As we promised in our article about some of the most interesting and rare lots seen in the online catalog of October 2019 Morphy Extraordinary, Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction, after the auction ended and the results were published, we put together the list [Read More…]
Felons can now possess “antique” firearms in Tennesse A recent change in the Volunteer State’s definition of what a firearm is will now allow felons to own a gun. That is, as long as it was manufactured before 1899. Technically this means that the [Read More…]
Several improvised / homemade weapons were employed in an attempted mass shooting attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany on Wednesday during Yom Kippur. The whole event was live-streamed via a GoPro to the video game streaming website Twitch. Luckily the [Read More…]
Last month, at DSEI 2019 in London, I had the chance to take a look at some of Nord Arms’ rifles ranging from their NA-9, 9x19mm pistol calibre carbine right up to their new .338 Lapua Magnum marksman’s rifle. Nord Arms are an Estonian company specialising [Read More…]
Continuing our series of articles dedicated to covering the major American firearm auctions, today we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting, rare and unusual guns seen in the online catalog of the upcoming October 2019 Morphy Extraordinary, Sporting & [Read More…]
The famous command given to Revolutionary War soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill – “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” – resulted in forever identifying the musket credited with the first shot fired against British troops on that [Read More…]
In a market absolutely saturated with AR-15 style rifles, it’s hard to stand out. Seemingly everything has been done to make the platform more reliable, more accurate and more ergonomic. Even with all the top tier options out there, some available at very [Read More…]
Good afternoon suppressor lovers and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Last week we discussed NFA wait times, some new products hitting the market and a random sampling of patents that recently hit USPTO.gov. Today we are going to discuss [Read More…]
This Photo Of The Day comes to us from Redditor “AnotherFishTail”. The photo was from a screen capture from AnotherFishTail’s GoPro video camera. Despite the grainier composition of the photo, it still captures the spirit of the moment and allows [Read More…]
The Icelandic Police have released the registration numbers for Iceland’s privately-owned firearms by type. The numbers released were compiled from 2010 to 2019. On the surface, it appears that firearm registration numbers are declining compared to previous [Read More…]
Back in May 2017, TFB reported about the Chinese PLA possibly replacing the QBZ-95-1 bullpup with a “traditional” layout rifle. Today, two photos of the Chinese new standard issue rifle have appeared on social media. The rifle is likely going to be [Read More…]
If you follow our series covering the major US firearm auctions, then you probably remember that about a month ago, we took a look at some of the most interesting, rare and unusual firearms consigned to the September 2019 Rock Island Premier Firearms Auction. As usual, [Read More…]
TacticalWalls has been making high-quality mirror wall covers and firearm contains for years now. They recently have started creating modular wall mounting systems to display firearms in your home. I was intrigued so I decided to order one and give it a try. There have [Read More…]
A couple of weeks ago at DSEI 2019, in London, I had the chance to take a look at Colt Canada’s latest offering, a 7.62x51mm semi-automatic precision rifle developed for the Canadian Army. The C20 Semi-Automatic Sniper Weapon builds on the C7/8 family of 5.56x45mm [Read More…]
If you’re bored of your cookie-cutter M4 style stocks, Magpul CTR and MOE stocks then MFT (Mission First Tactical) has got you covered with some new AR-15 product. MTF or has just released their new AR-15 collapsable Stock. The Battlelink Extreme Duty Minimalist [Read More…]
Hakan Spuhr has been thinking about his new project off and on since 2012. Best known for his Spuhr optics mounts, accessory interfaces and the in-line G3 stock, recently adopted by the Portuguese Navy and the Swedish Army and Home Guard, Spuhr has now unveiled the [Read More…]
The first photo of AAI/Textron’s Next Generation Squad Weapon prototypes has emerged. The NGSW-Rifle and NGSW-Automatic Rifle were photographed at Fort Benning, Georgia, during the Annual Maneuver Conference at the Fort’s Maneuver Centre. The 2019 Maneuver [Read More…]
As we have recently reported the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons program has moved into its next phase, with three companies downselected, one of these was SIG Sauer, who had their NGSW prototypes on display at this year’s 2019 Defence & Security [Read More…]
If you stopped by Springfield Armory’s website over the last few days you might have seen a pop up teasing a mysterious date. As you might guess it’s the build up towards a new product release and Springfield have now confirmed it to be what they describe as [Read More…]
A little while back Walther Arms announced that they were going to begin US-based production of the iconic PPK in .380. Well, production is now underway and Walther are celebrating by offering a limited run of ‘First Edition’ PPK/S’. Just 1250 pistols [Read More…]
I know many will disagree, but I think we live in a Golden Age of gun culture. Never before so much good (and bad) information was readily available. There are blogs, sites, forums, reviews, videos, manuals and training classes available to anyone who wants to learn [Read More…]
The online catalog of September 2019 Rock Island Premiere Firearms Auction is published and as always, we thoroughly browsed it to find the most unusual, rare and obscure firearms consigned to the auction. The premiere auctions of RIAC are some of the largest small [Read More…]
Back in June, Lucas Botkin of TRex Arms and 37 freedom-loving Americans helped @liku_tactical achieve a dream. @liku_tactical is a Japanese citizen who loves guns in Japan. For the past three years, he has been soaking up videos off YouTube and practicing what he sees [Read More…]
With Australian gun laws, for the most part, banning self-loading rifles, options for those wanting something ‘close to an AR’ are very limited. Sure, you can spice up a Remington 7615 Pump Action, or drop a bolt gun in a chassis but it still felt a little [Read More…]
One of the great things about the gun community is the variety of experiences you can have over time. Whether it’s sporting clays or tactical carbine classes there are always new techniques and skills to learn. Shooting drills and doing transitions while using [Read More…]
Everyone should have a well-stocked medical kit. More-so, I think that all gun owners should have, at the very least, a small kit to deal with the injuries they have an increased chance of encountering. We all enjoy watching YouTube videos of “people doing dumb things [Read More…]
In a bit of a break from my usual writing (covering ongoing court cases and weekly deals posts for the most part) today I’m tackling something a little different. I’m going to explain my choice of a first handgun, a VP9SK. Why not a Glock? Let’s start [Read More…]
JDI Firearms/SAN Imports have become the US importers of PGM Precision’s line of precision and sniper rifles. PGM Precision are one of France’s last major manufacturers of sniper rifles, producing the Hécate series used by the French military. PGM Precision [Read More…]
For those of you out there looking to upgrade from your single stage press to a more sophisticated turret or progressive press, this is a setup to take a serious look at. When the discussion of progressive presses comes up, everyone right away jumps to the big Dillons, [Read More…]
In an unprecedented effort to destroy everything that is sacred within the firearms community, reader Stubbs (now going by the name “Violator of Mosins”) has done it yet again. Our very own amateur gunsmith, Stubbs has managed to wrangle a Mosin Nagant [Read More…]
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