ups in boilers, kilns, silos, quarries or mines. Both the gun and the ammunition provide [Read More…]
Anzio 20mm Vulcan Rifle / Cannon
The nearly 7 feet tall Anzio 20mm rifle (or cannon) is one amazing gun! Featuring a 49″ long barrel (4 feet) Bullet comparison of the .223 Rem (left), .338 lapua, 50BMG and 20mm Vulcan
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Target Classic or American Tragic?
Welcome everyone to the 111th 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 [Read More…]
X Products X1 Stand Alone Drink Can and Golf Ball Launcher
Many of you are probably familiar with the X Products Can Cannon, an AR-15 upper receiver assembly that allows launching muzzle-loaded beverage cans using blank cartridges. At SHOT Show 2020, the company introduced the FORE golf ball launching adapter for the Can [Read More…]
Here Are Some of the Historic Heavy Weapons Canada Just Banned
You may have recently heard that Canada has chosen to ban a selection of so-called ‘assault weapons’. Earlier this week Luke gave us a great run through some of the unusual things that made it onto the banned list including AR15.com and Stinger MANPADs. Well [Read More…]
Russia salvage a WWII American M3 Lee Tank from Barents Sea
Ready for some history? In 1943, during the World War II, near the shores of Kildin Island (a small Russian island in the Barents Sea), the USS Ballot carried this American M3 Lee tank. Unfortunately USS Ballot sunk. Some say she was hit by a torpedo, some say she ran [Read More…]
POTD: Close-in Weapons System (M62 Vulcan)
Today’s Photo Of The Day is an R2D2 look-alike that goes “Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrttt“, as enemy objects close-in. The purpose is to detect and destroy alien objects before they can hit and damage the ship, and it most likely the last line of defense. The [Read More…]
[Indo Defense 2018] Hands on with Rheinmetall Canada’s Field Ranger RCWS System
The Canadian-based division of Rheinmetall was present at the show with the latest variant of their Field Ranger RCWS system that is designed to accommodate 7.62x51mm FN MAG/.50 BMG M2/ and 40x53mm Mark 19 grenade launchers and machine guns. On display was the [Read More…]
SILENCER SATURDAY #49: Are Pistol Cans Worth It?
Good evening everyone and thanks for joining us back here for another episode of TFB’s Silencer Saturday. As we charge full speed towards the holidays, we’ll spend some time discussing ways to spend your end of the year money on NFA gifts for friends, family or even [Read More…]
Historian Builds Replica American Tank from WW1
British historian Stephen Wisdom has built a full-scale replica of a World War One tank from fibreglass and wood. The recreation of a French Renault FT light tank has been built for the American Museum in Bath, UK. Wisdom built the fibreglass tank around a wooden frame [Read More…]
Canadian Rossi 12ga Shotgun Pistol
Just the other day Nathaniel F posted about the Short Barreled Shotgun. Well in Canada, Rossi is importing some non-restricted shotguns with pistol grips. They come with 18.5″ barrels but due to some loopholes in Canada’s firearm laws regarding shotguns and [Read More…]
The Guns of The Tomorrow War
It’s 2022, the Covid-19 pandemic has passed but humanity has another crisis to face – future aliens. This 4th July weekend Amazon dropped a major new military sci-fi movie, The Tomorrow War, starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J. K. Simmons, Betty [Read More…]
The Rimfire Report: The Best Rimfire Replacement Firearms to Train With
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its ammunition, trends, and history. Last week we talked a little bit about attempting to save money on plinking and hunting 22LR ammunition [Read More…]
[SHOT 2019] X Products Glock Drum, Flame Thrower and Flying RC Camera Car
X Products is known for their can cannon and their drum magazines. This year at Shot Show, they have come out with a 69rd 9mm drum for use with Glock pattern magazine fed firearms. They have also made a drum for CZ Scorpions. Glock and Scorpion 9mm Drum Mags The Glock [Read More…]
Packing in the Friendly Skies – Basic Training for Flying with Firearms
A hearty welcome to Deviant Ollam, of The CORE Group, as he contributes a 3-part series about “Flying with Firearms”. As a well-known security lecturer, trainer, and gun aficionado, he brings the most complete knowledge dump you will find anywhere on the web [Read More…]
Grappling Hooks To Lawn Darts – X Products .308 Multi Use Launcher
How do you take an already awesomely fun product and make it better? By supercharging it with .308, of course. X Products has just announced a battle rifle caliber version of their Can Cannon – a blank firing upper receiver that can launch soda cans, t-shirts and [Read More…]
TFB Review: LabRadar Doppler RADAR Chronograph
Though I’ve been involved with shooting sports for a long time, Chronographs never really interested me before. When people were setting them up on crowded range days, it could be a big time-killer for everybody else while the user tried to get the shades right, [Read More…]
Lightening Review: Safe Tac Mag “Blank Only” Training Magazine
Safe Tac Mag has developed a “Blank Only” training magazine for the AR-15/M16 Family of 5.56x45mm weapons utilizing the common M200 blank cartridge. These STANAG, MIL-Spec 6061-T6 aluminum body magazines uses a modified Magpul anti-tilt follower and a [Read More…]
Big, Bigger, and Biggest Bore – A Visit to M.R. New System Arms Workshop
Back in 2020, we had a look at some of the creations of Marco Rigido, the creative mind, and skilled hands, behind the M.R. New System Arms gunsmithing company. Earlier this year we had the chance for a visit to Marco’s workshop and we can offer you a glimpse of [Read More…]
