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Scope Parallax Adjustment
GY6 Vids does a great job explaining what Parallax Adjustment is. Some people call it Adjustable Objective. It is the same thing. Scopes with parallax adjustment help to keep the reticle and the objective in the same plane. So when you shift your head, the reticle should not move off the target.
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5 Colors Now Available for Stag Arms Rifles
Stag Arms will now be offering some of their AR-15s in a wider array of colors. To date they’ve been offered with a black anodized finish, but now they’ll be offered in four new colors for a total of five options: Burnished Bronze, Gun-Metal Grey, Foliage Green, and Desert Tan. All new colors are being offered in […]
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.22 MP40 from ATI vs. German WWII MP40 Submachine
ATI makes some very neat looking .22lr guns, both in the form of modern and classic weapons that actually shoot and cost a fraction of the price of the real deal. Their latest offering is the iconic MP40 in .22lr that looks and feels a lot like the real deal, but how does it shoot? […]
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Polish Armed Forces upgrade PKMs
At this years MSPO (Miedzynarodowy Salon Przemyslu Obronnego), a large defense exposition in Poland, an upgraded PKM was unveiled to the public. The UKM 2000P is a 7.62x51mm upgrade that will be replacing the Soviet era 7.62x54R mm PKMs currently in service with the Polish Armed Forces. The article from Jane’s mostly concentrates on the specs […]
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I run EOTechs on my NERF guns…
No, I’m not actually putting a military grade optic on a child proof toy worth barely a fraction of a brand new XPS2-2. However, with the Rival line of Nerf guns, you can have an automatic mini golf ball size thingy firing contraption, complete with built in MAGPUL sights (they really look like MAGPUL sights!), […]
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John Browning’s Harmonica Rifle
Ian of Forgotten Weapons takes a look at J.M. Browning’s Harmonica Rifle at Rock Island Auctions. Now the John Browning that we think of is not the maker of this rifle, but rather it was John Moses Browning’s father. A lesson Ian explains in some detail in this video.
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Why You Should Always Check Your Ammunition…
Paul Carlson of the Safety Solutions Academy posted this photo to his Facebook page today. As you can see, this factory fresh ammunition had a single round with an improperly formed case. I’m guessing that (at the very least) he would have that round stuck in the chamber after firing. I’ve always recommended that people […]
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POTD: [AWESOME PHOTO] Ancient vs. Modern Machine Guns
Now this is a photo I never expected to see! My good friend Trev Weston sent in this photo taken at a British (military?) range in Kent, UK. You can see Maxim machine guns, Vickers Mk I machine guns and, in the foreground, a British Army L7A2 GPMG (FN MAG). In 1897 the British firm Vickers, Sons & Company, purchased Maxim Nordenfelt Guns […]
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P-40 Warhawk Test Firing it’s .50 Cal Machine Guns
Remember our past post about the P-51 Mustang test firing it’s six 50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns? I stumbled upon a few pretty cool videos showing some Curtiss P-40 Warhawks test firing their .50 caliber machine guns as well, this time with blanks. The P-40 first flew in 1938 and was used until the end […]
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BREAKING: German MoD Releases RFI For New Infantry Rifles
The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has released a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to the industry, regarding new infantry weapons that could replace the troubled G36 rifle. A PIN is the European equivalent of the American Request For Information (RFI), which usually precedes a tender for a contract. […]
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Mantis Pistol Training Device
Considering handgun is my single worst firearm in 3-gun, I am keenly interested in the Mantis, a new pistol training device. Essentially, its a Bluetooth enabled package of accelerometers that interprets your shooting and tracks the firearm and deviation from the aiming position. It can detect trigger pull movement and suggest improvements based on the data. […]
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AR endurance findings, at a rental range
Forget about any military endurance testing of the AR/M16 platform, a rental range in Las Vegas has some extremely interesting findings when it comes to large round counts, sometimes in excess of 200,000 rounds through commercially available and full auto ARs. Granted, none of the grueling testing procedures in place from a military standpoint are […]
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B&T At B&T Police & Military Day 2015
TFB friend Lionel attended the recent B&T Police & Military Day 2015 event, and covered some of the products exhibited there. The host, Swiss company B&T (formerly Brügger & Thomet AG), of course brought a large number of products to show off. Lionel writes: Brugger & Thomet company the more weapons it produces, it is known […]
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Underwater Archery Better Than Underwater Firearm
Sometimes, the most absurd idea can yield some fascinating results. The latest to fall into the category is Eastman’s Hunting Journal who took to experimenting with archery underwater. At first, I thought it was going to be a miserable failure (especially considering bullet’s tendency to lose velocity in mere feet), but seeing the release, of […]
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Simunition At B&T Police & Military Day 2015
TFB friend Lionel attended the recent B&T Police & Military Day 2015 event, and covered some of the products exhibited there. Regarding Simunition’s booth, he writes: At Simunition presented two interesting systems: The first one based on circular modules incorporating color diode array. These modules can be integrated in or mounted on a target shot course […]
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New Photos of AK-74 Upgrade Package For Russian Army (Courtesy Larry Vickers)
Via his Facebook page, Larry Vickers shares with us some photos of a prototype upgraded AK-74 rifle, made by Kalashnikov Concern and adopted by the Russian Army: The modernization package offers the Russian Army the option to retrofit existing rifles to a newer standard, […]
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POTD: A Beautiful Colt Delta Gold Cup 10mm
Robert @ STP writes … Pictured here is a Colt Delta gold cup 10mm, which came through the LGS that I work at. It was sold online one hour after posting. I called Colt,and they gave it a mfg date of 1990. Note the relatively low-mass Accro rear sight (when compared to a Bo-mar), and […]
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Russian Army Orders AK-74 Upgrade Kits From Kalashnikov Concern
During the Army 2015 International Military-Technical Forum in June of this year, Kalashnikov showed off their products, including the AK-12, AK-15, and the new PL-14 pistol. Also present was the new upgrade kit for the AK-74 rifle, but what was missed by almost all Western outlets at the time was that, according to PredatorBDU.com, the Russian Army […]
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AutoTargets: Why You Should Buy One
Middle of June we posted about AutoTargets, a new company bringing some innovation to our beloved hobby/sport/profession. I tend to be somewhat of a tech geek so this particular product was definitely something on my radar. AutoTargets finally completed their research and development cycle and got their product to the point where they could open […]
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POTD: The Modern M60 E6 Machine Gun (plus lots of brass)
Trevor Weston sent us this photo showing two M60 E6 7.62mm machine guns with a whole lot of empty brass. The M60 E6 is an interesting gun. It is a modern version of the 1950s M60, designed quite a bit later than the 1990s version, the M60E4/MK 43. Wikipedia says this … An improvement on the M60E4, […]
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