LWRC and Aimpoint have teamed up for a giveaway which has been running for some time now. I wanted to pass this information along to the readers since the giveaway ends on August 31st. This is how it works and it’s simple and straightforward. You purchase any [Read More…]
Rusty sent us a photo of his Yugo M92 pistol proudly wearing the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Rusty wrote … Yugo M92 with a CNC Warrior Brake, Midwest Industries Handguard, Mapgul AFG2 foregrip, Magpul MOE grip, Ergo railcovers and Primary [Read More…]
It has now become a tradition for B&T to invite their partners and customers for a yearly mini exhibition in Thun, Switzerland. This year about 40 exhibitors and some 800 participants could enjoy the possibility to wander around the latest products and also try some of [Read More…]
A while back Alex C. and I reviewed the CMMG Mutant rifle for TFB. We were rather impressed with what CMMG was able to achieve that the second that we heard about the CMMG Mutant pistol I jumped at the chance to review it. After getting word back to my editor I would [Read More…]
Conventional wisdom for a modern sporting rifle is to set the zero either at 50/200 or 100 yards. This is especially common with standard military sights, which have built-in clocks for bullet drop at extended distances. However, with the advent of red-dot sights (which [Read More…]
In case you are wondering, not TFB is not being paid by Zastava to post photos of PAP rifles! Ira sent in a photo of his AR-15 rifle and two pistols, a Glock 19 and a PAP. The specs are … A Rifle and Two Pistols M85 Pap -Ace folding stock adapter -Kak Arm Brace [Read More…]
Greetings! May your hunts be prosperous, and your nights restful! Jambo! [I just made that up.. ha ha!] Well, this is a range report of sorts: just to give you all an account of how far I have been able to go with Mathilda, my Mossberg 500A Shotgun, in recent times. I [Read More…]
Regular readers of TFB know we’ve covered and tested Lucid optics several times since they began. I’ve always found them to give a lot of value and quality for the money. This new P7 promises the same. It’s good to see they now have this new 4x optic. [Read More…]
There is nothing quite like a great factory built rifle sometimes. Like many American shooters my first rifle was an AR-15, unlike most American shooters I decided to build every single one I have owned. I never treated myself to spending quality time behind a premium [Read More…]
FNH USA announced a new rifle in the FN 15 line up: the 1776. According to the company, the new AR-style rifle “is designed to be high performance, value-priced, and optics-ready, perfect for shooters looking for a base rifle to customize to their liking.” [Read More…]
Glenn writes … For any guys who see and read this if you are low budget like me, disabled and living on severely fixed income an SKS is a great cheap gun with tons of accessories on the market. This is my factory 26 Chinese SKS with ATI folding stock in [Read More…]
Indiana F wrote … My new Type 97 rifle on its first day at the (in field) range. The rifle has a T97.ca FTU unit, and a decent Hawke Red Dot that I’m using until I get a hold of something nicer. The Mags are IMI Defense 30 rounders pinned to 5 for [Read More…]
I’ve been waiting many moons to get my hands on a set of Musical Targets and I finally received them and built a homemade stand. The Musical Targets system is a set of steel plates cut thusly so that each plate emits a musical tone when shot. I received a two [Read More…]
The Turkish firm Hatsan, who are best known for the shotguns they manufacture, have branched out and introduced their first multiple grenade launcher, the Hatsan HTGL 0003. My good friend Lionel saw the gun at IDEF 2015. He wrote … The weapon is equipped with a [Read More…]
I was surprised to see that TFB has never run a review of the Akdal Mka 1919 shotgun. After all, I’ve had one in my safe for over a year now, and they had been around in the US for years before that. But they’re not a gun in the limelight. Originating in [Read More…]
Aimpoint makes the M68 CCO, a red dot sight that is rugged and tough enough for military use, and their others models, like the PRO are just as tough, as homeowner Paul Riddell found out in February. Recoil Web tells the story: Paul Riddell had a shitty winter. He lost [Read More…]
Aimpoint recently debuted their new Micro H-2 red dot sight. Their new Micro H-2 features advanced optical lenses for better light transmission and clarity. The new H-2 also has an improved sight housing which include front and rear protective flip-up covers and [Read More…]
I’ve never really been one for competitions. Not because I am particularly terrible. It is just not really my thing. I’m fine competing with myself, and working on self-improvement but that is generally the extent of my competitive nature. Even when I do [Read More…]
Adam Clark Estes from Gizmodo recently posted an exclusive hands-on with DARPA’s version of the smart scope, named the Computational Weapon Optic (CWO). The author is definitely not a gun guy, but you can find it the original article here: What It Feels Like to [Read More…]
Gun Nuts Media posted this. Bushmaster is coming out with a new entry level AR-15. They have offered entry level ARs with red dots before, but now they look to be coming with an mini red dot on a riser. According to this info sheet, MSRP is $769. I am curious which mini [Read More…]
The .300 Blackout market continues to steam ahead with Ruger’s latest offering, the Mini-14 Tactical in that caliber. From Ruger’s press release: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) is proud to announce that the Mini-14® Tactical rifle is now [Read More…]
Manu send us photos of his customized Smith & Wesson M&P15T in a CQB (below) and DMR (above) configuration. He writes … This is my customized Smith & Wesson M&P15T : Troy Industries MRF-R 12″ handguard, Troy Industries HK type BUIS, Magpul [Read More…]
Blackhawk finds its roots 25 years ago when a SEAL suffered a gear failure in the field and decided he’d remedy the situation by making reliable gear himself, assuming, of course, that he survived his current mission. Today the company has built a solid reputation [Read More…]
Kahr has been in business since 1995 and has made small arms manufacturer their focus. Pistols are their specialty, and at this year’s annual NRA Meeting they’ll be featuring their new Gen 2 Premium series pistols. They’ve updated and improved upon [Read More…]
Aaron Cowan of Sage Dynamics discusses and shows a slight variation of off axis shooting. I usually see off axis shooting in 3Gun competitions where the shooter has an angled sight zeroed differently than his or her main sight. This way you can stay zoomed in for longer [Read More…]
Hello all, Y-man again, so sorry for the long silence – with work commitments taking me away from “civilization” a bit more nowadays – I wish I did not have to take another Twin Otter or helicopter flight again, but alas – I have to toil to oil the foil! Says [Read More…]
As indicated in my brief post from SHOT, I was getting the opportunity to review a trigger and compensator from RISE Armament. About two weeks after SHOT I received a care package from them, and it contained their RA-535 Advanced Performance Trigger and RA-701 [Read More…]
Rob Kay interviewed Timothy Yan about buying optics and mounts for an AK. Here is the original article. Q: You did a major piece on AK mounts for Guns & Ammo. What did you discover about AK scope mounts in doing the research for that piece? A: There are really only [Read More…]
Eddie sent us a photo (above) of his Heckler & Koch HK416 (full auto) loaded up with a Surefire Mini Scout Flashlight, Surefire Suppressor, DBAL I2 and topped off with a EOTech EXPS0. His SIG 553 (also full auto) features a Brugger & Thomet (B&T) scope [Read More…]
The SAP-6 shotgun is a magazine-fed short-barrel shotgun manufactured by Dagger in Turkey and imported to Canada by Tactical Imports. I’ve had one in my safe for the past 3 months and have enjoyed tinkering with it. After first being introduced in the summer of [Read More…]
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