Here is a short but sweet video of Max Michel showing his skill. From the beep he draws his pistol and knocks down 4 steel targets in less than 1.5 secs. I need to try this. Looks like fun.
3Gun Nation has started official matches for Airsoft. Say what you will about airsoft, but have a look at this video. Racing is racing and this looks like a fun and challenging sport. It has the spirit of 3gun just without the long distance targets we typically see here [Read More…]
Sometimes militaries move backwards in tactics and training. The handgun is a classic example. When I was in the Corps, we trained with live weapons only on static ranges at fixed distances and only in my last year did we finally get a “combat” type Table II [Read More…]
A report from Jane’s highlights a move within the British Army to review the requirements and usage of their LMG, the famously nicknamed “Minimi” (FN Para Minimi), and their M6-640 Commando 60 mm mortar system. Both of these weapon systems are [Read More…]
For years gun cases have been seen as nothing more than a receptacle used to transport firearms from Point A to Point B. Of course, they’re far more than that for many of us. As someone who shoots and hunts for work, I can attest to the fact that my gun cases [Read More…]
Bullet Theory Films is a motion picture production company based in Los Angeles, that specializes in high speed cameras, specifically in the firearms industry. Their bread and butter is capturing live rounds zooming through the air, and their impacts on targets. However [Read More…]
Now that I have started getting interested in precision long range shooting, I’m actively hunting for gear. While I have come to believe (and have been so instructed) that learning to manually range find is one of the core skills that all shooters should have [Read More…]
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is opening up a musket range to the public in Williamsburg, Virginia, on March 19th and 20th. That’s right, if you are visiting the Revolutionary War re-enactor/museum complex in Williamsburg, you can attend the public range, [Read More…]
In just over 13 years Vortex Optics has risen from a small sporting goods company in Wisconsin, to a well very respected optics manufacturer. This year at SHOT Show Vortex announced the addition of the Golden Eagle HD rifle scope with a 15-60x magnification. The Golden [Read More…]
Two articles recently came out in the Marine Corps Times (which has absolutely no affiliation or endorsement by the USMC) concerning a variety of small arms related topics. The first one is a sort of M27 qualification that some Twenty Nine Palms battalions participated [Read More…]
Those readers who have been around TFB for any time know how much I enjoy lever action rifles. That said I’ve had the privilege to review my favorite lever action the Original Henry from Henry Repeating Arms. For simplicity sake from this point I’ll just [Read More…]
I saw the Nexbelt at SHOT Show and got one to try out. I have been wearing it now as my EDC belt. The Nexbelt was designed for Golfers. However Nexbelt partnered with MGM targets to make the CCW series of belts. The Defender belts are reinforced leather for CCW. They [Read More…]
Hunting can be a lot of fun, but just like fishing there can be hours and hours of waiting for absolutely nothing. Then suddenly there’s more adrenaline (and possibly danger depending on what you’re hunting) that you can dream of. All over in a split [Read More…]
RSR is an innovative company making steel targets for just about any shooting discipline. The targets are made of AR500 steel. What makes RSR different from other companies making steel targets you might ask? Most of you know it can be rather expensive to have a steel [Read More…]
Mad Duo Merrill posted an article about training in a “shitty” range. He means an indoor range that is very restrictive. Many shooters do not have the opportunity to make use of an outdoor range. Often the fun ranges are membership only or shooters do not [Read More…]
GA Precision offers some of the most accurate rifles and actions available. Of course, with the amount of work that goes into each rifle, the end result costs as much or more than very high-end optics. Their rifles have proven to be accurate, well built, and [Read More…]
Here is another firearm practice that might have you shaking your head or cause you to wince. The purpose of this style of training is to reinforce situational awareness. The instructors walk across the shooting line in front of the targets while the students are [Read More…]
A report from Jane’s has stated that the U.S. Army is putting fiscal priority on the Counter Defilade Target Engagement XM25 Grenade Launcher in this upcoming year, thus underlining the degree to which the service is committed to getting this weapon standardized. [Read More…]
Caldwell Shooting Supplies has come out with a long range target camera system, labeled as the Ballistic Precision LR. Essentially it is a camera system that you set up, facing your target downrange, and is connected to a receiver that you set up at your shooting [Read More…]
Wow… Wow… At last – Nirvana, Valhalla, HEAVEN! And no, I have not found Religion, I have found shotgun slug ACCURACY! For more than 8 months now, I had been champing at the bit, and foaming at the mouth to go up north to the middle part of Nigeria, where I [Read More…]
Remy Deville, a French competitive shooter, posted these videos from some matches. I assume they were in France. First up is a stationary bike. The shooter’s pistol is unloaded and sitting in the little box. The box is tied to the back wheel. The shooter must [Read More…]
A fellow by the name of Heinz Reinkemeier has a public Facebook Page where he has uploaded a number of fascinating videos to watch, of airgun competitors in Europe. From what I can tell, he appears to be German and is also either a coach or a manufacturer of these [Read More…]
Earlier on TFB we covered the origins of the name Krinkov, and the fascinating etymology of the word from Afghan Mujahdeen fighters, to the gun markets of Dharra, and then on to how we use it today via “Krink”. In this piece, we’ll look at some of the [Read More…]
In the hunting world there tend to be some fairly fiercely-held beliefs when it comes to the rifles-versus-shotguns argument. While there are pros to each, there’s one way to bring some rifle fans into the shotgun-loving camp: make a better choke tube. Or at least [Read More…]
Jessica Nietzel was participating in a 3Gun match. She ran her AR perfectly. Dumped it and drew her pistol to finish the remaining steel poppers. She got the first two and ran back to the other side of the stage to engage the last two steel targets. The box shaped areas [Read More…]
This is how you run and gun with a M1 Garand USPSA style. John Z has been using his M1 Garand at the Sir Walter Gun Club for a couple years. Watch him run through these stages engaging targets and reloading his M1 on the run. Looks like fun and some good training for a [Read More…]
J. Allen Enterprises, US Optics, and Surgeon Rifles had a Rifle Giveaway on Facebook. Corey Garmon won with his submission above. Here is a photo taken back in 2013 at the FNH USA 3Gun Championship. The stage was designed like a baseball diamond. Shooters must go to [Read More…]
While I was trolling the lanes at SHOT I happened upon a cool little booth offering a system for dry firing with a difference from any other system I had seen on the floor—it enables you to train with recoil. The system at the heart is very simple—it is a barrel [Read More…]
At media range day, I headed over to CMMG to see what all the noise was about. I had been shooting a few bays over, when some very loud automatic fire caught my attention. It was the 10″ barreled Mutant (MK47 K), their AK-47 magazine compatible rifle, with a [Read More…]
Barrett has been teasing me with the MRAD rifle system for the last 5 years or so but today I was able to get behind one and shoot at a distance I had previously never even considered trying. I will say that the MRAD looks very much the part of the long range tactical [Read More…]
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