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Tresna JAG9 9mm Carbine
Tresna Defense has a 9mm carbine that comes in S&W M&P magazine platform. They already have a Glock version out and is available now as a rifle or pistol. If you are Law Enforcement, they make a full auto SMG. Jose, the CEO of Tresna, brought out his new JAG9MP for us to shoot at […]
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Microtech Small Arms Research Closes Its Doors
Microtech’s small arms division, MSAR, has ceased operations. Microtech Small Arms Research, or MSAR, manufactured variants of the Steyr AUG for the US civilian market starting in 2007. They announced their closure in a March 20 letter to their customers: MICROTECH SMALL ARMS RESEARCH | 3.20.15 | It’s been quite the journey. We set out […]
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Luger With a 20″ Barrel
Remember in the original Batman movie from 1989 when the Joker shoots down the Batwing with his super long barreled revolver? This Luger is just as ridiculous. A Redditor posted about their unique find recently, check out the rest of the pics here. I wonder how it shoots, and do they make a Sig brace adapter for them yet? In […]
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Larry Vickers breaks down “Collateral” Alleyway Gunfight
In this video Larry Vickers breaks down the alleyway gunfight in the movie Collateral (2004). It is well worth watching. The video below shows the live-fire gun training Tom Cruise did for the movie. Thanks to Jay for the link. Win the new Springfield Armory Black XD-S® 3.3" Single Stack 9mm
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LuckyGunner Puts Red And Green Lasers Head To Head
Green lasers have been hyped a lot recently, but how do they actually compate with red lasers? LuckyGunner’s Chris Baker takes a look at this question in his latest article. It’s worth reading the whole thing, but his conclusions are recreated below: Observations The numbers don’t lie, but they also don’t tell the whole story. […]
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Taurus Curve Video Review
Youtuber Andrew @ GY6vids reviews the Taurus Curve pistol. It is hard to see in the video, but as you can see in the phtoo above, the “curve is not the curvey profile, but the fact that the entire frame has a concurve shape, designed to curve around your upper thigh and, in theory, print slightly […]
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Browning Expands X-Bolt Line
Browning is expanding their X-Bolt line, the line they’ve claimed is “the new benchmark in bolt-action rifles.” Among other improvements upon their other bolt-actions, the X-Bolt line has Browning’s adjustable three-lever Feather Trigger and is lighter-weight overall. The company says the two new additions promise superior accuracy and being immediately hunt-ready. From Browning: Browning will expand […]
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Field Sports Channel’s Global Hunting Survey
Recently the inimitable Field Sports Channel conducted a global hunting survey, which turned up some very interesting statistics. A video overview is embedded below: The full results of the survey are available at this link. The data are really quite interesting, answering important questions like “how are most hunters getting their news?” and “which regions […]
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Forgotten Weapons and The T124E2 AT Gun
The second Forgotten Weapons video to feature really big guns, the embedded flick below shows a T124E2 AT (anti-tank) gun firing. These weapons were the last of the towed American AT guns, with less than a hundred made, although the Soviet Union – and its successor the Russian Federation – continues to use towed AT guns to the […]
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BCMGUNFIGHTER Light Mounts for The KeyMod Platform
BCM is introducing three new KeyMod mounts for lights: 1913 KeyMod, Scout KeyMod, and One Inch KeyMod. BCMGUNFIGHTER Light Mounts for the KeyMod platform deliver a full ambidextrous light mount precision machined from solid billet aluminum with a low-profile and snag-free design. Engineered to mount flush or cantilevered off either the left or right side […]
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Strike Industries AR-Enhanced Bolt Catch
Strike Industries has added another component to their catalog of AR upgrades. The SI Enhanced Bolt Catch is another piece in our line of high quality parts for the AR. The SI AR-EBC features an extra wide bolt catch lever surface making its operation effortless. Its solid construction and clean matte black finish make it […]
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POTD: Getting Good at NFA Paperwork
Tim sent us this photo of his range bench … The end to a “quiet” day at the range.. – Benelli M4 w/Salvo – Sig P229 w/9mm Osprey – Ruger SR22 w/Sparrow – AAC 9″ 300 upper w/762-SDN-6, shadow ops lower, Trijicon TA31-C-100411 – Generic black friday 556 upper w/TA31RCO-M4CP – Celestron spotting scope (great […]
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What is TFBTV?
You have probably noticed we here at TFB have been actively trying to build a YouTube channel that, so far has gone over better than we could have ever expected. So what does this program have in store for readers? Hopefully this will shine some light on what we are trying to accomplish! Guns in […]
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Review: Streamlight PROTAC 1AAA Flashlight
Win the new Springfield Armory Black XD-S® 3.3" Single Stack 9mm
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SCCY Industries Factory Tour
As part of the Big 3 East Media event, we got invited to tour the SCCY factory. For those of you who are not familiar with SCCY, they make the CPX-1 and CPX-2 pistols. SCCY was originally called SKYY. But the vodka people had issues with that. So they changed it to SCCY and […]
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Lucid Introduces the P7 4x Optic
Lucid has introduced their P7 4x Optic, a fixed-power low-magnification combat scope. Featuring a new reticle designed with a built-in BDC. Rather than orient the optic specifically to one loading and barrel length, the optic features 8 MOA drop dots, numbered on the right. The reticle is illuminated by a single AA battery is automatically […]
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Evil 3-Gun Targets: Swinging Texas Star
Prior to today, I had never seen or heard of a swinging star target, but now having seen them, they will haunt my competition nightmares. Called the “Death Star” by many who have encountered it, the swinging texas start adds lateral and vertical movement to the standard rotation. In short, shoot it quick or have […]
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New RWS Loads
RWS, a hunting and sporting ammunition brand of RUAG Ammotech AG, introduced a number of new rifle cartridges for 2015. From the company’s HIT line, RWS introduced four new calibers: .270 Win 8×57 IS (aka 8mm Mauser) 8×85 IRS 8×68 S The HIT line of ammunition uses a lead free bullet that is designed for […]
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JPX4: Enhanced OC Firepower
Quad barrel handguns are nothing new, nor are pepper spray (aka oleoresin capsicum, or OC) dispensers shaped like a pistol. However, the Swiss company Piexon has now blended the two to make a four barrel pepper pistol called the JPX4. The JPX4 operates in a manner similar to a firearm, having the same shape as […]
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SCCY CPX-3 .380acp
Yesterday I got to go on a SCCY Industries factory tour. CEO and founder Joe Roebuck showed us his facility and broke the news that they are working on a new pistol in .380acp.The gun is still in the prototype/pre-production phase so I don’t have any pictures of it yet. They estimate a release date […]
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