The Firearm Blog
First Look: US Army’s Armor Piercing Tungsten-Cored XM1158 Round
The first photographs of the tungsten carbide cores for the US Army’s new XM1158 round have surfaced. The Army’s 7.62x51mm XM1158 Advanced Armor Piercing (ADVAP) round featured in the US Army’s Manufacturing Technology program 2018 Fiscal Year Update as one of their successful programs. The XM1158 round is said to provide improved performance against barriers and armour likely […]
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New Limited Edition Aimpoint Micro H-2 Orange
We just reported about the Limited Edition Flat Dark Earth Aimpoint T-2. It was sold out almost immediately. Collectors and lovers of Orange better beware now, because there’s a new limited edition of the H-2 Micro introduced at IWA. As you can see it is bright Ceracote orange and will stand out on any rifle. […]
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Behind the Scenes at the US Army’s Small Arms Repair Facility at Anniston Army Depot!
The US Army Materiel Command has shared an interesting behind the scenes video filmed at the Anniston Army Depot in Alabama. Ever wonder what happens to the US Army’s tired small arms? All the M4s, M240s and M2 Heavy Machine Guns which have seen decades of service? Well many of them pass through Anniston Army […]
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Dangerous Armor Testing Conducted by UARM of Ukraine (DO NOT Try This at Home)
A Ukrainian company called UARM is specialized in body armor manufacturing. They have recently published quite a controversial video where they demonstrate the performance of their armor in the most unsafe manner one can imagine. The director of the company wears a plate carrier with one of their armor plates inside it and another employee shoots him with […]
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Beretta Agrees Qatar Rifle Production License
Qatar has used the opening ceremony of 2018’s Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) to announce the signing of a number of major defence agreement, including a manufacturing license with Italian small arms manufacturer Beretta. Qatar has established a new defence company called Barzan Holdings, Barzan will oversee Qatar’s strategic procurement needs and have […]
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[IWA 2018] Mateba Still Making 6 Unica!!
One thing I was not expecting to see at IWA was Mateba let alone the 6 Unica. The 6 Unica is one of my grail guns and I was pleasantly surprised to see it at IWA. These somewhat unicorn guns were made from 1997 – 2005. When one goes up for sale they typically start […]
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BREAKING: Citibank To Limit Gun Sales
Financial giant Citibank announced today that the company would place restrictions on gun sales by their clients. Specifically, they will require businesses to limit gun sales only to individuals over the age of 21 and require a criminal background check. Currently federal law restricts the sale of rifles and shotguns by anyone under the age […]
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The Tikka T3x TAC A1 parts now for sale individually
In some countries, the Police will not allow a firearms license for a “military looking” rifle on a hunting permit, and sometimes not even on a target shooting permit. One of the examples, but there are more, is in Sweden. Attributes like pistol grips, Picatinny rails (the longer the worse) and foldable stocks are not […]
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[IWA 2018] Limited Edition Fusion Black Beretta 92
At the Beretta booth in IWA, most of the items on display were similar to what I saw at SHOT Show. Save for these handguns under glass. This first one caught my eye because of the fancy case and carbon fiber accents. I’m somewhat of a car guy and carbon fiber always makes things look […]
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TNVC Night Fighter: Armed Professional
I will be attending TNVC’s Night Fighter: Armed Professional at the Alliance Police Training Facility. This course is designed to increase the student’s night vision skillsets during real world operations. The course will be a combination of some life fire and some simunition engagements with evolutions covering team movement, communication, movement to target, stealth search […]
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[IWA 2018] Czech Small Arms vz. 15 Polymer Handgun
We know of Czech Small Arms (CSA) from their vz.61 Scorpion and their vz. 58 rifle. They debuted the vz. 15 last year but this time I got a chance to see it in person and take a closer look at it. vz. 15 The vz. 15 is a polymer framed striker fired handgun with […]
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Piexon “JPX6 Jet Protector” Less-Lethal Weapon System
Piexon is a Swiss company specialized in manufacturing liquid irritant launching devices. Particularly, they make less-lethal multi-barrel pistols/derringers. One of their latest products is called JPX6 Jet Protector. It has the same 4 round capacity as the previously introduced JPX4, but unlike the older model, JPX6 has a quick change magazine feature. To launch the irritant JPX6 uses cartridges […]
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22 squibs in one barrel. New record?
JP Enterprises out of Hugo, Minnesota, posted a picture of a 9×19 mm barrel cut in half. The picture caught a lot of attention and I’m sure you can see why. Someone managed to fit no less than twenty-two rounds of 9 mm down the barrel before they gave up! Just because PCC (Pistol Carbine […]
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Leupold® Upgrades Thermal Line With LTO-Tracker™ HD and LTO-Quest™ HD
With improvements to manufacturing and production, formerly “exotic” technologies are not only becoming affordable to hunters and shooters but also much more capable. Our Friday Night Lights series showcases some of these items. A couple of new updates to Leupold’s line of thermal devices have some listed improvements over their predecessors. Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has upgraded […]
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[Big 3 East] TDS Self Regulating 3D Printed Gas System
At the last SHOT Show, Pete wrote an article about Thermal Defense Solutions (TDS) and their 3D Printed suppressors. They are here at Big 3 East with a selection of their 3D printed inconel suppressors as well as their self regulating AR 3D printed gas system. The 3D printed gas system is a sort of […]
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Federal Power-Shok Copper Throws .300 Blackout into the Mix
Federal Premium has always reserved their Power-Shok line of ammunition as an affordable entry point for hunters and target shooters. With numerous calibers to pick from in both new and old cartridges, it satisfies a need for a diverse range of hunters and weekend range warriors. More recently, they upped the ante on this category […]
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Federal Premium HEAVYWEIGHT TSS Looks to Clobber Long Beards Both Near & Far
Federal Premium has been very busy as of late re-working many of their turkey loads for hunters to be more lethal than ever. This has come through the implementation of their FliteControl Flex Wad and the use of Heavyweight TSS payloads. Now they have a line of shotgun shells dedicated to that unique shot type […]
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[IWA 2018] European Suppressors Overview
Walking through the rooms of IWA, I was surprised by the number of European suppressors on display. Many of them seem to target the hunter more so than the tactical or recreational shooter. There are some really wild European suppressor designs and some that look similar to what we have here in the US. Stalon […]
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British Army Set to Drop Light Machine Guns
The British Army is set to move away from its use of the FN Para Minimi or L110A2/A3 at the fire team level. During a seminar at the 2018 Future Soldier Technology conference, held in London 12th-14th March, the CO of the British Army’s Infantry Trials and Development Unit confirmed that the L110A2/A3 would be […]
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March GATNESS Brackets Continue! (Plus a Bracket Contest for a Free Gun)
Earlier this week, TFB ran an article on TFBTV’s “March Gatness” tournament (posted at http://gat.life). We’re going to determine what readers think to be the best rifle, shotgun, automatic pistol, and revolver (click here) ever made. TFBTV will run a video on the “winners,” i.e., the guns that go the distance and claim their respective brackets. The Rifle […]
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