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$49 Matrix Arms Keymod Handguards
Checkout this super budget friendly 15″ Keymod handguard I stumbled upon online. They’re made by Matrix Aerospace and they claim they’re 100% made in the USA out of 6061 Aluminum with a steel barrel nut. Anyone heard of Matrix Aerospace (Matrix Arms)? They retail for $149.99 at the Matrix Arms website and are selling for […]
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POTD: Hog Hunting / Safari Rifles
Tim From Texas sent us his Top Rifle: 22″ 6.5 creedmoor on trued rem 700, Bartlein barrel (threaded with flush thread protector), Timney trigger, Bell & Carlson medalist stock, Nightforce ATACR SFP Mrad Scope. Gunsmithing by Long Rifles Inc, Kryptek hydro dip by Modern outfitters. Bottom Rifle: 18″ 7.62×51 GA Precision GAP 10, Noveske Switchblock, […]
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KE Arms Picatinny Vice Block
Check out this Picatinny vice block from KE Arms. It allows you to lock your ARs upper receiver in a vice via the Picatinny rail and is pretty handy when trying to align your rail and upper during installs. I swap rails on my ARs all the time and it can be a pain for […]
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Royal Nonesuch Proves He’s An Idiot (Again)
Royal Nonesuch, a home-made firearms YouTuber has continued to sink to lower lows of safety (although some may argue increases in ingenuity) through his various homemade firearms projects. The latest project show is a .50 Cal firing through a pipe. A preliminary analysis shows that this should have catastrophically failed (especially if the bullet had any […]
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Massad Ayoob’s 10 Commandments of Concealed Carry
Sometimes the best instructors are “Old School” and there are (in my opinion) no better old school instructors than Massad Ayoob. So, when he issues commandments (on the Daily Caller), I have a tendency to pay close attention. I mean, who could not fault “Commandment I” COMMANDMENT I: If You Choose To Carry, Always Carry […]
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Welcome, Amateur Skynet…
Inventive, yes. Dangerous, yes. Fun, I’ll bet! Seriously though, should we be concerned about amateur assassin drones? How long until we have Action Pistol competitions that are done by drone? It doesn’t look that technologically challenging to do. It seems like you’d have to be super careful about the angles and how it is mounted so […]
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Viridian Compatible Holsters from Alien Gear
Alien Gear Holsters announced they are now making holster shells for pistols equipped with the Viridian Reactor series laser sighting systems. The shells work with the company’s existing line of Cloak Tuck IWB holsters. According to Alien Gear Holsters, the Viridian lasers will activate when drawn as designed by the manufacturer. For those not familiar […]
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Details on Canadian Ranger rifle process
Nathaniel F covered the choice of Sako in an earlier TFB post with some very detailed information about the rifles adoption, so I’m not going to rewrite what was put down about the specifics of the rifle. However Beretta recently released a new press release specifying more information on the trials of the Sako rifles, […]
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POTD: When An Airline Bought AR-10s To Kill Polar Bears
It’s 1958. You work as an executive for an airline that has just opened a route across the dangerous arctic, where any crash landing means a game of survival. You need a survival weapon, one that is light, versatile, and powerful, and the Army has just adopted a rifle that might fit that bill. This […]
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Blast From The Past: .58 Schubarth: An Egg of Brass & Lead
There are a lot of weird and wonderful kinds of ammunition out there, but a candidate for the title of “weirdest ammunition” might be the .58 Schubarth. Shaped like an egg on a diet, the .58 Schubarth was originally designed for an American break-action breechloading rifle design from the early 1860s. The round was recently […]
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POTD: A Tround And Tround We Go
Matt of the Historical Firearms blog sends us a few photos of the Dardick Tround, a decidedly unusual handgun famous for its absolutely bizarre mechanism that combines both magazine feed and a revolving “nutcracker” cylinder, all made possible by its unusual ammunition, called “trounds”: YouTuber LifeSizePotato has done a review of the gun:
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Sub-600 Serial Colt 601 For Auction At GunBroker
Have you ever wanted a major piece of Armalite/Colt history? Are you a Type 3 SOT? Then the rifle for you is up for auction at GunBroker: A low serial Colt 601, the first AR-15 variant manufactured at Colt. Still marked “Armalite”, this rifle’s serial number is 00059X: The 601 was […]
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Ruger Precision Rifle: High End, Almost AR
I was not expected Ruger to announce the new Ruger Precision Rifle. They have jumped from strengthening their bolt-action line up on the low-end, with the Ruger American, all the way to the high-end tactical / long range market with this new rifle. The first word that sprung to mind when I saw this rifle was “SEXY”. I love […]
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Top 5 Submachine Guns
The submachine gun is falling quickly into obsolescence, but they still fill a few important roles and are incredibly fun to shoot. In this episode of TFBTV, we look at the top 5 best sub-guns factoring in historical significance and effectiveness. We also had to have some honorable mentions as it would be sinful to […]
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Velocity Triggers is a new company founded by Tom …
Velocity Triggers is a new company founded by Tom Vehr, who has more than three decades of experience designing and producing triggers. Vehr has an impressive resume including fourteen years of experience with Timney Triggers where he ran various aspects of production ranging from design to tooling to testing. In addition to working with Timney, […]
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Double Barrel 1911 and Ballistics Gel
GY6vids answers his followers and produced a video showing what self defense 45acp rounds look like when shot from the Arsenal 1911.
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POTD: Da, Rifle Is Fine!
Retiv sends us this photo of the personal AK-74 of a Russian MVD (Ministry of Internal Affairs) agent “KardeN”. The rifle sports numerous modifications that actually differ between the two photos, even down to the optics mounts: One theme common to Russian special forces users is that they do not flinch at the opportunity to modify […]
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Winchester 1873 Sporter Octogon
Winchester Repeating Arms is now shipping the new Model 1873 Sporter Octagon with a case hardened receiver. These rifles were officially introduced at the 2015 SHOT Show and are now available to the public. The rifles have Grade II/III walnut stocks with an oil finish to match the case hardened receiver. The forend cap, lever […]
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New Cases from Starline Brass
Starline Brass announced the company was now selling brass cases for two additional cartridges: the .30 Carbine and the 9mm Steyr. Both new products are available in 500 and 1000 piece orders. The pricing for the .30 Carbine is $122 and $226, while the 9mm Steyr comes in at $97.50 and $170.50. From Starline Brass: […]
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Larry Vickers & Wilson Combat Partner to Release Vickers Elite 1911
Normally, I would roll my eyes at the mere mention of yet another celebrity-edition firearm, but I hate to say it, Larry Vickers’ Elite 1911 from Wilson Combat is almost exactly as I would customize one a 1911 handguns down to the color scheme. As such, it may just be a reasonably priced Wilson Combat, […]
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