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MTM Case-Gard Shell Stack
If there’s one thing all gun owners have, it’s ammo – lots and lots of ammo. Finding ways to store said ammunition can be a bit of a challenge, especially if you’re looking at longterm storage or reloading. Thin cardboard boxes, although capable of showcasing colorful designs and brand logos, don’t stand up to the […]
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SHOT Show 2016: The CAA Mic-Roni Pistol/Carbine Conversion Kit
CAA was at SHOT and was heavily promoting their Roni pistol conversion kits. For those of you who aren’t familiar, the Roni is a kit that accepts a pistol (Glock is their most popular model, for example), and gives the shooter some advantages lacked by the pistol itself, such as a full stock, a charging […]
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Terrific Lady Day: The Promo Girls of SHOT
As everyone knows, SHOT booths will often hire some attention-getting promotional models to attract the heavily-male industry to their booths, or sometimes, there are women that work in the company who have technical or marketing expertise, and who also manage to draw some gawkers themselves. While the ethics of the practice are debated and the actual […]
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Civilian IWI X95 Announced
After much teasing, IWI debuted their new civilian specific X95 rifle at this year’s Shot Show in Las Vegas. While we’ve seen select-fire SBR NFA controlled samples in the past, this was the first time a consumer ready rifle has been seen. For the unfamiliar, the X95 is an enhancement to the Tavor platform, currently […]
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Media day at the range: FN M249S Hands-On/First Impressions [SHOT 2016]
Since first seeing the M249S at the NRA show, I have been waiting to try one out. That wait was finally over today…kind of. Believe me, a LOT of people wanted to try this one out, and so it was a little bit more of a wait. Settling into the gun, many things about it […]
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[SHOT 2016] Media Day at the range: Hands-On at CMMG
At media range day, I headed over to CMMG to see what all the noise was about. I had been shooting a few bays over, when some very loud automatic fire caught my attention. It was the 10″ barreled Mutant (MK47 K), their AK-47 magazine compatible rifle, with a 10″ upper and their .30cal SV […]
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TFBTV at SHOT Show 2016 Industry Day: The LMT Modular Assault Rifle System-Light (MARS-L) and M203 Grenade Launcher
LMT brought the new M.A.R.S. (Modular Assault Rifle System) Light carbine and the LMT M203 Grenade launcher (with dummy rounds, of course) to Industry Day at the range. This rifle has several improvements over the standard AR15, and, as recently reported by our own Nathaniel F. in this article, the M.A.R.S. was recently adopted by […]
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[SHOT 2016] Lancer handguard for Sig MPX
Lancer has come out with a handguard for the Sig MPX series of SBRs or pistols. They are in their classic M LOK configuration, and come in either 8 inch, 10 inch, or 14 inch lengths for the different barrel lengths that the MPX comes in. The handguards attach to the rifle via the normal […]
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In Case you missed them: SHOT Show Media Day Roundup
Here are all our posts published on Monday 18 January 2015 during SHOT Show Media Day. We can only fit 30 posts on the homepage, so if you missed any here they in chronological order from earliest to latest …
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Shooting the Springfield Armory CQB 16
We posted about the release of Springfield Armory’s SOCOM 16 CQB earlier on TFB, but at SHOT I got a chance to run a magazine through it, and get some hands on time. Perhaps a little late in the game, but Springfield Armory is trying to break into some of the black rifle market with […]
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[SHOT 2016] AR platform .510 Beck
A company by the name of Beck Defense, in collaboration with Devil Dog Arms, and Lancer, has brought out a new cartridge by the name of .510 Beck. The cartridge is a monster round that is fired from an AR rifle, along the lines of an AR10. Similar to other large cartridges that have come […]
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MagnetoSpeed barrel mounted chronograph
This product must rate up there with one of those crosspaths of “Gee, why didn’t I think of that”, and the advancement of technology. A company called MagnetoSpeed introduced one of the oddest velocity chronographs I’ve ever seen, but the idea is absolutely brilliant. Essentially they have this device that is about a foot in length, […]
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[SHOT 2016] Comp-Tac’s Q Line of Multi-fit Holsters
With as many pistols as we review here at The Firearm Blog finding a holster in the big box o’ discarded holsters can be a bit of a pain in the tush. I have resulted to a Safariland Pro-Fit paddle holster as my catch all T&E holster because it fits just about everything. Few other […]
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[SHOT 2016] LMT PDW stock kit
Among a number of interesting products on display from Lewis Machine & Tool, was an exceptionally short AR Personal Defense Weapon (PDW). Now, when we talk about short ARs, it might be in terms of barrel length, or maybe some of those different folding stock variants. LMT has gone the opposite direction, and has shortened […]
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[SHOT 2016] Rock Island’s Double Stack Pro Match Ultra HC 1911
I just HAD to stop by the Armscor lane to ask them some questions about the .22TCM and .22TCM9R rounds in regards to interchangeability but was quickly distracted by a man in fancy pants tempting me with a match grade double stack 1911. After my earlier experience with the STI Costa gun I had to […]
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SIG P320 Modular Handgun System
SIG has a solid reputation when it comes to handguns and their P320 is yet another example of their ability to design and manufacture reliable, accurate handguns. The P320 is a polymer-framed pistol with a modular grip frame. It was designed with the help of experienced law enforcement officers and is being billed by SIG as the most […]
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[SHOT 2016] The RAS-47 and C39v2 Fctory SBRs from Century
If you have seen some of the videos Alex C. and myself talking about AK things you may have heard me refer to my beloved M92 SBR that is easily ony of my favorite firearms. While poking around the Century booth at Industry Day at the Range I ran across four factory SBRs sitting on […]
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[SHOT 2016] Shooting 1000 yards for the first time with the Barrett MRAD
Barrett has been teasing me with the MRAD rifle system for the last 5 years or so but today I was able to get behind one and shoot at a distance I had previously never even considered trying. I will say that the MRAD looks very much the part of the long range tactical shooter […]
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[SHOT 16] We shot the S&W SW22 Victory and Liked It! (Quick Review)
Over a week ago Alex and I made a special trip to the Dallas Safari Club Show in the hopes of being the first media outlet to get our hands on the new S&W SW22 Victory. It was not to be. They did not bring it along and we were told to try again at SHOT […]
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[SHOT 2016] The See All Open Sight
The See All Open Sight has been on the market for a bit now giving shooters a option for a no batteries sight geared towards long gun shooters. This year See All showcased their no gunsmithing mounts for handguns. Just like the sight it is a very simple solution to a problem that RMR users […]
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