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Siam was unique in South East Asia for its avoidance of Western colonization. Its sovereignty was guaranteed by politically deft royals and a Japanese-modeled system of aggressive modernization. At the turn of the century, Siam sought to rearm its soldiers with a [Read More…]
Thanks to Dave for sending in this photo of his nifty Short Barrel Rifles. Their specs are … AR: 11.5″ barreled, Noveske NSR, ACE SOCOM stock, Lancer L5AWM, Gemtech Halo, EOtech, Surefire X300 in rhino config, DD sights, Ares Armor Huskey sling SCAR: [Read More…]
Thanks to reader Jay for sending a link to this video: A company, Creative Digital, in collaboration with Michael’s Machines, has developed a solenoid actuated trigger controlled by a microprocessor for around $200. The concept is really interesting. My initial [Read More…]
The Military Arms Chanel is reporting that IWI US will begin importing a Galil Ace rifle and Galil Ace pistol into the United States starting in 2015. The guns will be chambered in 7.62×39 and use standard AK magazines. The rifles will come with a folding stock [Read More…]
Ares Armor is updating their Polymer 80% AR15 Lower Receivers so they are offering closeout pricing on the existing models. For $50. Which is over %50 off. I have no experience with Polymer lowers and don’t know about their durability or reliability but for $50 I [Read More…]
Sandia Labs worked with the military to develop a different method to change focal length of a scope. They used the human eye for inspiration. They call it Rapid Adaptive Zoom for Assault Rifles. According to Popular Science: RAZAR does this using minimal energy, with [Read More…]
Who doesn’t love watching things in slow motion? Larry Vickers went to Ft. Bragg to hang with the Green Berets. Here is a montage of the heavy weapons they had on hand.
S&S Precision has designed a pair of jeans with some interesting features. They are called 757’s performance denim. Strategically located hidden pockets – front internal pocket for stowing clip type knife out of view or keeping smart phone [Read More…]
MadKaw69 sent us a photo of his “dissy” (Bushmaster Dissipator: shorter barrel, longer sight radius). It features a heavy stainless steel barrel, M16A1 furniture and a A2 upper receiver. Thanks MadKaw69. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of [Read More…]
Julian wrote … Noticed some Desert Eagle loving from TFB lately so figured if I could one of mine thrown in the mix. Desert Eagle XIX w/ 44mag and 50ae braked barrels. Ultradot Matchdot II w/ Vortex Optics mounts from my AR-15. Just “barely” worked [Read More…]
Eric from Solid Concepts, who developed the first 3D printed metal gun, printed this 1911 chambered in 10mm Auto. Its probably not everyone’s taste, but I really like the aggressive styling of the frame and slide. I also like how Eric printed an extract from the [Read More…]
I really like this photo Kevin sent us of his M1 Garand. Kevin writes … M1 Garand at 1000 yards on a perfect winter day. The old battle rifle still shoots just as true as the day it left the factory. Needed a spotting scope to set windage, and due to the extreme [Read More…]
Week 29. I hope you didn’t miss the break last week too much. I was out of pocket, enjoying Lake Bridgeport in Texas, without internet. It doesn’t look like the prices of ammo collapsed or skyrocketed in my absence. I did find some .22LR for $0.07/rd, but [Read More…]
MGI’s .50 Beowulf Hydra has now become available for purchase. From the press release: Old Town, Maine (October 2014) MG Industries, manufacturer of the modular MARCK-15 AR “Hydra” platform, are pleased to announce the availability of the Hydra Modular [Read More…]
German firearms manufacturer Blaser has announced a new over/under shotgun, the F3 Vantage. From the press release: New Hybrid Design for Maximum Performance The “F3 Vantage” embodies the Blaser design philosophy to deliver a premium sporting gun perfectly tailored [Read More…]
Gun blogger Chia emailed us a photo of an AR-15 he lends to new shooters. Chia writes … This is the rifle most often run at the range/loan to students: Colt 6920, with Troy Rail MRF Rail, Magpul MS3 sling, Magpul ASAP Plate, Troy BUIS, Magpul AFG2 Angled Foregrip, [Read More…]
MGI, makers of the modular AR-15-based Hydra rifle, has now made available a pistol version in 9mm. From the press release: MGI’s MARCK-15 Hydra Vipera SMG 9mm Pistol Now Available and Shipping Old Town, Maine (October 2014) – MG Industries, manufacturer of [Read More…]
At the recent NASGW show, LaserMax had a number of new products they were showing to distributors. One of the new items that they were allowed to share with the media was the green laser guide rod the company is now selling for the Beretta 92 and 96 series handguns. The [Read More…]
Last year we reported that Mossberg will be selling their shotguns in Kyptek Camo. I finally saw one in the wild, so to speak. My local gun shop got at Mossberg 930 in Krytpek Yeti. It stands out amongst the other shotguns. I had the store employee take some pics with [Read More…]
I regularly get emails from people asking me to tell them how to do something illegal. Often these people phrase the questions they ask in such a way as to trick me into telling them how to break the law. Today someone told me his friends and him were having a debate [Read More…]
MagLula (which stands for Magazine Loader & Un-loader), has put up initial details of the forthcoming Maglula Range Benchloader. Different from previous releases, the Range Benchloader is designed to work with ALL .223/5.56 systems, whereas legacy systems have been [Read More…]
Battlecomp has released the long-awaited suppressor compatible 51.0 Battlecomp compensator. Their latest iteration includes thread and ratchet cuts for 51T AAC-style suppressors, making it immediately compatible with AAC and SilencerCo can. The new 51.0 is currently for [Read More…]
Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) have just announced a new bolt action AR-15 platform called the ReVolt, which they humorously say is legal in all 13 original Colonies. The rear charging handle is replaced with an easy to operate ambidextrous straight-pull bolt. To [Read More…]
For Throwback Thursday I wanted to share with you items that were given out or sold by KRISS back when it was KRISS TDI. Some of these are a little more recent when they switched to KRISS ARMS and dropped TDI as part of their name. The oldest one was a collaboration [Read More…]
As in all of my Small Caliber Book Reviews, I will be covering the book’s area of relevance, its strengths and weaknesses, and whether it is more introductory or advanced. Shoot To Win is the first book by Top Shot Winner and TFB Writer Chris Cheng, and is [Read More…]
Continuing with the TFB coverage of Meopta products. In my opinion, Meopta produces some of the finest spotting scopes on the market with a great price-to-performance ratio. The Meopta products are premium Euro optics without the usual German-Austrian sticker shock. [Read More…]
Nathan at Aimed Research, who specialize in ultra-high speed gun photography services and equipment rental (I did not know this was even a thing … I have lots of ideas for posts with this kind of equipment), sent us this photo of a .243 bullet. Nathan wrote [Read More…]
Mossberg sent out the following to select media this week, and they are making an announcement in January on Monday at SHOT Show in Las Vegas. All it has to say is “Five Launches, One Big Event – The Big 5.” Naturally, TFB will be there to cover the [Read More…]
ArmaLite was showing a whole new line of pistols along with a complete make-over of the AR-10 and M-15 lines of rifles at the 2014 NASGW Expo last week. One of those new guns is a AR-style pistol chambered for the .308 Win cartridge. The pistol has a 13.5″ barrel [Read More…]
Expected to be ready for the 2015 SHOT Show, the prototype of the American Tactical Imports (ATI) Double Trouble was on display at the recent NASGW show in Little Rock, Arkansas. The gun is an over/under shotgun with a polymer pistol grip stock and fore arm. Due to [Read More…]
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