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JP Rifles’ ASF-20 Ambidextrous AR-15 Lower Receiver

Tue, 06/21/2022 - 12:00

JP Rifles introduced their ASF-20 Ambidextrous AR-15 Billet Lower Receiver in 2020, and it somehow slipped past the lidless eye of TFB. Ambidextrous, or ambi AR-15 lower receivers have been cropping up in recent years, which give shooters more flexibility in manipulating their rifle controls without having to shift the rifle to one side or […]

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HUXWRX FLOW 556k Wins FBI Hostage Rescue Team 5-Year Contract

Fri, 06/17/2022 - 13:00

Regular TFB readers don’t need to be reminded that using firearm suppressors to protect shooters from hearing loss is a subject that is important to me. Over the past 10+ years, there has been an evolution in the way most silencers are designed, focusing on reducing the resulting gas and noise blowback that can occur […]

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Industry Job Openings: Apply To Join Team SureFire

Fri, 06/17/2022 - 12:00

It is rare that we post industry job openings here at TFB. But every once in a while a few come across our virtual desks that are interesting enough to make the cut. Actually, I’m not sure I just be ruining my chances by sharing these positions; you see I was born to be SureFire’s […]

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Rare Golden Guns from the Beretta Museum

Thu, 06/16/2022 - 08:00

In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at the Beretta Museum in Gardone Val Trompia, Italy to show you some of the rarest and most expensive guns in the world, including the full-auto Beretta 93R Raffica owned by Col. Muammar Gaddafi, a Beretta 92 owned by Sylvester Stallone, a Beretta M12S used by royal […]

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TFB B-Side Podcast: NRAAM 2022 Recap with Hop and Austin

Thu, 06/16/2022 - 08:00

Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by to check out our NRAAM 2022 recap. Today we’ve got on TFBTV’s Hop and TFB’s Austin to talk a bit about this year’s NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits. Austin, Hop, and I were fortunate enough to be able to go and cover the event for TFB and TFBTV […]

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TFB Review: KE Arms KP-15 WWSD 2020 Ultra Lightweight Carbine

Wed, 06/15/2022 - 19:00

The KP-15 and by extension the WWSD (What Would Stoner Do) have been an extremely hot topic within the AR-15 building community for the last two years or so with tons of people who both like and dislike the concept, as well as its implementation. Naturally, I was morbidly curious about the whole concept myself […]

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POTD: Finland’s Assault Rifle RK 62M

Wed, 06/15/2022 - 18:30

The hungriest beast of them all on this blog is our Photo Of The Day. It consumes hundreds of images every month, and it has been doing so for over 8 years. In a series of articles, we’ll be going through some of the firearms used by the Finnish Army. We’re going to begin with […]

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Rest in Peace George Trulock – A Shotgun Choke Tube Legend

Wed, 06/15/2022 - 12:00

It is our unfortunate duty to report to you that shotgun choke tube legend George Trulock has sadly passed away after a tough battle with pancreatic cancer. Trulock Choke Tubes was founded in 1981 by George who created a novel choke installation system that could be retrofitted into most shotgun barrels without the use of […]

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New Bolt-C Series Thermal Rifle Scopes from iRayUSA

Wed, 06/15/2022 - 08:00

The Texas-based iRay USA has released a new thermal rifle scope line, called the InfiRay Outdoor BOLT-C Series. These new rifle scopes have a traditional look and use a standard 30mm ring mounting interface. The thermal sensor is a powerful 12 μm 640×512 Micro II where the results are displayed on a 2560×2560 Micro-OLED HD display. […]

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New CMMG DISSENT Line of Personal Defense Weapons

Tue, 06/14/2022 - 12:00

CMMG have introduced a new line of PDW firearms dubbed Dissent. CMMG Dissent utilizes the company’s new patent-pending Compact Action in which the reciprocating action parts are contained within the upper receiver eliminating the need for a stock with a buffer/recoil spring mechanism inside it. According to the company, this is the shortest, most stowable Personal Defense […]

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TFB Podcast Roundup 47: There’s Always More to Learn

Mon, 06/13/2022 - 19:00

Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 47! Podcasts are a great way to expose yourself to new ideas in reference to a subject you’re already interested in. I’ve learned a lot while listening to gun podcasts and I have a very close friend of mine who is a dedicated gun podcast listener as well who draws […]

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POTD: LWRCI Special Edition Spartan Kopis Rifle

Mon, 06/13/2022 - 18:30

Photo Of The Day with some ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ, or ‘come and take them’. I don’t think anyone really would like that to happen, but this is a good-looking firearm, the LWRCI Spartan Kopis, which they only made 300 of back in 2016. It’s certainly worth looking at again. Here is the description of LWRC Internationals‘ […]

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TFB Weekly Web Deals 12: Deals to Stay Prepared

Mon, 06/13/2022 - 08:00

Every so often, national events occur in such a way that there is always a mass panic for specific firearms goods. Most notably ammunition, receivers, and magazines. This isn’t really a surprise to most of us who have been through the wringer a couple of times but to the uninformed, it might seem a bit […]

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Daniel Defense AR-15 with a Built-in Suppressor: The DDM4ISR

Sun, 06/12/2022 - 17:00

In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves performs a full review of the Daniel Defense DDM4ISR, or Daniel Defense Integrally Suppressed Rifle. James reviews this .300 Blackout AR-15/M4-type rifle with a built-in, permanently attached suppressor on the range in semi-auto format, and with a full-auto lower to see how it performs, and compares it to […]

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TFB Review: Blackhawk TecGrip FormLok DIY Holster

Fri, 06/10/2022 - 19:00

Big boxes of unused holsters are something that a lot of gun owners have. It’s almost inevitable that you’ll want to try out different styles and types of holsters for your carry and range guns and because of that, you’ll wind up spending a lot of money just trying things out. Sometimes there are even […]

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Friday Night Lights: Sopelem TN2 – GIGN Night Vision Goggle

Fri, 06/10/2022 - 18:00

Welcome back to another installment of Friday Night Lights. This week we take a close look at a night vision goggle that is somewhat obscure and somewhat rare. It is the Sopelem TN2 biocular goggle. It was used by France’s GIGN operators. I managed to acquire a used version so we can take a detailed […]

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Muzzle Dip? Strange Unexplained Physics In Non-Firearm Pistol Recoil

Fri, 06/10/2022 - 09:00

As you might have guessed from some of the articles I have written this year, I have been going down a slow-motion camera rabbit hole. On a forum for the Chronos high-speed camera, I came across a user’s video recording airsoft guns in high speed. What caught my attention was a peculiar event when he […]

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FINALLY: The FULL PEN-15 Review

Fri, 06/10/2022 - 00:00

In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves finally makes good on his promise for a full review of the PEN-15. What started out years ago as a viewer-driven project to build an AR-15 turned into a perverse exercise in crowdsourcing anything involving TFBTV viewers. James walks you through the story and brings the full review […]

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Springfield Armory Debuts a Desert FDE M1A as an NBS-Exclusive

Wed, 06/08/2022 - 12:00

Springfield Armory is known for a bevy of new firearms in the news as of late. They surprisingly brought to market a bullpup in the Hellion, they now are crafting bolt-action rifles with their Waypoint, and even have one of the hottest selling CCW pistols on the market with the Hellcat. Let’s not forget that […]

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TFB Review: Zeiss LRP S5 525-56 FFP PRS Scope

Tue, 06/07/2022 - 19:00

Last fall, Zeiss announced their LRP S5 FFP precision rifle scope. They claim this scope has the most elevation in its class. Zeiss sent one of their LRP S5 525-56 scopes to us for review. So let’s take a look through it. Zeiss @ TFB: [SHOT 2022] Zeiss Precision LRP S5 Scopes POTD: The Zeiss […]

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