TFB’s Photo Of The Day is on a mission to collect high-quality photos from the world of firearms. From the Brigade Franco-Allemande (French-German Brigade) we have a nice selection on offer. What a lovely collection of sniper and precision rifles: from FN SCAR-H PR [Read More…]
Born in the 1970s, the Belgian FN FNC (Fabrique Nationale Carabine) was adopted by the Belgian Armed Forces in 1989 to replace the FN FAL. It is now being phased out and replaced by FN SCARs. The FNC was also adopted by the Swedish Armed Forces, and it is still in use. [Read More…]
The Family of Weapon Sights – Sniper (FWS-S) uses thermal sensor technology to provide extended lethality and exceptional observation that cuts through haze, fog, smoke and rain day or night. Above you can see the mighty Barrett Firearms M107A1 (M82) in .50 BMG, [Read More…]
The current sniper rifles in the Swedish Army are the PSG90 and the AG90. The AG90 is the Barret M82 in .50 BMG and the PSG90 is made by Accuracy International in .308 Win. The M82 is more of an anti-material rifle than a sniper rifle. After a lot of testing the [Read More…]
Today’s Photos brings us to a place you really want to avoid in time of a conflict, the Sniper’s Nest. The pictures are taken during the culminating event, after three weeks of a screening that every scout sniper candidate must complete before attending [Read More…]
Posing for the camera for Today’s Photo Of The Day here at TFB, is the U.S. Marine Corps’ scout sniper platoon commander and the chief scout sniper with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary [Read More…]
It’s all too seldom we get high-quality reference style photographs of military firearms. They are usually pictured where they usually belong; in the field, painted, partially hidden or out of focus. Today’s pictures are different and provide a great look at [Read More…]
The Barrett M82 in .50 BMG isn’t the first firearm I think of to be used in urban sniping for a number of reasons, but the Soldiers from the Norwegian Homeguard seem to be on a limitless budget. The effective range of the M82 is around 1 800 yards, if not longer. [Read More…]
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