What a beauty. David sent us a photo of his semi-automatic MG3. He wrote … Took a German out of the safe last night. A semi-auto MG3 built on all original German parts. Very fun gun, especially tripod mounted! The Rheinmetall MG3 entered production is 1968. It [Read More…]
Scene329 sent us a photo of his KAC SBR. He wrote … Knights Armament SBR SR15 – 11″ Upper with SureFire Muzzle Brake, Stock: Magpul MOE w/ 3/4″ pad, Optic: EOTech XPS3, Magnifier: EOTech G33, Back up Sights: Knights Armament Flip Ups, Suppressor: [Read More…]
SoloDallas sent us a photo of his historical tactical collection. He wrote … Here we have a few of my blackpowder collection. This set includes (to the left) a gorgeous couple of Hawkins replicas made by the US Historical Society for the 1976 bicentenary of the [Read More…]
Taylor sent us photo of his IWI Tavor with a Meopta MeoTac 1-4×22 RD scope. He writes … I consider the picture of the Tavor under heavy rain at the 500 yd range to be a personal favorite. The gun is a Tavor Black 18″, with a Midwest Industries XL [Read More…]
Our friend Gabor from KaliberInfo.hu sent us a photo of this slick looking lightweight 40mm grenade launcher. He writes … Austrian Madritsch MWT 40×46 mm grenade launcher in standalone configuration. It is issued in Bundesheer (Austrian Army). Very [Read More…]
Our friends at Osage County Guns sent us a photo of this beautiful suppressed AR-15 SBR. I love the bronze ribbed gas tube! John writes … We just received this gorgeous suppressed SBR from Spikes Tactical. It is one of the most gorgeous SBR’s I’ve ever [Read More…]
Geoff sent us a photo of his recently built 5.56mm AR-15 and his just completed .300 BLK upper. He wrote … On the top is my PSA 16″ 1:7 Stainless barrel and upper, 12″ free float handguard from opticalfactory from eBay, Nikon P-223 4-12X40mm. BDC600, [Read More…]
My friend, and occasional TB contributor, Houston from X-Ray Guns has just finished up his latest firearm CAT scan. This time he has scanned the KRISS VECTOR .45 submachine gun. He wrote … I’m still waiting on my stinking form 4 but my local FFL dealer [Read More…]
Pete sent us his very nifty suppressed PDW carbine chambered in .40 S&W. It looks like a lot of range fun in a very compact package. He built it using: * QuarterCircle10 Glock Small Frame (GSF) lower * ATF Form 1: ATF EFile * SilencerCo Octane 45HD with fixed barrel [Read More…]
Lindy, who gun blogs at Vodka and Espresso, sends us a photo of my CZ. He writes … SBR’d vz. 61 Skorpion. Currently my favorite range toy, .32 ACP with a stock has absolutely zero recoil. I wish I had one! Thanks Lindy.
Chris sent us a photo he took at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing of a Police Officer armed with a QBZ95 bullpup. The photo was taken at the entrance to the Athletes Village. Chris also took a photo of a highly-classified SAM camouflage system cleverly disguised as a [Read More…]
Josh writes … Finished AR15 80% lower from Anderson mfg, anodized Red MIL-A-8625 Type II, Class 2, MAS Defense upper chambered in 7.62X39MM, ATI scorpion recoil pistol grip, MFT minimalist buttstock, CMMG lower parts kit, Tapco buffer tube assy, bsa reddot sight. [Read More…]
Manu send us photos of his customized Smith & Wesson M&P15T in a CQB (below) and DMR (above) configuration. He writes … This is my customized Smith & Wesson M&P15T : Troy Industries MRF-R 12″ handguard, Troy Industries HK type BUIS, Magpul [Read More…]
JohnInBlackHawk tells us about his research project and asks if any TFB readers can help him identify some guns. John writes … This photo is part of an extensive historical project I began just over a year ago. I live in an historic mining town (nearly 30 years, [Read More…]
Kevin shared some beautiful photos of if his Remington 700 .338 Lapua at a picturesque range in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. He wrote .. Shooting for the first time at my new rifle range in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, in Alberta. Edson Fish and Game association, [Read More…]
Trigger Firearms sent in the above photo of a Colt revolver they recently sold as a clone because nobody could determine if it was real or not. If it is a clone, it is an exceptionally well made clone. They wrote … We recently sold this SAA revolver on [Read More…]
Mike sent us a photo of his Cowboy Action Shooting rig, including a beautiful pair of Remington 1875 clones manufactured by Uberti in Italy. They are chambered in .357 Magnum. The Remington 1875 was an early cartridge firing revolver based on the earlier percussion [Read More…]
David sent us a photo of his semi-automatic Dragon M-50 made by Ed Haywood of Central Wisconsin Armory (CWA). He has it mounted on a M62 mount that he restored and painted tan. The Dragon M-50 is based on the M3 design, which is an aircraft variant of the M2 Browning. [Read More…]
Jacob sent us a photo of his Beretta dating back to the last months of WWII. He writes … I saw your POTD of the Beretta Model 20 and I thought I might share a photo of my Beretta M1934, an ancestor of the Model 20. Mine is from 1944, and has German acceptance [Read More…]
This photo shows a cutaway of the Feinwerkbau (FWB) Model P44 receiver. The FWB P44 is a high-end precharged pneumatic Match air pistol. It retails for about $1,800. High end match air pistols are sophisticated. Too much or too little air out of the valve could mean [Read More…]
Lebanon, which has ISIS on their doorstep, has just announced they are upgrading a number of their Cessna C-208B, single engine turboprop, aircraft to the ATK Orbital AC-208B configuration. The AC-208B aircraft were designed for the Iraqi Air Force last year. This [Read More…]
Manuel snagged some photo at the new Leupold LCO during the IWA Expo in Germany last month. The Leupold Carbine Optic (LCO) was announced just before SHOT Show this year. It is a high quality optic, but is not cheap, with an MSRP of about $1,200. Thanks Manuel
William, who works at Arisaka Defense, sent us a photo of his new AR-15 build. He wrote … This is a custom build that I assembled from scratch, consisting of: BCM Upper Receiver BCM 14.5″ ELW barrel BCM BCG Geissele SMR MK8 M-Lok handguard Magpul MBUS Pro [Read More…]
Mike purchased his S&W M&P pistol, chambered in 9mm, a year ago and ended up selling it. He told me he now regrets the sale and is planning on buying another. Here are two more photos of the M&P he sold … Thanks Mike.
TFB writer and adventurer Claymore sent us this photo taken of him in the late 1970s … This was taking during my try out for our SWAT team way back in early 1979. It was a Colt SP-1 very early AR-15 as you can see from the open prong flash hider. If you look [Read More…]
Pro2AGuy sent us a photo of what he considers to be the perfect CCW … I took me a bit of time to find that “perfect” CCW, but I settled on the Glock 26. Fierce competition out there in this category to be sure as it seems like vendors can’t keep [Read More…]
Akaitama sent us this photo from a Thai forum. He writes … The name “Uthai” comes from the place of origin where the first one was made “E-teng village, Payuha siri district, Nakornsawan province” but it was mistaken by people, they [Read More…]
TFB’s IDEX 2015 coverage is courtesy of Giorgio, who traveled to Abu Dhabi for the show, and provided all photos and information. Kalashnikov Concern, whose products are now forbidden fruit in the USA, was also present at IDEX, exhibiting a mix of old products [Read More…]
Mr Revolverguy, who blogs at Day At The Range, has big plans for his new Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan. The appearance after the addition of these grips were absolutely amazing. At this point there was only one last thing to do, turn this revolver into the most versatile [Read More…]
The AAC & H&R (both Remington-owned companies) collaborated a couple of years ago to develop an ultra-light suppressible hunting rifle chambered in .330 AAC BLK and developed the single shot AAC / H&R Handi-Rifle with plastic furniture and a short [Read More…]