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Sons Of Liberty Gun Works Launch AR15s Into Space
Anyone following Sons Of Liberty Gun Works might be aware that they had recently made hits on a target two miles away. Well, they’ve since aimed a lot farther, using a 90-degree vertical hold-over. The Sons Of Liberty Gun Works crew posted a video on their Instagram account of a privately launched rocket containing two […]
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World Record: Three Consecutive Hits At 2,118 Yards
Every now and then you hear about a new long-range world record set at unbelievably long distances. However, often times you find out that the shots were fired on quite a large target and only one of many fired rounds hit the target. Should we really count such hits as records? I mean if you […]
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POTD: AR15 and Microtech H.A.L.O. VI
Today’s Photos are of a rather special knife together with an AR15. The Microtech H.A.L.O. VI is an Out-The-Front, Single-Action Automatic knife. Single-Action Automatic knife? Really? Yes, after you pushed the button and released the blade out in the open it is fixed and won’t go back by another push on the button (like the […]
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TFB REVIEW: KNS SwitchSight Glock Sights
You just bought a Glock, and let’s face it, those plastic factory Glock sights are flat out embarrassing. Plastic sights on a metal slide just don’t make a whole lot of sense, and they are definitely nothing to write home about. When it comes time to upgrade those sights there are two things you may […]
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Edelweiss Raid 2019 – “Unofficial World Championship of Mountain Soldiers “
The “Edelweiss Raid 2019” is an international, military special competition for mountain fighters from 12 nations. The competition teams come from Austria, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and the USA. Most of these photos were chosen as they include some firearms that we don’t see too often in the open. […]
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Kalashnikov Concern to Make Civilian AK-12s called SAIGA-AK12
Sureshot Armament Group sent us a tip with pictures of a rifle that will soon become the civilian version of AK-12. The new rifle is called SAIGA-AK12. The pictures are from testing of this rifle conducted by George Gubich (six-time IPSC champion of Russia) in the premises of a company called Orengun. George posted on his […]
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Heckler & Koch 416F deployed in Sahel, Africa
According to this report from the French Armed Forces, they seem very happy with their new Heckler & Koch HK416Fs in the deserts of Sahel. They have used the HK416 out to 600 meters, with good results. It may sound silly, but if you previously had to hand-carry your flash/weapon-light as you couldn’t mount them […]
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Straight Pull Rifles from German Schmeisser
Almost ten years ago I shot a Schmeisser AR15 for the first time, and I recently examined two brand new Schmeisser AR15s. There was no possibility to shoot them, but I found them to be of good quality and design. At IWA in Germany Schmeisser will be releasing a list of new firearms and products. […]
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Get A(K) Grip: New TangoDown AKOE Battlegrip
You’ve got an AK but don’t want a grip that stores your batteries, dollar bills, condoms, matches or that last round? The good news is that you’re going to save $5,55, as the newly released AKOE from TangoDown is down on price versus its predecessor. Below: Pure and simple – the TangoDown AKOE Battlegrip. Empty inside. […]
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GIGN Adopts the BCB’s FRAMM Stock
It has been announced that France’s GIGN, the elite police tactical unit of the National Gendarmerie have adopted the FRAMM multi-position stock, for use with ballistic face shields, from BCB International. Here’s BCB’s video demonstrating the FRAMM: Here’s BCB’s press release on the adoption: Riot and ballistic face shields are essential for law enforcement officers in active […]
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[IDEX 2019] Truvelo AMRIS 20×42 mm from South Africa
Truvelo is a South African firearms manufacturing company which we know for their large caliber sniper and anti-materiel rifles. In IDEX they had a small booth where they managed to fit their newest baby and two of its bigger siblings. Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd The company was founded in 1966 to manufacture accurate speed measurement […]
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POTD: ”You can feel it in your body”
In Today’s Photo we’re looking at the various flashes the M/86 recoil-less rifle produces as it’s being fired by Swedish soldiers. The weapon is exported under the name AT4 (eighty-four), which also can be read as the caliber “84 mm” or “Anti-Tank”, which is one of many uses. According to Wikipedia, an AT4 CS (AT4 […]
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The Low-Recoil Space-Age MARS Rifle
I learned about the MARS rifle right before the SHOT Show 2019. The video demonstration of this rifle on the company’s website showed that while being chambered in .308 Winchester, the rifle virtually has no recoil. Needless to say that I was curious to find the MARS Inc. at the show and see if the […]
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[IDEX 2019] Steyr AUG .300 BLK and STM556 from Austria
Steyr Mannlicher attended IDEX with a somehow low profile booth in the Austrian pavilion. In the small space, they managed, however, to showcase a good selection of their products, from the new A2 pistol in different configurations to the impressive HS50 anti-materiel rifle. The two most interesting products were, however, an “Americanized” Austrian bullpup and […]
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Fire at SIG Sauer’s German Factory
On 27th February a fire broke out at SIG Sauer’s factory in Eckernförde, Germany. No staff were injured but the local fire brigade did respond to a call out to fight the fire. The fire started in the Eckernförde factory’s underground firing range where SIG Sauer test their weapons. SIG Sauer established their factory at Eckernförde in Schleswig – […]
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HANDS ON: SIG’s Latest Canebrake MCX Rattler
Arriving in the mail for review today was SIG Sauer MCX Rattler Canebrake. Thanks to SIG’s fantastic customer service team, I was able to get this gun promptly and I can’t thank them enough. Now, let’s take a closer look at the newest addition to the MCX lineup. Hands On Right out of […]
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India To Produce 750,000 AK-203s
News Agencies from both India and Russia have confirmed that India will adopt the 7.62x39mm AK-203, with production to be established at a plant in India. Production of as many as 750,000 rifles is planned. In recent weeks we’ve seen a lot of progress in India’s struggle to modernise its Army’s small arms. Not only […]
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Venezuelan Kalashnikov Factory to be Operational By the End of the Year
For many years we at TFB have been following the progress of Venezuela’s efforts to build a factory and produce AK-pattern rifles. In recent years 2019 has been the projected start date for production. Well, it’s now 2019 and according to Russian media sources everything is on track for Venezuelan AKs to start rolling off […]
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Portugal Signs Small Arms Deal with FN
On the 20th February, FN Herstal was awarded a ‘major contract’ for rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers by NATO’s Support & Procurement Agency (NSPA) on behalf of the Portuguese Army. The contract is said to be for “5.56mm and 7.62mm NATO caliber FN SCAR assault rifles, FN40GL grenade launchers, MINIMI 5.56 and 7.62 Mk3 […]
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As Seen On TFB: The Best Of Week 9, 2019
Good morning everyone and welcome to “As Seen On TFB”, a weekly review of the news, reviews and editorials from the past seven days right here at The Firearm Blog. The idea came to us from a reader who requested more content on the weekends. While we work out what would work best as Saturday […]
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