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Canadian company Lever Arms has developed and imported a 12 gauge bullpup shotgun built around the Chinese QBZ rifles. The LA K12 Puma is a semi-auto, mag-fed, and importantly in Canada non-restricted shotgun. That means it doesn’t have to be registered with the [Read More…]
There was such positive interest around my first TFB write-up + video on this that I made a second one showing more German Disney comics that has Mickey and Friends touting their guns. In the preview screen of the video, it looks like Mickey’s got a Maxim gun. [Read More…]
As our regular readers have by now guessed, early selfloading rifle design is a major point of interest for me. It’s not well-known, but before the US entrance into World War I, Ordnance was extremely interested in procuring a self-loading rifle design to arm US [Read More…]
For 2015, Springfield Armory is offering a number of new stock color options for both the standard M1A rifle and several of the variant guns. For the standard M1A rifle, the two new options are the flat dark earth composite stock and the very popular Kryptek Highlander [Read More…]
Wilson Combat has entered the big bore EBR market with its new line of .308 caliber AR-pattern rifles. They feature Wilson Combat’s trademarked “BILLet-AR” receiver construction, and come in both 16″ and 20″ lengths. From the somewhat [Read More…]
Before Christmas, CZ-USA announced the impending importation of CZ S805 pistols – the first S805 pattern weapons to see importation to the United States. The pistol will be available with an adapter for a SIG brace. From CZ’s Facebook page: It’s a [Read More…]
Colt has launched an initiative offering groups (such as law enforcement offices) the ability to make orders for commemorative custom firearms. From the press release: WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (January 12, 2015) – Colt’s Manufacturing Company, one of the world’s [Read More…]
I know a lot of you are thinking “No such thing” but it’s true. There is a carbine form of the U.S. Rifle Model 1917. For those of you unfamiliar with this dog-leg, Mauser-derived, cock-on-close bolt action of British design and American [Read More…]
World events have a way of reminding us that sometimes “they are out to get you”. And today a healthy bit of “paranoia” is not necessarily a bad thing. Which means keeping your head on a swivel. A friend of mine just penned the following short [Read More…]
At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), FLIR announced the next-gen FLIR ONE, a mobile add-on that turns your iOS or Android device into a thermal reading Predator machine (sans lasers and weapons). This announcement is probably most notable for hunters, [Read More…]
Ulf….what? Only Alexander Arms would name their semi-auto .338 Lapua Magnum rifle with an unpronounceable ancient Viking name. Ulfberht is a type of mythical Viking sword that were carried by few high ranking Viking elites and chieftains. The .338 Lapua Magnum [Read More…]
SIG is aggressively pursuing a revamped lineup for 2015. As part of this, they have announced a new carbine: The SIG MCX. SIG is being fairly tight-lipped about the carbine, but claims it is “the first to be designed from the start as a silenced, short-barreled [Read More…]
Troubleshooter Berlin, TFB’s favorite German-based amateur small arms designer, has been experimenting out in the Arizona desert with a blowback-operated design based on a Taurus 92 compact. He demonstrates that, strictly speaking, the locking mechanism on the [Read More…]
A one hundred and thirty-two year old Winchester lever-action rifle was recently found in Great Basin National Park, near the border of Utah in Nevada. WinchesterGuns.com has a good summary of the find: Many of us harbor pipe dreams of running across an original [Read More…]
Good grief. The new MagPul products just keep coming! Uncle Sam meets Mother Russia with the announcement of steel-reinforced AK magazines, M-LOK handguard for AKs, stocks for AKs and more. Full Press Release and tongue-in-cheek video below: New For 2015 in the [Read More…]
Recoil Magazine has reviewed some new upgrade parts for FNH SCARs. Kinetic Development Group has a new M-Lok compatible extended rail for SCARs. The KDG MREX only adds 3.7 oz to a SCAR. Very, very impressive. The extended top rail is not receiver height. They show it [Read More…]
Ergo Grip has come out with new products for 2015, including this Textured Slim-Line Rail Cover. From Ergo Grip: Ergo Grip Introduces New Textured Slim-Line Picatinny Rail Covers Moriarty, NM– Designed for shooter performance and comfort, these new rail covers protect [Read More…]
Ergo Grip has a number of new items coming out for 2015 including this Never Quit Magwell Grip. From Ergo Grip: Ergo Grip Introduces The Never Quit Magwell Grip Moriarty,NM Ergo Grip® introduces the Never Quit Magwell Grip. Designed for AR-15/M4 rifles, the Never Quit [Read More…]
Zev Technologies mounted the new Leupold Deltapoint Pro red dot on one of their Glocks. Some pictures of the Deltapoint Pro show an optional integrated rear BUIS. Zev Tech has answered the question of “how does the rear sight fit and work when mounted on a [Read More…]
The Terra series of binoculars and rifle scopes is Zeiss’ recent entry into the mid-range optic market segment. Traditionally, Zeiss produces mostly high-end optics. The Terra line was created to expand Zeiss’ market share by offering affordable Zeiss [Read More…]
Join TFB next week for our SHOT show 2015 coverage. We’ll have extensive coverage from media day at the range to the show floor. We’re taking the largest staff ever to provide our readers with all the latest news and new products! There will be a great deal [Read More…]
In 2012, Bob Faxon of Faxon Firearms set out to make an Ar-15 upper receiver that took the best elements of the Ar-15 platform and blended it with the proven Ak-47/AKM/Ak-74/Ak-100 series of weapons. With decades of experience in the automotive, oil, energy, defense, [Read More…]
SIG Sauer has been in the firearms business since 1985, but they can actually trace their roots all the way back to 1853, to the Swiss Wagon Factory. When the Swiss Wagon Factory won a competition hosted by the Switzerland Federal Ministry of Defense the prize was a [Read More…]
Taofledermaus posted up this video of the world’s most precise rifle. They are called rail guns but that moniker is deceiving. Many people, like me, would consider a rail gun to be a large gun that uses electromagnets to propel a projectile. These benchrest guns [Read More…]
Really, Tom? Is that the best title you can come up with? SHOT is the place to put out your new products (if there is any place). I know, I know. My “title writing” muse is on vacation right now… Is anyone getting a whiff of the trend at SHOT this [Read More…]
Mauser will show the M98 Magnum rifles at the 2015 SHOT Show, and will begin sales in the US in March 2015. These new guns are said to be an evolution of the original Mauser 98 system chambered for a number of big game cartridges. The Mauser M98 Magnum rifles will be [Read More…]
Just days ahead of the SHOT Show, Ruger released another new rifle: the Hawkeye FTW Predator. These new rifles expand the current Hawkeye line with a combination of features from the existing Hawkeye Predator and Gunsite Scout rifles. The FTW rifles will be available in [Read More…]
Crimson Trace announced the company will show a pair of new Lasergrips at the 2015 SHOT Show. The new grips will be made for round butt Smith & Wesson J-frame revolvers. These new grips, the LG-350 and LG-350G, will have soft rubber panels to reduce felt recoil in [Read More…]
SIG continues to eye the top spot of pistol manufacturers in the US in releasing new additions to its P320 line: NEWINGTON, N.H. (January 12, 2015) — SIG SAUER, Inc., redefined the polymer-framed, striker-fired handgun with last year’s introduction of the modular [Read More…]
Ergo Grip, a company known for their development of top-of-the-line small arms accessories, has done it again with their new Delta Grip for revolvers like the Ruger LCR. Production takes place at their 12,000-square-foot facility in Moriarty, New Mexico; everything Ergo [Read More…]
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