Considered by many to be one of the best entry-level AR platforms on the market, the Smith & Wesson MSR M&P15T saw a lot of success in the modern sporting rifle market. With S&W’s Armornite finished barrel, Magpul MBUS sights and a 10″ free float [Read More…]
Some of you may recall the survival gun build by Booligan I covered last June. Well, Booligan continued to improve it and ended up with a much more streamlined version of that survival pistol built with the very affordable Keystone Cricket as the base firearm. [Read More…]
Bergara’s lineup of rimfire rifles has a new addition, the Bergara Micro Rimfire. Unlike the other Bergara rimfires, the BMR is built on a dedicated rimfire micro receiver (the Bergara B-14R mimics the size of a standard short action rifle, and the Bergara BXR is a [Read More…]
Marksmanship and accuracy are core concepts for our armed combatants in the field. Every year Marines usually go through a two-week-long qualification course to test their skills and to qualify on their individual weapons systems. Now, the Marine Corps has adopted a new [Read More…]
In which I restore a 1952 Tula SKS to her original glory. Featuring adventures in international shipping, a brief history lesson, and more than you wanted to know about the different models of SKS bayonet adapters. Operation Rifle is Fine I like milsurp guns. Now that [Read More…]
This is an article for both of our readers who can afford the Gunwerks Magnus Rifle System. Gunwerks is known for their high-end hunting rifles and boast a wide variety of custom options from the factory. We have some good news for users of their rifles. The custom [Read More…]
Welcome back to another Featured Deals of the Week. Prices are high, a good deal is rare, and I’m out here trying to find whatever I can to get you guys to take out those wallets. So without any further ado, let’s get into it. EOTech Model 512 Holographic [Read More…]
Last year, in June, TFB reported that Stag Arms intended to leave their home base in New Britain, Connecticut, where they had been headquartered since their founding in 2003. Then later in the year, in November, TFB reported that they had chosen Cheyenne, Wyoming as [Read More…]
Strike Industries has released their new LINK Tripod Adapter, which is intended to assist shooters with another firing position. This offering from Strike Industries aimed to attach to nearly all camera tripod connectors by mounting directly to a rifle equipped with [Read More…]
The purpose of carry positions is to have your gun readily accessible, but the scenario prevents direct use. This means you are not in a position to point your weapon at a known threat or place a threat could present itself from, without first moving to a better [Read More…]
For quite some time now, I’ve tried to take a long gun with me when I travel, but carrying a gun case through a hotel lobby has the potential to draw unwanted attention. Using a discreet method to carry a long gun doesn’t alert naysayers or thieves that a rifle or [Read More…]
While it may not be the sexiest topic, the way you manipulate and move with your firearm are huge tells of your experience level. It all comes down to what Varg Freeborn refers to as advanced safety. This is more than simply keeping your finger off the trigger and not [Read More…]
Happy New Year! Here are some gun deals. Sig P210 Standard 9mm 5″ Black – $998.99 with free s/h What the deal is: While the description on the vendor website is for a P210 Target, the SKU and title are for the P210 Standard. With that confusion out of the [Read More…]
The Freedom Munitions and X-Treme Bullets companies have both been purchased by Dan Kash after a lengthy bankruptcy process. TFB reported about the initial bankruptcy filing by Freedom Munition’s parent company, HMT, in June of 2018. In the video below, Dan [Read More…]
Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) has announced the release of a new series of AR-15 pattern weapons called Minuteman. In POF-USA’s own words, the features seen in Minuteman rifles and pistols are “Everything a respectable rifle needs, and nothing it [Read More…]
The firearms industry produces its fair share of, shall we say, “niche” products. From Henry’s smoothbore .22 repeater to folding Glocks and much, much more, most of us have come across at least a few offerings that make us scratch our heads. For many, [Read More…]
People think ceramic armor is fragile, but is it really? To find out we blew up a Shot Stop level IV+ rifle plate (model #D1581SSB) and then shot it with an AK and an AR. Info about this plate: https://www.shotstop.net/rifle-plates High-Speed Camera Courtesy of Aimed Research [Read More…]
The YouTube channel, Smarter Every Day, and its creator, Destin, are no strangers here on TFB. Destin is a firearms owner and has visited quite a few gun-related science experiments, as well as slowing things down for us with high-speed video. His latest video dives [Read More…]
Brannon LeBouef, of NOLATAC Firearms Training, St Bernard Indoor Shooting Center, and the NOLATAC Veterans Training Program, takes a partial look at the McCutchen MF-50M Fifty Caliber ( 50Cal rifle ) bolt action rifle. This unique rifle has a side loading 5 round magazine and a proprietary firing [Read More…]
Welcome to the TFB Field Strip series. The AR-15 pattern of rifles hardly needs any introduction. While Eugene Stoner’s iconic design may sometimes be the focus of unwanted attention, this sometimes spurs a newly-acquired desire for people to learn more about it. [Read More…]
The rumours have been doing the rounds for a while but Israel’s IWI has now announced the introduction of their new AR-pattern rifle, the ARAD. The ARAD uses a short-stroke gas piston operating system rather than the AR-15’s direct impingement system but [Read More…]
Not JUST a Mount Company American Defense Manufacturing (ADM) makes multiple lines of AR-15s and AR-10s. They recently sent me a Universal Improved Carbine (UIC) ADM4 Mod 2 to review. I did not get 5-10k rounds through it, but I did get approximately 750 rounds to get a [Read More…]
Alright folks, you know the drill. Wallets out, card balances paid off, let’s have another Featured Deals of the Week. As always let me know in the comments if you want me to go find some deals that just aren’t making it into the list for whatever reason. [Read More…]
Welcome back to another Featured Deals of the Week, I’m your host Benjamin F, and as always, please let me know in the comments if you want to see more of any type of deals. Last week someone asked to see more reloading supplies, and I’ve been keeping my eye [Read More…]
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Featured Deals of the Week. As always leave a comment letting me know if you want to see more or less of any kind of product in the deals posts. CZ-75 SP-01 Tactical – $529.94 What the deal is: Part of the 2016 Urban Grey [Read More…]
This is a neat old photo of World War I era soldiers relaxing in a library at a YMCA. It’s clearly a staged photo, but still cool nonetheless. All the natural goings-on in a library are shown via the soldiers: one reading a book, one reading a magazine, one [Read More…]
This photograph is just pure awesome. John Moses Browning poses for a photo in 1918 holding one of his Browning Automatic Rifles (BAR) with Winchester gun designer Frank Burton. Of course, Browning needs no introduction, but in case you’re new to the gun world, [Read More…]
Here’s not something you see every day: a President aiming a rifle on Air Force One. And yet, that’s exactly what this is. On a trip to California in November 1983, President Ronald Reagan was photographed aiming a bolt-action rifle out one of the windows [Read More…]
Taken on May 16, 1919, this US Signal Corps photo shows a new potential mode of transportation in the immediate WWI era. What is believed to be a Columbia brand bicycle has been outfitted with a metal scabbard of sorts – complete with ‘US’ embossing [Read More…]
Hey all, welcome to another Featured Deals of the Week. As always, please let me know in the comments if you want to see more or less of any type of product in the deals. Springfield Saint 5.56 with 5 mags and a range bag – $619 What the deal is: Pretty [Read More…]
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