Daniel Defense unveiled their new 32 round polymer magazine at the NRAAM. At first glance the idea of a 32rd magazine seems like a waste. Why bother making a magazine with a meager increase in capacity? First thought is you can load a full 30 rounds without having to [Read More…]
Butler Creek announced a 25 round magazine for the Savage A17 rifle. The A17 is a semi automatic rifle chambered for the .17 HMR cartridge, and it was introduced at the 2015 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, NV. As both Savage and Butler Creek are owned by Vista Outdoors, I would [Read More…]
Brace yourselves, Hi-Point Carbines are now high-capacity. Say what one will about the handguns, the Hi-Point carbine is, in my opinion, quite the handy little shooter. Yes, its highly stylized polymer shells are an interesting design choice, the carbines have a loyal [Read More…]
We’ve all gone through them – failures in our firearms. Whether it’s a failure to feed, failure to eject, or even a trigger failing to fully reset, problems happen. In order to combat those issues we do everything from swapping out components to using [Read More…]
I believe few will contest that the VEPR series of AK’s are excellent rifles. From torture tests to general reputation, VEPR rifles from Molot are solid weapon systems. Using “RPK” thickness receivers, heavier barrels, and stock wooden furniture, they [Read More…]
Random photo found online. Looks like a Glock magazine that was in a fire or out of battery detonation? Considering the amount of swelling of the full metal liner, I think the rounds were cooked off in a fire and pushed their way out of the magazine body. Not sure what [Read More…]
Ahh…. Reddit. Normally completely and totally useless. However, the occasionally useful nugget comes from the website and community (though I stress occasionally). The idea for the AK Magazine Reload Indicator comes from user ChrisKilo, a seemingly average guy [Read More…]
Odds are good you have an AR-15 – or two, or three – in your gun safe. One of the great things about the popularity of the AR-15 is the not only the number of options out there for purchasing the gun itself but the phenomenal number of after-market parts. [Read More…]
Magpul will be releasing longer Glock mags geared for competition use. As a USPSA shooter, I have wondered why companies do not make their third party Glock mags for competition use. Well Magpul has addressed that. They are coming out with a 21rd and 27rd capacity mag. [Read More…]
In October, I traveled out to see my co-writer Alex C. to collect data on the weights of different long guns and some of their components. Over that weekend, I weighed 58 rifles and submachine guns, and numerous magazines, bolts, bolt carriers, and other miscellaneous [Read More…]
To shoot guns, first you must load them. This video shows how to do that. Song: “A Thousand Burning Suns” by Reaktor Productions. Legally licensed use. Thanks to our sponsor Ventura Munitions. Without them TFBTV Would not be possible. And as always, we appreciate you subscribing to our [Read More…]
Fab Defense is now selling an AR-15 magazine called the Ultimag Smart Load. These 30-round magazines use a built in loading system that is designed to reduce the amount of time it takes to fill each to capacity. Essentially, a shooter pulls down on a cable which [Read More…]
For this fifth installment of our series on unusual, strange, or remarkable magazines, we’ll be talking about a Czech weapon designed in Britain in the 1940s for the war effort against Nazi Germany. Joseph Vesely was a Czech migrant to the UK in the late [Read More…]
The submachine gun had been perfected by the end of World War II as a dirt cheap, nearly disposable weapon for arming large numbers of men to fight the largest war of economy in history. However, despite this, post-war submachine gun designers would seek to push the [Read More…]
Whoah! Did one say that I could have my Glock Magzine cake and eat the translucent body too? Indeed one did say that as ETS has put up their upcoming translucent Glock magazines for pre-order. The first magazines are available in standard 17 round capacity, competition [Read More…]
Since the first article received a fairly enthusiastic response, I have decided to continue the series on unusual firearms feeding mechanisms. Many of the devices I will cover are associated with equally interesting firearms, but for the sake of brevity I will be [Read More…]
The truly high capacity magazine has been a dream that firearms inventors throughout the world and time have endlessly pursued. One of the crazier attempts to improve the capacity of the Steyr-Hahn 1912 handgun was a system designed by Arthur Kottas. Over at Historical [Read More…]
While not a raging debate recently (although I have seen a few instances on various forums), I believe it is important to ensure gun fallacies are put to bed, permanently. Let me say it clearly: you cannot over-insert a magazine in a Glock handgun. For example, many [Read More…]
If you are looking to spice up your AR-15 mags the options are pretty limited. You can paint them, Duracoat them, Cerakote them, or use something like the GunSkins AR-15 Magazine Wraps. GunSkins sent me several of the magazine wraps to give them a try. I will admit, I [Read More…]
Matt of the Historical Firearms blog sends us a few photos of the Dardick, a decidedly unusual handgun famous for its absolutely bizarre mechanism that combines both magazine feed and a revolving “nutcracker” cylinder, all made possible by its unusual [Read More…]
Sintercore, the veteran-owned business responsible for the first commercially-available 3D-printed muzzle brake, among other items, is coming out with something new: a 3D-printed magazine extension for the Glock 43. The mag extension is called the 3DPlus2 and was [Read More…]
I was looking into the ETA polymer glock magazines and saw them mention the Taploader. I looked it up and the Taploader is a modification for Glock slides and Glock magazines. The modification allows the slide to automatically close when you tap the magazine into the [Read More…]
Emdom USA has released their Universal Pistol Magazine Pouch. Designed along a similar vein as the venerable HSGI Taco, the Universal Pistol Magazine Pouch uses shock-cord to allow the magazine to expand and contract based on the size of its contents. The UPMP is [Read More…]
Most of the time, we at TFB get to test products. Typically, they are evolutions on top of one another, with new features that push the envelope of accuracy, durability, usability, and/or aesthetics. I enjoy them, but is not often that we are asked to review a new idea [Read More…]
Lancer has released a statement pertaining to its L5AWM magazines manufactured in the month of March 2015, which may be defective: Notice of possible L5AWM Compatibility Issue May 29, 2015 To Our Customers: If you recently purchased an L5AWM magazine, it may contain a [Read More…]
Ever seen a magazine explode? Lee “The Gun Writer” Williams was greeted by the aftermath of this dramatic failure of a Bulgarian AK magazine, little more than a week ago: I had a surprise last night when I opened my safe. The top of a loaded [Read More…]
Caleb Giddings of Gun Nuts Media did a torture test last year on a Troy Battlemag. I have seen some torture tests of Troy Battlemags but somehow missed this one. I thought it was rather impressive how much damage this magazine took and it still functioned. You [Read More…]
I really am becoming quite the fan of Magpuls various marketing videos. They take the tacti-cool and mix it with a fun flavor of tactical. Latest from their video labs is how to dye one of their new Sand colored PMAG Gen 3’s. In short, boil water, add RIT dye, [Read More…]
First there was the AR-15 mag charger from Caldwell, and now they’re releasing an AK-47 version. Just like the AR-15 version this new model is simple to operate and significantly speeds up mag-loading time. The charger holds fifty 7.62x39mm rounds which can be [Read More…]
Fighter Design LLC is now offering their 6 pack and 12 pack Texas Mag Bags separately from their original offering, which included the SureFire magazines. The bags are designed specifically for SureFire 60 round magazines, but it has been reported in comments that the [Read More…]
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