TFB Podcast Roundup 125: The April 19th Roundup 
AKs from Finland. Part 2: Valmet RK 62, Advanced AK Designed 62 Years Ago 
Concealed Carry Corner: Different Levels of Firearm Maintence 
AKs from Finland. Part 1: Development History 
Wheelgun Wednesday: NAA "The Green Huntsman" .22 Magnum 
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? American Hero or Germane Zero? 
John Van Swearingen posted an interesting article over at American Gunfighters. He talks about honing the fundamentals of shooting. Turn back the clock to 2008 when Firearms Training became “sexy”, as Swearingen puts it. After Magpul Dynamics posted their [Read More…]
A buddy of mine sent me the following video (done by Forgotten Weapons) a couple of days ago of a WWII-era last ditch pistol supposedly built for the Schutzstaffel. “Supposedly” I say because there aren’t really any good records confirming it’s [Read More…]
One of the weapons developed during the early days of small-caliber high velocity research was a double-barreled .22 caliber FAL. This was a follow-on project to the modified T48 (American FAL test rifle) used to test the .22 HV featured in our last Weekly DTIC, itself [Read More…]
For those looking for more action than a real watermelon or soda can can provide, Daisy has released their oozing targets. Meant for BB rifles (convenient for Daisy), the targets are “reusable and long-lasting”.The slime is non-toxic, non-staining, and fully [Read More…]
US Tactical Supply is offering the SUPCOV suppressor cover. The SUPCOV is a low-profile composite material cover that slips over a suppressor to mitigate mirage by more effectively combating heat build-up and dissipating it more effectively. The US Army is requiring a [Read More…]
Maxim Popenker blogs about a modified Viet-Cong SVT-40 with some additional features: While it looks very close to the original SVT-40 carbine, of which only a few thousand were made, it’s more probable that the gun was cut down to size from a full-size rifle. [Read More…]
Mr Revolverguy from the Day at the Range blog sent in this photo and wrote … My son’s Ruger 10/22 Takedown gets a new stock for Christmas. If it were up to me it would be an early Christmas gift but the wife said no way. No gunsmithing required. The stock [Read More…]
Here’s an interesting weapon from Chinese firearms designers (courtesy of Armory Exotic, an excellent blog) – at first it appears to be a pretty mundane-looking handgun, but a closer look reveals a pretty unique operating mechanism: The barrel is [Read More…]
We all know Beretta as the world’s oldest operating firearms manufacturer and, of course, the company that holds the US Military contract for pistols, although the military is looking to replace the M9. They decided to streamline their Beretta 486, a 12-gauge [Read More…]
If you have a room that is reasonably secure and feel like a free-standing gun rack might enhance the ambiance of your man-cave, or you just want to have some firearms readily accessible, then a gun rack from Campbell Industrial Supply might be for you. Their website [Read More…]
Primary Arms, a company responsible from separating me from lots of my money, has a great deal for Californians who want to get an AR15 pistol before the Single Shot Exemption ban takes place next year. They’re selling complete Radical Firearms AR15 pistols in [Read More…]
Some glorious individual decided to take a duffel bag full of improvised slam-fire shotguns (of legal length) to a local gun buyback which was offering $50 for each gun handed in. Unfortunately on this occasion the officer manning the table was apparently [Read More…]
Thompson Machine, a Florida-based suppressor manufacturer, posted a video of the Zephyr L in action. The Zephyr L is a 3.2 oz sound suppressor that uses a three piece design and is able to be disassembled for cleaning. In this video, the can is attached to a SIG SAUER [Read More…]
1911Junkie sent us this photo of his 1911 build. A really like the lines, the grip and the finish. A beautiful combination. He wrote … I thought I would send you a picture of my latest build (to be honest, the only one so far). I’m an amateur gunsmith, so [Read More…]
Dsonyay sent us a photo of his Glock 20 SF (10mm Auto) after its first trip to the range. A gun might look like every other gun of its type, but to its owner it is special. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
WeaponsMan raises the question of how many guns are best to regularly train with – examining both “the man with one gun” and Burt Gummer extremes. His conclusion is that training is best done with one gun at a time, with the exception of advanced [Read More…]
Colt Defense, LLC is apparently having trouble paying off its loans. BusinessWeek reports: Colt Defense LLC is seeking capital to stave off an “expected default” next month as gunmakers suffer from lower defense spending and as consumers purchase fewer firearms. The [Read More…]
Steve sent us this photo of his Remington 870 Police Magnum. He writes … This is my Remington 870 Police Magnum. Since buying it new in 2012, I’ve added the Rem. 2-shot mag extension, Streamlight TLR-1 on Streamlight’s mag tube mount, a hi-vis delrin [Read More…]
This classic how-not-to-clear-a-squib photo has been doing the rounds recently, including notably being posted on Facebook by the legendary Jerry Miculek. The lesson here is that if you shoot a round and your round did not hit the target, and you think it should [Read More…]
Week 32. Nothing super exciting going on this week. Which is a good thing. Buy ammo. Go shoot… 🙂 I’m going to be restocking some of my stores in the next few weeks so I’ll post how my experiences went (there was a discussion on last week’s [Read More…]
Just a quick reminder folks: please send us your gun photos so we can feature them on our Photo of the Day feature. We have had lots of great photos submitted but we always need more. Photos can be submitted here.
The HomeLESS is a nifty project that encompasses a number of open source software applications and open source hardware designs which facilitate dry fire practice at home using lasers. The interactive capabilities of the software is VERY impressive. Just watch the [Read More…]
Professional competition shooter Amy Jane’s first video on her new Youtube channel is a tutorial on shooting long range with a pistol. I expect the former Marine’s channel will become very popular very quickly.
This fascinating Youtube video appears to be a condensed edit of a longer documentary or promotional video about legendary gun maker Holland & Holland. It shows the guns being made, tested, sighted and regulated. Regulation refers to the barrel alignment process. [Read More…]
Will sent us this photo of a rifle be built during the great AR-15 shortage of 2013. He wrote … I pieced this rifle together quite slowly during 2013 because of the scarcity of parts. It consists of: Noveske gen 2 forged lower with Vltor A5 receiver extension and [Read More…]
During a previous Big 3 Media Event last year, one of the event host, retired Sergeant First Class Dillard “CJ” Johnson told us the story of how he racked up 121 confirm snipping kills during his second combat tour in Iraq. Being an optic guy, I was interested in [Read More…]
Tactical Concealment has released the BOOMSLANG weapon ghille foundation for tactical rifles. The kit is a combination of tailored base layers ready for ghillie material. The BOOMSLANG is available in three versions, each slightly differnet for various rifle [Read More…]
GunLab has some excellent photos of the steps involved in making AR-18 upper and lower receivers. The first article shows the stages of stamping the lower, while the second shows the same for the upper. The AR-18 is a design intended to be mass produced by countries [Read More…]
HiViz, known for their fiber optic sight offerings is expanding into Tritium-powered sights, the NITESIGHTS. The latest addition claims to be use high-grade sapphire lenses for “quicker sight acquisition” While the press release indicates that models for the [Read More…]
I had the opportunity recently to attend a demonstration of a new ammunition brand coming on the market, which is dedicated to maximum accuracy and consistency. It’s called Eagle Eye, and I came away pretty impressed… A Different Philosophy Eagle Eye [Read More…]
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