Welcome everyone to the 40th (WOW 40th!) 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 [Read More…]
Over the last few years, LARPing has become something where certain people online and in the comment sections will continuously make fun of and say there’s no value in running around with all of your tactical gear. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a ton of fun [Read More…]
If you’ve ever wondered how you can get just a little bit more functionality out of your bathroom look no further. Twitter user Freegunzone has shown us his method of rifling a barrel inside his own bathroom. Using a process called Electrochemical Machining, this [Read More…]
Today on TFBTV, James Reeves looks at Gemtech’s quietest 9mm suppressor ever, the Gemtech Lunar 9. How does it perform on the S&W M&P 2.0 and the Heckler & Koch SP-5 / MP5? Check today’s video to see (hear?) for yourself. ««« GUN AND GEAR GIVEAWAYS »»» PLEASE check out [Read More…]
EZLoad (United Kingdom) is introducing the EZMAG2 magazine pouch for Typhoon F12 and Derya M12 shotguns. They use a tough polymer to make the EZMAG2, and the design has magazine-specific cutouts to fit with Typhoon and Derya MK12 magazines. The magazines can be inserted [Read More…]
After you’ve been to dozens of defense expos all around the globe, you don’t really expect to see anything new and exciting. The time when “big reveals” of new products were done at exhibitions are almost gone, there is the internet for that. And [Read More…]
Black Arch Holsters has released a new appendix carry holster and mag caddy combination rig called Entrada. The most interesting feature of this product is that the holster and magazine pouch are attached to each other via three straps that can flex and conform the rig [Read More…]
While I have always enjoyed a deep appreciation for classic lever action rifles, they have never held a home in my safe. Like many of you, my tastes and preferences have evolved over time, touching almost every facet of our industry. In recent years, suppressed personal [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Cadex of Canada are asking us what’s more impressive than one 50 BMG rifle? Well, LOOOOOOOTS of them!!! Here you can see a bunch of Cadex CDX-50 Tremor rifles ready to be delivered. I somehow get the feeling these are ordered by some Amry [Read More…]
Whether or not 22LR is a suitable self-defense round is a hotly debated subject in the firearms community. Many will immediately discount it as too weak or ineffective to be used as a self-defense caliber. Others will say that it is entirely capable of taking down a [Read More…]
Welcome to another installment of Underground Arms Watch series where we take a look at criminally made and modified firearms seized throughout the world. Last week police in Queensland Australia seized two homemade firearms during multiple drug-related raids on Gold [Read More…]
Just this past week, North Haven Firefighters had to knock down a structure fire at the Mossberg headquarters. Located on 7 Grasso Ave in North Haven CT, the fire was first engaged at about 9:15 am. To date, no major Injuries have been reported. Photo: Ben Lambert / [Read More…]
At the moment, the Indian Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is the largest firearms manufacturer on our planet. With over 80 000 employees, 41 factories and 9 Training Institutes it dwarfs any other firearms manufacturer in any other country. And DEFEXPO exhibition is [Read More…]
Brownells have released California compliant versions of their Retro family of reproduction rifles. As you know, these rifles have a lot of “scary” features such as pistol grips and flash hiders, however, deleting these features or replacing them with [Read More…]
The second most famous creation of Michail Kalashnikov, general-purpose Kalashnikov machine gun, had a multitude of names over the last 50 years: PK, PKM, M84 in former Yugoslavia, Konekivaari KK PKM in Finland. In some southern regions of Russia, where shooting at [Read More…]
Feeling bored? Nothing to do? Each day you are welcome to TFB’s selection of photo highlights. If you’re lucky you may learn something on the way, otherwise just browse today’s photos from Poland. The caption reads (machine translated, shortened and edited): [Read More…]
At TFB we’re devoted to finding the best and most interesting firearms-related photos and match them together with a short story. You’ll find them here, every day. Below you can see John Rasmussen of the HK Shooting Team USA. He’s aboout to fire a Heckler [Read More…]
Good afternoon suppressor fans and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Last week we dug into the Dead Air Nomad L, a very quiet can if you don’t mind a bit of extra length. On the other end of the yard stick (meter stick if you are a metric [Read More…]
Huge thanks to @spoonmann8 for cluing me into Netflix’s Night On Earth series. I had been procrastinating watching it. While I occasionally enjoy a nature show once in a while, like the BBC Planet Earth series, nothing about the Night On Earth series jumped out at [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we go to great length trying to find the most interesting pictures out there. Today we take a look at two German Soldiers fully kitted with helmets, hearing protection and Night Vision Goggles. They [Read More…]
Welcome back dear readers to another Featured Deals of the Week. I’m your host, Benjamin F, and this week’s theme is “the first post since SHOT”. Let’s dive right in. Ruger AR-556 MPR – $600 shipped What the deal is: The Ruger AR-556 [Read More…]
Just like the Department of Homeland Security (USA), the Swedish Police Force has now ordered the GL06 40 mm less-lethal grenade launchers made by B&T in Switzerland. I hope this article doesn’t confuse you now, with Switzerland and Sweden in the same [Read More…]
If you read TFB every day you know that the Nikon Corporation has withdrawn from the Riflescope business. We reported about it at the end of last year in this article. Atibal Sights from Mesa, Arizona, has taken the opportunity and is now offering a Nikon Scope Trade-in [Read More…]
Sons of Liberty Gunworks, a manufacturer of high-quality AR-15s, gun parts, and accessories, has just announced that they will be adding SGM(R) Charles “Chuck” Pressburg to their professional staff. Chuck currently operates with Presscheck Consulting which [Read More…]
The concept of having the primary weapon and sidearm chambered in the same caliber was probably pioneered or at least popularized in the American Old West where carbines like Winchester Model 1873 were often carried with handguns like the Colt SAA chambered in the same [Read More…]
Ruger have released a new version of their American Rimfire rifle. This new bolt action rifle is called American Rimfire Long-Range Target and it’s targeted towards the precision shooting community or to those of you who want to print tighter groups with the [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves gets hands on with Zastava’s new M85/Z85 Tactical, which was unveiled at SHOT Show 2020. The new M85 Tactical is a Zastava-made, Zastava-imported, and Zastava-converted 10″ .223/5.56mm “Krinkov” style AK in “pistol” format [Read More…]
As the sun began to set in the southern Nevada desert, Industry Day at the Range came to a close. The targets were taken down, the firearms stowed and the products started making their way to the SHOT Show floor. Most would call it in, go grab a bite to eat and maybe [Read More…]
A classic like the MG3 machine gun should be pronounced in its original language, don’t you think? Just listen to the words: Das Maschinengewehr: “The machine rifle”. This is the topic for Today’s Photo here at TFB, and since its introduction in [Read More…]
Tactical clothing has become a fairly large market in the gun community, where companies are making everything from lightweight boots to jeans with extra hidden pockets. With a plethora of companies and options to pick from, there’s definitely some things to look at [Read More…]