DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) have done their first live-fire test of a optically guided .50 caliber bullet. Watch it hit a target in the below thermal video … From Darpa.mil … DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program [Read More…]
US Military camouflage developments (or misadventures depending on your point of view) inevitably influence firearm and tactical gear industry. Poor designs, such as the much hated Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), had lead to the National Defense Authorization Act [Read More…]
Nick Irving over at The Load Out Room analyzes the increasingly popular “C”-Clamp grip. It comes from the competition world where targets are mostly stationary. However the major draw back is the lack of peripheral vision on your support hand side. There are [Read More…]
Following the publication of the Hall report, but preceding it in conception, were two important documents in the origin story of the military .22 caliber cartridge. These were Operational Requirements for an Infantry Hand Weapon by Norman A. Hitchman, and Design and [Read More…]
Dave Harrington shows a very clever drill/stage. It focuses on shooting on the move. However he wants to focus on the moving so he brings a treadmill out to the range. One aspect to the treadmill is that the targets remain at the same distance. You can take that as a [Read More…]
Primal Rights, an online long-range store, has posted up an excellent primer on the differences between first and second focal plane scopes. Many shooters take this knowledge for granted, but as an experienced one, I still found value in the the refresher course. They [Read More…]
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is an industry-membership group that promotes the shooting sports and provides valuable research and information we can all use to make informed business decisions. I recently came across their 2013 report “Target [Read More…]
Based heavily on its higher-end cousin, the SR9, the company has announced the release of the full-size Ruger 9E 9mm handgun. The visual differences between the two models are subtle, but if you take a close look we can see how Ruger squeezed $100 off the MSRP. As a [Read More…]
In this video, FPSRussia gets his hands on a SCAR-H, the select fire version of the SCAR 17S. It’s rate of fire is a lot slower than I expected, it is still an impressive machine and is one of my bucket list guns to shoot in Full Auto. I would like to have seen [Read More…]
Before you, dear readers, bemoan the fact that we are reviewing air rifles, please allow me to mention that this air rifle (yes, “rifle”) can output over 85% of the energy compared to 22LR and the ammo costs less than 5 cents a shot. Got your attention? So, [Read More…]
William Barnes, over at Beretta Blog, posted about the misconceptions and trappings that many concealed carry people have or fall into. He talks about a 1980’s movie “Hero at Large” where the protagonist portrays a hero in a film and while off set he [Read More…]
Billed as the “largest international land and air-land defense and security exhibition” Eurosatory 2014 kicked off in Paris on the 16th. Announced during the exhibition are four new rifles from Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash). Among them are the [Read More…]
Many TFB readers already know that I love to talk about good optics. However, one type of optic that is often neglected is the eyewear. It doesn’t matter how good the scope is on your rifle, if your eyes are bad, then you won’t be using the mounted [Read More…]
The New Zealand Defense Force is looking to replace their aging inventory of Steyr AUG rifles. They will purchase 8,800 rifles. Over the past few years the NZDF has upgraded a number of their weapon systems. I first reported on the search for a new service rifle [Read More…]
Meprolight has announced at Eurosatory 2014 the introduction of a line of compact, mounted erbium-doped glass laser rangefinders for vehicles, static emplacements, and other fixed applications. From the press release: Meprolight – a leading manufacturer of Laser [Read More…]
Tracking Point has just raised another $29 million in new funding. CrunchBase reports … Austin-based applied technology company TrackingPoint has raised $29 million in new funding from Genesis Inventions and McHale Labs with participation from Austin Ventures [Read More…]
This is the second installment of the “Odd Guns” series I started last month when I covered the VP70z pistol, and I figured that I might as well keep the 9mm train rolling. Honestly I have some truly odd guns, but the Calico may well take the cake as the [Read More…]
TrackingPoint is developing a Google Glass-style wearable technology to enable shooting around corners … From the press release … TrackingPoint, the worldwide leader in advanced firearms technology, has released a video from their Labs department that [Read More…]
Armscor, a gun manufacturer in the Philippines, have been manufacturing Ruger 10/22 clones for a while now, as have many other companies in the USA and around the world. Most, if not all, US clone makers are targeting the high-end semi-custom/custom market, while [Read More…]
I had the good fortune this week to be invited to a joint Remington and Trijicon Optics writers’ event. This event was held at the world famous Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Ar. The Gunsite facility covers over 2000 acres of range facilities of all types catering to the [Read More…]
One thing that is great about the firearms industry is that you can get access to some of the best, top-notch instructors in the world. Many of them travel all across the world to teach students the basics, and all the way up to advanced marksmanship skills. Larry [Read More…]
I recently had the pleasure of testing the BR-99 shotgun. The BR-99 is a 12 Gauge semi-automatic shotgun, manufactured by UZKON ARMS of Turkey and imported by National Military Armament. (NATMIL) With its box magazine, front sight, carry handle, pistol grip, and butt [Read More…]
Over the last 100 years, there are been monumental advances in firearms. New cartridges, operating mechanisms, gas systems, magazines, and more. However, that same level of technological advancement has not applied to targets. We still shoot the same static targets that [Read More…]
Sixth week! So, I’m not sure why but The Sportsman Guide has 500rds of .380 ACP for less than half of the other vendors with availability. It *is* Wolf, but still… Also, there are a lot more vendors selling .22LR this week. Prices are still a bit [Read More…]
ATK has announced that the company is splitting into two companies, a defense company, which will be called ATK Orbital and a sporting company that does not yet have a name. ATK Orbital will take control of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant and will sell ammunition [Read More…]
Week 5 ammo prices. Last week a number of you readers took the raw data and ran with it, generating some pretty cool graphs and showing some interesting analytics. Also this week, by popular demand, I have included basic trending by vendor by caliber by lot size, kind [Read More…]
This review could not have come at a worse time to a better company & product. TFB requested the Adams Arms upper when 7n6 was plentiful. With the recent ban on cheap MilSurp ammo, the allure of 5.45 may be waning, but as a DI guy I walked away plenty impressed [Read More…]
Fourth week of prices. My intention was to generate trending graphs this week, but as I started playing with the data I realized this post would become hideously huge. So what I would like the reader base to do is to determine what graphs/trends would be most useful [Read More…]
This is an interesting video. I don’t know this group. Some of the things they do seem a bit extreme. There are some intriguing aspects that I find could be fun to try. Like the moving targets on poles. It presents a somewhat more dynamic aspect to one’s [Read More…]
Bushnell has a new red dot sight in the elite tactical line. The Close Quarters Tactical Sight (CQTS) will feature a 3MOA dot, left side brightness knob and 30mm tube. Looking at the picture of this sight, I am immediately reminded of the Aimpoint PRO. While there [Read More…]
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