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British Action Match With AMU
The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) sent their Action Shooting Team to train the British Army Combat Action Shooting Team. Here is a video of the BACST showing off what they learned in a 3Gun style action stage. They are using the SA80 and what looks like a Glock 17. The British soldier is in […]
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KRISS Vector 9mm Carbine and Pistol Review
The KRISS Vector is now available in 9mm and is yet another great offering in the 9mm pistol caliber carbine market. However, the interesting recoil mitigation technology housed within the gun makes the 9mm Vector a real sweetheart to shoot. In this episode of TFBTV, Alex and Patrick take a look at both the carbine […]
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Top 5 Short Barrel Rifles/Shotguns (and What You Need to Know about ATF 41P Executive Order NOW)
In this episode of TFBTV, James and Army Ranger Jacque B. (Ret.) present James’ picks for the Top 5 Short Barreled Rifles/Shotguns (SBR/SBS) that you can own. The main factors considered are “QVC”, or Quality, Versatility, and Cost. While quality and cost speak for themselves, versatility is important with an SBR/S because short barrel guns […]
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Hand drawn firearms art
An artist by the name of Lorin Michki has been making pen drawings of firearms for some years now, to combine his passion of shooting with his passion of art, and expressing the two together. I first heard of him through the various Facebook groups I’m apart of where he started posting some of his […]
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Anti Drone device uses rifle, but no ammunition
This odd contraption had a video released about it in October last year. It is a mechanical device that attaches to the picatinny rails of a firearm, that when aimed at a commercial drone, it sends out a radio pulse in that direction via a sort of electromagnetic wave, that is a signal that activates […]
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Review: TriStar T-120
TriStar 120 One of the things I really appreciate about being a writer for The Firearm Blog is being exposed to platforms and weapons I would otherwise not have access to, or go out of my way to try. At SHOT 2015 I had been scheduled for a review of the TriStar T-120, but due […]
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POTD: AR Pistol Back/Shoulder Holster
Sometimes, just because you can does not mean you should. With great kydex comes great responsibility. Ok so let us take a look at what is going on with this picture. This guy had a custom kydex holster made for his AR Pistol. I have seen some Kydex holsters for ARs and while somewhat unnecessary […]
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DRD Tactical Rifles offers NiB-Battle Worn Finish
DRD Tactical recently started offering a battle worn finish over the standard nickel boron finish. I’m sure this will appeal to those who like the overall look of a well used and worn rifle. Check the DRD Tactical website for pricing. TFB has posted many articles about DRD Tactical innovative takedown rifles. This post from […]
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Facebook To Prohibit Private Firearm Transactions
Just last Friday, Yahoo News posted an article about Facebook’s new policy to prohibit firearm transactions that circumvent background checks. All of the Facebook groups I am a member of have posted warnings regarding this policy change. From this moment forward, there will no longer be any private sales conducted within the group. This rule […]
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Shot Show Optics: DI Optical EG1 and DCL-120
DI Optical is a relatively new name at the Shot Show and the US commercial market. However, the South Korea based optic maker have been building military optics for machine gun, automatic grenade launcher and large caliber auto-canon for 25 years. All branches of the US military and many of our NATO allies are users of DI Optical […]
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H&K UMP .45 Run and Gun (USC Conversion)
The H&K UMP series of submachineguns are a family of polymer blowback firearms designed as a more cost effective alternative to the MP5. While both remain in production however, the MP5 still outsells the much younger UMP and it is quite easy to understand why: it isn’t as good. But how will it perform on […]
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Hands On with Fab Defense 10/22 Stock: Rimfire SBR
This summer I realized there wasn’t a single rimfire firearm in my safe, and set out to fix that. The end result was an 11 inch SBR settled nicely into a Fab Defense 10/22 chassis. Take a look: One of the things I really like about this stock is that it’s not trying to convince me […]
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Shot Show Optics: Aimpoint’s new 3X and 6X magnifiers
Aimpoint, a maker of red-dot sights for the US military, updated their magnifier lineup during Shot Show 2016. Aimpoint was the first optic company that developed a magnifier to use with their red-dot sight. The original Aimpoint 3XMag, a 3x magnifier, was released almost a decade ago and it’s still the best on the market […]
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Troy Responder
Troy announced a new Responder semi-automatic rifle that is designed to meet the needs of law enforcement and military personnel. The rifle is shipped as a complete “turnkey weapon system” and not as a base rifle that would need additional outfitting to be placed into service. The heart of the gun is a Troy AR […]
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POTD: Swedish Kulsprutegevar M/37 Machine Gun
Mongo, who runs WeaponBlueprints.com, sent us beautiful photos of his nifty Kulsprutegevar M/37 Machine Gun, which was issued with a stylish action cover for transport. He writes … Here is an action cover that also serves as a snow shoe for the bipod of a Swedish Kulsprutegevar m/37 machine gun. Sounds like some of you may […]
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Safariland Competition Shell Holder
Safariland announced a new shotgun shell holder developed for competition sports. The new holder was announced and shown at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show that was held recently in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new Model 086 Shotgun Shell Holder aims to help competition shooters decrease the amount of time it takes to reload […]
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All American Manufactured Vortex Razor HD AMG
There was plenty of pre-shot show prep for the various optics manufacturers around the world, but the new Razor AMG snuck up on us. Even before the show I was being told they had “something exciting in the works that probably wouldn’t be ready for Shot.” But here it is! The Razor HD AMG is […]
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[Shot Show 2016] Leupold’s Hall of Fame/Shame
Outside the Leupold booth at shot this year was a museum quality display featuring four rifles that had been lost or left behind with their glass. In each case the rifle was in pretty bad shape, but the glass on top held up to the trial. With any of these photos below you can click […]
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Shot Show Optics: Burris XTR II 1-8x24mm Riflescope
Burris XTR II 1-8x24mm is the 3rd 1-8x scope released at Shot Show 2016. I have previously reviewed the 1-5x24mm model of the Burris XTR II series and I found it to be an excellent performer for the money (Burris XTR II 1-5x24mm review). When Burris Optic announced the 1-8x24mm model just before Shot Show […]
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Alexander Arms Ulfberht at SHOT Show
When Bill Alexander left the UK he was considered one of their top armorers. And yet he left, because he wanted to see the designs and plans in his head come to fruition, and that meant a big change: a move to the United States. In 2001 Bill founded Alexander Arms which is operated from […]
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