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Long Range 22LR Trainers – How do we get the maximum out of it?
This is a guest post from Finnaccuracy.com. Considering the Finnish people’s expert skills with sniper rifles and rifle shooting, in general, it is best to read carefully and take note. This article can save you a lot of money and increase your shooting skills. Long range 22LR trainer – how to get best out of […]
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Durs Egg Flintlock Breech Loading Carbine
At the Institute of Military Technology, Museum Curator Corey Wardrop discusses the Durs Egg Flintlock Breech Loading Carbine. We begin by comparing the Durs Egg with the Jenks Breech Loading Musketoon. We discuss the history of development from the Crespi system, other firearms by Durs Egg, use and adoption, and interesting facets of the design […]
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The Kunduz MK 17 SCAR, or a Chronology of SCAR rifles Among the Taliban
In a recent propaganda video released by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Report Number 190 to be precise), a 7.62x51mm NATO MK 17 SCAR was spotted over the course of the propaganda video. Of course, there is nothing new about this development, we’ve covered the SCAR in use by the Taliban previously on TFB. But what […]
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Rifles of Blaser Custom Shop
Blaser Custom Shop makes incredible custom versions of Blaser rifles. Besides custom engraving and use of high-grade wood, they also extensively use leather and other materials and technologies that you don’t normally see in custom hunting rifles. Let’s take a brief look at some of their creations. Perhaps one of the most interesting rifles made in Blaser Custom […]
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Carl Gustaf Kpist M/45 submachine gun – found 15 yards up in a tree
In 2008, some people on chainsaw training in Sweden cut down a tree. The tree came down, but so did also a Carl Gustaf Kpist M/45 submachine gun. The tree had grown for years and years and had started to consume the M/45 bit by bit. It had become a part of the tree and […]
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POTD: Deadpool Desert Eagle
Ian of Whiskey Tango Firearms shared these photos of their Deadpool Desert Eagle. It is a movie-themed .50AE Desert Eagle. If you recall, Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool used Desert Eagles in the movie. Here is what they posted on their Facebook page: Finally! In answer to all the comments… here’s your movie .50AE Deagle! Custom […]
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Magazines, Accuracy, Reliability and More with the USMC M27 IAR
We previously covered the Marine Corps M27 in last weeks episode and will be really getting into the weeds here in terms of some of the issues and benefits the weapon system afforded to Infantry Marines. Topics such as the choice of magazines for the automatic rifle, why it was so accurate and reliable, even […]
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9mm gel test: Magtech 147 gr bonded JHP
Magtech might not be the name that first springs to mind when you think of premium defense ammunition, but you could be looking for less expensive, but still decent defense oriented ammunition for rainy day storage or hunting. If that’s the case, this line of bonded ammunition may be pretty attractive. Bonded JHP usually performs […]
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TFBTV Video: “Assault Rifle” vs. Backpack?
Will a lowly backpack full of books beat an “assault rifle” loaded with military-grade ammo? In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves tests an SBR H&K MP5, an AK-47, and an AR-15 against a lightly loaded bookbag to find out if books are more effective than body armor against guns. James uses a variety of […]
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MKE Rushes Delivery of MPT-76 Rifles
In a show of patriotism Turkey’s state-owned small arms manufacturer MKEK (Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation) has delivered the next batch of new MPT-76 rifles to the Turkish Army ahead of schedule. With staff reportedly working overtime the next shipment of MPT-76s was shipped out on 12th February. The shipment was the largest to date totalling […]
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Kalashnikov merchandise shop in Patriot Park
In only a few year’s time Kalashnikov suppose that civil goods are supposed to provide about 50% of the group’s total earnings. To achieve this they are making new product categories accessible for the mass-market, such as clothes, souvenir products, weapon prototypes (fake guns) and various associated goods for sports & leisure. This business line […]
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The Retro AR Collection of Enhanced Tactical Arms
We recently wrote about Enhanced Tactical Arms with their new grip design at SHOT 2018. But during the show, we were able to get a behind the scenes look at the small companies efforts to replicate the developmental history of the M4 carbine from the early beginnings in the Vietnam War, until today with the SOMOD […]
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Las Vegas Antique Gun Show: A Hidden and Accessible Gem
Often completely overshadowed by the larger SHOT Show, the Antique Gun Show is strategically held during the weekend after SHOT Show (although this year it was held the weekend before). Although possibly not the best antique show in the United States, it certainly ranks highly up there with the quality of firearms brought into it. The majority […]
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BREAKING: Walmart To Raise Gun Buying Age To 21
Following the news that Dick’s Sporting Goods would cease selling AR-15s and raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm, Walmart have also announced their decision to raise their minimum purchasing age to 21. Walmart stopped selling Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) and AR-15s back in 2015, but has now confirmed that they will raise the minimum age for purchasing […]
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Norway looking for new .50 BMG Heavy Machine Guns
The top picture is taken by Rune Haarstad / Sjøforsvaret when the naval force SNMG1 NATO enters London, UK, with the frigate Otto Sverdrup. The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) is the authority for procurement to the armed forces. The general level of activity is about 200 different material projects. You can check “their” material […]
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Henry Fetches $50,000+ for their One-Millionth H001 Classic Lever-Action at Auction
At SHOT Show 2018, Henry Repeating Arms put on auction their One-Millionth H001 Lever-Action ever produced as part of a much larger charity effort. At whatever price the gavel would eventually fall on, all of the proceeds would go to the Hunting Heritage Trust. The annual event of the SHOT Show Auction has drawn some […]
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A Light Machine Gun for Independence: The Israeli Dror
The Israeli Dror Light Machine Gun was born during a time of necessity. What would later become the state of Israel was fighting off numerous enemies all around it and needed every weapon system possible. Through this endeavor, a sympathetic employer who formerly worked at Johnson Automatics helped supporters in the United States form a […]
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Slow Motion: Flintlock Musket vs. Plate Armour
Today, we often talk about body armour in both military and civilian contexts. Advanced modern body armour is now capable of stopping powerful rounds but the use of armour in warfare dates back centuries. Overmatch is no new concept. This week I came across a great slow motion video showing just how effective plate armour […]
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POTD: AK47Shooter Makes Sure to Bring Enough Gun!
Dennis Martin, a gun lover like all of us who runs with the Instagram handle of “AK47Shooter,” provided this picture on his account recently. Postulating that… Maybe we would have won the Vietnam war if we had ditched the M16 for this instead. AK47Shooter is primarily known for his unique, over-sized creations of firearms. Most […]
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Brazil’s INA submachine gun reloaded – Part 2
After more than two decades of active service with the Brazilian Armed and LE Forces, the .45 ACP M.B.50 and M.953 sub guns manufactured by Indústria Nacional de Armas S/A during about the same time period, began to be gradually phased out from service as a result of the adoption of the 9x19mm caliber round […]
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