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New Palmetto State Armory PA10 .308 Uppers
Remember the Palmetto State Armory PA10 .308 stripped lower receiver we posted about last month? Well they’ve finally released an upper chambered in .308 Winchester to go along with it. Dubbed the PSA PA10 upper, it features a 16″ stainless steel barrel, mid length gas system, 1 in 10″ twist rate, a Midwest Industries SS […]
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No Desiccants Needed: Federal Fresh-Fire Packs for 5.56
Preppers may want to pay attention: Federal has gone live with nitrogen-purged “fresh-fire” packs for 5.56 rounds. Federal is packaging 30 rounds (coincidentally ideal for most standard-capacity magazines) of 5.56 in (very) long-term storable containers. The “Fresh Fire” packs (also shipping in .22LR) are purged and then completely sealed in corrosion-resistant packaging. Both 55 FMJ […]
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Former Employee Sues Sharps & Broadsword Group
Michael H. Blank, formerly of the Broadsword Group, LLC and Sharps Rifle company has formally filed suit against his former employer. Mr. Blank contends that he is owed a 10% royalty based on a verbal contract between Broadsword and himself for IP he brought to the company. Mr. Blank designed the 25-45 Sharps cartridge and […]
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NY Compliant Rifle from MGI
MG Industries (MGI) is now making a New York compliant AR-style rifle that is based on their existing modular Hydra rifle design. The NY compliant gun retains the ability to change calibers quickly. Calibers the NY compliant Hydra can convert to include: .22 LR .223 Rem/5.56 NATO 6.5 Grendel 6.8 SPC .450 Thumper .458 SOCOM […]
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Polenar Tactical
Here is a group of firearm enthusiasts in Slovenia and across Europe. They promote responsible firearm ownership and exercise their freedoms. They love to film their shoots. Here is a video of an assault wearing PenCott Greenzone Camo. Armed with two VZ-58s, one AK and an AR. For more info, check out their website.
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Open Carry Faux Pas
A friend shared this with me. He does not know the origins and context of the image. As you can see, this person is open carrying inside a Best Buy. Upon closer inspection, he has a right handed Blackhawk Serpa holster but is carrying it on his left side. It looks to be a Ruger […]
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3D Printed Glock Light Mount
An ingenious Redditor 3D printed this pretty sweet light mount for their Glock. In case you’re wondering if it will hold up to recoil, the designer made the video below to show it in action. It’s pretty sweet if you ask me, the only issue is it wouldn’t fit in a holster obviously. Yes, it […]
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Tracking Point: “The Real Deal”, Says WeaponsMan
WeaponsMan, a must read blog for those interested in military small arms, blogs about an early long-range consumer test of the TrackingPoint rifle and optic system: Quick take-aways: Best packaged gun any of them had ever seen. In the gunsmith’s experience, that’s out of thousands of new guns. Favorably impressed with the quality of the […]
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POTD: Two Savages On A Prairie
Brandon sent in this nifty photo of two of his Savage rifles on prairie near Badlands National Park. This is a photo of my Savage 12VLP chambered in 22-250 with a Leupold VX-2 scope. The back rifle is a Savage 93r17 BVSS with a Vortex Crossfire 2. This photo was taken on my first prairie dog […]
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Muzzle Energy Calculator
My favorite Muzzle Energy Calculator was hosted by AirHog, makers of high quality air gun tanks, valves and other accessories. Airhog redesigned their website a while back and have taken the old site offline, which included the calculator. Through the magic of the Internet Archive, I have resurrected and improved their calculator. Hopefully they will […]
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Meopta MeoTac ZD 1-4×22 RD Tactical Scope
I am often asked by others what’s the best 1-4x tactical scope on the market. For me, one of the very under-rated 1-4x optics is the Meopta MeoTac ZD 1-4x22mm RD. On the high-end of their product lines, Meopta offers the optical performance that matches many well-known German and Austrian brands. Meopta is significantly more affordable and in some […]
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Drug cartel DIY open-bolt automatic rifles
A development in improvised weaponry spearheaded by South America’s drug cartel armorers has been the blow-back operated open-bolt automatic rifle. The simple solution to the usual intricacies of a typical assault rifle’s locking, delay or gas operation is to essentially make a scaled-up submachine-gun with a very heavy bolt capable of operating at much higher […]
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Maglula magazine loader
This invention is several months old but is notable because I’ve never seen it until now. It’s a box like device made by Maglula where you place an AR15 30 round magazine inside, and load up 30 rounds in the loader and the contraption automatically loads the entire magazine within seconds. At a price tag of […]
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Meet the AKS-74K – The 10.5″ AK You Always Wanted
Colorado gunsmith (and my good friend) Adam Scheifter has completed the first working example of his modified short barreled AK, which he dubs the “AKS-74K” – “K” for “karabin”, naturally. According to Adam, the project was inspired by the AK-105, which is intended to supplant the AKS-74U through having much more in common with the […]
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New SureFire Weaponlights with IR Capabilities
SureFire announced two new weaponlights with infrared (IR) capabilities: the X300V and the X400V. Both model lights are rated for 150 lumens of white light, and 120 mW of IR illumination. SureFire states the lights’ lens creates a beam with “significant reach.” The X400V adds a 0.7 mW IR laser sight to the unit. The lights […]
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POTD: SBR Fireworks
TFB Reader Gregor emailed us these photos he took of a semi auto SIG SG552 with a short barrel. The combination of the 8.9 inch barrel, Primary Arms TTO compensator and ordinary 55 grains .223 ammo produces a huge muzzle flash, accompanied by rays of hot particles. Much to the disgust of my shooting buddy, who […]
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POTD: A Classic CZ
This beautiful pistol is a ČZ vz. 27 and chambered in 7.65 mm Browning (aka. .32 ACP). I am not sure when this model was first manufactured but it was at least as early as 1939 (feel free to share any information you have on this gun in the comment below). This particular CZ 27 was made […]
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POTD: Johannes’ First Two Guns
A European reader emailed us a photo of his first two guns which he purchased earlier this summer. A Ruger 10/22 is the perfect beginners rifle and an AR-15 is a solid choice for any shooter. Earlier this summer I got my first guns and went out to the range to try them out. Ruger 10/22 […]
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POTD: A Good Deal on a Quality Gun
To be honest, I am a plastic fantastic fan myself, but I cannot call a plastic gun beautiful … Glock guns simply are not beautiful. The 1911 is a beautiful gun. TFB reader Sean managed to buy this beauty for a very good price in the used section of his local gun store. This is my favorite […]
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Moody’s downgrades Heckler & Koch
Moody’s Investor Service has downgraded Heckler & Koch GmbH’s (Germany) Corporate Family Rating because the company may not have enough cashflow to pay the semi-annual $14 million of interest it owes on its EUR295 million debt. From the research report (emphasis added) … Today’s rating action reflects the recent reduction in HK’s underlying liquidity owing to a marked weakening in the […]
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