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Understanding Transonic Flight
The flight of a rifle bullet may seem to be a simple thing – it flies through the air at high speeds, steadily losing velocity and energy until it either impacts the dirt or simply falls out of the sky. In fact, though, there is a lot of complex fluid dynamics to absorb to fully […]
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SSD’s Modernized FG-42 at IWA
TFB’s IWA coverage comes courtesy of Troubleshooter Berlin, who made it out to Nürnberg for the show. Many thanks to him for providing the pictures and information. I cannot think of a weapon so long dead that has risen from the grave quite like the FG-42. Only a few thousand originals were made during World War […]
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Weekend Photo: Glock 26
Pro2AGuy sent us a photo of what he considers to be the perfect CCW … I took me a bit of time to find that “perfect” CCW, but I settled on the Glock 26. Fierce competition out there in this category to be sure as it seems like vendors can’t keep up with demand relative […]
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Weekend Photo: E-bo Uthai 12 (Pistol chambered in 12 Gauge)
Akaitama sent us this photo from a Thai forum. He writes … The name “Uthai” comes from the place of origin where the first one was made “E-teng village, Payuha siri district, Nakornsawan province” but it was mistaken by people, they thought it was Uthai-thani province (These 2 provinces aren’t very far from each other) , […]
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When Pigs Fly: An 850 Round Burst From An M60
Though I’m spending most of my time this Saturday hitting a stack of thick books as part of my ongoing research, I wouldn’t want to leave our readers hanging. So, today we’ll take a look at an older – but still extremely impressive – video from back in the dawn of YouTube. That is, an […]
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AR-15 Green Tip Ammunition Already Classified as Armour Piercing
Townhall and others report that M855 “Green Tip” may already be classified as armour piercing by the BATFE … When you take a look at the 2005 ATF Regulation Guide, you’ll see an exemption for AR-15 “green-tip” ammunition, which means it exempted from the definition of “armor piercing” and therefore is legal on the federal […]
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Looking for help from a German, a Russian and a Japanses reader
Dear Readers, TFB is very much dedicated to our overseas readers. With that in mind we would like to start with subtitles for those readers in Germany, France, Russia and Japan. I would like for our readers to be able to enjoy watching our TFBTV videos with subtitles in their native language. I am already getting […]
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BSA Prototype .45 ACP Pistol at James D. Julia
One of the neat things about taking the plunge into the archives, documents, videos, and even blog posts concerning firearms history, is that it really shatters the perception of a “complete” picture of firearms history created by tabletop books that attempt to catalog “every” type of firearm. A great example of what I mean is […]
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Ammo Prices: 03/06/2015
Week 43. Well, .223 Rem appears to be running low–at least the number of vendors (of the ones I’ve been following) don’t have the stock they did. A number of the vendors aren’t even listing it. Woohoo for all of the panic buyers. I imagine that stock will take a few months to catch back […]
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Wilson Combat Introduces The .308 “Super Sniper”
Wilson Combat, maker of custom AR-15s and 1911s, has announced another entry into the .308 caliber AR world, the “Super Sniper”. From the press release: .308 SS (Super Sniper) Unmatched reliability meets pinpoint accuracy in the Wilson Combat .308 Super Sniper, the ultimate semi-automatic sharpshooting platform! Wilson Combat’s legendary, match grade barrel– the heart of […]
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POTD: From South Eastern Europe with Love
Lindy, who blogs at Vodka and Espresso, sent us this beautiful photo of this Yugo M57 Tokarev and Bulgarian Makarov, both with some custom grips.
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Cutaway FALs Galore!
Chuck at GunLab recently posted on a cutaway L1A1 British FAL; since I have been studying the FAL recently, I was naturally drawn to the post. Unfortunately, Chuck’s coverage is somewhat spartan, and the images fairly low resolution, so I went hunting for more. I found quite a few great images of cutaway FALs, which […]
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The Evolution of The H&K .45 ACP Handgun
Heckler and Koch has had something of a spotty history with the American .45 ACP caliber. Originally, H&K -typically for a European company – was dismissive of the caliber, and felt they could not make a business case for weapons chambered in it. .45 ACP is after all, only really popular in the US and […]
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Shotgun 1911 From Thailand
The folks over at Recoil posted these pictures of what looks like a custom single shot shotgun 1911 from Thailand. I couldn’t find much info about it, an image search showed this forum thread in Thai. I wonder how much it hurts when you shoot it.
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Tactical Grips from Altamont Company
The Altamont Company is an Illinois-based manufacturer of custom grips for pistols and revolvers. The company makes wood and composite grips for revolvers and pistols alike. Recently, the Altamont Company announced a new line of tactical grips focused on the 1911 style pistol. The new line uses composite materials and variety of textures. All grips are made […]
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Richard Tip on Tactical Bumhats.
Remember Richard Tip? He posted a video about an experience he had at a Gander Mountain. Well he has another video about a particular group of “Tactical Asshats”. He comments on a group’s video that promotes a future training course they will be holding. Only they can’t seem to get their own demo video right. […]
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The Besal Machine Gun
One of the types of weapons that saw a lot of service in the period from 1918-1945 is the top-fed detachable magazine rifle-caliber light machine gun, or automatic rifle. Beginning with the Danish Madsen, reaching its height before and during World War II with platforms like the FM 24/29, ZB 26, and seeing continued service postwar (a notable […]
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Dugan on Light Machine Guns
Alex, Patrick and myself are big fans of Dugan and his CarniK Con Youtube Channel. His style is best described as “over-the-top 1980s action movie”. In this episode Dugan explores the world of LMG’s, with some tank action thrown in to the mix.
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Magnetospeed: Obsoleting Convenional Chronographs
At SHOT Show I finally got to take a look at the Magnetospeed, a chronograph that measures the speed of a bullet by measuring the time it takes for it to pass through two magnetic fields. Conventional chronographs work by measuring the time it takes for a bullet to pass over two optical sensors. The problem with the conventional […]
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New Official IDPA Steel Target
The IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association), which has been overseeing the shooting sport of taking on real-life self-defense scenarios on a competitive platform since 1996, has decided it’s time they came out with an official steel target. Fans of IDPA and the concept behind it, whether competitors or spectators, should be happy to see these targets hit […]
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