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Ammo Prices: 12/05/2014
Week 35. A lot of prices are up this week–must be pre-holiday price raising. Still, ammo makes a great Christmas/Hanukkah/[Insert Holiday of Choice]/etc. gift, and with the lower gas prices, maybe there is some extra cash to put toward shooting… We do appreciate the support and constructive comments and will continue this article series as […]
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Weekend Photo: One Sandviper, two large Aimpoints
Gregor writes … This is a MG74 with Aimpoint M4H, Aimpoint Magnifier and a TLLM (light/laser infrared module), mounted on the left side. This setup was used as the front gun of the passenger seat of the “Sandviper”. The Sandviper is a modified Puch G (Mercedes-Benz G-Class), that was used by the Jagdkommando (Austrian Army […]
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Weekend Photo: No permanent alterations (Mosin Nagant 91/30)
Roy sent us photos of his new modernized Mosin Nagant 91/30 built with no permanent alterations to the original Mosin barreled action or other parts. He writes … My newest (to me) rifle, and perhaps my new favorite, this is a customized Mosin Nagant 91/30. Out of respect, I opted not to make any permanent alterations to it. On […]
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Crossbow Review: Mission MXB-Dagger
The Firearm Blog, as its name suggests, primarily focuses on firearms related topics. Though we occasionally cover knives and industry news, “TFB” writers rarely get the chance to test the latest offerings of the archery industry. Recently Mission Archery, a division of Mathews, sent us the Mission MXB Dagger crossbow for testing. Since many readers […]
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BREAKING: Remington’s Response to Recall Allegations
As some of you may have already read, news stories exploded yesterday that Remington agreed to recall all 7.85 million Model 700 rifles ever made, due to trigger defects. We here at TFB consider fact-checking to be extremely important, and – while we have known of it since early yesterday – we wanted to get both sides […]
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Do You Train Properly for Self-Defense?
A vast number of firearms owners carry a gun for self-defense. Even so, all too many shooters continue to spend their range time firing their gun with both hands when it’s a necessity to work on your weak hand shooting as well. There are countless articles, blog posts, and flat-out rants on this very topic, […]
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Modular Handgun System Program Overview
For many of you, it will feel like “that time of year again”, so many US pistol competitions have come and gone. The Army’s Modular Handgun System program is gearing up to replace current service pistols with a new suite of pistols, holsters, and accessories. Still, despite efforts to replace it, the M9 remains the […]
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POTD: FN SCAR-L in South Korea
Apparently the South Korea Special Force are using the FN SCAR-L. A reader from South East Asia sent us photos of the Republic of Korea Army’s 707th Special Mission Battalion armed with SCAR-L rifles. Akaitama wrote … These are the photo of South Korea Special Force, the 707th Special Mission Battalion or the “White Tiger”, armed with FN SCAR-Ls. The FN SCAR-Ls […]
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Finland may adopt Beretta ARX-160
Beretta are wooing the Finnish politicians by offering to have the rifles manufactured (not just assembled) in Riihimäki, Finland at the Beretta owned SAKO factory, including allowing them to brand the rifles however they like. The Finn’s are looking to replace their Rk 95 TP which dates back to the late 1980s and has been in service for 20 years. The […]
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Hornady’s New American Gunner Ammunition
When Joyce Hornady founded Hornady in 1949, it was with one goal in mind: getting ammunition with superior performance capabilities onto the market. His motto was “Ten rounds through one hole,” which pretty much summed up his view of how ammunition should perform: if the shooter can bring it, the ammunition should be able to […]
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Mickey Mouse, His Friends, and Their Guns
I was recently chatting with a gun friend of mine who grew up in Germany, and has lived in the U.S. for many years now. He was telling me about all these Disney comic books he had growing up which were translated into German, and a number of the stories in these books show Mickey […]
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Ergo Grip Ultra Lite S KeyMod Hand Guard
Ergo Grip announced the release of a two piece hand guard for the AR-style rifle. The Ultra Lite S uses the KeyMod attachment technology to allow the addition of accessories without the need for a lot of unused Picatinny rails weighing the gun down. The hand guard is made of aluminum and weighs 4.9 ounces. […]
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Police Force Triple Defender
Street Wise Security Products is now selling the Police Force Triple Defender (PFTD.) The package uses Picatinny-type mounts to combine a stun gun, pepper spray and strobe light into a single über-tactical self-defense tool. The unit is a pistol-shaped polymer unit called a Defender Six-Sided Rail Unit (DSSRU.) The DSSRU has mounting rails everywhere, but is not a […]
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LooseRounds’ Colt 901 MARC Review
LooseRounds has posted an early review of the Colt 901 MARC rifle. In addition to doing standard 100 yard accuracy testing, he also tested the target at 1,000 and 1,200 yards. That’s really stretching its legs! ACCURACY TESTING For the accuracy testing of this new 901, I did things a little different this time around. […]
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What is Twice the Fun of an FN FAL? The Winchester Salvo
The FN FAL may have been the Right Arm of the Free World, but if it had any failing it was that it only had one barrel and could not fire more than one round at a time, a shortcoming shared with earlier guns such as the M1 Garand, MG42 and the Lee Enfield No. 4. In […]
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POTD: The New Kalashnikov Group
Today’s POTD is a little different. I don’t normally feature company marketing photos but today I am sharing with you the new Kalashnikov Group promotional images sent to the press. The first photos are for Kalashnikov, the sub-company of the Kalashnikov Group that is focusing on military and semi-automatic rifles. The next set of photos are for the […]
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Bersa BP380 Now Available On US Market
Bersa has introduced its first polymer-framed .380 ACP handgun to the US market. From the press release: Wanamassa, N.J. – Eagle Imports, Inc., the exclusive distributor of Metro Arms, Bersa, Comanche and Grand Power firearms products, is pleased to introduce to the U.S. market the BP380 Concealed Carry. The BP380 CC is Bersa’s first polymer-frame […]
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Field Guide to Reading Kalashnikov Markings
Conflict Armament Research is a company that works with the European Union to identify and trace weapons used in conflict zones around the world. They use small field teams to identify specific small arms, with the goal of figuring out how the equipment made its way to that particular battlefield. That means working with lots […]
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Pakistan Gunsmiths
In Darra Adam Khel, a small town in Pakistan, Light Engineering Industry makes firearms. This somewhat reminds me of the Filipino Backyard Gunsmiths. Win the new Springfield Armory XD-9 Mod.2 TFB's first ever gun giveaway.
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7.62x25mm CZ-52
I came across this pistol at a local gun store. I have never heard of it before so I did some researched and found IraqVeteran8888 did a video on it. Win the new Springfield Armory XD-9 Mod.2 TFB's first ever gun giveaway.
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