TangoDown recently posted a picture on their Instagram page of their new BG-18 Reduced Angle AR Grip for the AR-15. Just like with the other grips in their lineup the new BG-18 grip is made in the USA and will also feature a non-slip texture and a rounded ergonomic [Read More…]
Angstadt Arms debuted their new UDP-9 PDW (personal defense weapon) at the 2015 SHOT Show. The new UDP-9 is chambered in 9mm and accepts Glock magazines. It features a 7075-T6 billet aluminum lower and upper receiver, flared magwells, an oversized trigger guard and a [Read More…]
Zach sent us a photo of his first AR-15. He built it frmo a BCM 16″ midlength upper and a Spikes Tactical lower. He tells me it is very soft shooting. Nice gun Zach.
RailScales recently posted their new serrated G10 S³ handstops (Serrated Scales Stop) on their Instagram page. They’ll be available in both M-Lok and KeMod configurations with the KeMod version coming out first. The aluminum version will weight in at .8oz and [Read More…]
ProMag debuted their new Rollermag at the 2015 SHOT Show. Their new 30 round Rollermags work with any AR15 pattern firearm and features four wheels on an anti-tilt follower. So instead of sliding up and down inside of the magazine it rolls, which Promag says reduces [Read More…]
Sun Devil Manufacturing released their new Adjustable Gas Key at the 2015 SHOT Show. Dubbed the ADIGS (adjustable drop in gas system), their new gas key is compatible with both AR15 and AR10 bolt carriers. It’s adjusted via a self locking adjustment screw and is [Read More…]
While walking the SHOT Show floor I stumbled upon a product from Guerrilla Worx. Their new Guerrilla Grip AR15 magazine grips include an integrated tool in the base of the grip for use with the bullet buttons used on AR15s in California. What the heck is a bullet [Read More…]
WM Tactical debuted an interesting new back up iron sight system at the 2015 SHOT Show dubbed the TUOR Multi Axis Back-up Sight, its the first multi-axis and ambidextrous back up iron sight. What does that mean? It folds down like a traditional back up iron sight, but [Read More…]
Magpul just released a video today where they unveiled their new polymer PMAG D60 drum magazine. Yeah, you read that right. As the name suggest it holds 60 rounds and features a special loading lever to make loading it a breeze. It also features a full magazine [Read More…]
Lancer Systems recently released their new Adaptive Magwell. It’s made of 6061 T6 aluminum and fit all mil-spec 5.56 magwells, it was designed to help increase the speed and ease of magazine reloads. I can see these becoming very popular on competition rifles. [Read More…]
You know the little storage compartments in Magpul’s MOE and MIAD line of grips? I admit I never really keep anything in there even though I have Magpul grips on all my ARs and on my new M70 AK. Magpul actually has different core inserts for their grips that hold [Read More…]
Strike Industries recently released their new Enhanced Magazine Plate (E.M.P) +5 for M3 Magpul PMAGS, they’ll fit M2 PMAGs but with a little modification. The main benefit of the new E.M.P+5 from Strike Industries is the obvious, the increase in ammo capacity by [Read More…]
A few months pack Palmetto State Armory released their 9mm AR15 rifle uppers and build kits. Those were cool and all, but what I and I’m sure many others out there want is a pistol kit. Well Palmetto State Armory must have read my mind because they just recently [Read More…]
The SIGTac SB15 pistol stabilizing brace has been a huge hit for Sig Sauer, everyone seems to be rocking the braces on their AR and AK pistols. Well did you know their gen 2 version is already out and at retailers? I saw the pictures of them floating around a while [Read More…]
I first ran across Real Avid and the AR-15 Tool at NRA 2014. They were nestled somewhere between Kimber and Del-Ton in an otherwise nondescript booth. I don’t even remember them having a banner. But, their multi-tools were on display and I was drawn to it like [Read More…]
Yes, ammo is coming back in stock at reasonable prices, but sometimes a product just catches my eye. The product this time is the Crosman MAR177 PCP conversion kit, which transforms your AR into a Pre-Charged Pneumatic air rifle. The “Modular Adaptive [Read More…]
Before you sigh at yet another “tactical” product, hold your breath for a moment. The Beaten Zone A.T.C.H. takes the extended charging handle latch to a whole new, even bigger level. Made of the usual top-notch materials, the A.T.C.H. comes in three [Read More…]
Battle Rifles Company has released a new AR15 called the BR4 Odin, which features none other then a ODIN Works 12.5″ Keymod rail, the same rail that I recently reviewed here at TFB. Makers of high quality, yet affordable AR’s I would expect nothing more [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…]
UPDATE APRIL 2016: PLEASE NOTE: The below article was written in 2014. CURRENT GENERATION PLUMCRAZY GEN II from E3 Arms and SUREFIRE INSTITUTE are fully compliant with BATFE. PlumCrazy was a brand of polymer AR-15 lower receivers that were manufactured by PCF [Read More…]
A new mag release with a hint of color. Made in the USA by Odin Works, the XMR Extended Mag Release is machined from 6061 billet aluminum and anodized to the chosen color. Odin Works touts their mag release: The XMR is ergonomically designed and contoured for superior [Read More…]
A great offering from MWG is their IK-520 40 round magazines. The mags are imported from Bulgaria and cost the same as a 40 round Magpul magazine. From MWG’s website: Designed by renowned development engineer Ivan Kolev, designer of the Bulgarian high capacity [Read More…]
New from Armalite is the M-15TB. This AR-15 is built for accuracy and is suitable for tactical (law enforcement, military) as well as competition and just having fun at the range. It features a free floating handguard, match grade 18″ barrel amd ArmaLite National [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…]
Offered as the KMR, this is Bravo Company’s new KeyMod handguard. Made of magnesium and aluminum, this alloy is substantially lighter than a standard 6061 aluminum handguard while retaining the strength. From personal experience I can only relate the weight to [Read More…]
When I first started shooting AR’s I was more than satisfied to buy one off the shelf. In the last few years I was leaning more and more toward building my own. What I really wanted was an AR that I built using parts I thought to be some of the best on the market. [Read More…]
Smith Enterprises announced the company would introduce a number of new products at the 2014 SHOT Show including: M4/M16/AR15 muzzle brake that is sound suppressor compatible AR10 muzzle brake an improved quick disconnect bipod M14 muzzle brake that will be allowed in [Read More…]
VLTOR has built quite a name for themselves by producing quality products for the firearm industry for quite a while, and we here at The Firearm Blog were very excited when we learned that they would now be producing their own rifle to sell in house (albeit using some [Read More…]
Introduction: In 2010, prominent AR15 manufacturer Bushmaster Firearms announced that it was moving its manufacturing operations from Windham, Maine to Ilion, New York. This relocation came at the behest of Freedom Group, Inc., who had acquired Bushmaster (with a host [Read More…]
If you are like me, you remember seeing the Sig SB15 a while back and thinking “hey they hacked the NFA”. Of course we all know how it is supposed to be used, but let us get real and look at this objectively: Sig made an “arm brace” and got ATF [Read More…]
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