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POTD: The Coast Guard’s 80 Year Old Line Throwers
What’s the best way to pass a line between massive naval vessels in rolling seas with the deck pitching? Firing it from a rifle of course! The US Coast Guard continue to use specially adapted Springfield M1903s, in service since the 1930s, for the job. The smoothbore guns fire a rod-like projectile using a blank […]
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WMD Guns SlingStock: AR-15 Stock with a Built-In Retractable Sling
I learned about this products while watching the latest TGC News video. In a nutshell, this is a spring loaded rifle sling (similar to a seat belt) stored inside an AR-15 stock. This new accessory is called SlingStock and it is made by a company called WMD Guns. So far, it was only demonstrated to […]
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German Special Forces – EOTech gets G95K order
IEA Mil-Optics is a German company supplying premium solutions for Armies and professionals. Their booth at IWA (or any other exhibition) is always worth at least one visit, if you’re a TFB reader you should have seen already a few pictures from there. According to several sources, for instance IEA themselves and Mittler Report Verlag […]
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Iraqi AK-47 Bullpup Conversion
Introduction After the fall of Baghdad in 2003 and the dissolving of the Iraqi regular Army, many of the former army personnel and members got involved in armed factions and militias to get back into action against the coalition forces and carry on the fight. They engaged with irregular forces and non-central command, not only […]
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9INE – a Straight Pull 9×19 mm Rifle from Lantac UK
Lantac United Kingdom just released these pictures of the 9INE, which is a straight-pull 9×19 mm rifle. Why you ask? Well you are probably allowed to own a wider range of firearms than the (poor) people living in the United Kingdom then. Imagine an Island banning bump-stocks, without having them. Imagine an Island where it […]
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Strike Industries LINK Hand Stop Kit
The frequency that Strike Industries releases new products at is really amazing. Almost every week they reveal a new accessory. This past Friday we told you about the company’s latest product and today, less than a week later, we are reporting about the availability of a new one – the LINK Hand Stop Kit. […]
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Bullet Casting for Beginners, Part 5: Powder coating
Welcome to part 5 in the LYMAN and TFB series on casting bullets. This is the final post in this series and it would not have been possible without our relationship with Lyman. If you are interested in taking up bullet casting (or reloading) please consider Lyman for your equipment–they have been amazingly helpful in […]
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KILN – Vitaly Bulgarov’s AR-15 DEX-stock
Who ever said making an AR15 stock was easy? It seems the updates about the KILN stock are about yearly, the latest news TFB have on this stock is just shy of a year old. The first TFB reported about this stock was in November 2016, but the project is developing – just not a […]
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Polenar Tactical Take a Tour of CZ’s Factory
Polenar Tactical have posted a rather artistic tour video taking a look inside CZ’s factory. The slowed down footage shows production of guns from much of CZ’s current military and civilian lines. A couple of weeks ago the Polenar team made the trek from Slovenia to tour CZ’s main factory in the town of Uhersky Brod, […]
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POTD: Indian Special Forces B&T MP9
Back in 2012 the Indian Army purchased just over 1,500 B&T MP9 submachine gun after serious equipment shortfalls were highlighted by senior army officers. It’s unclear if India have made subsequent MP9 orders. These were issued to the Indian Army’s specialist Ghatak Platoons. Each Indian battalion has an attached Ghatak platoon which is specially trained for […]
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NEW Federal Premium Speed-Shok: Dropping Ducks Down like Rain
Federal Premium has tuned up their classic Speed-Shok line of waterfowl shotgun shells to be even better coming into the fall duck and goose seasons around the country. By expanding into new gauge sizes for consumers and employing better quality components across the board they hope to draw in even more waterfowlers to the Speed-Shok […]
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TFBTV: Canada-Unrestricted Chinese Norinco Type 97 Bullpup Rifle, .223 Remington
While out in Canada filming with Britishmuzzleloaders, Mike had a Chinese Type 97 bullpup rifle in .223 Remington shoved bodily into his hands. What else to do than make a video about the rifle that is so uncommon in the USA due to import restrictions? This little bullpup rifle is, however, unrestricted in Canada and […]
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Bureau of Prisons Buys the Glock 19X
The Department of Justice has awarded a private vendor a contract to provide a California federal prison with new Glock 19X pistols. The contract was awarded on the 19th September by the federal Bureau of Prisons and is worth nearly $70,000. Described by the Department of Justice as ‘Glock 19X Coyote Gen5-9mm’, the contract is […]
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NEW: Catalyst Arms Hardpoint Mounting System For The Ruger PC Carbine
With a more traditional form factor, GLOCK magazine capability and a threaded barrel option, for the money The Ruger PC Carbine is hard to beat. It is fun, useful accurate and, when paired with a quality silencer, quiet. Much like the 10/22 platform, Ruger has left the PC Carbine with room for upgrades made by […]
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Modular Weapon System Prototype Designed by Russian Students
On September 19, while reporting the Gunsmith’s Day events in Izhevsk, a Russian TV channel showed non-firing prototypes of a modular weapon system designed by the students of Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University. The modular design of the rifle is supposed to allow switching between different calibers and build an SMG, assault rifle, DMR or LMG in […]
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Sig Sauer’s Newest Rifle… …The TREAD.
««« FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA »»» https://www.facebook.com/TheFirearmBlogTV/ https://www.instagram.com/TFBTV/ Late August of 2018 I had the good fortune to visit Sig Sauer in New Hampshire for a 2 day media event. There I was given a first look at Sig Sauer’s newest AR-15 Rifle, The TREAD. What?! Another AR on the market? Stay with me […]
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L3 Win $50 Million SOCOM Contract for Squad Aiming Lasers
US Special Operations Command has awarded L3 Technologies a $48 Million contract for a Squad Aiming Laser. The Department of Defense confirmed the contract award on the 21st September. The project began in 2017, and was run by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division. L3 Technologies is a major defence contractor with numerous branches, the winning […]
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POTD: Shooting in the past
The general approach to shooting was so much more relaxed before. The pictures below are from the shooting range inside the Swedish National Bank, where officials trained with their pistols. Apparently hearing protection was not invented and no-one cared, the staff looks happy as the four Gentlemen fire away. I suppose they were part in […]
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LMT Warranties Components with New Zealand Defense Forces MARS-L
The New Zealand Herald has reported that the 9,040 LMT 5.56x45mm MARS-L rifles purchased by the New Zealand Defense Force have suffered critical parts breakage in certain components of the rifles, specifically the firing pins, bolt carriers and inside the trigger mechanism (the specific part is not mentioned in the article). According to the article, issues […]
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SILENCERCO SWITCHBACK: The Quietest Rimfire Suppressor?
SilencerCo is throwing down one heck of a strong statement: their new Switchback rimfire suppressor is the quietest can to ever hit the market. At a reported 108 decibels, I agree, the Switchback has the potential to make bolt action rifles awe-inspiringly quiet. So how did SilencerCo design and build such a master rimfire silencer? […]
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