Thank you for joining us this Friday evening. Here at TFB’s Friday Night Lights we showcase night vision and thermal-related topics. Often they are equipment reviews or articles highlighting certain aspects of night vision or thermal technology. Last week we took [Read More…]
The Finnish Ministry of Defence announced that the Finnish Defence Forces will purchase Sako TRG M10 precision rifle systems, spare parts and sniper equipment in a deal worth 11 million euros. According to the Ministry of Defence, the multi-calibre TRG M10 precision [Read More…]
My friend Sgt. Levos is the armorer for San Jose Police Department (SJPD) and they currently have 400 Colt 6920s but are actively looking for 400 more rifles to add to their inventory. I saw Sgt. Levos at SHOT Show 2023 while I was checking out Aero Precision’s [Read More…]
Bushnell glass seems to be ever-improving. If you stopped through their booth at SHOT Show this year, you know what I mean. It must be something in that Colorado water. This year, they’re releasing a product that, as someone who is venturing more into long-range [Read More…]
Meopta Sports Optics is a dual Czech and American operation offering a spectrum of shooting-related optics. Their product catalog includes multiple series of rifle scopes, spotting scopes, binoculars, and more. One of their product lines is a collection of red dot [Read More…]
In 2023 I’m going to give Gas Gun Precision Rifle Series a go in a few competitions, to see what a DMR-style rifle and myself can accomplish together. All the experts have always told me that gas guns aren’t accurate enough. Bolt actions are always going to [Read More…]
Welcome back FNL fans. What did you think about the East Coast Night Shoot? Are you thinking about going next year? If you are a fan of night vision and you want to check out some really cool gear, then it is the place to be. This week I am proud to share with you [Read More…]
Last week we took a look at one of the best dual-tube night vision goggles on the market. This week we go off on a tangent. In this week’s Friday Night Lights I will share some beginning steps my friends and I have made using ATAK (Android Team Awareness Kit). [Read More…]
A new versatile, compact, and affordable laser rangefinder is hitting the market this winter with Maven’s introduction of the CRF.1 rangefinder. The CRF.1 is made using the same quality technology as Maven’s premium RF series and features simple controls, [Read More…]
Hello, fellow nocturnal enthusiasts and welcome to another Friday Night Lights. Last week we took a close look at the highly anticipated CTF2 laser/weapon light from Phantom Hill Design. Today we take a look at something new from Z-Bolt – their Blazer IR LED [Read More…]
This is a review of the Concamo Ghosthood and some of the components in their Confusion Camouflage System. If you’re following TFB, I’m sure you’ve seen the Concamo images at least a few times. The images look great, and they have wonderful marketing [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Prime Day Deals 2022. Every year, Amazon has a special couple of days where they, and their many retailers put on a great sale where you can get a lot of great gear for a heavily discounted price. This year we’ve already been notified by a couple of [Read More…]
Night has fallen on this Friday and you are back again for some night vision and thermal content. Today I will share with you something that has eluded my friends and me – shooting long-range thermal out to 1250 yards. The distance is nothing special but trying to [Read More…]
Good evening! Perhaps I caught your attention with some nice white phosphor? In today’s installment of Friday Night Lights, I will show you something that is uncommon in the night vision world and in the grand scheme of things is relatively affordable – Sure [Read More…]
A few years ago Kinetic Development Group (KDG) came out with their Optics Hub. It is a way to up-armor a Leupold MK4 spotting scope while potentially working with other spotting scopes. Its main feature was that it gave the user the ability to attach accessories to [Read More…]
On this Friday Night Lights, we will take a look at an L3Harris Clip-On Night Vision Device – Long Range (CNVD-LR). Clip-on night vision devices are used for seeing farther at night than a typical NVG on your face. They are often mounted inline in front of a day [Read More…]
Hawke Optics has a new Reflex Sight Wide View with Circle Dot reticle. While the sight will work for almost any firearm, Hawke recommends that you use it on your shotgun and pattern it so that the dot is on the center mass of the target – a Turkey for instance [Read More…]
Welcome back to another installment of Friday Night Lights where I bring you detailed reviews and photos of night vision, thermal, lights and lasers. This week we take a look at arguably one of the best uncooled LWIR thermal clip-ons available – the OASYS UTCXII. [Read More…]
The AGM Global Vision Fuzion handheld thermal and optical bi-spectrum monoculars are equipped with a high sensitivity thermal detector and an ultra-low light optical detector. Combined with a display and eyepiece, the Fuzion model line can quickly detect hiding objects [Read More…]
Welcome back to another installment of Friday Night Lights where I review things that help you see at night. Today we take a look at a somewhat obscure accessory by Black Optex called the Zero Lens. It converts a PVS-14 into a CNVD (Clip-on Night Vision Device). [Read More…]
SHOT Show 2022 was a blast! I think I speak for the rest of the TFB and TFBTV crew in saying that it was great to get back out on the SHOT Show floor and rub shoulders again with the wider gun industry and see old friends and make new ones. Today on the podcast [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: TFB’s daily articles with photos like these are as close as most people ever get to Special Operations. We get a hint about what kind of uniforms, gear and equipment is being used, as well as how it’s mounted. Here we have French soldiers in [Read More…]
Today on Friday Night Lights we take a look at the thermal workhorse from Trijicon. Specifically the IR-Patrol and briefly the REAP-IR. These thermals are one of the benchmarks in the thermal industry for weapon-mounted thermal systems. The Friday Night Lights [Read More…]
I was recently invited to a private event to observe a side of firearms in which I am astoundingly ignorant. My knowledge of muzzleloader shooting (and the voodoo art/science of muzzleloading) could have fit into a spent 22LR casing with room to spare. After this event, [Read More…]
Hello everyone and welcome to TFB Weekly Amazon Deals 22. Since this series is less than a year old, we’ve never come across a time where we usually see pretty heavily discounted items. Amazon is well known for having a pretty great Black Friday and Cyber Monday [Read More…]
Over the years, German GunWorks have enriched us with various interesting projects, and it’s now time for a TFB exclusive: The Widder Project, which is German for Aries/Ram. Here you can see a JPR-1 Nordland Scout rifle made by Unique Alpine transformed by [Read More…]
B.E. Meyers is known for their laser systems. Their MAWL is arguably the best small arms MFAL on the market. Will P and I both have MAWL-C1s and we are over the moon with them. Today B.E. Meyers unveiled their latest in infrared laser illumination. The KIJI K1 is a [Read More…]
I’ll admit, prior to this review my opinion of ATN was a bit mixed. Around 5 years ago, we had access to an early version of one of their thermal scopes, and it was not ready for primetime. Luckily my opinion has changed after getting some time with the ATN ThOR 4 [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Weekly Amazon Deals 17. I’ve really been diving deep into the rabbit hole of precision rifle shooting lately and I even have somewhat of a precision rifle headed my way for review shortly. This upcoming review has got me thinking a lot about the [Read More…]
Welcome back you nocturnal enthusiasts to another Friday Night Lights. Today we take a look at the Norwegian Simrad KN203. It is a night vision clip-on for weapon use. Friday Night Lights is sponsored by ATN Corp, manufacturers of night vision and thermal optics like [Read More…]