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HPR’s New Black Ops Ammo
HPR (High Precision Range) is taking the path of light, high speed frangible bullet in making their new Black Ops ammo. With a high muzzle velocity and low bullet weight they are able to make a bullet that’s design is to hit a soft target and dump all of it’s energy with no over penetration […]
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The Convict, The Floating Chamber, and The Colt Ace
What do you do when you need a full-heft, realistically-recoiling .22 caliber training pistol? Why, call up convicted murderer David Marshall (later called “Carbine”) Williams, of course! The 1930s were a different time, when convicts were encouraged to use the prison machine shop to create inventive weapons for fighting the enemies of democracy, or just […]
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Sandcastles and RPGs
A video going around the interwebs shows a child in Libya shooting an RPG while two adults and the cameraman watch. A man helps steady the launcher on the boys shoulder, which is longer than he is tall, before stepping back and letting him fire it towards the sea in an upwards trajectory. The BBC report … The young […]
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DPMS Rifles From Iraq, Slightly Used
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Midwest Industries Yugo M85/M92 KeyMod Handguard
Midwest Industries recently released their new KeyMod Handguard for the popular Yugo M85/M92 Krinkov AK pistols. Like with their other AK rails no gunsmithing is required and it installs in a few minutes with wrenches they provide with the handguard. It’s made out of 6061 aluminum and features five anti-rotation QD sockets for swivels and […]
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Bill Holmes Homemade SMG (and others) Spotted In Australia
A few more interesting homemade submachine guns have appeared among firearms seized by West Australian police. Below is a version of the Bill Holmes home workshop SMG design: This example is a copy of the S&W M76 and accepts Sterling SMG magazines. This interesting looking example slightly resembles the Australian F1 […]
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CMMG 5.56 Pistol
CMMG is now making an AR-style pistol in 5.56 NATO. Previously, the company made AR-style pistols in 9mm and 300 BLK only. Unlike the existing pistols, the 5.56 NATO version will have a 12.5″ barrel. The 9mm and 300 BLK guns use an 8.2″ barrel. This pistol uses a free-floating KeyMod hand guard. KeyMod hand guards […]
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War Sport LVOA AR-15
War Sport makes an interesting AR-15 called the LVOA (Low Visibility Operations Application). The rifle sports a monolithic upper and the rail extends over the muzzle brake. With a fish mount cut out in the rail, the muzzle flash can disperse out the sides. Here is Chris Costa and James Yeager briefly discussing the rifle. […]
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How Brux Barrels Are Made
Accurateshooter.com shares with us how Brux Barrels are made. Brux Barrel-Making Process, Start to FinishWe start out with either 4150 chrome-moly or 416R stainless steel double stress-relieved bar stock. The bar stock starts out at 1-9/32″ in diameter and 20-24 feet long so we cut it to length. Step two is to rough-contour the […]
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Smith & Wesson Settles Bribing Foreign Officials Charges
CNN reports that Smith & Wesson has settled with the US Government for charges of bribing foreign officials. The settlement is reportedly $2 million for violations from 2007 and 2010. Smith & Wesson agreed to the settlement without admitting or deny the findings of the SEC. In one case, the SEC says Smith & Wesson […]
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Historic Loadouts & Soldier’s Kit from 1066 to 2014
The Telegraph (a UK Paper) has published a fascinating picture look into the historic loadouts carried into combat from 1066 to now. Photographer Thom Atkinson embarked on a nine-month journey into “Britain’s mythological relationship with war:” Atkinson says the project, which took him nine months, was an education. ‘I’ve never been a soldier. It’s difficult to […]
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Travis Haley on Najaf, 10 Years Ago
On the 10th anniversary of the famous Najaf firefight in which he was a participant (and which was caught on video, watchable here), Travis Haley created a video recounting his experiences in that battle. It’s better to just let him speak for himself, in my opinion, so here’s the video:
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New Movies & Weapons Website
Many people are familiar with the Internet Movie Firearms Database (IMFDB) that catalogs the kinds of firearms used in motion pictures. A new site, The Real Movie Stars, has popped up and may serve to be an interesting alternative – or perhaps complement - to the IMFDB. The Real Movie Stars (TRMS) highlights the weapons used […]
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Army Developing Safer, More Accurate Tracer Round
One issue with night time ops and the tracer rounds is that anyone watching can following the tracers back to their origin, giving the shooters position away. The engineer’s at the Picatinny arsenal are working on the One-Way Luminescence, or OWL round. Using material that is basically a glow material, the tracers become much harder […]
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Weirdest Rifle I Have Seen… Ever…
I have been around firearms all of my life, and working in the firearms industry for some time now. In that time I have seen some interesting things. I have seen scopes shimmed with toothpicks, 1911 grip that was covered in steel putty to make a “custom fit” grip. But this time I can honestly […]
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Lightning Review: Rogers Shooting Gloves
Bill Rogers of The Rogers Shooting School has developed a set of gloves after finding Mechanix and similar gloves too bulky, too sticky, or otherwise uncomfortable. The new Shooting Gloves are designed specifically for shooting sports and tactical users. Note- This is the first of three “Lightning Reviews” for products manufactured by Rogers & sold […]
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That Newsletter Popup …
Dear TFBers, I know how much you hate that newsletter popup. I do listen to the feedback you all send me. That popup was never supposed to be annoying, but because it was buggy it was. I have just replaced it with an alternative. This popup should annoy you MUCH less. In fact, if you […]
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New Stevens 555 Over and Under Shotguns
Savage Arms announced the release of a new over and under shotgun called the 555. The shotguns were first shown at the 2014 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, and are now part of the company’s line-up. The shotguns can be had in 12- and 20-gauge, and will accept both 2 3/4″ and 3″ shells. Aluminum […]
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Sig Sauer MPX-SD
The Sig MPX caught everyone’s attention from the very beginning. After having shot one a few weeks ago I can understand why. Man is this sub gun fun to shoot! Probably the best news I can pass along is the civilian pistol model in semi-auto will be available to civilians pretty soon. The entire idea behind […]
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Lightning Review: Wheeler Engineering Level Level Level Kit
Anything to cut down on the time spent in the office and increase time at the range gets a resounding thumbs-up! For example, the MagLuLa for pistols is always in my bag as well as various tools etc. Enter the Wheeler Level Level Level kit. In short, its a permanent part of my armorer’s and range kits. […]
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