Now that most of the SHOT Show hype has subsided, I wanted to post about a few products at the show that I found interesting. Most, if not all, the products below were found in the “basement” halls. Those are the halls on the lower floor where smaller and [Read More…]
We all know that STI International has some outrageous pistols (we mean that as a compliment, by the way) because not only are their firearms spooky accurate, but they have futuristic looks that could kill. All of this was dialed up a notch at SHOT Show 2019 when they [Read More…]
What’s in a name? For Daniel Defense’s new Delta 5 bolt action rifle, quite a bit actually! In mathematics, the delta symbol signifies change, and in that sense, this new rifle is aptly named. Let’s get into this new offering from Daniel Defense by [Read More…]
CZ-USA has kept American shooters on their toes the past few years. From sexy carry and competition pistols to Scorpion pistol caliber carbine variants, the lauded gunmaker is pushing out functional and affordable firearms. And just a week into 2019, it appears that [Read More…]
Just like the Svarog rifle that we talked about a couple of weeks ago, Saiga-9 Yarovit PCC is also named after a Slavic deity. This 9mm carbine is built by Kalashnikov Concern‘s custom shop called LOT (ЛОТ (Лаборатория Оружейного [Read More…]
At the Leviathan x Big Daddy Unlimited Epic Shoot 2018 media event, Fostech unveiled some brand new products. The highlight of their presentation would have to be their Echo AK47 trigger. Although they have another interesting trigger along with a ridiculously [Read More…]
The ThumpR is the special edition version of the Gunwerks ClymR rifle that we talked about earlier. This rifle is also a limited edition one specifically made for the Christmas of 2018. It is marketed as a rifle for the entire family. Thanks to the accessories it comes [Read More…]
My apologies for the delay in posting the Rimfire For Rudolph edition of TFB’s 12 Days Of Christmas. A little eggnog, the Grinch playing on TV, a roaring fire and visions of sugarplums were soon dancing in my head. Besides, I thought that our intelligent but dedicated [Read More…]
Kimber has taken their feathery-light Mountain Ascent rifle and introduced a NEW Subalpine iteration. New for 2019, the Mountain Ascent Subalpine shares many of the original features and is being rolled out in 5 popular, western hunting cartridges. It actually is a [Read More…]
The Browning X-Bolt has been on the market for close to 10 years now and the semi-custom variant of the X-Bolt Pro was introduced back in 2017. Now Browning has unveiled a newer iteration for 2019 with the X-Bolt Pro Long Range! This new offering boasts a muzzle brake, [Read More…]
TFB has covered the Savage MSR15 Competition before, but there are now more details uncovered and – more importantly – shipments have been made to dealers. The PROOF barrels I have tested have all been very light, sweet and accurate so it’s nice to see [Read More…]
Good day suppressor lovers and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where you catch the pearl and ride the dragon’s wings. Today we will take a look at a few of the most popular suppressor covers/mirage shields and some of their more obvious uses. Next week [Read More…]
We just had a look at the Revolving Shotgun (Sibergun RSC410) and it’s now time for another product from the same group. This time we’re going to look at their COSMOS 751 Bolt-Action sniper rifle, with a claimed effective shooting range up to just short if a [Read More…]
Good morning everyone and thanks for coming back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where the loudest sounds are from the ATF cashing our tax payments. Last week we discussed OSS Suppressors and the 556QD performance versus an industry mainstay, the SureFire SOCOM RC2 5.56. [Read More…]
Gunwerks has introduced a new lightweight bolt-action rifle designed primarily for hunting in mountainous terrain. The new rifle is called ClymR. It has some interesting core features as well as a number of customization options that allow the customers to build the [Read More…]
Here’s a new, odd bird from Austria if you feel you want to be on of a few with the firearm of your choice at the range. At only 2 kilograms (about 4.4 pounds) it is a very light rifle, and uses STANAG compatible magazines with a bolt-action. Apart from the low [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James is at Triggrcon 2018 in Bellevue, WA, where he meets with the engineers at Master of Arms to talk about the world’s lightest AR-15: The 3.65 pound ENYO. Moreover, the MoA guys have a 3D printed, titanium monocore silencer to show off – the [Read More…]
This is TFB’s first year at TriggrCon, and really still the infancy for the show as a whole, in its third year (in 2016 it was called the Northwest Shooting Sports Expo), and which is organized by Rainier Arms. I was invited last year but the timing just [Read More…]
Our Fourth Installment of Build of the Week was contributed by BKKSW. Clearly, the new hotness in many circles is the .224 Valkyrie. I’m hoping we can get a couple variants in to run for review in the near future. BKKSW’s rifle comes in at just over 7 [Read More…]
Austrian arms manufacturer Voere has introduced a new rimfire bolt action rifle called K15A. The rifle is quite compact to the level that some of the parts such as the trigger guard and the bolt handle (that barely can be made smaller) look oversized. Let’s see [Read More…]
Faxon Firearms has built a reputation for making high quality, lightweight AR-15 components. With their most recent project, they quite possibly have outdone themselves by producing a factory AR-15 for consumers that weighs in under 5 Lbs. The FX5500 Ultralight AR-15 [Read More…]
Our second installment of the new Build of the Week feature was submitted by Victor (from Brazil). This is a concept “dream” build that he sent in with the hopes of someday being able to build out a version of it (he has sent in four revisions so [Read More…]
The recently introduced NEMO Arms Dakkar rifle is the result of the collaboration of NEMO Arms and Kinetic Research Group. It is a short action rifle available in .308 Winchester or 6.5mm Creedmoor caliber options. Let’s take a look at the features of this rifle. [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson has upped the ante on their SW22 Victory pistols with some Performance Center loving. They now offer four new models of the Performance Center SW22 Victory pistol: two different barrel options with or without a Vortex Viper red dot. These will not [Read More…]
Christensen Arms has published a press release where they announced that they are now offering left-handed versions of Mesa and Ridgeline bolt action rifles. Other than the left side bolt handle, safety selector and ejection port, the rifles are otherwise identical to [Read More…]
In celebration of the company’s 140th anniversary, Lyman has introduced a commemorative Sharps rifle replica. This rifle is made for Lyman by Pedersoli. It is the lighter version of Pedersoli’s rifle and comes chambered in .30-30 Winchester. These rifles [Read More…]
Today we are taking a look at another gem made by Johann Fanzoj of Ferlach, Austria. This is a single shot break action rifle based on the Fanzoj Kipplauf KB-1. The variety of different iterations of this rifle is amazing: from the futuristic KB-1 TI CARBON which uses [Read More…]
SKAT is a private Russian firearms manufacturing company founded by a gentleman named Gennadiy Kozhayev. The company makes a variety of firearms including Glock clones, AR-15 rifles and PCCs, bolt action precision rifles etc. Mr. Kozhayev is also the head of Russian [Read More…]
Austrian firearms manufacturer VOERE Präzisionstechnik GmbH has introduced a new bolt action rifle called Voere S16. As you can see on the images of this article, the rifle has one very distinctive feature. It has a side magazine well which takes AR-15 (STANAG) [Read More…]
Sureshot Armament Group makes an aluminum chassis for short action Remington 700 rifles. Among many other features, the company specifically points out the light weight of the chassis. Here is how they describe it: Main idea behind SAG Lightweight Remington 700SA Rifle [Read More…]