Today we’re taking a look at the Barrett that never was, the XM109 AMPR. Originally known as the Objective Sniper Weapon (OSW), the XM109 now bears the designation Anti-Material Payload Rifle (AMPR). Using the existing lower receiver from the M82/M107 rifle, [Read More…]
Recently, going through my old photos, I found a few pictures of POF G3 rifles from the time I worked in Pakistan. The rifles on the picture are old, first generation G3s with wooden handguards and stocks, something you don’t see every day. In 1965, Pakistan [Read More…]
Today’s Photo is the B&T VP9 (Veterinary Pistol) – a firearm that many would like to own, but few can. (sorry, that’s was unintentional) The picture is from Vogt Waffen AG in Switzerland, used with kind permission. B&T veterinary pistol VP9 [Read More…]
Today’s Photo of the Day brings us to an almost exclusive Made In Germany experience, with the G28 DMR rifle (Designated Marksman Rifle) in use by the German Army. The rifle is a Heckler & Koch 417 with a Schmidt & Bender 3-20×50 DMR scope with [Read More…]
Today’s Photo of The Day is more exotic than you first might realize. Location: Republic of Liberia, in West Africa. In a place called Bong Mines. The rifle is a Barret M82 .50 caliber, but in this version called AG90C (Swedish Armed Forces). If you have sharp [Read More…]
Today we’re taking a closer look at the General Dynamics GAU-19. Originally called the GECAL 50, this electrically driven gatling gun chambered in 50 bmg entered the design phase in 1982 at General Electric. Originally the design called for six barrels, instead [Read More…]
Yesterday’s unfortunate high-profile shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, which apparently arose due to a dispute over a broken engagement, could have been even worse had this officer not been carrying his Smith & Wesson M&P: Chicago PD was dispatched to [Read More…]
In today’s Photos we can see the anti-tank missile of the FGM-148 Javelin being fired in various situations. The system is man-portable and Made in the USA. The user can take cover once the missile has been fired, as the system uses an automatic infrared guidance [Read More…]
In late October men of the 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, currently deployed to Iraq, trained with the Drone Defender, an anti-drone device. The Drone Defender is made by Battelle, pictured is an earlier version of the system, the Drone Defender V2 – a [Read More…]
GSL Tech posted this photo of an old Gemtech Raptor. As you may recall Greg Latka of GSL Tech was the one who designed and manufactured most of Gemtech’s suppressors when he was President of Gemtech. This Gemtech Raptor has seen over 1 million rounds and no longer [Read More…]
Designed by John Browning, the M2 Machine Gun (Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun) is a heavy machine gun which has been in service since 1933. That’s the main subject for Today’s Photo, accompanied by the Barret M82, chambered to shoot the same round. These [Read More…]
Today’s Photo of The Day shows an U.S. Army soldier during his participation in Justice Sword, which is a multi-national training event designed to improve interoperability between U.S. and NATO forces at a training range in Smardan, Romania, in October 2018. The [Read More…]
Fantail Fire – the subject of Today’s Photo Of The Day here at TFB. The aft close-in weapons system on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima reminds me of R2D2 in Star Wars. A close-in weapon system, or CIWS for short, is a point-defense weapon [Read More…]
TFB’s Matthew Moss recently covered the special M17 SIG Sauers for the Sentinels at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. There are now more pictures to share, from the Guards themselves. The Beretta M9 Pistols have now retired, after over 11,000 days of service. They have [Read More…]
In IPSC Practical Shooting the rules stipulate that all handguns must be carried unloaded, in a case or bag of a design intended or suitable for the safe carriage of firearms, or in a holster securely attached to the competitor’s belt. Primary reason: Safety. [Read More…]
The folks over at Mag Pig Customs have a new build, this time it’s a custom Hi-Point Carbine that doesn’t look half bad. They’ve had their hand in making a few other past POTD post. There was the Hi-Point Themed AR15s, P-51B themed Maxim 9 and a Railed [Read More…]
Things they eye cannot see, but the mind wants to capture. With the help of a camera, a flash and some magic skills Stjernelund Custom Rifles managed to take these picture where a .22LR meets a light bulb. The .22LR flew out of a barrel attached to a modified Ruger [Read More…]
Today’s Photo of the Day is the well-known Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, and you can imagine the sound its GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm rotary cannon makes as it engages a simulated target. If not, you can listen to its distinctive sound in the video below. [Read More…]
Today’s Picture of the Day is a Colt AR-15, which you can spot behind the RMJ Tactical Tomahawk Kestrel axe. The scope is a Leupold LR/T M3, connected to the Picatinny with a Spuhr scope mount. As usual, there’s some furniture from Magpul and an ALG Defense [Read More…]
Today’s Photo of the Day is taken from a Bavarian called “Schrombo“, who takes excellent photographs of many interesting firearms – both modern and historical. Here in Germany the Karabiner 98 kurz chambered in 8x57IS (8mm Mauser) is one of the [Read More…]
The Heckler & Koch MP7 is such a cool firearm. I guess everyone would like to have one, if only they could. Joining the Norwegian Home Guard is one way of shooting one. In Today’s Photo Of The Day we take a closer look at the MP7, as used by Norway. Below: [Read More…]
The moment I saw this picture I knew it would make a good Picture Of The Day here at TFB. It’s not everyday you see an Armored Vehicle on a boat blasting for all it’s worth out to the sea. First I thought the LAV was on one of the U.S. Carriers and wondered [Read More…]
Have you ever wondered how a scope mount is made? That is the story behind Today’s Photo of the Day. In the pictures you can see a “before” and “after”. You start with a block of aluminum, of alloy 7075 T651. Obviously this is the lump of [Read More…]
The USMC recently posted some photos of the M45A1 CQBP in action during a training session aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit put some rounds through the M45A1, above we see Lt. Samantha Rosales, a logistics [Read More…]
It might be quite a surprise to many of you that Savage Arms used to make pistols. This dates back to 1910, but it is true. What also may surprise you is their short stint in producing pistols almost dethroned John Moses Browning’s now legendary Model 1911! The [Read More…]
Shotgun kabooms do not seem to be as common as rifle kabooms. We all know how often .300blk/5.56 kabooms happen and how easily they can happen. Well Vickie Lawrence posted this on her Facebook page. This shotgun had a catastrophic malfunction resulting in a Browning A5 [Read More…]
Today’s Photo is from the Silverstone Shooting Centre, United Kingdom, and their Gallery Rifle in Silverstone Cup.. What you’re looking at is a photo of a bullet that passed just on the turn, and cut the paper neatly in half. I’ve seen similar things [Read More…]
I have been looking at the picture of this setup, trying to figure out how the system works. I think that when you pull the trigger on rifle #1 (middle), it fires and sends its gas to cycle and fire rifle #2 (bottom), which will do the same with #3 (top), which will [Read More…]
Today’s Photo is of the brand new Heckler & Koch MR223 A3 GZ. GZ is short for Gurtzuführung, which is German for belt-fed. This construction will bypass all magazine restriction, as there is no magazine. Well it would be nice if it was true, but it is not. It [Read More…]
What’s the best way to pass a line between massive naval vessels in rolling seas with the deck pitching? Firing it from a rifle of course! The US Coast Guard continue to use specially adapted Springfield M1903s, in service since the 1930s, for the job. The [Read More…]
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