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Army Wants Spider-Silk Infused Body Armor
The wards over in Iraq and Afghanistan have taught the military some major valuable lessons on the strategic front including how to deal with insurgency, dismounted operations on a large scale across rugged terrain, and a myriad of other lessons. To each of those is a tactical component, with military across the world recognizing the […]
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Glocky & McColt Take A Vacation
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Winchester G30M – The Forgotten Garand Competitor
While the Garand was hailed by Patton as the “best” battle implement ever to hit the field, there arguably were better implements proposed to replace it. While the Johnson & Peterson designs typically gets the most attention, the Winchester company also threw its hat into the ring with the G30M, a weapon originally designed by […]
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Robinson Armament Ultracompact XCR-M .308 SBR Review
In this episode of TFBTV we’re back in the Great White North taking a look at the XCR-M pistol. The XCR began its life as part of the USSOCOM SCAR contract, but has since found a home in the civilian market. Edward O takes the compact .308 blaster through its paces, and compares it with […]
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Korean War Veteran And An M1 Get Reacquainted
My friend Tom invited me to a small informal shoot with some of his friends. Dave and Dan were there. You may recall Dave and his WWII Zundapp motorcycle that Dan took gorgeous photos of. There were a few other people there. Mike Sirianni, his son Mike and his grandson who is also named Mike. […]
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Shooting Like A Patriot – Kirsten Joy Weiss Shoots A Flintlock
Just like Kirsten before this video, I have never shot a flintlock before. Kirsten explains a little about the flintlock and shows the steps of how to load it and shoot it. She aims at a clay pigeon set up on a tree trunk at about 25 yards away and smashes it to smithereens.
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OPINION: An Open Letter To ‘Non-Gun’ America
Dear Non-Gun Owner, I am writing you today to discuss firearm ownership in America. Fear not – I will not talk down to you, belittle you or call you names. For instance, I could have used the term “anti-gun” instead of “non-gun” in the title, but that would have immediately put you on the defensive. […]
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TriStar’s New KRX Tactical Shotgun
With the supply of Saiga 12 shotguns dry as a bone and few options left choices on the market for box magazine fed scatter guns TriStar has brought a new AR inspired shotgun to the market. Introduced at SHOT 2016 the KRX is a blend of AR-15 styling and a home defense shotgun sporting a […]
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Review: The Razor Sharp Optics from the New Vortex Razor HD Spotting Scope
Background Apparently I am not the only creature in my house with the capability of failure testing gear. I had just purchased a new tripod for mounting my super “elite” Konus Spotting Scope. Okay, so maybe not elite, but we did successfully use it to spot impacts at 1200 yards at the Precision Long Range […]
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The CZ 452: My Favorite .22 Rifle
CZ out of the Czech Republic makes some absolutely stellar .22 rifles that are often overlooked in the USA because of preference for semi-autos or domestically manufactured products, but abroad CZ rimfire rifles are hugely popular. While they do have a following in the USA, in Europe CZ rules the roost and they are a […]
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Gunbox’s New Sentinel AR-15 Secure Storage Speaker Device
Remember Gunbox? It is the fancy looking pistol box that doesnt scream “metal box with gun inside”. If not check out Chris Cheng’s review. Gunbox is now making the Sentinel. It is an upright modern looking object that sort of looks like an upright speaker. In fact it has Bluetooth speakers built into it so […]
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New Shotgun: Fabarm XLR5 Waterfowler
Fabarm USA, the US based arm of Italian shotgun manufacturer Fabarm SpA, announced a new scattergun earlier this year that is designed for waterfowl hunting. It is called the XLR5 Waterfowler. The 12 gauge shotgun is semi-automatic with a piston system that is said to run a wide variety of loads reliably. A side benefit […]
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New Crimson Trace Laserless Grips
Crimson Trace recently grabbed the firearms industry headlines by being purchased by gun giant Smith and Wesson (for a cool $95 million). And although that alone is definitely enough to capture our interest, they’ve also recently announced a new product that is notably different than the products for which they’re known. The new product? Crimson […]
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Adding 1911 Grips to Your AR-15
John Moses Browning’s greatest gift to mankind the 1911 is regarded as having one of the best feeling pistol grips of all time. It’s slim, it has the perfect angle and it just feels right. Although a heavy handgun for some shooters there’s no denying that the 1911 fits most peoples hands just right and […]
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New Waterfowl Hunting Packs from Final Approach
Final Approach, one of the Vista Outdoor companies, released three new hunting packs this year for waterfowl hunters. Each of the three was designed with a specific purpose in mind and is described below. Hunting Pack The Final Approach Hunting Pack is a backpack style tote made of 800 denier material. The pack has two […]
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WWII German G41(W) Field Strip
The German G41(W) was Germany’s first self-loading rifle issued in any significant quantity during WWII, but it’s many flaws led it to not be appreciated or coveted by the soldiers who were issued them. Using an unusual operating method, the guns were subject to excessive fouling and other troubles. That said, the rifles are mechanically […]
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RCMP Bans High Capacity Ruger 10/22 magazines
Recently the RCMP (Royal Canadain Mounted Police) have moved to declare magazines of more than 10 rds for the Ruger 10/22 as a prohibited device. Click here to see the report by Calibre, a Canadian firearm magazine. For those not familiar with Canadian firearm restrictions typically rifles are limited to only 5rd magazines while handguns […]
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Catch a New STD Rifle
While many people are out catching some digital critter with the Pokemon Go game, Standard Manufacturing Company hopes you catch one of their new STD rifles. The company is offering two versions of the new semi-auto guns: a Model A and a Model B. The STD-15 rifles are basic AR-15 pattern guns using a gas impingement […]
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22plinkster Shoots A Swinging Penny Backwards, With A Mirror
Over the years the 22plinkster channel has been viewed over 35 million times and has hit it big with their “how many will a 22 shoot through” series. 22plinkster has some pretty great trick shots, reviews and of course the always loved how many cans of silly string can a 22 go through video; but shooting […]
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By The Numbers: Glock 26 vs Glock 43
We are coming up on the two-year anniversary of the Glock 43 debut and I have yet to buy one. Why? Because I may be the only Glock fan that just doesn’t see the point – I’ll stick with my G26/G17 #thankyouverymuch. Unless I’m missing some intangible characteristic, the numbers just aren’t adding up. Let’s […]
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