Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, we’ll show how to completely [Read More…]
If you’ve been waiting around for the right time or the right color of the popular KP-15 Lower Reciever to come out, then maybe this is your chance. KE Arms has announced that they will be doing a limited run of OD Green KP-15 lowers and that they are currently in [Read More…]
Matador Arms has released a new AR lower receiver compatible 9mm monolithic upper receiver assembly called Montgo-9. One of the key features of Montgo-9 is that the recoil spring mechanism is contained inside the receiver itself and it does not require an AR buffer [Read More…]
ODIN Works released their first complete AR-15 pattern rifle, the Odin Tactical Rifle or OTR-15, back in November of 2020 and a couple of weeks ago they introduced the 6.5 Grendel version of the OTR-15. Both of these rifles are built on in-house machined billet [Read More…]
Phoenix-based manufacturer KE Arms makes a variety of firearms-related products, from small parts up to complete firearms. Their most recent claim to fame has been the release of their new KP-15 monolithic polymer AR lower. This receiver was intended to be significantly [Read More…]
Back at SHOT Show 2020, North Dakota-based Roam has introduced a family of lightweight AR-10 pattern rifles called R-10. Shortly after the introduction, in May 2020, these rifles became available for purchase. What sets R-10 rifles apart is the Roam magnesium alloy [Read More…]
KE Arms has been going at it hard with improvements and modifications to their polymer KP-15 lower receivers. They’ve recently identified a gunsmith who they’ve certified to shorten the overall length of pull on the KP-15 and now they have introduced a KP-15 [Read More…]
I recently received one of two of my KP-15’s and one of the first things I noticed is that the new polymer lower is far and away one of the most (if not the most) sturdy polymer lowers I’ve ever encountered. Many of you who have seen them in person will note [Read More…]
It’s become quite difficult in the last couple of months to find in-stock firearms parts and sometimes even accessories. One company that I have noticed that has kept up with the high demand is Bear Creek Arsenal. Bear Creek makes everything from stripped firearms [Read More…]
With the modularity of the AR-15, home builds are everywhere. Regardless of your skill level, with enough help from online resources (a blog about firearms, mayhaps?), almost anyone can build an AR-patterned rifle or pistol. But what happens if you want to build an AK? [Read More…]
Picture it! SHOT Show 2019. There I was, staring at the display of AK variant rifles at the Rifle Dynamics open house, when I noticed that there wasn’t a single AR-15. RD is known to make some of the highest quality AKs on the market, but why stop there? Well, it [Read More…]
S.W.O.R.D. Defense, located in Sparks, Nevada, USA, is “a veteran owned and staffed warfighter solution focused company”. They have just released a new piston upper receiver called PURG-E, especially developed for M855A1 ammunition. The upper receiver is [Read More…]
Blackwater has a limited edition of their Iron Horse Lower. As you may remember Blackwater Worldwide and Iron Horse Firearms announced a partnership earlier this year. This lower is very different from others. If you haven’t noticed yet, it doesn’t have a [Read More…]
Yesterday, Winnipeg Police released pictures of a number of firearms seized from a residence late last May. The lower receivers of two shown having been produced using a 3D printer, which was also seized. Winnipeg police made the city’s first ever seizure of a [Read More…]
Zib Militaria in Hamburg, Germany – When TFB’s Nicholas C visited them two years ago he came back with a story called A Veritable Machine Gun Cave Of Wonders. Just remember that Zib is not a place that you can visit, walk around and browse like a normal shop. [Read More…]
Editor’s Note: The SureFire Institute’s Polymer Lower is not affiliated with the SureFire that makes illumination devices and suppressors. This product debuted a few years ago and the SureFire Institute, a separate company, appears to no longer exist. I know what [Read More…]
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KNS Precision brought two new products to SHOT Show 2020 – an adjustable aperture rear sight for AK rifles and an aluminum grip/lower for Galil ACE. Let’s take a closer look. Galil ACE Lower/Grip Galil ACE has a polymer part that combines the pistol grip, [Read More…]
Six Point Five Creedmoor – it’s not new, but expect to hear and read more about this caliber as the “Department of the Navy Office: Naval Sea Systems Command” is looking to buy MK110K1 uppers from Knight’s Armament Co. The upper is supposed to [Read More…]
Hakan Spuhr has been thinking about his new project off and on since 2012. Best known for his Spuhr optics mounts, accessory interfaces and the in-line G3 stock, recently adopted by the Portuguese Navy and the Swedish Army and Home Guard, Spuhr has now unveiled the [Read More…]
Lage Manufacturing has been developing the MAX-11/15 upper receiver for several years. Earlier we talked about the progress of this project. Recently, they announced that this 5.56/223 upper receiver designed for M-11/9 submachine guns lower receivers is now available [Read More…]
Do you remember that old fable about the grasshopper and the ant – where all summer the ant pushed himself to gather food while the grasshopper sat on his ass drinking vodka tonics and playing Xbox? Wait, I think that was me 20 summers ago. Anyway, we are [Read More…]
DNO Firearms has published a video where they test a DX-7 rifle with 3D printed polymer receivers. The DX-7 rifle is basically an improved AK that utilizes upper and lower receiver layout still using many standard AK parts with no or minor changes. The original DX-7 [Read More…]
A year and a half ago, Franklin Armory broke the gun internet – by announcing an AR15 rifle with a barrel less than 16” that does not require a National Firearms Act tax stamp. It was the equivalent of achieving absolute zero while simultaneously inventing cold [Read More…]
The SIG Sauer Suppressed Upper Receiver in .300 Blackout (SUR300) has been seen in the wild by police forces and already won military contracts, but now you can buy one for yourself off of Silencer Shop’s website. The SUR300 integrally suppressed upper receiver [Read More…]
ONe way to insure a trigger “press” I was browsing the company directory ahead of SHOT 2019 when this caught my eye: Iron Horse Firearms is the home of the TOR (thumb operated receiver), worlds first and only thumb operated lower receiver. Our platform [Read More…]
The picture was too good not to share, so here we have the Overthrow lower from Sharps Bros.as our Picture Of The Day. We have covered the Overthrow lower when it was released in 2017, you can check out more versions of it here. BDL Custom Finish did the paint job on [Read More…]
Magpul PMAGs designed for the 6.8mm Remington SPC cartridge were developed in partnership with LWRCI. These magazines are larger than the standard GI mags and so far they were only compatible with the LWRCI Six8 series of rifles which receivers were built around these [Read More…]
If you recall, The Firearm Blog broke the news back in March that Brownells was importing HK416 components. They first offered their HK417 parts for sale back in early September. Well now they will be selling their HK416 parts as well as offering their newly [Read More…]
You have probably heard and read about the quite successful attempts of 3D printing AR-15 lower receivers. I am sure after seeing these 3D printed receivers, many people have been wondering if receivers of other firearms can be printed, too. Particularly, many of you [Read More…]
Do you enjoy the sounds of silence? Ever considered getting a ‘subsonic’ lower back tattoo? Named your second born child ‘Blackout’? Make pewpew sounds in your sleep? If any of these descriptions apply to you, Yankee Hill Machine has just released a new setup [Read More…]
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