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Create Your Own with Birchwood Casey’s New Print-N-C Targets
Birchwood Casey offers a wide range of targets that brightly mark shots as the bullet passes through the paper. Called Shoot-N-C, the targets offer instant feedback for shooters and can make a first time range trip much more enjoyable for both kids and adults. For those of us that have been around the block a […]
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NEWS ALERT: Federal Judge Rejects California Mag Ban
I am going to keep this short and sweet – a federal judge has rejected a California law that was set to take effect to ban the ownership and possession of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez said that people should be able to use firearms with “whatever common […]
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Ruger LCRx .38SPL +P Review and CCW Pistol Rating System
In this episode of TFBTV, James has the opportunity to review the Ruger LCRx in .38spl +P. The Ruger LCR series of revolvers are lightweight polymer/aluminum/stainless steel hybrids in numerous calibers. The Ruger LCP has a monolithic aluminum frame mated to a polymer grip and trigger group module that results in an overall lightweight […]
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Ruh-Roh. Open Bolt Machine Gun Clearing Goes Hot With Cookoff
For those of us so blessed to have served with open-bolt machine guns, we know that clearing malfunctions can be a real chore. Where standard shoulder-fired small arms like the M4 are truly difficult to get to cook-off temperatures, belt-fed weapons can get to those short, fast, and in a hurry. In fact, this is […]
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POTD: UZI Battle Axe?
Garret posted a photo of his Uzi with a custom coupled magazine. He used a Taccom mag coupler to join a 60 round mag to a 40 round mag. Not sure if this would feed 100 rounds but I would like to see him try. I need to try out the 100-round monster mag, made […]
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MTM Releases High-Low Shooting Table
MTM has released a product for when all of us have access to a field like Mr. Guns & Gear and perhaps something ideal for him. Where Mr. GnG has always been shooting off of his bags (and now recently, having updated to some rests), often we could stand to see him behind a table […]
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Q’s Honey Badger Heads To California, Doesn’t Get Arrested
As drenched as they are in National Firearms Act (NFA) goodness, my friends at Q are experts in all flavors of science and innovation. Even when it comes to building something as polar opposite to suppressors and short barreled rifles – such as a California compliant Honey Badger. Now, I know what you are thinking: […]
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Money Back Guarantee? Silencer Shop Offers Customers A Way Out
Besides the inevitable wait, National Firearms Act (NFA) purchases are plagued by the unknown pitfalls of blind faith. Specifically with regard to silencers, consumers are often left to internet rumblings and local gun shop advice to make what ends up being basically a lifetime investment. But what happens if you wait 9-12 months for that […]
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Go Gauge Illuminated Shotgun Follower
Have you ever found yourself having to load your shotgun in the dark and you just couldn’t get the shells loaded into your shotgun mag tube? I’m sure we’ve all been there before. If you’re tired of fumbling in the dark as you load your shotgun the folks over at Go Gauge Tactical have just […]
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Origins of the Multi-Lug Rotating Bolt
The multi-lug rotating bolt as used in a number of semi-automatic firearms today has a significant number of advantages over numerous other designs, to include tilt locking or blowback operated mechanisms. Ability to unlock becomes easier than a standard two lug design, the forces on the lugs are much more evenly distributed, even if one […]
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POTD: Accuracy International at World Shoot Russia 2017
The largest, and most prestigious, division in IPSC Practical Rifle Shooting is Semi-Auto Open. But there are other divisions as well, like Manual Standard, where you use a bolt-action (or pump for that matter) rifle without a scope. You can’t use a bipod either. Your targets are from about 10 to 300 meters, with A, […]
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SIG SAUER’s P320 X-VTAC
SIG SAUER’s P320 handgun line is the darling of the firearms industry right now. Fresh off of winning the new pistol contract with the US Army, the pistols have garnered a lot of attention from the shooting public lately. One of the newest variations is the P320 X-VTAC. This new gun was shown at the SHOT […]
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New P Series Micro Block Piston System from Adams Arms
Adams Arms announced the company is now selling its new P Series Micro Block piston systems for AR style rifles and pistols. These kits are designed to replace the typical direct impingement system common to the AR platform with a short stroke piston. Adams Arms has been selling piston kits and rifles for a while […]
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Breaking News: New .308 Tavor By IWI
IWI US just posted this on their Facebook page. I called them to confirm, it is a .308 Tavor. The rifle looks interesting. It is like a hybrid between the SAR and X95. The handguard and mag well are reminiscent of an SAR. Even the bolt release is SAR styled. Yet the handguard appears to […]
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HOLLYWOOD AUCTION: John McClane’s Beretta 92F And More On eBay
It is the summer of 1989 and I’m a kid on a family vacation traveling through Silverthorne, Colorado. Being huge Indiana Jones fans, we decide to beat the heat and and catch a matinee showing of ‘The Last Crusade’ for a second time. It was that afternoon that I decided I wanted a leather whip, […]
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Entry Level B&T GHM9 Redesign Finally Official
By now you are probably wondering if I get a secret monthly check from Switzerland to promote B&T products. So let me take a moment to set the record straight: I can not confirm or deny any foreign payroll income related to sexy Swiss firearms. But if your reading this, B&T mothership, call me. My last envelope […]
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Enhanced 9mm Silent Captured Spring from JP Enterprises
Earlier this month, JP Enterprises officially launched the new Enhanced 9mm Silent Captured Spring (Enhanced SCS). This new buffer spring system is based on the original silent captured recoil spring, but with design changes to give it more mass to help with low mass 9mm bolt carrier groups in AR rifles. Let me back up […]
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1988 B.E. Meyers Dark Invader Night Vision System
B.E. Meyers found this copy of a 1988 promotional video they made for their Dark Invader Night Vision System. This was before they made laser systems. Enjoy the trip back to the 80s. Did you see the female officer take that aggressive stance? LOL Here are the accessories you can get for the Dark Invader. […]
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BREAKING: New Glock 19 MHS 9mm & Glock 23 MHS .40 S&W Photos
As we all know the competition between Glock and SIG for the military contract has created a great deal of coverage in recent months. While it may seem the story is over with the award given to SIG there is another side of this story that has not been addressed. I’ve obtained a good deal […]
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Magpul Shipping AK-74 5.45x39mm PMAG
Magpul announced on Facebook today that the long-awaited Magpul PMAG magazine for the 5.45 versions of the Kalashnikov are now shipping. Announced about one year ago, the Mapul PMAG 30 AK74 MOE, as it is officially named, will join the extensive and ever-expanding line of Magpul magazines and other products. The Mapul PMAG 30 AK74 MOE […]
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