Currently boosting a force of over 30,000 fighters, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has always been a force of reckoning on the Burmese border with China. And although arms production among the Wa (northern Shan State) isn’t a new or hot topic (this [Read More…]
When we think of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company we think of lever actions and maybe some of John Browning’s designs. We don’t tend to think of Cold War submachine guns, but in the mid-1950s Winchester developed a 9×19 ‘NATO Burp Gun’. [Read More…]
Sometimes a firearm comes along and you just have to put it in your hands. The CMMG MkGs Banshee 9mm AR Pistol falls smack dab into that category for me. I came across one recently and with no time to shoot it or extra kidneys to buy it, I had to at least fondle it. [Read More…]
In two previous articles on TFB we looked at the Burmese MA-Sniper in-depth while being used in the field by Tatmadaw Infantrymen. If readers recall there were a number of different variants of the MA-Sniper, to include early attempts at modifying MA-2 Light Machine [Read More…]
Hello fellow shooters and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where we broadcast our quiet goodness around the world, even to California and New York. Today we finally take a look at a classic suppressor that is one of my personal favorites: the Allen Engineering [Read More…]
Occam Defense Solutions has introduced a new AK handguard called MERC. This is a patent pending design which is advertised to decrease the heat transfer to the shooter’s hand and provide a solid optics mounting platform for AK family of rifles. Let’s take a [Read More…]
Welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where guns are judged on the threads of their muzzle, not the color of their finish. After last week’s discussion on ammunition selection, baffle strikes and how to avoid similar mistakes, I jumped back on the proverbial [Read More…]
Igor Stechkin, an ingenious firearms designer mostly known for designing the APS automatic pistol, had a number of other interesting firearms designed during his career which became forgotten or known to only a small group of firearms enthusiasts because these guns were [Read More…]
Thanks to a friend of mine for alerting me to an issue concerning Safety Harbor Firearms and other manufacturers of .50 cal uppers. These manufacturers received a letter from the ATF. The letter claims that bolt action .50 cal AR uppers can possibly be considered [Read More…]
Thanks, Boss! Installation of the B&T APC45 trigger would have been a real pain in the rear had it not been for the detailed instructions provided by TFB’s editor Pete in his review off the same trigger for the APC9. Not only are the instructions hard to [Read More…]
My friend Brian Miller aka @bkmiller556 on Instagram, loves to tinker with guns for the purpose of USPSA competition. When the Ruger PC Carbine came out I agreed to buy one if he would make upgrades for me. Here are some of the Ruger PC Carbine upgrades he has made. [Read More…]
The Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 To 2004 made me a thumbhole stock nut. Why? Thank California, which initially allowed thumbhole stocks as a compliant part. Now, it is just a finger shelf away from a bumpfire stock, and it can reinforce weak plastic lowers – [Read More…]
Thanks to the Kalashnikov Gun Magazine, today we have a chance to take a look at one of the Soviet experimental sniper rifles/DMRs chambered in the 6x49mm caliber. The rifle is called TKB-0145S (ТКБ-0145С) and as one can expect from an experimental rifle, it has a [Read More…]
While completing some research at Springfield Armory National Historic Site in Massachusets, myself and the curators discovered an interesting phenomena when it came to previous curators at Springfield Armory recording their rifles coming into inventory. When we looked [Read More…]
Mossberg has just signaled the commercial availability of their latest Shockwave firearm chambered in 12 gauge scattergun bliss. The Shockwave 590M was announced earlier this year leading up to the SHOT Show in Vegas, sporting magazines over the more traditional [Read More…]
In the first part of this series, we looked at the numerous pistol calibre AR-pattern entries and the promising B&T designs submitted to the US Army’s Sub Compact Weapon program. If you missed it you can check it out here. Attack of the Clones: The MP5s While [Read More…]
Welcome back my quiet-time friends and thanks for reading TFB’s Silencer Saturday. My name is Pete and I’ll be your host for today’s show. Before we start talking metering and decibels, I’d like to start by asking for some help from you, our readers and fellow [Read More…]
Due to ever-increasing import restrictions, the supply of quality, foreign made AK patterned rifles and pistols has been reduced to a trickle. Luckily, our friends at Atlantic Arms have been working with Arms Of America to import Polish made 7.62×39 pistols with [Read More…]
If you are a lever gun addict, Ranger Point Precision has just announced a new line of sights that are both traditional and funtional. Dubbed the Cloverleaf Peep Sights, RPP has updated the age old rifle peep sight that sits lower with a custom aperture that allows for [Read More…]
At the last Big 3 East we met the great folks at Stern Defense. They have only been in the industry for a few months and showed off their Glock magazine adapter for use in Mil-Spec AR-15s. We got one of their MAG-AD9 and 9mm upper in for review. Not All Glock Magazine [Read More…]
Insofar as Kalashinov derivatives and clones go, the Albanian variants don’t offer much when it comes to being unique or improving the system. If anything they are one of the much more mundane and uninteresting of the Kalashnikov variants. However, when it comes [Read More…]
Good day everyone, thanks for joining us for episode #16 of TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Last week we talked about some upcoming decibel metering tests of popular suppressors along with a few of the more unique commercially available models. Since then, I have been [Read More…]
For this segment of Photo-of-the-Day (POTD) we take a look at a veteran owned and operated company dubbed Dynamic Munitions. Based out of the glorious state of Texas, they specialize in ammunition and AR-15s. Their AR-15 rifles and pistols are chambered in .223/5.56, [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James looks at the brand new CMMG Banshee. This is a 9mm SBR (short barrel rifle) PDW (personal defense weapon) AR15-type carbine that takes Glock magazines. In simpler terms, it’s a reeealllly tiny AR15 that uses the magazines from your Glock pistols. James also runs [Read More…]
Hello everyone. Thanks for dropping in to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where all the ammunition on the shelf is subsonic. Today we have a bit of a potpourri of NFA bliss. First, we will talk briefly about how suppressors are evaluated using a scientific lab-quality [Read More…]
ArmHiTec 2018 arms exhibition was held on March 29-31 in Yerevan, Armenia. There were both local Armenian manufacturers and companies from Russia, China, India and several other countries. In this article, we will take a look at the companies who brought small arms [Read More…]
At IWA 2018, Benelli showed their new 2018 concept gun called Puma. They have also released some images of this gun on their social media pages. The Puma is a semi-automatic rifle chambered in .223 Remington. It is based on Benelli MR1 rifle. Now, this is not [Read More…]
Clash of empires in the east The Liadong (Liaotung) Peninsula, China, 1904-5. The Russo-Japanese War. The Japanese are seeking to regain the use of Port Arthur and the Liadong Peninsula , given to them by the Treaty of Shimonoseki after the Sino-Japanese war. [Read More…]
As I had mentioned in the Brownells HK416 article, I got a chance to visit Zib Militaria and tour their facility while I was in Germany. Normally they do not offer tours to customers. They run a mail order business but they do allow local customers to come and pick up [Read More…]
When I saw the list of manufacturers attending Big 3 East Media Event, I did not know who Stern Defense was. I haven’t heard of them. I did a quick Google search and what I saw piqued my interest. They make an AR Glock Mag Adapter. We have seen Torkmag and ATI [Read More…]
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