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TFBTV: The NEW Gen 5 Glock 26 Full Review and Version History
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the brand new Gen 5 Glock 26 – Glock’s subcompact doublestack 9mm “baby Glock.” James goes over the features, and discusses why you might want this subcompact Glock, or why you might not? Glock’s press release is as follows: ————————————- January 2th, 2018 — For Immediate Release […]
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Larry Vickers & Forgotten Weapons take a look at a Rhodesian FAL
For many of us, the first things that spring to mind about the Rhodesian Bush War are bush shorts and FN FALs. Thankfully, only the latter is covered in two videos recently posted by the Vickers Tactical channel and Forgotten Weapons. In the videos, Ian McCollom and Larry Vickers take a look at Larry’s own, […]
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Production Update: Desert Tech MDR for 2018
Consumers have been excruciatingly patient in waiting for the MDR by Desert Tech. To help alleviate those frustrations Desert Tech’s Director of Marketing, Carson Jenkins, put out a statement on Friday, January 5th to give consumers a status update on production: Dear Valued Customers, Our November 2017 update stated that our expectation was to ship […]
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DAA +5 Aluminum Base Pad for PMAG
DAA (Double-Alpha Academy BV in The Netherlands) have just introduced an aluminum base pad for AR15 PMAGs (Generation 3 magazines). Made out of CNC machined billet aluminum and designed with side serrations make the base pads comfortable to hold during reloads. According to DAA, the additional weight added to the tube helps the magazine clear the […]
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Tikka T3x TAC A1 for left handers, and more T3x news
There is a countdown on Tikka’s homepage. At the time of writing this article, there are 16 days and some hours left until something is going to happen. What a coincidence that the SHOT Show 2018 starts then! You can check the current countdown here: http://www.tikka.fi/ To our best knowledge, Tikka is […]
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NEW Remington 2018 – RP45 – Model 700 PCR – More
The Remington 2018 Product Catalog is now live, containing a variety of new models in every category. Some, like the ‘Smoke’ colored R51, are variations on a previous theme, while others, like the Model 700 PCR are all new for this year. The RP9 gets a big brother with the addition of the RP45 in […]
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KRISS Vector Double Tap Trigger
Most of you have heard of the Franklin Armory Binary Trigger and the Fostech Echo trigger. Well there is a third company called Double Tap. They have been working on a double tap trigger for the KRISS Vector. Now I believe it is only for the second gen KRISS Vectors so if you have a […]
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Breakthrough for Body Armor! Diamene is Soft, Flexible & Hardens when Hit
When it comes to body armor, lots of improvements and changes have occurred over the years, but nothing significant or truly game-changing. Well, with a recent research study performed by some physicists in New York that could all change. A paper was recently published in Nature Nanotechnology covering something called diamene¹. What it is is a substance […]
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POTD: That’s A DOPE Tattoo
Want to see a DOPE tattoo? @clone_service_rifle posted a video of a tattoo that he got. ××WARNING×× These are MY cheat codes for my pet load. Your adjustments may vary. This data is for my M24 clone with original M118LR reloading data using 43.1gr RL15 and 175gr Sierra Match Kings. (Not the newer 41.7gr […]
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Sweden to make Sound Suppressors license free
The European Union’s Firearms Directive is taking steps forward. As usual TFB is “Firearms Not Politics”, but we need to give you the background and history of the upcoming Firearms legislation to be able to discuss what is going on. The Firearms Directive is called The EU Gun Ban, to give you an idea what […]
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New LWRC IC DI Rifle in 224 Valkyrie
There is a new LWRC rifle for the 224 Valkyrie caliber. I haven’t been able to find the 224 Valkyrie on the LWRC homepage yet, so please forgive me if I don’t get all the specifications right. Perhaps the official release will be at SHOT Show 2018? The LWRC IC DI 224 Valkyrie Rifle is […]
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LIVE Chat Tonight with the New Editors of TFB: 6:30pm-7:30pm CST
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time, Tom R., the new head editor of The Firearm Blog, and James Reeves, the Executive Producer of TFBTV, will host a live Q&A session from a craphole dive bar in either the LGD or Irish Channel of New Orleans. The chat will be hosted on TFBTVs Patreon account […]
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Viridian Steps Up to Cover New Ruger EC9s Pistols
In recent weeks, Ruger announced a number of new firearms. Viridian Weapon Technologies stepped up almost immediately with laser aiming solutions for one of these new guns: the EC9s. For this pistol, Viridian announced that it would offer solutions with the E-Series and the Reactor series products. E-Series Laser The E-Series lasers attach to the front of […]
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FDE & Black: New Two-Tone Series From FN
Although I love the new FDE & Black two-tone series from FN, if I’m being honest with myself, given the opportunity I’d own a M249S PARA in any color imaginable. Chartreuse, mauve, leopard print – heck even OD green is on the menu. Yes, yes, a semi-automatic beltfed seems like an insult to all those […]
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A Knife Made From Parts Of A WWII Mitsubishi Zero
My friend Brian’s neighbor is a relative of Thurston Shinn. Shinn was in the Navy during WWII and was assigned to a PT boat in the Aleutian Islands. Shinn was in the area when the US discovered the famous Akutan Zero. The Zero pilot tried to land the plane in a field but unbeknownst to […]
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Review: DFNDR Armor- We Shoot Up Their Body Armor & Backpack Armor
Last October I came across DFNDR Armor at the Big 3 East Media Event. Thanks to Phil White, we got them to send us a rifle rated SAPI plate and a handgun rated plate for backpacks. Both of the armor plates are made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWP) which allows them to remain lightweight and stop […]
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Lyman’s New Brass Smith Ideal Single Stage Press
Lyman Products announced a new single stage loading press that is designed to offer good performance in a compact package. The press is called the Brass Smith Ideal. The new press is a C shaped press that is made with a cast iron body and stainless steel parts. While C shaped presses are considered by many […]
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Guest Post: Korean K2 Rifle Upgrade History (2005-2017)
Hang S. has contributed this post to TFB covering the history of the K2 rifle and various attempts at upgrading it from 2005 until today. This is Hang’s first post for TFB. Failure of XK-8 In 2003, S&T Motiv (previous known as Daewoo Precision) started to develop a bullpup rifle chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO with ADD (South Korean government […]
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French Special Forces GIGN go for 7,62×39 mm and MAWL-DA lasers from B.E Meyers
As you may know the French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) has ordered a new standard issue weapon, TFB reported about it earlier. They selected the rather unusual CZ Bren 2 in an even more unusual, for Western Special Forces at least, caliber in terms of the 7,62×39 mm. According to Wikipedia, they only ordered […]
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Can the “World’s Fastest” production pistol defeat body armor? FK Brno 7.5mm Armor Test lvl IIIA Lightweight Armor Solutions hard aramid plate
If you aren’t already subscribed to us, you’re missing great content! Click here to subscribe. The FK Brno 7.5mm Field Pistol is a high end boutique pistol based on the CZ75 and chambered in a rather intriguing proprietary cartridge. At first glance, it seems almost like 9x25mm Dillon, except necked down to .30 caliber, […]
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