J. P. Sauer & Sohn, or Sauer for short, is a German firearm manufacturer with a long tradition in manufacturing hunting guns. While sticking to time tested formats such as bolt action rifles and double barrel shotguns, the designers at Sauer, now part of the Blaser [Read More…]
Forged Carbon Fiber is a cool looking composite material that gained some notoriety for its use in supercars, fancy sports equipment and high-level watches. It was just a matter of time before we could see it applied to firearms and Black Collar Arms, of Pork Sword [Read More…]
CROM USA are the guys behind the Ruger PCC chassis and the infamous .500BLK cartridge and rifle. This year CROM USA brought out something new, their CR-50. It is an AR-style rifle chambered in .50BMG. And they have expanded their bullet proof carbon fiber armor. I got [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s SHOT Show 2020 coverage, James Reeves talks to the guys at Culper Precision about their new Atomic 6 carbon fiber Glock-type pistol. This is basically a Gen 3 Glock 19 but with as much carbon fiber as you can put on a Glock 19. It weighs a mere 15 ounces […] [Read More…]
Shooters have been utilizing camera tripods as shooting rests for a while now. The camera industry, as well as the firearm industry, has made the jump to carbon fiber to make lighter and stronger components. We will take a look at a relatively new-comer to the firearm [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day was found in one of the online communities dedicated to AKs. It depicts a half-built Wolfpack Armory AK with a carbon fiber wrapped barrel. While carbon fiber barrels are nothing new in the industry and there are probably half a dozen [Read More…]
Christensen Arms has announced that the chassis of their Modern Precision Rifle is now available separately. It is the company’s entry into the bolt action rifle chassis market. Their press release quotes Jason Christensen, President of Christensen Arms, who said: [Read More…]
Brigand Arms, a company well known for designing carbon fiber firearm accessories, now offers a new carbon fiber handguard series called Carbon Black. Right now, there are two models of the Carbon Black handguards available: Carbon Black EDGE and Carbon Black BLADE. [Read More…]
Christensen Arms has published a press release where they announced that they are now offering left-handed versions of Mesa and Ridgeline bolt action rifles. Other than the left side bolt handle, safety selector and ejection port, the rifles are otherwise identical to [Read More…]
Yes, another handguard. And yes, another carbon fiber handguard. Faxon had one for SHOT 2017. Brigand Arms had one in 2016. Many companies have produced one, and a few also have integrated Picatinny rails like the one in the below press release. A difference is [Read More…]
At the Beretta booth in IWA, most of the items on display were similar to what I saw at SHOT Show. Save for these handguns under glass. This first one caught my eye because of the fancy case and carbon fiber accents. I’m somewhat of a car guy and carbon fiber [Read More…]
Johann Fanzoj is one of the few premium hunting firearms manufacturers that manages to combine the over 200-year-old traditions of gun making with modern technologies and materials. Eight years ago they introduced a bolt action rifle called TI-3. It was a rifle which [Read More…]
3.65 lbs! That is an unbelievably low weight for an AR-15 style rifle. Actually, some handguns weigh more than that. What makes the Master of Arms ENYO rifle even cooler is that despite its unusual look and light weight, it should be a perfectly suitable rifle [Read More…]
Canton Ohio custom gunmaker Middlebranch Machine has released a teaser image of a new kind of suppressor, which they say is made of “carbon fiber composite” construction. Unlike previous efforts at making carbon fiber suppressors, Middlebranch [Read More…]
A company called Cerus Riflestocks makes very unique bolt-action rifle stocks. What sets them apart is that they use different types of woods and carbon fiber layers epoxied together to make sort of custom laminate stocks. The company is mostly specialized in [Read More…]
The firearms dealer GP Rifle posted a really interesting hunting rifle, developed for the driven hunt. The basis of this rifle is a Tikka T3 Super Varmint with a fluted bolt and parts in titanium and carbon fiber. The chassis is a XLR Carbon chassis with a pistol grip [Read More…]
Several models of rifles from manufacturer SIG Sauer are now being recalled, the company announced in a release Friday. The issue stemmed from a problem in the heat treatment of the hammer of SIG’s two-staged trigger used in the SIG716 DMR, SIG516 Carbon Fiber, [Read More…]
The Ultra Shot M-Spec FMS (SM26015) is a special offering for Sightmark’s 10th year anniversary. The Sightmark Ultra Shot M-Spec FMS Carbon Fiber uses the same design as other M-Spec models, but comes with a good looking carbon fiber protective hood. To be honest I [Read More…]
Smoke Composites is a firearm accessories manufacturer located in Minden, Nevada. The company is specialized in making carbon fiber parts for AR-15 rifles. As you can imagine their products have the main advantage of the carbon fiber material – they are [Read More…]
There are several companies in the industry offering carbon fiber wrapped barrels. What makes BSF different is that their barrels are not carbon fiber wrapped, but they are carbon fiber sleeved or jacketed. Also, the carbon fiber sleeves of BSF barrels are perforated to [Read More…]
Sako introduced two new rifles at the IWA Outdoor Classics press event held in Nuremberg, Germany. The Sako 85 Black Wolf (ergonomic) och the Sako 85 Exige (take-down). With the 85 Black Wolf Sako jumps on the growing trend with adjustable ergonomic cheek risers with [Read More…]
Lancer Systems, known for their fantastic* AWM magazines and advanced composite works, has announced an update to their OEM series of handgaurds for both SIG and HK firearms. The new update transitions the carbon fiber handguard offerings to Magpul’s M-LOK system [Read More…]
Spartan Precision Equipment is a British company, which makes a lightweight bipod called Javelin. The bipod is made of carbon fiber combined with 7075 aluminum and S316 stainless steel parts. The shortest version of the Javelin bipod weighs 5.25 oz. As you can see all [Read More…]
Faxon Firearms are more than the ARAK platform. This time they have teamed up with Lancer Systems to produce handguards in one of my absolute favorite materials: Carbon Fiber. The new CF handguards will be available with Rainier Arms from 10.2″ to 13.3″ and [Read More…]
At the 2016 FN 3Gun Championships you get to see a lot of interesting gear and accessories. Anything to get an advantage in racing with firearms. One item caught my eye. A carbon fiber handguard. I have seen carbon fiber tube handguards before. Lancer and Troy make [Read More…]
Proof Research makes some amazing composite barrels. They are known for their carbon fiber wrapped barrels. Here is a well done video showing off who they are a some sneak peaks into their facility. They even show us a glimpse of the carbon fiber wrapping process.
A friend of mine, Nick Betts of Krupto Strategic, posted up this picture on a Facebook group page. The stock system caught my attention. It is a Manners Elite Composite stock made of Carbon Fiber. As you can see from the picture above, it can fold. Here are some [Read More…]
Kinetic Concealment makes some nice holsters we’ve covered in the past KC Holsters The company also makes gun belts and holster parts and accessories. Now they have released a uniquely designed wallet. I was talking with the company today and they related they get [Read More…]
Carbon fiber continues to press into the firearms market. Its combination of durability, strength, and lightweight are appealing to firearms manufacturers and shooters alike. However (and speaking as a manufacturer myself), it is a royal pain in the ass to manufacture [Read More…]
Four Guys Guns posted this video on their website. I can’t embed the video so here is the link. It is a short video showing the manufacturing of Proof Research Barrels and SI Defense receivers. Proof Research makes carbon fiber wrapped barrels. Here is a video we [Read More…]