Our Editor in Chief Pete asked some of us to honestly review some Olight lights. No this was not a request direct from Olight. As Luke C. had mentioned in his Olight S2R Baton review, this is a non-shill review. I had already bought some Olights on my own with my own [Read More…]
Today we take a look at the Heckler & Koch Grenade Machine Gun (GMG – GranatMaschinenGewehr), as it plays a main part in a live fire exercise in Latvia with multiple nations. The action is recoil-operated, inertia bolt, and the GMG fires from the open bolt. [Read More…]
Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, I know you all just saw me on Monday but it’s back to our regularly scheduled Friday programming. As always please leave a comment if you want me to go hunt for a particular type of deal. “Compliant” Ruger AR-556 [Read More…]
JMac Customs has released their new X-Series of muzzle devices that thanks to the external threads also double as suppressor mounts. In fact, the letter X used as a series designation stands for eXternal thread. The muzzle brake portion of these muzzle devices is [Read More…]
On October 8th, the National Police Headquarters of Poland announced their selection of a new sidearm for their officers. The new sidearm will supplement the aging SA/DA P-83 and Glock 19 pistols in their current inventory. UMO, the organization responsible for [Read More…]
This new Strike Industries product, Cobra vertical foregrip/monopod, may look familiar to you. That’s because it is based on the Strike Industries MFS Monopod design. The difference is that if the MFS Monopod was an SI Modular Fixed Stock specific product due to [Read More…]
New Hampshire’s Newington Police Department have transitioned to the SIG Sauer P320. With just 10 full time and three more part time officers, this small department may be dwarfed by some of SIG’s other recent law enforcement contracts but Newington PD are [Read More…]
Is it still worth it to build your own budget AR Pistol? In this episode of TFBTV, Hop hits the range with the new pistol variant of the Ruger AR-556 to find out if it makes all other budget builds obsolete. Here are the vital stats from Ruger: Barrel Length: 10.5″ Twist: 1:8″ Weight: [Read More…]
From 23 to 26 September 2019, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Special Task And Rescue (STAR) Team held a weapons familiarization training exercise at the Mantin Shooting Range in Negeri Sembilan. Notably, the STAR team members were trained on their new [Read More…]
Honestly, one question I get fairly often when talking about concealed carrying is whether or not to have multiple guns to carry depending on what you’re doing that given day. There are benefits of carrying different guns at different times of the year, but [Read More…]
The FN F2000 made its debut in 2001. Designed by FN Herstal in Belgium, it is a bullpup rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO. I just had a look at the FN Herstal homepage and the FN 2000 is not to be found anymore. Rumor has it that the production has stopped. If true it [Read More…]
When looking around at different pawn shops around the state, I always think it’s amazing what I find. One of the best purchases I’ve made was the Magnum Research Mountain Eagle. This rarity was on the shelf for $150 originally and after some negotiation, I [Read More…]
The SIG Sauer MPX Copperhead is now available with some new features, like an A2 flash-hider which is suppressor ready, all black color (in lieu of the Cerakote E190) and a 30 round magazine. You can check one of TFB’s previous articles on the MPX Copperhead here. [Read More…]
It’s been a while since TFB covered anything from Thyrm, but with their release of their new Helmet Mount VariArc it’s time again. Previously we have, for instance, covered their Switchback. I don’t really use mine as advertised, but it’s got a [Read More…]
This year, Vietnam had its first large international defense exhibition, DSE Vietnam 2019. The expo was located in Hanoi downtown, next to all the museums and government buildings, just a two-minute walk Vietnam Ministry of Public Security. Not surprisingly, the [Read More…]
Unity Tactical is known for their TAPS (Tactical Augmented Pressure Switch). The TAPS is a two button remote switch that allows you to control a light and laser. The TAPS switch just had one button for laser and one button for light. They came out with a programmable [Read More…]
The internet, or at least the parts of it that deal with guns, is aflame in recent days about an ATF decision to defer prosecution against one Joseph Roh. But who is Joseph Roh? Why does his deferred prosecution matter? Did the ATF actually shake federal gun law to its [Read More…]
Welcome back folks, last time we talked about the top 10 Hollywood gun guy scenes. Before we get started with today’s list, I’d like to add an honorable mention that you guys felt should have been on the previous list. Final shootout – the way of the [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is a bit special. To make it a little different we are going to ask you to identify the different weapons (and weapon systems) in the photos below (and above of course). As many as you can please, it should not be too difficult. What you [Read More…]
S&W’s .357 “Eightgun” In 2005, Smith and Wesson came out with a hot rod revolver with an unfluted 8-shot cylinder, the 327sc “Jerry Miculek” edition. (Honestly, I think competition had a lot more to do with the development of the 327 [Read More…]
New York-based Otis Technology, best known for their cleaning kits, have announced their acquisition of Atlanta, Georgia-based rifle manufacturer DRD Tactical. DRD specialise in tactical rifles receiving a number of foreign contracts in recent years. Back in August, [Read More…]
Even among professionals, not much is known about modern Vietnamese small arms. You can seldom see Vietnamese manufacturers at defense exhibitions and every time they make an appearance, there is a lot to talk about. This year, Vietnam had it’s first large [Read More…]
Several improvised / homemade weapons were employed in an attempted mass shooting attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany on Wednesday during Yom Kippur. The whole event was live-streamed via a GoPro to the video game streaming website Twitch. Luckily the [Read More…]
So you thought you have seen it all in the AR world? Well, then meet the mind-boggling Red Ryd-AR lever-action AR-15 by BrickWurX Manufacturing. When I came across this project, all I could find were the photos from the BrickWurX Mfg. Facebook page that you can see [Read More…]
Last month, at DSEI 2019 in London, I had the chance to take a look at some of Nord Arms’ rifles ranging from their NA-9, 9x19mm pistol calibre carbine right up to their new .338 Lapua Magnum marksman’s rifle. Nord Arms are an Estonian company specialising [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the CZ P10C and pits it against its obvious competition, the Glock 19. These guns have a lot in common and are almost the same size with the same features, and can even use the same holsters in many cases. Similarities aside, what are the differences [Read More…]
Continuing our series of articles dedicated to covering the major American firearm auctions, today we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting, rare and unusual guns seen in the online catalog of the upcoming October 2019 Morphy Extraordinary, Sporting & [Read More…]
Beware of various Heckler & Koch rifles in this Photo Of The Day, as we visit the European Tactical Airlift Center in Zaragoza (Spain). This is a multi-national training center for tactical air transport. Nine nations are currently participating in the European [Read More…]
Welcome back to the Rimfire Report! This week we’re going to talk about a home-cooked modification for the Ruger Mk. IV. The Ruger Mark .22LR series of pistols have been a staple in the rimfire community since its introduction in 1949. Offering at first simple [Read More…]
The famous command given to Revolutionary War soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill – “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” – resulted in forever identifying the musket credited with the first shot fired against British troops on that [Read More…]