The Indian Ministry of Defense is awaiting the results of trials to do with their Excalibur program, of which they are hoping will pass, and then plans to purchase over 600,000 rifles, at the price of 60,000 INR, or around $900 US dollars each. We’ve already [Read More…]
Dickson sent us a beautiful photo of a damned beautiful gun. He has converted his triple-barreled Chiappa Triple Threat to a Short Barrel Shotgun with 12″ barrels. It is, in essence, a classic Coach Gun on Steroids! Also pictured is a Vintage Rolex Oyster [Read More…]
Uncle Webkins sends us a photo of his favorite pistol … More from me. Back in the heyday of Springfield Armory, before there was the TRP Operator, before there was the Loaded Operator, there was the one without front cocking serrations… the Mil-Spec Operator [Read More…]
Scene329 sent us this photo of his very nifty FN SCAR 16 … FN SCAR 16 SBR with 10″ Barrel (complete barrel system from FN) SureFire Socom Flash Hider, SureFire Socom 5.56 Suppressor, Geissele Super SCAR Trigger, Magpul Selector, Magpul AFG, Aimpoint T1 w/ [Read More…]
Julian, TFB’s French translator, sent us photos of his single action revolvers. The Ruger Vaquero, pictured above, is chambered in .45 Long Colt. The Ruger Vaquero was introduced in 1993 and is a popular Cowboy action gun. The photo directly below is of [Read More…]
Scott sent us this beautiful photo of his Benelli M2 shotgun. He wrote … Benelli M2 left hand model with Nordic components +8 magazine extender. Took this photo while taking a break from shooting trap at the Arlington Sportsman’s Club here in Texas. [Read More…]
My good friend Houston, who created the majority of the gun artwork in my office (see XRayGuns.com), sent us this photo. He wrote … Israelis, Germans, and Americans all having a blast at the range y’day. I had a solo after work range session. Decided to go [Read More…]
Andy, who blogs at GunPath.com, sent us a photo of his AR-10 style rifle chambered in .308 Win. It was build with an Aero Precision M5 .308 stripped lower with factory FDE Cerakote, Aero Precision assembled upper receiver with Aero Precision 16″ .308 [Read More…]
Frank sent us a photo of his good looking P58 Naval Rifle and New Model Army reproductions. He writes … In an age of black rifles, polymer handguns, and tacticool, it’s always nice to take a step back and see where everything came from. Some guns [Read More…]
Dan sent us a photo of his very nifty Lancer L30 LTR chambered in .308 Win. He writes … Some F-Class and Long Range Practice in Mifflin, PA with Some Coworkers. Lancer L30 LTR in 308 Win. Bartelin 24″, 1-11.25 Twist Barrel Chambered in 308 Win Match Rubber [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…]
Jeff wrote … After toying with the idea for years, I finally decided to order a gun from an internet store. For years I had wrongfully believed that the process would be complicated, expensive, and take weeks. I couldn’t have been more wrong! I bought this [Read More…]
Uncle Webkins wrote … Looks like ET’s back. I caught the little bugger in my ammo bucket. I like it! On a side note, ET could have really used a firearm (or two, or three) in that movie. That fragile little extra-terrestrial spent the entire movie on the [Read More…]
My Hungarian gun-editor friend Gabor sent us a phto of a Steyr AUG chambered in 9mm. He wrote … A futuristic black beauty: Steyr AUG 9×19 mm semi-auto carbine. Positives: Practically zero felt recoil, better trigger than on the military 5,56×45 [Read More…]
A good friend of TFB, Val, who is also one of our Russian translators, sent us photos of his new Mosin. He wrote … Though i could share the project which i’ve finished for myself, a totally rebuilt 1944 Mosin-Nagant Rifle. I did all the work myself. The [Read More…]
Cam wrote .. Shooting hand thrown clay pigeons with a Mossberg 500 crown grade on BLM land near the Mexican border in San Diego county. How many folks prefer hand throwing rather than using a hand launcher? I find using a decent launcher, like the WIng One I reviewed [Read More…]
TFB Editor Phil White was given a Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P, and I asked him to take photos for the blog. The pistol dates back to around the time of WWI (judging from the serial). He wrote … My good friend and FFL closed his shop a week ago to [Read More…]
1911Junkie wrote … Work in progress. I machined a frame from a raw casting and fitting the 6″ Caspian slide, in old-fashioned way (but with modern digital calipers and micrometers :). I really love this photo. Somehow it echos everything I love about this [Read More…]
Earlier this week, we blogged about an AR-15 that had seen half a century of service; a weapon originally made by General Motors between January of 1969 and the end of 1971. Recently, pictures were circulated on Facebook of a rifle even older than that firearm: A Colt [Read More…]
ProdigalSon wrote … The AR is a BCM upper on a PSA lower, with Magpul furniture. It’s my first build and I’m pretty happy with it. The sling on that gun is a Riflecraft RS-2, and for those of us who still shoot sling-supported, it’s great, if a [Read More…]
Rich sent us a photo of his Every Day Carry that includes … -Smith & Wesson M&P9, Apex Tactical carry kit, bobbed beaver tail and custom grip shaping/stippling by Alpha Epsilon Systems -Blade Tech Nano IWB holster, worn small of the back -Benchmade 556 [Read More…]
Kade sent us this is a fantastic photo taken at the preciously the right moment to show both shells ejected high into the air. The shotgun in the photo is a Browning Citori over/under double barreled shotgun. He shoots with the top barrel fitted with a modified choke [Read More…]
Andrey wrote … This is one of my favorite looking gun mods. This rifle is a AMD 65 with Holosun RDS on a Ultimak top rail, APEX cheekrest and next to it is a simple barebones HK VP9. I especially like this picture, because of the exaggerated contrast bakelite [Read More…]
Duo Z wrote … Today for the first time I tried my hand at tactical drills at the shooting range, and it was quite humbling. I’m an avid hunter and shooter, not the best by any means, but I know my way around a firearm. I spend most of my time shooting long [Read More…]
D T wrote … This is my wife shooting a precision rifle for the first time, she is shooting 12″ steel plates at 300,400 yards and clay pigeons between 100-200 yards. the rifle she is using is a Custom Remington 700 .223 from Roger’s Rifles with a AAC [Read More…]
Alan sent us a photo of his every day carry (EDC). M&P Shield 40 (Stealth Gear Onxy) XS Big Dots Apex Tactical Duty/Carry Action Enhancement Trigger and Kit Spare 7 round magazine (Snagmag) 2x 8 round Quickstrips Streamlight ProTac 2L FOURSEVENS Mini M2A SOG Spec [Read More…]
Zach wrote … My M&P with the Apex Tactical Duty/Carry Action Enhancement Kit (Which I HIGHLY Recommend) and my new IWB holster from M3 Tactical Kydex. Thanks Zach.
Hans sent us a photo of a Glock 19 he customized for a friend. He wrote … Here’s a Gen 3 Glock 19 a buddy of mine picked up a while back. He told me he wanted custom stippling, the trigger guard rounded, undercut, and narrowed, and the grip width reduced [Read More…]
Our good friend Gabor of Kaliber Info sent us this photo. He wrote … 14.5×114 mm API (Armor-Piercing, Incendiary) rounds with a Zoraki M906 9 mm PAK tear gas pistol on the top of them for size comparison. I shoot these rounds from a KPVT heavy machine gun in [Read More…]