I don’t get pumped up about many new releases anymore, but when I received the shipping notification for the SIG Sauer 716i TREAD AR-10 rifle last night, I may have gotten a little giddy. You see, I’ve never owned a .308 AR-10, so if SIG’s 716i TREAD lives up to [Read More…]
Umarex USA, the American subsidiary of the German air gun manufacturer, has just released the new Fusion 2 CO2 powered bolt action repeater. The .177 caliber plinking rifle is an upgraded version of the previous Fusion model and it offers several interesting features at [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] Business end of the Hatsan Harpoon.](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_Hatsan_3-660x260.jpg)
THAR SHE BLOWS New for 2020 from Hatsan is a PCP airgun that launches arrows (no, the arrows aren’t laced with PCP). A bullpup configuration in that the chamber is rear of the grip and triggerguard, the Harpooon launches 20″ arrows at a muzzle velocity [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] Recover Tactical 20/20 Glock Stabilizer Kit and Holster](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/recover-tactical-01-1-660x260.jpeg)
A few weeks ago we posted about the new 20/20 Glock Stabilizer Kit and Brace from Recover Tactical. Their new brace is compatible with over forty 9mm and 40SW Glock models with a rail. The brace kit also fits officially licensed airsoft Glock pistols from Umarex and [Read More…]
The New Umarex AirSaber Umarex USA is a popular manufacturer of airsoft pistols, rifles as well as air guns and paintball guns. Just released, the new Umarex AirSaber Arrow Rifle is the company’s latest offering to the airgun market. Hunters will love this lethal [Read More…]
Continuing from Part 1 of December’s Underground Arms Watch edition, below are some of the good and not so good criminally manufactured and modified weapons recently seized off the streets. ‘Numerous weapons found by OPP, border services during search’ [Read More…]
As SIG ramp up their air gun offerings, the US Coast Guard’s official airsoft training pistol is now available commercially. The 6mm ProForce P229 fires biodegradable BBs, using Green Gas, at 295 fps. The airsoft pistol is currently only available in black and [Read More…]
Here is something a little different, an Air Rifle by SIG Sauer. When Pete first offered up a SIG Sauer Air Rifle for review I thought he was talking about the SIG MPX. I had one and while it is a fun toy, it is not really that great. Pete then told me it was […] [Read More…]
A look into criminally manufactured firearms seized in recent months continuing from Part 2 of last month’s round-up. First up is what appears to be a shortened homemade copy of the Madsen M50 submachine gun pictured alongside an M16 and AK which was surrendered [Read More…]
So as the winter months are closing in and the lazier amongst us might not get to the range quite as often. If you’re looking for a new home plinker then SIG Sauer have just introduced the ASP Precision Super Target Air Pistol, a .177 single shot pneumatic air [Read More…]
The Crosman Full-Auto Series Crosman has just released an all-new series of BB guns. The Crosman Full Auto Series features the Crosman R1 Rifle and Crosman P1 Pistol – both full-auto firing BB guns. If you’re looking for early ideas for Christmas gifts for [Read More…]
The ever attentive Hrachya, in his constant worldwide research for cool stuff to let TFB readers know about*, found this peculiar product offered by a small Italian company. The material available online on this “training aid”, is currently fairly limited [Read More…]
ADIHEX, the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition, is an annual event towards the end of the, scorching hot, summer in Abu Dhabi, UAE. As the name implies, this is not firearms dedicated show, but the “hunting guns” area alone is usually [Read More…]
In February, TFB reported the introduction of the Umarex-made Ruger 10/22 Air Rifle. It seems like a seamless way to transition youth from shooting pellet guns in the back yard to shooting .22 LR at the range. The Ruger 10/22 already has a large following, so this [Read More…]
A university student in the UK has been convicted of firearms offences after being found in possession of two 3D printed guns. Tendai Muswere, 26, a student at London South Bank University and Zimbabwean national admitted printing a Washbear PM522 revolver and a Hexen [Read More…]
The National Rifle League (NRL) hosts a multitude of different shooting disciplines including NRL22, a rimfire class out to 100 yards, and now they are adding to that with the introduction of a new Air Rifle class for the 2019 / 2020 Competition Season. While many [Read More…]
Closely associated with ‘juvenile delinquency’ of the 1950s, ‘zip guns’ were often fabricated by youngsters who could not afford to purchase or were forbidden from owning the genuine article. A mechanically inclined youngster might upon obtaining ammunition, [Read More…]
Geeks Gadgets and Guns, a gun-related podcast website, has published on their social media pages a photo from an ongoing LFD Research project depicting cartridges loaded with saboted bullets. Well, at first glance, I didn’t see anything extraordinary because these [Read More…]
SIG Sauer’s air weapons division, SIG AIR, continues to expand introducing a new PCP or Pre-Charged Pneumatic air rifle based on their MCX Virtus range of rifles. The new MCX Virtus based rifle has a PCP reservoir making up its butt and feeds from the SIG Rapid [Read More…]
TFB has reported about the EU Firearms Directive (called the EU Gun Ban) before, and as the directive now slowly is settling around the various EU countries we continue to report about the development. We do this from a firearms legislation standpoint, not a political [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson have agreed to expand their licensing agreement with German airgun and airsoft manufacturer Umarex. Umarex have been a licensed partner of Smith & Wesson for over 20 years, originally partnering back in 1996 to produce replica BB and pellet guns [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have announced the launch of their professional line of airsoft training weapons. SIG AIR will initially offer a ProForce M17 airsoft pistol and a ProForce P229 airsoft pistol. The move comes as last November TFB reported that the US Coast Guard had picked [Read More…]
Umarex, the air rifle manufacturers, have announced that they are introducing a replica Ruger 10/22 air rifle. Umarex have agreed on a licensing deal with Sturm, Ruger & Co. to produce the new CO2 powered air rifle. Chambered in .177 with a 10 shot rotary [Read More…]
Umarex has taken their Gauntlet and re-worked it into another caliber for consumers to play with! Now you can get the Gauntlet Pre-Charged Pneumatic (PCP) Air Rifle in .25 Caliber for your recreation, hunting, or league shooting fun. While this rifle is extremely [Read More…]
On the Sunday before this year’s SHOT Show, TFB and TFBTV were invited to attend the Sig Sauer Range Day at the Clark County Shooting Complex about 30 minutes outside of Las Vegas. The complex itself was incredible, with bays that catered to every type of shooter [Read More…]
Good evening everyone and thanks for once again stopping by TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where even our single shot airguns are suppressed. As we slog through the meat of the holiday season, try not to think about those tax stamps that may still be six months away. [Read More…]
SIG Sauer has introduced the .177 caliber CO2 powered airgun replica of the M17 pistol. The M17 Air Pistol is externally identical to the US Military’s new handgun both in terms of dimensions and color. The company has also designed this airgun to feel like the [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have snagged another government contract but it’s not one you might expect. The US Coast Guard have selected the SIG AIR Pro Force P229 Airsoft Pistol for training cadets and Coast Guardsmen. While one of the US’ five military branches the Coast Guard is [Read More…]
Crosman Corporation, one of the leading companies in the air guns and accessories market, has published a press release announcing the change of the company’s name. The new name is Velocity Outdoor. According to the company, the name change is done to better [Read More…]
A confidential source has revealed to TFB the current contestants that have passed the most recent phase of the Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle Competition (NGSAR). This phase is less of an actual competition between small arms prototypes but more of a theoretical [Read More…]
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