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POTD: A Tavor in Jerusalem
New Zealand blogger Whaleoil is visiting Israel. He sent us this photo of a Tavor he saw in Jerusalem a few days ago. The carbine is equipped, Israeli style, with a spare magazine attached to the buttstock and a Trijicon ACOG. The solider is a member of the Golani Brigade. As far as the exact version of […]
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ATF Proposes New Rule: FFL’s Must Report Lost in Transit Firearms in 48 Hours
The ATF has published a proposed rule that if a firearm is lost in transit, the FFL who shipped a firearm must report its loss within 48 hours of discovery. The NSSF is opposed to the rule, declaring it to be a burden to FFLs. Out of the millions of guns shipped each year, the […]
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IRONMAN Backpack – For Relentless Fire Superiority
The US Army has been developing the IRONMAN backpack to increase the immediately available ammunition for crew-served weapons. The entire system enables the automatic weapons carrier to deploy suppressing and superior fire for an extended period compared to current 100 and 200 round belts. In short, it takes a crew-served weapon and turns it into […]
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Weekly DTIC: The M855A1 Story
For this week’s DTIC… We’re going to go elsewhere. The document we’, Major Glenn Dean’s “In Search of Lethality: Green Ammo And The M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round”, can’t be found there, but it is available for free on Smashwords, and I encourage readers to proceed through the link and download it. This retrospective documents very succinctly […]
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Photo Review: GoPro Sportsman Mount
The Firearm Blog was sent a GoPro Sportman mount for review. However, due to a shipping boondoggle, it had to be sent back soon after arriving, and I did not have a chance to do a full review and test of it. I did, however, get some pictures: Overall, my first impression was mixed. […]
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The HPF Wraith – 6.2 Pound AR
Houlding Precision Firearms (HPF) announced they are now selling a 6.2 pound AR-style rifle called the Wraith. The Wraith uses a carbon fiber handguard and stock to help reduce weight. To tame increased felt recoil from a light gun, the Wraith comes with a HPF Curse muzzle brake. Features: 16″ barrel, 1:8″ twist carbon fiber […]
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Photo Of The Day: Australian Tactical Assault Group
Soldiers from the Tactical Assault Group as part of the 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) Commandos put into effect their counter-terrorism drills at the newly-developed Special Forces Training Centre Facility in Holsworthy.(Date taken: 18 July 2007) Source: Australia Defense Force. Thanks to MAC. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
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Site News: Introducing TFB’s Photo Of The Day
I am pleased to announce our new Photo of the Day (POTD) posts. Each day we will post an interesting, high resolution, gun photo for you to discuss. I am especially interested in featuring high-quality gun photos taken by readers. Our inaugural POTD features an interesting photo of Australian Commandoes with their MP5 taken by […]
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Ashbury Precision Ordinance Testing The .308K1
Once I was at my local range with my precision .308 and happened to be sitting next to an older gentleman that was there shooting a .308 as well. The major difference? He was sporting a 26″ barrel to my 20″ barrel. At one point he decided to make conversation by saying to me “You […]
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Oleg on Promoting Fire Discipline
Oleg Volk discusses the subject of fire discipline in a world where standard magazine capacities are larger than they were historically (6 round revolver vs. 17 round Glock) but ammunition carried by shooters at any one time remains limited. When magazine rifles became preeminent in military use at the end of 19th century, mechanical magazine cutoffs […]
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14 year old Yazidi girl returns home with AK
Metrography, an Iraqi photo agency, have published this powerful photo of a Yazidi girl returning home from the Sinjar mountains with her mother and sister now that ISIS have been driven back. Click here to see the full size uncropped image. The caption reads … Sinjar mountains, Iraq — Runak Bapir Gherib, 14 y.o. from Shengar makes […]
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Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational: First Time Experience
I was lucky enough to attend the Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitiational last week in Bend, Oregon. The match takes place over five days, with 10 unique stages that highlight the challenges of shooting at night. The Midnight Invitational gathers some of the top dogs in the shooting world. Top Shot winners, national champions, […]
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Lights and Lasers for your HD Gun
Caleb Giddings gives some advice on adding a weapon mounted light and laser on your home defense gun. 1. “You’ll give away your position!” Who is breaking into your house, Spetznaz? Are you laying at the top of the stairs in ambush? Seriously, unless you’re creeping from room to room trying to do a solo […]
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How FPS Russia Gets NFA Items
FPS Russia released a video a couple days ago to educate his viewers briefly on how he obtains the NFA items in his various videos. The explanation is rather straightforward and simple.
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FLIR R-Series: Low-Cost Effective Thermal Sights
FLIR has released value-oriented thermal sight line, called the “R-Series” The sights are compatible with .308 and lower calibers. The R-Series is offered in digital 1x, 1.25-5x, 2.25-9x, 4-16x, 1.1-9x and 2-16x, through fixed 13mm, 19mm, 35mm, and 60mm focal lengths. Specifications (from FLIR): Model RS24, 1x RS32, 1.25-5x RS32, 2.25-9x RS32, 4-16x RS64, 1.1-9x […]
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RIA Rifle in .22 TCM
Rock Island Armory is now shipping bolt action rifles to the United States chambered for the .22 TCM cartridge. The rifles come with a 5-round magazine, but will also accept the 17-round magazines used in the company’s pistols chambered for the same cartridge. The barrel is 22.75″ long and the gun weighs six pounds unloaded. […]
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Custom EOTech Reticle with an Arduino Inside
A TFB reader purchased a damaged EOTech very cheaply, then gutted the internals and replaced them with custom electronics. This video shows the result: The possibilities are endless. Rangefinders, shot counters, timers etc. could be easily integrated and the data shown on the Heads Up Display (HUD). It was built using a Arduino Pro Mini (about $7 on […]
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Coming To a Range Near You… Pay By the Minute?
MGM Target Sytems is releasing a new Pay to Play system that allows ranges to invest in the technology and infrastructure and charge shooters for blocks of time. The system would be set up on with a credit card processing station that would charge the shooters credit card on the spot allowing for it to […]
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Palmetto State Armory .308 AR-10 Lower Receivers
Palmetto State Armory has finally released their new PA10 AR-10 .308 stripped lower receivers. The retailer known for their budget priced AR uppers and parts kits actually showed off their new AR-10 rifle at SHOT Show 2014 earlier this year. They also showed off two new prototype 1911s at SHOT Show that they’re working on as well. The new […]
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Review: DTAC Mongoose Recoil Reducing Stock
Anyone who has felt the pain of a 3″ magnum slug in a pump-action is probably wincing right now. It like thinking of a risque Roseanne, the thought just hurts. DTAC, a start-up out of Easton, PA, has a new solution to the shoulder-numbing kick that plagues pump actions. The DTAC Mongoose is a adjustable and convertible stock […]
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