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Scratch Built 1880 SA Revolver
Thanks to Enzo for sending this our way. Waffenschmiedin x builds an 1880 Single Action Revolver from a piece of 4140 steel that was heat treated to a rockwell hardness of 27-33. She makes the entire revolver including the screws from this piece of metal. Better yet she filmed the process. It is currently a […]
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Ferfrans CRD Shield and SI Muzzle Brake Combos
Muzzle devices with blast shields/diverters were so last year, but it looks like companies are still coming out with their own versions. In the case of Strike Industries they’re collaborating with one of the most popular blast diverter brands around. Remember the Ferfrans CQB Modular Muzzle Brake? Well now you can buy a combo pack […]
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The Krinks that never were, AKSU trial rifles
Following close on the heels of our other articles about the development and use of the AKS74U “Krinkov”, we now bring to TFB an article specifically about the prototypes that were entered into the design competition, that would later turn into the standardized AKS74U. Many of these did not see any sort of service after […]
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MP40 Run and Gun
The German MP40 SMG is famous for its use during World War II, and was the Thompson’s rival on the Western Front. While there is no setting for semi-auto, with some trigger control we should still be able to have a go with it on the run and gun course. Field Strip: Thompson Vs. MP40: […]
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Circle 10 5.45x39mm ALFAv2 AK Review
Circle 10 AK has made a name for itself in being a small, but high quality AK parts producer and designer within the industry. At that, the company is able to bring to market products that are economical as well, from the Scout Optic Mount, to the Alfa forward rail mount developed in conjunction with […]
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Review: Armageddon Tactical CompTek Type 1 Muzzle Brake
Muzzle brakes are a subject that I just can’t quite decide how I feel about them. On one hand they are loud and enhance muzzle flash, but on the other they are so darn effective it would be foolish to dismiss them. Every time that I get another one in for review it pushes me more […]
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Drone Target Plus Drone Ammunition = Awesome!
It’s been almost one year since I wrote up one of these daily posts about Snake River Shooting Product’s Drone Munition ammunition. Now, thanks to what can only be seen as a fortuitous meeting of products or an alignment of firearms-related stars, we have what just might be the perfect combination: Drone Munition and flying drones to […]
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A Practical Solution for Shooting Around Corners at Last?
For as long as people have been fighting one another, it’s been self-evident that he who can avoid getting hit has the best chance of coming out of the fight alive, if not victorious. Warfare has come a long way from hunter-gatherers dodging atlatl-thrown spears, but this ironclad rule of combat remains. Body armor and […]
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Review: SilencerCo Salvo 12 Shotgun Suppressor
While suppressed shotguns have been around for quite a while, the first ideas coming quickly after Maxim’s patents, making a commercially successful one has been the trick that no one had yet mastered, until SilencerCo applied their brain housing groups to the idea. The challenge with a shotgun suppressor is the huge variety of loads […]
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A FrankenSTEM-16…P5
Here’s an old article from Small Arms Review detailing a 9mm hybrid submachine gun made from a STEN parts kit combined with a registered M16 lower receiver. It fires at around 800 to 900rpm and has a 13 ounce bolt which was turned down from an original casted bronze example. It reportedly ran flawlessly from […]
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KE Arms Aimpoint Glock (and Other 3-Gun Stealth Entrants)
I was invited to attend the Superstition Mountain Mystery 3-Gun match in Mesa, Arizona at the request of KE Arms. KE Arms is a manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of all things firearms. This year at Superstition Mountain was a nexus of “new things” that had the potential to be noteworthy in our industry. Namely the […]
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[Review] Omega Gunlock from International Supplies
Let’s be honest. Most of us get the cheesy required gun lock when we buy a gun. And that cheesy lock gets chucked on a shelf (or in a bag), and we forget about it (until we sell it). And if we do actually install it on a gun, we find it is basically useless. The […]
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Barrett Firearms Factory Tour
The Barrett “Light Fifty” is probably one of the most iconic firearms in the world, along with the Kalashnikov, Desert Eagle, and the M16. The M82/M82A1/M107/M107A1 is unique in that it occupies a spot that very few other modern designs have even been able to compete with. That of a .50 BMG anti material rifle, […]
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Liberty Cans Cosmic Suppressor
I got my hands on a Cosmic X Liberty suppressor from Silencer Shop to try out on my Glock 41 and Glock 21. As you can see from the photo above, the Cosmic is rather long. It is longer than my Glock 41 slide and longer than my KRISS Vector extended magazine; if you do […]
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Short Barrel Armagon G12
Safety Harbor Firearms is known for making a variety of short barrel shotguns, 50 BMG uppers plus other guns and accessories that some might consider out of the mainstream. The company recently posted images and a video of a short barrel Armagon G12 shotgun they’ve been working on. If you are not familiar with the G12, […]
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Police Riot Shield
Elite Guard VIP posted this on Facebook. It is an impressive transparent polymer shield used for Riot Police. The shield looks like it can take quite a lot of punishment. They drive a truck over it. Then have some hooligans go to town with an assortment of common weapons. The axe and sword surprised me. […]
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Glock 43 vs Springfield XDS 9
Andrew of GY6 Vids compares the Glock 43 to the Springfield XDS 9mm. Andrew mentions that many people like to compare the M&P Shield to the Glock 43 but they are not the same sized gun. He is right, the Shield is a slightly bigger weapon compared to the Glock 43. Just like the Shield […]
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DRT .308win Terminal Shock Ammo
Andrew of GY6 takes a look at DRT’s frangible ammunition in .308 Winchester. The bullet has some interesting results. He shoots some paper to check for groups then he shoots a pork shoulder with a piece of ballistics gelatin behind it. If you are squeamish about blown up pork meat then you may want to […]
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Ballistic Testing of Gorilla Silverback in .45ACP
Welcome to the third installment of our ballistic gel testing series. The current series is sponsored by Clark Armory who provided the testing medium and rounds. Technical Details of Gorilla Silverback in .45ACP The Gorilla Silverback (both variations) are following the trend of copper projectiles that flower open creating a much larger wound channel. Gorilla […]
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Green American Rimfire Rifles
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. has a long history of working with distributors to produce limited runs of firearms that serve various shooting niches. Frequently, these guns will offer color options not normally available from the factory. This is one of those cases. Ruger teamed up with distributor Sports South to produce a pair of […]
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