Before you, dear readers, bemoan the fact that we are reviewing air rifles, please allow me to mention that this air rifle (yes, “rifle”) can output over 85% of the energy compared to 22LR and the ammo costs less than 5 cents a shot. Got your attention? So, [Read More…]
The only issue I’ve ever had with my Tavor is the trigger. Of course we all know the trigger is made for a combat rifle not target shooting so it really wasn’t anything unexpected.That issue has been remedied with the receipt of my Timney trigger for the Tavor. [Read More…]
We have an excellent contact at TSD Combat/Suarez group who really does a great job of sending us products to test and review. To me it really speaks well of a company when they are so eager and willing to show you that their products are well made, and the ease of [Read More…]
Not content to sit on their laurels, DRD Tactical, has announced the release of the SRU-762 QS/Take-Down upper receiver. The SRU-762 upper is compatible with SR-25/M110 systems. It comes with either a 1/10 or 1/12 twist Lothar Walther barrel. It does not come with a [Read More…]
KAK Industries of California has released its latest generation of its pistol buffer tube designed specifically for the Sig Arm Brace. Principal improvement over Gen I is the machined hard-stop on the tube that keeps the brace from moving and allows for the use of the [Read More…]
We don’t like to give bad reviews to any product or company here at The Firearm Blog, but if we do not believe that something is up to snuff, we will make sure that our readers know that. Our own Phil White said it best to me in an email: “I like to see [Read More…]
“With this out, why would anyone now want a Mini-14?” quiried the AAC rep. The only witty response I could think of was. “If someone had a M1 Garand and wanted to practice?” Much to my surprise, Ares Defense had a few reps at the ASA shoot [Read More…]
The great Phil White let me know a couple of weeks back that a fantastic custom AR15 maker was eager to send me a test rifle so that I could experience first hand what their company is all about. Since I started writing for TFB, I have reviewed four AR style firearms [Read More…]
Firefield has announced a purpose-built red-dot sight for Remington 870 shotguns. The red-dot comes pre-integrated with receiver-pin mount. On the upside, it reduces the profile of the sight. The downside: you will have to remove any existing top rail and it looks like [Read More…]
Central Missouri Machine Guns, more commonly known as CMMG, started as a print shop in the early aughts before heading down the path to become one of the most well-known AR manufacturers in the industry. Starting with barrels and uppers exclusively, CMMG now [Read More…]
One Source Tactical is now selling a fantastic set of AUG accessories that are absolutely a must-have for any AUG shooter out there. For years, the Achilles’ heel of the AUG was that you were stuck with the fixed Zeiss optic, or an oddly raised (and short) rail on [Read More…]
Even though the 2014 SHOT Show ended over a month ago, there were a lot of things there that we released and displayed for the first time. Although I am finding that the industry is going away from launching at SHOT or NRA so their products are not buried along with [Read More…]
Not content with only 12 rifles in their Mk4 product line, CMMG has announced the release of the 3GR “3-Gun Rifle.” It comes standard with a 18″ stainless steel barrel, CMMG’s excellent RKM14 keymod handguard. and a Geissele SSA trigger. TTAG has [Read More…]
What makes the Henry .22 lever rifle so alluring? Perhaps is the time that it brings to mind: the days of Cowboys and Indians, no seat belts, and slower life? Is it because the Henry is 100% American made, solid, and fantastic value? Or maybe it’s versatile, easy to [Read More…]
While takedown rifles in .22 and even .223 are becoming the norm, DRD Tactical has announced a takedown rife in .308 that is new for 2014 called the M762. A SR25/DPMS patterned lower, the M762 will accept Magpul P-mags. With a less than a minute assembly time, the [Read More…]
Squirreled away in the Troy booth at SHOTShow 2014 was the “PAR” or Pump-Action Rifle. All golf jokes aside, the PAR is a AR-style pump rifle and looks to be a real (tack)driver. Built for states and countries with restrictions on ownership, the receivers [Read More…]
Optic mounting on an AK is problematic for two reasons: one, the platform is not ideally designed for optics mounting. Second, when an AK operator does decide to shoehorn glass onto this six-decade-old design, there are actually many good options for solid mounting [Read More…]
Strangely enough, the state of Nebraska has a surprisingly in-depth and comprehensive history of the shotshell hosted on its Game & Parks Commission website. According to this amusingly well-researched compendium, the inventor of the first shotshell is unknown, [Read More…]
Browning has introduced the AB3 to their rifle at the 2014 SHOT Show. The AB3 is described by Browning as a “value-packaged” rifle. Despite its lower price point the AB3 is designed to be a contender for accuracy, features, style, and comfort. This is not what [Read More…]
Faxon Firearms is showing the new ARAK-21 uppers at the 2014 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. The units are piston AR uppers designed to be used with any milspec lower. The ARAK-21 has a folding charging handle (non-reciprocating) that can be user-located on the right or [Read More…]
Nemo Arms has a line of high-end and high-priced ARs in .300 Win Mag. This year they’re adding a blue collar working man’s gun to the lineup at a lower price. Mind you, this “lower price” is still $3,999, so we probably won’t be seeing a [Read More…]
Troy Industries has introduced new rails designed for the AK-47. Using their proven designs as a foundation, the Troy AK-47 rail is lightweight and modular, providing the AK shooter a lot of options for accessories such as lights, lasers, scopes, or sling mounts. The [Read More…]
For a good number of years readers have been asking why FN won’t sell their AR platform to the public. Well the wait is over FN is now selling the FN-15 to the public. This is our first new product announcement for SHOT show 2014. I was invited to a product meeting [Read More…]
Zel Custom has a new upper for the AR-10 and LR-308 platforms called the Spartan S3. The Spartan S3 is a bolt action upper that allows an owner to shoot .50 BMG, .416 Barrett and .338 Lapua. This upper is similar to other uppers by Zel Custom (and other [Read More…]
I’m really not an AR sort of guy. Sure, I’ve handled and shot a bunch of them, but they never really jumped out at me as really cool guns. Probably because they are the most popular rifle design in the US, and I tend to be more interested in the weird and [Read More…]
The third batch of the limited edition LaRue Tactical Costa Edition 5.56 is now on sale. The price is $2,895. The quest for a perfectly-balanced and reliable 5.56 rifle led Chris Costa to LaRue Tactical for a custom “signature series” rifle to bear his name. Costa [Read More…]
There was a period of time in the 20th century when H&K was producing 2,000 G3 battle rifles a day. These rifles served not only the West German armed forces, but many of the West’s armed forces and remained the top competitor with the FN FAL as far as [Read More…]
A reader noticed this strange looking short barreled rifle being auctioned off on GunBroker. The upper receive resembles the Sten submachine gun’s receiver and its lower looks to be a modified AR-15 lower with a AR-15 pistol grip and a A2-style stock. Despite [Read More…]
Ten Pound Monkey sent us these photos from the AUSA Expo of the upcoming SIG MCX PDW. The upper receiver contains a short stroke gas piston system with a forward recoil spring, doing away with the need for a buffer tube and [Read More…]
The DPMS LR-308 is not a new rifle by any means. In 2005 the original LR-308 was named “Gun of the Year” by the NRA publication, American Rifleman. Since 2005 DPMS has released 8 different rifles built on the same receiver in various in different [Read More…]
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