Next up for the Big Freakin’ Cartridge Test is Korean manufacturer PMC’s clone of M193 Ball, called XP193. This ammunition features very uniform-looking external dimensions, attractively finished brass cases and projectile jackets, and a reasonable price. [Read More…]
Known for their support of the precision rifle community and manufacturing the ULTRA series of suppressors, Thunder Beast Arms Corporation (TBAC) is announcing a new 556 Take Down rifle silencer. Designed for the SOCOM SURG Program – (Suppressor Upper Reciever [Read More…]
Last time The Firearm Blog wrote about Heckler & Koch’s Gray Room we stated we cannot get enough. I for sure can’t either, yet I’ve never been there and probably never will see it, just like most mortals. I own a Heckler & Koch rifle (MR223), [Read More…]
Unfortunately I don’t have an IWI X95, and I’ll never get one as I’m quite happy with my Tavor SAR. But if I did I would probably get this upgrade from Manticore Arms. One of the benefits is that you get a free floating barrel. It comes with M-LOK, [Read More…]
This is not the average AK we normally see, is it? DNO Firearms DX-7 is an interesting take on redesigning and modernizing the AK platform at the same time keeping the features and parts that don’t need to be changed. The most significant change is obviously the [Read More…]
The CMMG MkGs Guard 9mm AR-15 has been formally announced to the public, and we at TFB were extremely fortunate enough to have the opportunity to range test and review this firearm. Let’s take a look at the specifications of this rifle and what we exactly have on [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James gets to tackle one of his favorite subjects – the pistol caliber carbine. James is hands-on with the Brügger & Thomet GHM9 (possibly, this acronym stands for Grasshopper Mouse/Grashüpfermäuse, a scorpion-eating rodent). The GHM-9 is a [Read More…]
Taccom LLC has announced a complete 9×19 mm Ultra Low Weight upper. I assume the target is the growing PCC market, which is also starting to slowly grow in Europe. The package includes the Extreme 9 mm bolt with Taccom’s new side extruded upper receiver, with [Read More…]
While being in Moscow and attending Arms & Hunting 2017 and Interpolitex 2017 exhibitions, TFB was invited by the Sureshot Armament Group to visit their factory and try some of their products in the range. In this article, we’ll tell about our trip to SAG [Read More…]
Very few service machine guns can compare in pure unique points to the Czech 7.62x54mmR UK vz 59 General Purpose Machine Gun, adopted in 1959 as the squad and platoon level belt fed machine gun of the Czech Infantry in the Warsaw Pact at the time. The weapon is still soldiering on today among the [Read More…]
With the Wolf A1 upper receiver, you can make your own T91 rifle. But simply slapping it onto an AR-15 lower is only the first step. The T91 has some unique characteristics and thanks to T91 Tactical you can get even closer. A year ago, I got one of the few Wolf A1 [Read More…]
There have been three things that have kept me from considering a Heckler & Koch UMP clone build. First, rather than a more typical three-lug muzzle attachment system, the UMP’s barrel comes standard with the mushroom-esque flange that only a few silencer [Read More…]
Although having never been an official issue item of the Israel Defense Forces, U.S.-made M1 carbines were a very common view everywhere in that country for decades. Widely distributed to police forces and Border Guard/Civil Guard units, those WWII-era guns also found [Read More…]
Marcolmar is a small but very dedicated company in northern Indiana that produces semi-automatic beltfed versions of historically significant small arms from the Soviet era. Tackling a very difficult task such as taking the Czech Uk.59 GPMG and turning it into a legal, semi-automatic, ATF approved [Read More…]
A roller-locked gas operated .17 HMR AR15 upper? You have my attention. Garrow Firearms Development is announcing the availability of a complete upper receiver group for the AR platform that allows for the use of all milspec triggers. At a reasonable $599 price point, [Read More…]
Defense Distributed is a small company located in Texas that makes a specialized CNC machine called a Ghost Gunner that allows individuals to mill an AR lower. While anyone can complete an 80% AR lower with a few hand held power tools, the Ghost Gunner allows, in [Read More…]
In episode one of a three part series for TFBTV, James shows TFB readers and viewers his H&K MP5 and SIG MPX and compares each to the other. Both of these pistol caliber carbines are configured in short-barrel-rifle format. Both of them are 9mm. Both of them have roots with respected [Read More…]
Welcome back to this week’s edition of ‘B&T Spotlight’. My name is Pete and I will be your host for the next three to four minutes. Seriously though, if it seems like we spend an uneven amount of time talking about this Swiss firearms manufacture here at TFB, [Read More…]
About two weeks ago we posted an article about the new Battlearms Wood Stock being available. Unfortunately there were not too many pictures available, a situation that has now changed. There is also more data and specifications available, so enjoy as you scroll down. [Read More…]
A recent news report in Arabic has highlighted the efforts of opposition forces in Yemen to emplace IEDs within Kalashnikov magazines, just above the floor plates of the magazines themselves. The magazines have several rounds loaded, around 4-8 to be precise. The [Read More…]
The Savage Arms “B” Series rifles have really taken off with rimfire shooters. What started out as a rifle platform for the newer .17 Winchester Super Magnum (.17 WSM) has now evolved into all your common rimfire calibers. Moreover, they are continually [Read More…]
With B&T Firearms now available in the US there is more and more activity in various groups on social media. Before there were only really a few selected individuals who could own B&Ts, mainly in Europe. To reply to some of the comments and criticism I’ve [Read More…]
LWRC International out of Cambridge, Maryland, just made their IC-DI model available in 300 Blackout. Perhaps not the biggest step in terms of “R&D” from LWRCI, but it just shows the demand for 300 Blackout is out there. I just wish that the ammunition [Read More…]
PPSh-41 submachine gun was the main SMG of the Soviet Union during the WW2. It was cheap to make and was deployed in large numbers. It was also chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev, which means it shared the same ammunition as the handgun and the same caliber/bore as pretty [Read More…]
MAKE SURE YOU TELL US WHAT KIND OF TORTURE TESTING YOU WANT TO SEE DONE TO THE COMPLETED RIFLE! Patrick finally gets around to building the upper receiver to go on the lower that we previously built. While Patrick builds his uppers a bit out of order, nothing is skipped and a large emphasis is [Read More…]
Following a recent firing incident with a 5.56x45mm IA2 semi-auto carbine in LE training use in Brazil, IMBEL – Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil has issued an official recommendation note covering two aspects of the weapon’s operation. The first of them [Read More…]
The teaser image of the new Tavor 7 that IWI US posted on Facebook had a lot of response and raised more than a few questions. IWI USA have now officially posted the specifications of the 7,62 NATO / .308 Win Tavor 7. I’m guessing the name Tavor 7 comes from the [Read More…]
As a fan of ambidextrous controls, I am always pleased to see when new products hit the market. With handguns going quickly full-ambi, I hope it’s just a matter of time until most rifles follow suit. Until then, companies like Forwarding Controls Design have been [Read More…]
What is it about doomsday scenarios that have us all intrigued? The Hollywood productions alone have made TEOTWAWKI scenarios a billion dollar industry, not to mention “prepping” and related activities. Case in point, our story from two weeks ago about an [Read More…]
How do you take an already awesomely fun product and make it better? By supercharging it with .308, of course. X Products has just announced a battle rifle caliber version of their Can Cannon – a blank firing upper receiver that can launch soda cans, t-shirts and [Read More…]
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