As we all know, the AR15 system is perhaps the most prolific gun platform of all time, with a seemingly infinite number of combinations of barrels, uppers, handguards, optics, and so on. But many of us also live in “ban states,” or those states that have enacted some variation of the [Read More…]
Talk about your performance enhancing accessories. This looks to be made as a joke since there is no screw in the revolver grip. With the Aimpoint red dot, I suspect it would help reduce muzzle flip and recoil. Looks like a fun plinker and if the large grip is [Read More…]
For the Swiss B&T APC-9/45 semi-automatic carbines and B&T APC223/300 semi-auto rifles there are multiple shoulder stocks available. It seems the swiss never run out of ideas to produce. If you’re unfamiliar with the B&T APC it can be described as a [Read More…]
C.G. Haenel GmbH in Germany is most famous for their hunting rifles. However they have now been chosen to supply their RS9 sniper rifle to the German Army, and gone from hunting-boring to tacti-cool in an instant. The German Bundeswehr designation is “G29”, [Read More…]
For the last few months, I have been using Magpul AK polymer furniture on my Kalashnikov rifle. The Magpul polymers transformed my Krebs special edition Early Afgan War pattern AK74 to something a bit more modern looking. My AK74 originally came with orange color [Read More…]
SHOT 2016 was an amazing experience. Below are some pictures I took during SHOT show. This picture set will feature the most innovative products that I PERSONALLY saw. This will be my last SHOT related article. Going back to gear and gun reviews for the rest of the [Read More…]
Troy announced a new Responder semi-automatic rifle that is designed to meet the needs of law enforcement and military personnel. The rifle is shipped as a complete “turnkey weapon system” and not as a base rifle that would need additional outfitting to be [Read More…]
At SHOT show this year, if I had to pick one company that had the best accessories for the FN SCAR platform, hands down, it would be Kinetic Development Group. Aside from accessories for the FN SCAR platform, Kinetic Development Group also makes some neat accessories [Read More…]
Sure, the MRO isn’t breaking news or anything but I got a chance to play with one a bit for the first time. Trijicon had the MRO out in force at SHOT 2016 giving me a great opportunity to play with one a bit so I can share my first impression with you guys. [Read More…]
Lucid Optics has released some new products for 2016. The Lucid SC9 spotting scope and the L7 1-6x rifle scope join their existing catalog. I got to handle both of these optics this year at SHOT. Lucid SC9 Compact Spotting Scope The SC9 is a compact spotting scope that [Read More…]
Quietly launched on the Vortex Optics site last week were their new sights and scopes for 2016, which we expect to spend some time with at Shot Show next week. They’ve expanded their Sparc Red dot and Spitfire Prismatic lines with an “AR” variant of [Read More…]
I am not sure how ABC news knows this is the Raid on El Chapo but it is certainly not GoPro nor is it raw footage. First you can see that the video is edited from different cameras. The shaky camera is actualy a Contour camera attached to the side of one of the [Read More…]
The owner of Battlefield Las Vegas has yet again graced us with another high round count report, but this time purely on Optics that the range has on their rental firearms. When they say high round count, they really mean it! The range apparently went through 500,000 [Read More…]
Optics are an important part of shooting for countless gun owners. If you’re a hunter they gain an even greater importance, especially if you enjoy hunting at longer distances. And considering the element of fun added by dropping a feral hog at 1000 yards, I have [Read More…]
Special Operations Forces the world over are uniquely appealing to firearms enthusiasts for a number of reasons. For me, the sheer diversity of what they carry is fascinating enough. When you study military history, or examine a large number of military photos, the [Read More…]
The trail of accessories for Trijicon’s hit Miniature Rifle Optic continues to grow. This time to the fore is Kinetic Development Group (KDG) with their innovating SIDELOK rail mounting technologies. The MRO mount expands the line from its previous focus on [Read More…]
SIG Sauer is launching a new line of optics within their Electro-Optics Division: the TANGO series. At the beginning of December they announced their Whiskey scopes which are designed for hunters and now they’ve announced a tactical lineup. According to the [Read More…]
The new Trijicon MRO is the hottest optic currently. MRO stands for “Miniature Rifle Optic”. During the Fall 2015 Big 3 Media Event, I had a chance to try out the Trijicon MRO provided by Georgia Optics. When I was at Trijicon’s training facility a [Read More…]
During the last 2 days of the Big 3 Media Event, two of the attending companies revealed their new optic mounts. Unlike the new Geissele optic mount, both the Midwest Industries (MI) and Kinetic Development Group (KDG) mounting systems feature quick-detachable (QD) [Read More…]
A report by Janes Defense has highlighted the purchase of 24 additional 5.56x45mm HK416A5 rifles and four 7.62x51mm G28 (HK417) rifles by Portugal for their Rapid Reaction Brigade (SOF). This is in addition to 18 rifles in November of 2014, and 22 HK416s in February of [Read More…]
Other than ammo and cleaning supplies the other important thing I carry in my range bag is a good multi-tool. The one I’m currently using is the Real Avid AR-15 tool which we reviewed a while back, Breach-Bang-Clear also did a test of 4 popular Multi-Tools on the [Read More…]
Well that escalated! Hot on the heels of the U.S. Government suing EOTech for the alleged fraud in their sights, specifically in claiming that their sights could work in certain cold weather and humid environments, then trying to cover up this error in an upgrade, the [Read More…]
L3 Communications, the holding company that owns EOTech, is being sued by the United States Government for fraud. Their products were the subject of a recent SOCOM warning that the EOTech holographic sights experienced shifting zero across different temperature [Read More…]
I recently wrote about the Shotgun 2015 World Shoot was held September 13-19, in Agna, Italy. With about 700 competitors it’s the largest IPSC Shotgun competition ever. It is no secret to the readers of this blog that the Kalashnikov Group is looking at competitive [Read More…]
Red Beard Cerakote wrote … I built this after watching Larry Vickers’ video on his inspired Alpha Russian AK. It was made with: Arsenal SGL 31 Zenitco Top cover Zenitco Handguard Lynx Stock Adapter B5 Sopmod Stock Magpul AK Grip CNC Warrior Muzzle Device [Read More…]
I saw this video on Facebook and Franz’s ability to one shot kill boar is remarkable. He is sponsored by Aimpoint. I looked him up in youtube and found these. He explains one aspect of his shooting technique which is follow through. Here is a video on breathing [Read More…]
At Big 3 East, ALG Defense showed off their new 6 Second Mount. The 6 Second mount was originally made with an Aimpoint T1 in mind. Well now they have offered it so you can use an RMR if you want. The ALG Defense 6-Second Mount was designed when a counter-terrorism unit [Read More…]
At the 2nd day of the Big 3 Media Event at Daytona Beach, FL, Geissele Automatics introduced their new Super Precision Optic Mount. The Geissele mount was developed specifically by request from a DoD customer. It should be available commercially by SHOT Show 2016. [Read More…]
I really didn’t want to write this article. I made lots of excuses not to. But here it is. Lets get this out of the way up front: This is a negative review. After more than a year of use I am unimpressed by the Holosun optic, and wouldn’t use it on most of [Read More…]
Russia’s next-generation infantry modernization program is in full swing, and while here at TFB we’ve covered two of the rifles, the AEK-571/A545 and AK-12, competing for orders as part of the program, but the program as a whole is more extensive than [Read More…]
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