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Book Review: Build Your Own AK, Vols. I & II, by Montag and Nicoroshi

Wed, 11/18/2015 - 09:09

To the first-time AK builder, the task in front of him or her can seen daunting, or even impossible. Unlike AR-15s that easily go together virtually like a LEGO set, the Kalashnikov rifle requires a bit more effort – and more expensive tools – to put together. There are some resources available online to aid […]

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New Knife From SIG Sauer and Hogue

Wed, 11/18/2015 - 06:08

Most of you probably own knives along with your guns, and many most likely own quite an assortment of knives, not just one or two. If you don’t, well, maybe it’s past time you did. Either way, this new knife may interest you. It’s being made by Hogue according to SIG Sauer’s requests, and it’s […]

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Dueck Defense Releases DFR Glock Sights

Wed, 11/18/2015 - 05:15

Dueck Defense, hot on the heels of their expensive RBU (Red Dot Back Up), has released an inexpensive (and arguably more practical) set of iron sights for Glock handguns. The new DFR sights or Dueck Defense Fixed Rear sight is an interesting design that Dueck claims ” (gives) your eye a longer window of light but […]

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The Guns Of Parisian Law Enforcement

Wed, 11/18/2015 - 05:00

Let it not be said that when provoked, Paris won’t respond in kind. Following the cowardly attacks on the city last week, the French National Police came out in force armed with several different kinds of firearms, some fairly old but still very capable in the hands of trained professionals. Polish blog Broń i Amunicja posted […]

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American Tactical 9mm ARs

Wed, 11/18/2015 - 04:00

American Tactical Inc. attended the recent NASGW Expo in New Orleans, LA. At the show, the company announced two new guns chambered in 9mm and based on the AR platform. One is a rifle while the second is a pistol. Both guns are designed to take Glock magazines. The new rifle, called the Mil-Sport 9mm […]

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Big News: TFB Official SHOT Show Industry Day At Range Partner

Wed, 11/18/2015 - 02:01

Each year TFB’s coverage of SHOT Show gets better and better. This year will be no exception. I am pleased to announce that TFB is is now an official partner of SHOT Show® Industry Day at the Range™. What this means for you, our readers, is that we will be in Vegas a day earlier than […]

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Krag Jorgensen Run and Gun

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 15:30

The Norwegian Krag Jorgensen rifle was adopted by the United States Army as the Springfiel model 1892 and marked the transition of America’s military into the smokeless powder era. The Krag is strange by today’s standards with a few unique features, but how does it fair on the run and gun course? Please subscribe to […]

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New Meprolight Weapon Sights

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 15:20

Meprolight announced a pair of new weapon sights at the Milipol 2015 exhibition in Paris, France. The two new electronic sights are updated versions of existing products in the Meprolight line. The first new sight is the updated Mepro NOA NYX that is designed to be a light, uncooled thermal imaging rifle sight. Meprolight engineers […]

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Holland and Holland Manufacturing Video

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 15:05

Holland and Holland posted this up last month. A beautiful video showing some of the manufacturing and hand made craftsmanship that goes into their guns.  

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ATN Introduces the X-Sight Night Sight and BinoX

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 14:11

I think it’s safe to say anyone who loves to shoot also enjoys night vision gear. The only problem up until now has been the sometimes prohibitive cost or if you could afford a night vision rifle scope or binoculars the quality was usually pretty bad and required auxiliary lighting. These new products from ATN […]

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Zabala Hermanos Pistol Grip Shotgun

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 12:01

One of my competitive shooting buddies texted me that his friend is looking to get rid of some of his family’s firearms. Most of them were some form of shotgun and two lever guns. What caught my eye was this side by side 20 gauge shotgun. The forwarded text I received was “I have a […]

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DIY Railgun

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 09:09

Railguns are typically a thing of military and scientific lore, but this DIYer has the brains and the resources to make his own railgun. Our industry peers over at Guns.com have published an article that has a number of embedded videos showing the railgun being shot at a variety of items. Here’s a snippet from […]

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Official Launch of FNH USA’s Military Collector Series

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 06:08

Although FNH USA prominently featured their commercial version of the M249 at last spring’s NRA Meeting, they’re just now announcing the official launch of the FN Military Collector Series. Considering how popular that semi-auto SAW was back in April, it seems safe to say the series will be quite a hit. At the NRA Meeting […]

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Military Arms Channel Gets is Paws on Beretta M9A3

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 05:15

Tim from Military Arms Channel is one lucky fellow. His Test & Evaluation M9A3 has already arrived and he has been busy putting it through its paces (we have requested one, but its not arrived yet). While Beretta may have a differing corporate statement, M9A3 was born to short-circuit the US Army’s Modular Handgun System, a […]

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OT Defense SLS “Nub” Mod

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 05:00

Earlier on TFB we reported about Oregon Trail Defense’s ALS “Nub” Mod for the Safariland line of Level 3 retention holsters. Essentially it is an aluminum part that is installed on the actuating lever that allows release of the handgun from the holster in a much faster and reliable way than the original small piece. […]

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Rebuttal for TFB’s Sturmgewher Article

Tue, 11/17/2015 - 04:00

There are a myriad of opinions within the industry on an even larger selection of topics. Too that point, often TFB writers disagree on topics. Ian from Forgotten Weapons (one of our contributors) has taken to disagree with Nathaniel F. on his post “7 Reasons I Don’t Like the MP-44 Sturmgewehr”. It is worth pointing out […]

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Suppressors affecting velocity

Mon, 11/16/2015 - 15:20

Dustin Ellermann recently conducted a simple test in which he shot various firearms of varying calibers through a chronograph with and without suppressors on each, in order to test their velocity. The overall findings are that, yes suppressors will increase the velocity of a round, with the exception of the .223 in his specific test, […]

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Bullpup AR Conversion

Mon, 11/16/2015 - 15:05

Recently I stumbled upon this gem of creativity, a fellow somewhere in the US who designed and put together a bullpup configuration of an AR15 by re-configuring the trigger group into a stock, putting a pistol grip and trigger guard along the rail system, raising the EoTech by about 2 inches with a rail riser […]

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Colt out of bankruptcy?

Mon, 11/16/2015 - 14:11

In a recent article on Guns.com shows an outlined plan for Colt Defense to get itself out of the current financial quagmire that it finds itself in these days. And no, it doesn’t involve a Native American Casino company as was proposed earlier this year in an attempt to save the company. The current plan is […]

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Special Police Operations ArmaLite AR-10A4

Mon, 11/16/2015 - 14:00

THE South American gun expert Ronaldo Olive sent us this photo and wrote … After entering service with Rio de Janeiro Military Police’s crack BOPE (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais, Special Police Operations Battalion), the ArmaLite AR-10A4 7.62x51mm rifle has now been added to the inventories of other units of that organization, namely the Batalhão de […]

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