Jason Swarr is proof that Marines shoot more than just rifles. After retiring from the USMC, the combat veteran opened Straight 8 Custom Photography and has specialized in portrait and product photography with a decidedly tactical bend. Swarr’s photography is [Read More…]
Grandpa used to tell me that buckshot spreads 1″ for every yard from gun. I took him for his word, but suspected he was wrong after patterning my 870 and 930 shotguns. I chalked my results up to long barrels and modern technology, never putting the assertion to a [Read More…]
Jerry Miculek gets to play with all the cool toys. He goes to the Institute of Military Technology in Florida. Reed Knight brings out a rare Armalite AR-10 made in 1957. It only weighs about 6 lbs and the rate of fire is really impressive.
Thanks to Soldier Systems Daily for this sneak peak. One aspect that I liked of the older and bigger Millenium Weaponlights is the XM dual switch tailcap. It has a rear mounted tailcap switch that clicks on and off or can be used momentarily. The XM also has a [Read More…]
Hellinahandbasket.com posted about the popularity of James Bond helped to create the TV show, Man from U.N.C.L.E.. The propmasters used a Walther P-38 and tricked it out. The popularity of this show inspired the Transformers character Megatron. However before [Read More…]
TFB wants to wish everyone a very happy Independence Day! To all, anywhere, who have sacrificed for the rights of people to determine their own destiny, thank you. We raise our drinks to you and celebrate in your honor. A few tongue-in-cheek reminders from the [Read More…]
Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice … well, you are not going to fool me a third time. The US Army has announced that they want to replace the Beretta M9. No, you are not experiencing Déjà vu. First there was the Future Handgun System (FHS), then there [Read More…]
SecureIT Tactical, makers of several different types of firearms storage solutions, is now offering a MILSPEC kit to retrofit any safe or cabinet into a customized place to store tactical style firearms. I know trying to put a tactical style carbine in a safe made for [Read More…]
Doc Nickel helped a guy with his side by side shotgun to rifle conversion. The owner of the shotgun did not want a permanent solution. He wanted a convertible shotgun. What Doc came up with is rather clever. He came up with an end cap for the shotgun. The one common [Read More…]
AK accessory and parts maker Krebs Custom released a pretty neat ambidextrous safety selector they’ve dubbed the Mk VII Ambi Enhanced Safety. It gives both left and right-handed shooters the ability to use the safety. Right-handed shooters can utilize the safety [Read More…]
Many of us have done business with Brownells through the years. When they notified TFB of their new flashlight, it seemed only natural to give it a look. The light should look familiar to those of you who are familiar with the classic old Surefire C2 – the body [Read More…]
Aero Precision has released their long-awaited .308 receivers. The receivers are DPMS (Gen 1)-patterned. Both receivers are machined from forged 7075 t6 aluminum and then mil-spec anodized. The upper receiver is notably beefy and has a recessed cut-out for the bolt [Read More…]
Arto Pulkki, Eastern Europe military expert and writer at Suomen Sotilas, emailed us the above photo of Igor ”Strelkov” Girkin, the infamous leader of the Donbass People’s Militia which occupy two of Ukraine’s eastern provinces. Girkin’s choice [Read More…]
KAHLES, the Austrian scope company, had a new variation of their K312 II scope that they used Eurosatory 2014 to unveil - the K312i. It moves the parallax adjustment to the top turret to sit below the elevation adjustment as found in their K624i scope. They have moved [Read More…]
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is an industry-membership group that promotes the shooting sports and provides valuable research and information we can all use to make informed business decisions. I recently came across their 2013 report “Target [Read More…]
Concern Kalashnikov is releasing some upgrades for the IZ-132, the new upgrades help with 922(r) compliance for the US market and sporting purposes. The SU2 Saiga upgrades will now accept the 30rd double stack magazines and have a collapsible butt stock, and also fit [Read More…]
Yes, ammo is coming back in stock at reasonable prices, but sometimes a product just catches my eye. The product this time is the Crosman MAR177 PCP conversion kit, which transforms your AR into a Pre-Charged Pneumatic air rifle. The “Modular Adaptive [Read More…]
The new Ruger Single Seven is a revolver available exclusively from firearms distributor Lipsey’s. The gun is based on the New Model Single Six revolver with a seven shot unfluted cylinder. The gun is chambered in 327 Federal Magnum and will be available in [Read More…]
What does Chris Costa and the KRISS Vector have to do with one another? Before there was KRISS USA, there was Transformational Defense Industries. Who did they get to help with their weapon system? None other than a young Chris Costa. You can see some of Chris [Read More…]
Browning’s Model 1900 pistol was an icon and reasonably simple to manufacture. So when soldiers went looking for pistols in China, this one was an obvious choice.
Ares Armor is back in the news, but this time with their new Polymer 80 AR-15 Receiver Kits. If you don’t remember Ares Armor was raided by the ATF earlier this year. Their new kit includes almost everything you’ll need to complete one of their polymer AR-15 [Read More…]
Remington just can’t seem to get itself out of legal battles, now being sued by Daniel Defense for trademark infringement. Daniel Defense claims that Remington, more specifically Remington’s subsidiary DPMS, has been knocking off their slogan [Read More…]
I read many gun patents and gun patent applications each week. I have seen many patents describing useless gun-related inventions but Patent Application US 2014/0173960 Al has got to be the worst I have ever seen. The patent application was filed on December 26, [Read More…]
The Outdoor Channel performed some tests of common home defense rounds and what they do when interacting with drywall. The video seems a bit skewed in terms of what they recommend and what the results of the test were. For example, the use of an AR. In the video, [Read More…]
Mark Farage is no novice shooter. Mark checked the screws of his RMR to ensure they were properly torqued before he took a course with Ronin Combat Strategies. But during a 6 shot string drill, the screws flew off and so did his RMR. Without missing a beat, Mark managed [Read More…]
The Grayman Satu is a TFB writer favorite. Phil, Mike and I all own one. Grayman have changed the Ti-Ti (all titanium) model’s finish from a matte grey DCL (Diamond Like Carbon) finish to a ‘Stonewashed’ finish. The stonewash finish is apparently [Read More…]
My biggest complaint about Glocks (outside of the lack of ambi-anything) is disassembling the magazines for routine maintenance and cleaning. The tab system holding on the floor plates are the two single most aggravating pieces of plastic in the my history with [Read More…]
Colt has announced the release and first order of the CK901 7.62×39 direct impingement AR-AK hybrid (not to be confused with the ARAK-21 from Faxon). The weapon systems has been ordered by the Yemeni Republican Guard as a replacement for their current AK-47 [Read More…]
Based heavily on its higher-end cousin, the SR9, the company has announced the release of the full-size Ruger 9E 9mm handgun. The visual differences between the two models are subtle, but if you take a close look we can see how Ruger squeezed $100 off the MSRP. As a [Read More…]
In our other post, I shot at IbisTek Humvee armored glass with an array of small arms. However I did not have an AK-47 at my disposal or anything that shot 7.62x39mm. Here, TWANGnBANG shoots at the glass from both sides with an AKM. It is surprising the amount of spall [Read More…]
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