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Trijicon Sights for HK VP9
Trijicon is now selling sights for the HK VP9 from the company’s Bright & Tough and HD lines. This is similar to the announcement made by the company recently about new sights for the Walther PPX. The Bright & Tough line is the standard Trijicon sights seen on many handguns for years. The HD line […]
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Wilson Combat and Beretta Team to Offer 92G Brigadier
Wilson Combat has been expanding its offerings for the Beretta 90-series handguns. Their latest offering is a direct partnership on the 92, the 92G. While externally similar to the production 92, the 92G’s ambi safety levers act as de-cockers only. They are not functional safeties. The Brigadier model includes a match barrel, heavier safety, and […]
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Steampunk Gatling Gun
I am not typically a fan of steampunk, but will gladly make and exception for this little wonder. YouTube user Alex Smyth has created a steam punk gatling based off of a 10/22. The a steam only powers the rotary barrels (for ATF compliance reasons), but it reaches an impressive ROF with the hand crank […]
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The First Ever Ladies Three Gun Match
From FMG is this video of the first all ladies three gun match held on November 6th this year. Sponsored by Brownells, this was a very successful event with 200 shooters. From pros to the novice they competed for over $200,000 in prizes donated by the firearms industry. I for one am glad to see […]
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Weekend Photo: PGM 338
Gregor sent us this nifty photo of his new PGM 338 chambered in (you guessed it) .338 Lapua Magnum. He has fitted it out with a S&B 5-20 Ultra Short scope, Era-Tac QD mount and a Harris Bipod. It is one handsome rifle in my opinion. The PGM 338 is made by PGM Précision in France and is in service in Israel, […]
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Weekend Photo: Benelli M4 Law Enforcement
Eddie sent us a photo of his Benelli M4 Law Enforcement. It has a Surefire M80 piccatiny rail forend on the front, a La Rue handstop underneath and is topped off with a Docter Red Dot sight. The Benelli is a very popular law enforcement shotgun in use around the world. Notable users include the US Military (M1014), British Armed […]
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Remington Wins USMC M40A6 Chassis Contract
Remington has won the Marine Corps’ contract to upgrade its existing M40A5 sniper rifles. From the press release: Madison, N.C. -The United States Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Remington Defense a contract to provide up to 2,000 modular stocks, spares, and magazines in support of the Marine’s M40 Sniper Rifle Modular Stock program. This […]
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Ammo Prices: 11/07/2014
Week 31. Again .22LR is coming in around $0.10/rd. And I agree with a number of the comments from last week. You can find bricks cheap locally in a lot of places. Which is going to be really important for a review I have coming out in a couple of weeks… It looks like the […]
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Weekend Photo: Frozen Scopes
TFB’s optics guru Timothy Yan recently visited the Alexander Arms facility. He writes … Temperature and recoil endurance testing of the optic by Alexander Arms. This featuring two of the new Hi-Lux Leatherwood Micro-Max B-Bot mini red-dot sights. The testing rifle is a special short barrel version of the Alexander Arms Ulfberth semi-automatic .338 Lapua Magnum rifle. The […]
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Weekend Photo: 11.5″ Short Barreled Rifle
Will of Arisaka Defense sent us this photo of his Bravo Company SBR (with his company’s keymod mount installed). Will wrote … The rifle is a complete Bravo Company SBR, with an 11.5″ barreled KMR upper, Geissele G2S trigger, and Magpul MBUS Pro sights and CTR stock. The optic is an Aimpoint H1 in an ADM mount. The […]
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Reinforced Cartridge for 3-D Printed Guns – The .314 Atlas
Prior to now, 3-D weapons were unpractical since they had significant risk at exploding with their contained ammunition. Simply put, the plastics available to common 3-D printers was not strong enough. While some could handle a few or even multiple rounds, many fired a single shot and disintegrated. That has now changed with the introduction […]
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Weekly DTIC: Bill Davis, And The Birth of Small Caliber High Velocity
This week’s document, An Investigation of An Experimental Caliber .22 High Velocity Bullet For Rifles, is the report created from one of the first serious investigations of small caliber high velocity ammunition for the standard infantry weapon. Its author, William C. Davis, is one of the key figures in the history of the military .22, […]
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Blitzkrieg Components Chevron Night Sight
Blitzkrieg Components recently released their new Luminescent Green Stripe AR-15 Chevron Front Sight Post. You can install it in most front sights that will accept Mil-Spec front sight post and Blitzkrieg Components even throws in a handy front sight tool, they don’t fit the new Magpul MBUS Pro or the LWRC Skirmish sights however. Check […]
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POTD: The Hmong Muskets Awarded To Military Advisers
TFB’s resident adventurer Claymore sent me this photo from his archives. This maybe the MOST “exclusive” photo ever on TFB! I was looking up a photo of my 762 gear for somebody and saw this. It is a photo on me receiving my “adviser musket” from General Vang Pao. Vang Pao was a famous leader of one […]
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Saiga 9 Available in Europe
According to TFB reader Mac21500, the civilian version of the 9mm PP-19-01 Vityaz submachine gun has hit the European market. Apparently, the weapon is available for under $1000 (it’s unclear whether that’s USD or something else). The magazines are limited to ten rounds to comply with most European laws. The Vityaz has been in production since […]
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Colt MARC 901 Rifle Family
Colt is introducing a rifle family based on the CM 901 series of rifles, intended to increase modularity and the ease with which one rifle can be converted into another caliber. From the press release: Colt’s Manufacturing Company, one of the world’s leading designers, developers and manufacturers of firearms, has evolved its highly popular LE901®-16S […]
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Remington Awarded Contract for the Marine’s M40 Sniper Rifle Program
The United States Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Remington Defense a contract to provide up to 2,000 modular stocks, spares, and magazines in support of the Marine’s M40 Sniper Rifle Modular Stock program. When I was downrange we had the M40A3 variation. This new contract is for the M40A6 variant (which will be a […]
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New Trijicon Sights for Walther PPX
Trijicon announced they are now selling sights for the Walther PPX from the Bright & Tough and HD lines. Bright & Tough sights are the traditional three-dot with tritium inserts that many people are familiar with. The HD night sights use tritium inserts, but with a bold photoluminescent outline on the front sight for increased […]
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Donating a Gun With a Legend…
If you read my article on the Bond Arms factory tour, you saw the cliffhanger at the end where I stated that we would be presenting a firearm to a famous person in the name of charity. Know this: while we presented the pistol at a NASCAR race, you do not have to be a […]
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Russian Soldier Training
This video was posted on Facebook. It seems some soldiers are using GoPros mounted to their weapons during a training drill. There seems to be quite a few safety violations with some flagging of their fellow soldiers.
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