Today’s Picture is from a demo with the Norwegian Special Operation Commando. We’re looking at Norwegian operators on a Supacat HMT Extenda vehicle as they secure the area while a Bell 412 SP helicopter flies over the area. As TFB reported in February 2019, [Read More…]
Today we present a great photo in all its simplicity. The CRU 222 is one of three Afghan Special Police Units dedicated to the immediate police response. Their job is to hunt down terrorists in Kabul, Afghanistan. Their base is located at the old Camp Gibson, outside [Read More…]
“Prepare for tomorrow’s threats, today” – that is the motto of the Norwegian Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK), a unit name that translates to the Norwegian Naval Special Operation Commando. Today’s Photos are nothing short of amazing, as they [Read More…]
It’s time for the Picture Of The Day again, and we have an excellent choice of firearms to look at. The selection comes from Belgium, Germany and the United States of America. Below: Looking into the scope on top of the .50 BMG Barrett M82, the MS Stena Forecaster [Read More…]
Knock-knock – is anybody home? Here is a string of photos of the Norwegian Naval Special Operation Commando in Kabul, Afghanistan. Below: This image has a lot of interesting things going on. Apart from the explosives, there are Heckler & Koch HK416s with short [Read More…]
As TFB reported last year, Norway has been looking to procure up to 1,300 M2 Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs), including tools and spares for a seven-year contract. The HMGs are to be mounted in existing Vinghog NM152 soft mounts as well as the Kongsberg Protector Nordic and [Read More…]
Did you know that the The Norwegian Armed Forces were the first customer to adopt the HK416 in the year of 2007? Norway now has an added appetite for firearms from Heckler & Koch, a hunger they share with many other European countries. The Norwegian Defence Materiel [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…]
I think most people will agree with me that the absolute worst part of owning and using firearms is the cleaning part. That is the subject of Today’s Photo. Gun cleaning comes with gun ownership, there’s no other way. People like to drive cars, not clean or [Read More…]
The Heckler & Koch MP7 is such a cool firearm. I guess everyone would like to have one, if only they could. Joining the Norwegian Home Guard is one way of shooting one. In Today’s Photo Of The Day we take a closer look at the MP7, as used by Norway. Below: [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day brings out the lead-spitting Rheinmetall MG3 machine gun. It’s a general-purpose Machine Gun made in Germany and it uses the 7,62×51 mm NATO cartridge. Some of the design comes from the WWII MG42, which used the 7,92×57 mm [Read More…]
Mr. Kenneth Salen is a Norwegian IPSC competitive shooter. He’s now the top shooter on the Norwegian Heckler & Koch Shooting Team. According to himself he’s the guy you talk to about the best compensator in the World. A brave statement, that combined [Read More…]
Recently, I came across a Norwegian suppressor manufacturing company called Hausken. By visiting their website you will find several suppressor offerings which mostly utilize a reflex design where the suppressor is partially telescoped over the barrel – pretty [Read More…]
The appearance of this Norwegian stock probably looks familiar to you because one of the earlier models of these stocks was used by Savage in their Model 10 GRS rifle. GRS makes a wide variety of such stocks. The latest iteration of their polymer stock called Bifrost [Read More…]
“-Tactical Tassles have actually been around for a while as a company, we’ve spent years in R&D and we’re soon ready to start the first shipments.” These exciting words are Tofs Dusk’s, owner of Tactical Tassles. I only heard about [Read More…]
A Norwegian company called Freyr & Devik manufactures suppressors which have several interesting design features. Among these features are the two-piece construction, use of different materials in the same device and end cap shape. Freyr & Devik uses different [Read More…]
Norway’s Armed Forces are using the FN Minimi Light Machine Gun (5,56×45 NATO) since the late 80s. As late as 2011 they bought another 1,900 of them. They are in use with forces like the HJK/FSK, KJK, and MJK. The name FN Minimi is short for Mini [Read More…]
According to the Swedish online hunting magazine called Jakt & Jägare, Norway is to ban some semi-automatic hunting rifles. Before you read on, please note that the subject here is the new firearms legislation, not the politics behind it other than as an [Read More…]
Today’s Photo(s) of the Day are taken by Jakob Østheim at the Norwegian Defense (Forsvaret). These are gunmen at HNoMS Roald Amundsen during an exercise called Dynamic Mongoose in 2017. You can see both a .50 BMG Heavy Machine Gun as well as short HK416s. The [Read More…]
Norway’s Svalbard Arctic Seed Vault, located deep inside the Arctic Circle, on the island of Spitsbergen maintains a high level of security. It is defended by armed guards equipped with 80 year old rifles. Built into the Norwegian island’s permafrost the [Read More…]
The Mountaineering Brigade 23 “Bavaria“, which is specialized in infantry fighting in difficult to extreme terrain. They operate at high altitudes and under harsh climatic and weather conditions and is stationed in five locations in southern Bavaria with [Read More…]
Today’s Photo is the Heckler & Koch MP5, as used by the Norwegian Home Guard. The Norwegian Armed Forces introduced this Heckler & Koch MP5 9x19mm sub-machine gun in the 1980s. They are using two versions, the A2N with permanent stock and the A3N with an [Read More…]
Vertebrae is a small European company based in Bergen, Norway. They are specialized in designing long-range shooting products. They design products both for their own brand and for other companies in the industry. We have earlier wrote about the bipod this company [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is from Norway. The Norwegian Home Guard (in Norwegian “Heimevernet” or just “HV” for short) works as a rapid mobilization force in the Norwegian military. It was founded in1946 and has land, sea and air defense [Read More…]
Norway’s Police Service (Politi) are set to release a tender for just under 1,000 new pistols to equip their specialist armed response unit. An advanced notice informing EU agencies that a contract for between 600 and 800 pistols will be launched in December has [Read More…]
Norwegian ammunition company Nammo has come up with a solution to the anti-drone predicament. The company’s answer is to develop 40x53mm high-velocity grenades using programmable components that allow soldiers to lase the distance to an enemy UAV, transmit that [Read More…]
Let’s look at Norway for an interesting bipod! If you know me you know I’m close to being a collector of bipods. Look for my previous review of the Atlas 5-H for instance. Vertebrae AS is a small product design and development company, based in rainy [Read More…]
We touched on this brand new model by Savage Arms while we were out at SHOT Show this winter. At the time, even the on-hand Savage Arms reps did not have much information for us. Although, they were kind enough to let us play with it. Several months later, we now have [Read More…]
Lindroth & Norin have released a trailer for their new instruction film called Long Range Shooting 2. The scenery is absolutely beautiful. Northern Norway at its best. Except the “pre-summer” weather, perhaps. You can look at the Trailer here: [Read More…]
E-Blanks is an interesting concept that has been around for at least the past two years. The Norwegian company makes a recoil actuating bolt that replaces a standard AR15 Bolt Carrier Group, coupled with a battery powered straight walled magazine, and a muzzle device [Read More…]
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