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Ruger Commemorates 70th Anniversary with Limited Edition Mark IV
Generations have grown up with Bill Ruger’s iconic .22 calibre pistol. Hundreds of thousands have learnt to shoot and spent countless hours plinking with the Ruger Standard. The Standard was the pistol Ruger was launched on and 70 years later the company have announced a commemorative 70th-anniversary edition of the Standard MkIV. The limited edition […]
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First Firearm: 1st Hunting Shotgun for All Seasons and Game
Welcome to another installment of TFB’s First Firearm Series. This series is dedicated to those that are contemplating buying their first firearm ever, or the first firearm for the specific topic that we are discussing each week. In this week’s edition, we are covering the first hunting shotgun someone might purchase and things to consider before you […]
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Top 5 Guns from the 2019 NRA Show [NRAAM 2019]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James tells you which of the NEW guns from NRA Annual Meeting 2019 were his top 5 favorites. This list does NOT include rifles – check Joel Wise’s Top 5 Rifles from NRA vid for those. ««« PATREON GIVEAWAYS »»» Go to http://tfbtv.gun.team for details on our monthly […]
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Ruger Adds .350 Legend To AR-556 MPR and American Rifle Lines
Ruger has just released their new offerings for the new .350 Legend cartridge in the form of their semi-automatic AR-556 MPR and American bolt action rifles. Winchester’s introduction of the .350 Legend cartridge this year created a stir amongst hunters that are limited to “straight-wall” cartridges. In continuance of listening to the desires of customers, […]
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TFB FIELD STRIP: The U.S. Army SIG Sauer P320 M17 Pistol
Ah, the famous SIG Sauer P320 M17 pistol, placed into service by the U.S. Army and other branches after a long and pronounced testing and evaluation period that was not without controversy. But, besides a few slight specifications and material treatment variations, the M17 is nearly identical to the civilian P320 pistols laying on the […]
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Colin Furze Builds An Uzi Machine Gun Briefcase
For those not familiar with Colin Furze, he is an eccentric mad tinkerer in England. He has a substantial following on his YouTube channel and he makes some really cool gadgets. I first came across Colin 5 years ago when he made working Wolverine claws from X-Men. Then he made wrist mounted flame throwers based […]
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POTD: Maschinengewehr 74
The highlight of any training within the military? Shooting fully automatic firearms for sure, as well as blowing things up, and in Today’s Photo, you can see soldiers of the Austrian Bundesheer working their issued Maschinengewehr 74. Perhaps running with the 12 kg heavy (plus ammo and other gear) isn’t the highlight of the day, […]
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SILENCER SATURDAY #71: Suppressor Height Sights Are OVERRATED
Good morning everyone and thanks for reading yet another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday, a safe space for common people preserving their hearing, not government-backed movie assassins. Today we will be talking about a peripheral issue effecting suppressed shooters: sight picture. The question (or comments) regarding the use of suppressor height sights on pistols is […]
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Top 5 Rifles Of NRA 2019
Here are the Top 5 Rifles from the NRAAM 2019 (according to Joel). We’ve got everything from a $399.00 22LR all the way to a precision rifle that can cost upwards of $12,000! See which gun comes out on top. Leave your comments if you agree or disagree. ««« PATREON GIVEAWAYS »»» Go to http://tfbtv.gun.team […]
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: A Peek Through ANVIS10 PNVG (Panoramic Night Vision Goggles)
When trying to see in the dark with night vision, most people start off with a monocular like the PVS-14 or a split view device like the PVS-7. If you have more money to burn you go with dual tubes, one image intensifying tube for each eye giving you 3D stereoscopic vision. You can do […]
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POTD: Norwegian Naval Special Operation Commando
“Prepare for tomorrow’s threats, today” – that is the motto of the Norwegian Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK), a unit name that translates to the Norwegian Naval Special Operation Commando. Today’s Photos are nothing short of amazing, as they show off a live fire exercise from their speed boats. Below: Operators from Norwegian Naval Special Operation Commando in […]
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[NRA 2019] H&K VP9L Long Slide Pistol
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James meets with H&K to talk about the newest addition to Heckler & Koch’s striker fired polymer wondernine, the VP9. In particular, the VP9L as it is called is a long slide version of the venerable VP9 and VP9-B, and it will give additional controllability and better accuracy […]
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Reader’s Choice BEST Overall Accessory: SB Tactical SBA3 Pistol Stabilizing Brace
For the month of April, we challenged our readers with a pretty broad category for the Reader’s Choice by asking you what is the “BEST Overall Accessory for a Rifle, Shotgun, or Pistol.” We received appropriate criticism that the category is indeed very broad which we will not disagree with. We at TFB slightly enjoy […]
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MAC & JAMES – New B&T US Army Sub-Compact Weapon
Combining three of my favorite things into one complete package, Tim from the Military Arms Channel and James from TFBTV get a first look at the New B&T US Army Sub-Compact Weapon in this exclusive new video. We’ve covered the Army’s new contract for B&T sub guns several times in the past, and as an […]
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[NRA 2019] Beretta 1301 Competition Pro Shotgun
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James meets with Beretta reps to talk about the new additions to Beretta’s tactical/practical competition shooting guns. This clip looks at Beretta’s new gas-operated semi-auto shotgun built specifically for competition, the Beretta 1301 Competition Pro shotgun. This high-speed low-drag scattergun has a LOT of features geared towards competition […]
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BATTLE OF THE BULLS: Dan Wesson ECP Vs Wilson Combat ULC
How did we arrive at a Dan Wesson ECP Vs Wilson Combat ULC showdown? After years of carrying and practicing with a Glock 19, and a couple of other compact polymer double-stack 9mm pistols, I found I wasn’t really getting to where I wanted to be with my CCW pistol training. Specifically, I felt my […]
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[NRA 2019] .308 Weighs Less Than an MP5? The POF Revolution
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James Speaks with the gang from POF about their new POF Revolution, a .308 AR-15 (NOT an AR-10) that WEIGHS LESS THAN A 9MM MP5! How do they achieve this? Check the video and find out. ««« PATREON GIVEAWAYS »»» Go to http://tfbtv.gun.team for details on our monthly […]
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Steel VS Polymer AR Magazines. What’s More Reliable?
With the market flooded in AR magazines, there’s been the age-old rivalry between metal magazines and polymer magazines. Often there are debates between people on which style magazine they prefer and give a number of reasons. There are also companies who make hybrid magazines which use both metal and polymer features. So what do you […]
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New UMAREX G19x, G18C Gen3 and G19 Gen4 Airsoft Glocks
About a year ago Umarex introduced their new line of licensed airsoft replicas of Glock pistols. Back then, they launched the G42, G19, G17, and G17 Gen4 replicas. Recently, they have added three other airsoft Glocks including a G19 Gen4, G18C, and G19X. Although there are many other airsoft Glocks on the market, to my knowledge, […]
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One Mile Per Second or 5,280 FPS
Geeks Gadgets and Guns, a gun-related podcast website, has published on their social media pages a photo from an ongoing LFD Research project depicting cartridges loaded with saboted bullets. Well, at first glance, I didn’t see anything extraordinary because these cartridges looked like Remington Accelerator replicas with different bullets. But when I read the caption […]
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