Swampfox Optics is a relative newcomer to the world of firearms glass. They recently turned two years old, having been founded on Independence Day in 2018. Students of American history will already have observed that their link to the founding of the United States [Read More…]
Welcome to the second installment of the reboot of Build of the Week. This week, we have the aptly named “Now you see it, now you don’t” by Wolfgar. The second build, while an AR-pattern rifle, is strong. Thought has gone into it, and the components are quality. [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day means photographs from around the World. Today we look at soldiers from the French Foreign Legion. This is the first time I see the French Heckler & Koch HK416F with the bayonet attached. Note that the rifles do not (yet) have the [Read More…]
If you’re shooting long distances a bubble level is strongly recommended. It will help you keep your shooting platform at a horizontal level reducing the margin of error. Most of the scope mounts from Spuhr have a bubble level built-in at the bottom, shown [Read More…]
A spotting scope may not be an absolute must for long range hunters and competitors, but it sure is a nice addition to your setup. To be able to call your or your friend’s shots to give him impact point corrections you also need a reticle, a feature that most [Read More…]
Do you remember when mobile phones became common and new models with even better performance were released faster than you could apprehend? Thermal Imaging seems to be in a similar “zone” at the moment. A Golden era, which can be both good and challenging [Read More…]
Infitech have developed a new AR15 Handguard Adapter for the Ruger PC Carbine. Why not just buy the chassis model directly from Ruger some will say, but the issue is that in many countries the only version that is legal (for hunting) is the Non-Restricted 18″ Ruger [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Established in 2014 this is TFB’s way to show carefully selected photographs on a daily basis. Today we have the honor of introducing the work from a very talented photographer (and sports shooter) from Poland. He can be found on Instagram under [Read More…]
No, it isn’t the first of April in the middle of August. This is the story about the current situation in the Dutch Army (Royal Netherlands Army), an army that employs just short of 23,000 people in a country populated by 17.4 million people. In 2019 the Dutch [Read More…]
When it comes to tactical accessories, they typically come from military use. However, in some cases competition world can sometimes lead the way. Offset mounts for red dots are nothing new. 3-Gun shooters in Open Division are allowed multiple optics and some of the [Read More…]
The mount masters at Reptilia Corp. are at it again. They’ve given us excellent light bodies, they’ve given us RMR add-on mounts for LPVOs, they’ve given us solutions to add devices like the Wilcox RAPTAR to our scope mounts, and more. With a [Read More…]
Over the years I have seen several pictures of rifles on tripods, and finally, the temptation grew to get my own system. With some money to burn, I still wanted to keep the budget fairly low. I also wanted something light, so I decided to look for solutions made in [Read More…]
Over the last thirteen years, Primary Arms has grown from a small brand offering inexpensive scopes to expanding their house-brand optics into a broader range of pricing and quality levels, and in the process they’ve become a powerhouse supplier for many other [Read More…]
The Leupold Freedom Red Dot Sight I first encountered an early version of Leupold’s Freedom RDS at SHOT 2019. Full credit goes to TFB’s Nick C., who noticed the sight during the setup day prior to Industry Day at the Range. The sight was interesting [Read More…]
Nothing to do? Each day you are welcome to TFB’s selection of photo highlights. If you’re lucky you might learn something on the way, or just see something you fancy buying? In today’s Photo Of The Day, we’re looking at some Swiss Gold, some of it [Read More…]
In today’s Photo Of The Day, we take a look at the elite snipers from the French 126e Régiment d’Infanterie. These snipers are training on the Larzac plateau shooting .50 BMGs through the heavy sniper rifle of the French Army. The rifle is called Hecate [Read More…]
TFB readers may remember when Raniero Testa managed to hit 13 clay targets in 1.6 seconds in 2017. In the meantime, the Winchester sponsored pro-shooter was able to best himself, hitting 14 hand-thrown clay targets before they reached the ground. Not one who sits on [Read More…]
Just this year, Midwest Industries launched a new type of M-LOK red dot sight mount that is compatible with the rails they make for Marlin lever-action rifles and Ruger’s PC Carbine. The optic mount is made to attach to the rail via M-LOK slots and eliminates [Read More…]
When Hornady announced the new 6mmARC (Advanced Rifle Cartridge) cartridge, there were a few firearms and barrel manufacturers ready with products in the caliber for those who want to become early adopters. In our Photo Of The Day, we’ll take a look at one of [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and yet another great photo by Hille James Combat Photographer. Today we’re looking at a Dutch sniper of the Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) in Afghanistan. The sniper has a Suppressed Heckler & Koch HK417 with, most likely, a Schmidt & [Read More…]
Holy height over bore Batman! The Unity Tactical FAST Micro Mount and FTC Magnifier mounts look really tall for carbine optics but you might be surprised they don’t feel that tall. In fact, they are not the tallest on the market. The Micro FAST Mount was [Read More…]
Primary Arms red dots are some of the most popular entry-level optics in the industry. They have come out with a new sight for their SLx line of red dots. The SLx MD-25 is a 25mm microdot that is budget-friendly but offers a great field of view compared to their other [Read More…]
The Swedish company Saab (no, not the cars) has just received orders from both the Latvian and the Estonian Armed Forces for deliveries of Carl-Gustaf M4 portable anti-tank weapon system. The producer, Saab, calls the Carl Gustaf a “man-portable multi-role weapon [Read More…]
The Browning Bar Match/FN FNAR is a fairly popular semi-automatic hunting rifle in some countries where hunting with AR10s may be forbidden. I happen to own one, and I swear every time I have to clean and take it apart as it’s a pretty complicated and [Read More…]
The Firearm Blog probably has one of the most extensive online coverage available on the French Heckler & Koch HK416s, as well as their new SCAR-H PR, S&B Scope and Night/Thermal Vision. It’s therefore nice to be able to share some more wonderful pictures [Read More…]
Recently this photo has been circulating social media. Assumptions were made that the photo is of a Venezuelan soldier wearing night vision but upon closer inspection, they are a cheap roleplay toy for children. The Venezuelan Army actually uses night vision but these [Read More…]
I have been competing in IPSC Rifle for about ten years now. I’ve had some success with some medals and places on the podium. For instance at both IPSC Rifle World Shoots in the manual action division, including a Gold Medal for the team win. The importance of a [Read More…]
The Firearm Blog is on a mission to review as many of the Schmidt & Bender PM II Riflescopes as we can. In case you didn’t know PM is short for Police & Military. Previously we had a look at the classic S&B 5-25×56 PM II with the LRR-Mil reticle, [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We take a detailed look at a group of Operators from Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK) / Norwegian Special Operation Commando. The Norwegian Special Operations Forces are using the Colt C8 SFW and Colt C8 CQB rifles, and not the regular-issue [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We go back to the International Sniper Competition 2019 for a look at a lot of high-tech rifles, lasers and optics. It seems that some of the competitors used their own personal firearms, which makes these pictures very interesting. Above is a [Read More…]
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