Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, we are jumping back into the [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the SIG Sauer P230. Introduced in 1977, the SIG Sauer P230 was made to be a new and improved PPK. Sharing many similarities with the Walther PPK/S, this tiny fixed barrel .380 was lighter and more functional than the older PPK, and it saw some success [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 24. As we slide into the Christmas weekend a lot of you are probably still hustling to get last-minute shopping done, prepare to receive friends and family at the house, or maybe travel out of town to someplace less frigid. No matter what [Read More…]
Frequent online shoppers will know that Amazon has a pretty abhorrent track record when it comes to counterfeit items showing up on their storefront. While many manufacturers of quality firearms accessories and products will opt to put up an official Amazon store page, [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, I happened to do a little [Read More…]
In this episode of TFB TV, James Reeves goes to Surefire’s Precision-a-Palooza at Accuracy 1st in Canadian, Texas. James gets to spend a day behind the Barrett MRAD, the rifle that was just selected by US SOCOM as the new Mk22 sniper rifle. We learn the ropes of shooting through the wind with [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report. This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world. In this series, we often look at the various firearms, ammunition, and practices observed within this small corner of the firearms world and I absolutely [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves interviews Lawrence Demonico, the president of Rare Breed Triggers. Rare Breed Triggers manufactures the FRT-15 trigger, a “forced reset” trigger that permits an FRT-15 owner to shoot a semi-automatic AR-15 as fast as humanly possible while still [Read More…]
Long range shooting is one of those intersections of science, skill, and art. It’s hard enough on a flat range, but when done in high winds and from different positions, the difficulty level ramps up. A lot of the skills used in long range shooting can be honed [Read More…]
In an earlier review, we took a look at the jeans from Dynamis Alliance. In this review, we’ll be examining the pouch system that goes along with the jeans, called the IWS. Current pouches range from Glock 19 and SIG P365 holsters, associated magazine pouches [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 multi-caliber suppressor. Last week we knit-picked our own James Reeves on his faulty rifle suppressor caliber analysis. This week we [Read More…]
Larry Vickers has been many things. After years of experience in the US military’s Special Operations community as a member of Delta Force, Vickers gained prominence in the firearms/tactical industry. Since the end of his time in service, he has been a product [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves discusses some tips for suppressing your MP5, more specifically for suppressing the MP5-K PDW (or SP5-K PDW). James reviewed the Heckler & Koch Operator’s Manual, H&K’s MP5 Armorer’s Manual, spoke with H&K engineers and customer [Read More…]
The Egyptian Hakim service rifle was a license-produced version of the Swedish 6.5mm Ljungman AG-42 semiautomatic gas impingement rifle. Egypt changed several features such as the grasping grooves, a removable muzzle brake, an adjustable gas system, and no cleaning rod. Some references will state [Read More…]
I’ve only recently become better acquainted with how to properly use a sling. With this new knowledge, products like the Swinger T10 Sling system from Tech Ten Tactical have more easily caught my eye. The system they’ve developed makes use of their T10 sling [Read More…]
Century is importing affordable (well….*more* affordable) MP5 clones from MKE of Turkey. Many shooters don’t know that Heckler & Koch licensed certain factories to produce the MP5 in somewhat recent history. Licensee factories existed in places like Turkey, Mexico, France, Great [Read More…]
LMT Defense is bringing a civilian copy of the Estonian contract rifles to the US market for civilian purchase as the Estonian Reference Rifle. TFB first reported LMT’s selection by the Estonian military back in December 2018, the contract award was confirmed by LMT in May 2019 and the contract [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV‘s #GunFest2021 coverage, James Reeves talks with Ranko of Zastava Arms about Zastava’s new modular 7.62x39mm M70 as well as new .223 polymer magazines for the M85 and M90 Zastava AKs in .223. Clarification: The M85/M90 polymer magazines have a steel reinforced [Read More…]
Yes, it’s true: B&T will be importing the Haenel CR-223 as the B&T-15. The CR-223 is a semi-automatic gas-operated 5.56×45mm NATO carbine designed by C.G. Haenel in Germany. It’s basically the semi-auto version of the MK556. The CR-223/MK-556 has been in use by law enforcement [Read More…]
The holster – where your gun is most likely going to stay most of the time when it’s outside the safe. It’s therefore quite important that you buy a holster that is made for your needs, and something you feel comfortable and overall happy with. If you [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at Thunder Ranch talking to two senior instructors, Chris and Tom, about the 5 best things new gun owners can do before or right after purchasing a gun for personal protection. Chris and Tom have extensive military and law enforcement experience prior to [Read More…]
Those of you who like to LARP around like I do or perhaps just be prepared for the worst will be familiar with rapid deploying medical pouches. Imminent Threat Solutions has just released its new TraumaQuick Rapid Access system. The New system is supposed to be worn [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reveals the H&K SP5K-PDW. The SP5K-PDW is, essentially, a civilian version of the H&K MP5K-PDW, which is, itself, an improved version of the H&K MP5K, which in turn is a shortened version of the H&K MP5. In other words, the SP5K-PDW is a [Read More…]
Lehigh Extreme Penetrator and Extreme Defense bullets have a lot of marketing force behind them but I’ve been skeptical for years. But a new, totally unscientific demonstration might change my mind. High-Speed Camera Courtesy of Aimed Research [Read More…]
Jordanian Armaments and Weapon Systems is a component of King Abdullah II’s Design and Development Bureau. JAWS primarily focuses on small arms production and assembly, both for internal use by Jordanian Armed Forces in addition to some export sales. Today the state armaments company produces [Read More…]
Leapers have been teasing the pictures of this new AR-15 magazine for at least a year and apparently, it became available on their website at the beginning of the current year. This is a 30-round .223 Remington / 5.56x45mm NATO windowed magazine made of [Read More…]
The MATEBA Autorevolver, thanks to some media exposure, uniqueness and limited availability, has gained a cult status among firearm enthusiasts. In the anticipation of hopefully seeing newly manufactured models on the market, here we get the chance to have a close look [Read More…]
Primary Arms introduced and highlighted four optics at SHOT 2020. The first is the GLX Series which has a motion sensor to detect when the rifle is in use to save battery power. A number of different reticles are being introduced for the GLX as well. The version on display at the show was a [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James discusses the new IWI Z-15 with Jeremy from IWI. James previously covered this breaking story earlier this month. The rifle is IWI USA’s first AR-15 to be produced in the US. Check out the earlier story here. Or check it our below: With SHOT Show around the [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s SHOT Show coverage from Industry Day at the Range, James talks to Flux about their new brace for the SIG P320. According to Flux, the new brace’s description: Quick-deploy Holsterable PDW with a spare mag. Works with Sig™ M17/18 and Sig P320™ series. Drop [Read More…]
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