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CZ Scorpion Evo SBR Run and Gun

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 15:30

The CZ Scorpion Evo 3 has caused quite a few waves this year as a great potential SBR candidate at a decent price point. The ergos are quite nice and the carbine is very compact, but how will it perform on the run and gun course? Well, we are a little rusty with modern guns, […]

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Be Our Guest Rifle Parody Video

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 15:20

Phuc Long of Firepower United made a parody of Disney’s Be Our Guest, the famous song from Beauty and the Beast. He re-wrote the lyrics to reflect options to accessorize your rifles. You can hear his accent fade as he forces a faux French accent. I think Phuc Long is the Asian equivalent of FPS […]

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6.5x47mm Lapua for the PRS Bushnell Brawl

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 15:05

If you’re a serious long-range rifleman, you might be interested in the PRS – Precision Rifle Series. The PRS is a series of competitions for the other PRS – Precision Rifle Shooting. The series has a fantastic reputation and is known for pitting some of our nation’s most talented marksmen against one another. Of course, PRS […]

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Definitive Arms Factory Visit

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 15:00

The weekend after the Big 3 Media Event at Daytona Beach, FL, I was invited to visit Definitive Arms (DA) in Saint Petersburg, Florida. DA started as a custom builder of doing magazine well conversion for Kalashnikov pattern rifles. Their patented mag-well design allows the use of Magpul PMag and USGI aluminum AR-15 style magazines on their […]

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Hexmag AR15 Grip

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 14:11

Shoot outside of an air-conditioned range – especially here in Florida – and you’ll quickly discover the need for one of two things: gloves or texturing on every gun contact point.  Maybe both!  Sweaty hands and smooth polymer don’t play well together, which explains the popularity of textured magazines like the Hexmag. Well if you’re […]

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Review: Ballistic Advanced Edition

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 14:02

Ballistic App This past March I bought the Ballistic app for my iPad and played a little with it. A number of you readers jumped in with comments, and the general consensus is that the app was great, but the interface was complicated and documentation was sparse. My editor contacted me and asked if I […]

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Black Rain Ordnance M-LOK Rail System

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 12:01

Words are cheap.  Action defines character.  When Magpul put their money where their mouth was, pulled up shop and moved to Texas, they showed their character.  Likewise, when they developed the M-LOK mounting system and offered it as a free licensed platform for all manufacturers to use, they demonstrated a genuine interest in fostering compatibility […]

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XS Sights Releases Suppresser-Height 1911 Novak Dot Sights

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 09:09

XS Sights, known for a variety of fantastic sighting systems across the industry, has announced the release of their latest addition to the XS(R) series of sights, the XS(R) 1911 Novak Suppressor Height Express Sights. As the name implies, the sights are oriented towards the modern 1911. Specifically, the sights are meant for 1911 slides with […]

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Mauser DL-44 Blaster of Han Solo

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 06:08

With the upcoming release of Star Wars, fans everywhere are getting back into the momentum of the objects and storyline that the movies are so famous for. Within the firearms world, some people have really been taken to the Mauser Broomhandle carried by Han Solo. Of course, in the actual movies, Solo has a DL-44 […]

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Manticore Port Cover and Switchback Charging Handle

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 05:15

Manticore has finally released two long awaited products for the Tavor rifle within the past week. The first one is their Gasketed Port Cover. This is a piece of metal that replaces the factory ejection port cover. The original cover is designed so that an end user can switch out the cover, and bolt face […]

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Meopta Releases New MeoPro 6.5-20×50 Riflescopes

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 05:00

We’re a fan of the Czech-made optics from Meopta, but this time they are expanding their USA-based production with their MeoPro line. As part of that line, Meopta is expanding the line to include two new higher magnification optics designed with the long-range shooter and hunter in mind for the HTR and MeoPro lines, respectively. The […]

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Gifts for your Gunner, Part III, the $100 Range

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 04:00

We debated creating a “money is no object” gift list, but it basically became a hunt for the most expensive items out there. Holland & Holland weapons, Wilson Combat custom pistols, and loads of custom work festooned the list which was basically just a showboat list. Yes, I (and we would contend that most readers […]

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Ruger American Rifle Magnum

Mon, 12/14/2015 - 20:57

Sturm, Ruger & Co. updated its American Rifle line to now include Magnum calibers. The new American Rifle Magnum is available in both 7mm Rem Mag and 300 Win Mag. Both guns share similar configurations and specifications. These new rifles have a cold hammer forged 24″ barrel with a matte stainless finish. The barrels are […]

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Ruger American Rifle with Vortex Scope

Mon, 12/14/2015 - 20:55

With another new gun announcement, Sturm, Ruger & Co. introduced the new American Rifles equipped with Vortex scopes. The new guns will ship from Ruger with a boresighted Vortex Crossfire II rifle scope mounted to a standard American Rifle. The scopes are 3-9×40 with a Dead Hold BDC reticle. These guns will be available in […]

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Interview with Jeremiah Cohn

Mon, 12/14/2015 - 15:20

Recently, TFB had the unique opportunity to spend some time with Jeremiah Cohn in Phoenix, Arizona. You know him through our reports on his companies pistol caliber Kalashnikovs and the upcoming Mosin Nagant Golf Ball Launcher. Jeremiah is certainly one of the more interesting and charismatic guys in the industry, coming from a background of […]

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Noreen BN36 The .30-06 AR

Mon, 12/14/2015 - 15:05

I came across the Noreen BN36 at a local gun store. I have not heard of an AR style rifle chambered in .30-06. I have shot a Nemo Arms AR in .300 WinMag. I wonder if this will be similar?   The he local gunshot had it for sale for only $1,549.95. Noreen has them […]

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Long-Term Review: Wild West Guns Alaskan Co-Pilot

Mon, 12/14/2015 - 14:11

Author’s note: I am aware Wild West Guns has a TV show, but I have not seen any of the episodes.  This is purely a long-term review of one of their firearms. A big-bore lever-action had been on my list of firearms I wished to acquire for quite some time when I happened across a […]

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POTD: The Prototype AREX AKB15

Mon, 12/14/2015 - 14:00

This is the prototype REX AKB15 made by AREX, a Slovenian gun and ammunition manufacturer based in Šentjernej. The base rifle is a Yugo M80 which is bolted to a forend/rail and a rear stock adapter. It includes a full length top rail, quad rail on the forend and a side folding stock that resembles an FN SCAR stock. […]

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New Meaning to “Live Targets” from the Ukraine

Mon, 12/14/2015 - 12:01

Some training exercises leave a bit to be desired but when you’re in the military you’re there to follow orders, not custom-tailor your own CrossFit program. While there are certainly physically and mentally grueling drills and training exercises going on here in the United States it would appear the foreign militaries have the market cornered […]

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Inside The Arms Room of The Swiss Guard

Mon, 12/14/2015 - 09:09

Thanks to the effort of a guest poster for WeaponsMan.com, Internet arms and armor enthusiasts now have a rare look inside the armory of the famous Pontifical Swiss Guard, a five-hundred-year-old military unit tasked with guarding the Holy See in the Vatican. The unit is famous for its antiquated-looking formal dress and arms, but as we’ll […]

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