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Ammo Prices: 07/18/2014
Week 16. A couple of the vendors contacted me today and wanted to pass on that they are seeing a run on ammo right now, likely due to the sanctions that were recently announced. Also given some of the other world events within the past couple of days we may see some supply issues if […]
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Texas Precision Products Mosin Nagant Muzzle Brake
Remember the Witt Machine Mosin Nagant Muzzle Brake we posted last month? Well I stumbled on another brake from Texas Precision Products. It’s a bit cheaper than the Witt Machine brake at $69.95 (versus $85 from Witt Machine). The Texas Presision Products brake weights 3.5 ounces and is made out of 6061 T-6 aircraft-grade aluminum. […]
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DIY Box Tube MAC-11
Here is a neat little design for a very simple homemade M11 clone sent in. It is assembled mostly from pieces of steel box tube and bar stock telescoped together. The prototype shown was built as a non-firing display model with a dummy bolt and barrel for legal reasons, though it perfectly […]
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Gear Review: TAC-CON 3MR Trigger
So its not a secret, after SHOT this year I was a real skeptic in terms of the 3MR trigger. I thought it to be nothing more than a gimmick to sell to the tacticool guys that want to be that guy at the range that has a 3rd position on their safety and shoot […]
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Gnat’s Ass Accuracy – New World Metric Record
Celebrating the US Independence Day in style, a shooter has set a new world record for 100 meter accuracy. The spread? 1.27 mm (.05 inches)! The shots were recorded at the 5th European Benchrest Competition in Volmerange, France on July 4th, 2014. I am lucky (with a good rifle) to put all the holes in a MOA. […]
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What Russian Guns Can Legally Be Imported?
As I am sure you are aware, the latest round of US sanctions targeting the Russian defense industry included Concern Kalashnikov and any companies Concern Kalashnikov has business interests in. In 2010 civilian exports to the USA accounted for approximately 30% of Kalashnikov’s sales. I would not be surprised if, as of last week, the number was above […]
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Woman Shoots Herself In the Face With Shotgun
In Fremont Township, MI, a woman was “trying to make a point” and to help illustrate this point, she grabs a shotgun and slams the butt of the shotgun onto the ground. The shotgun fires and the blast catches her in the face.The woman was taken to St. Mary’s of Michigan in Saginaw and she […]
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H&K G36 used by Czech Police
At least the Police in Brno are using the H&K G36 with an Eotech. Saw this officer looking official, there were some police cars and a police van up the street but you couldn’t see anything. I was more interested in the weapon he was wielding. As you can see, he has two mags clamped […]
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Meopta Tour Part 1: A Better View of Meopta
A big thanks to Reinhard Seipp, General Manager of Meopta USA, for inviting me to the Meopta factory in Přerov, Czech Republic while I was visiting Brno. Meopta was gracious enough to send a driver to pick me up at my hotel in Brno and drive me to the factory an hour away. Here is […]
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Triple Aught Design Factory Tour
Our sister blog AllOutdoor.com recently did a nice review on the Triple Aught Design (TAD) Stealth Hoodie LT (which I also own, and love), and so as a complement I want to give you some insight into the company based on a factory tour I recently took here in San Francisco where TAD is based. […]
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Gemtech’s New Muzzle Brake Shroud
Muzzle brakes with concussion redirecting attachments seem to be all the rage these days. Remember the Ferfrans CQB Modular Muzzle Brake and the Kineti-Tech Muzzle Brake we posted a while back? Both of which included an attachment shroud to redirect muzzle blast, well it looks like Gemtech has one of their own on the way. […]
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Lightning Review: FireField Spotting Scope – It Works, You Just Have to Work Around It.
I used to be a “cheap” shooter, notorious for buying items at the low end of the market. I lept at opportunities for less expensive accessories. Low-end knock-off sights, grips and lasers furnished my rifles. Fortunately for me, I have been cured of the desire for cheap items, but still retain my miserliness at paying for the […]
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Trijicon ACOGs now with (X)M-193 BDC Reticles
Trijicon has (finally!) released ACOG sights specifically calibrated for M-193 55 grain rounds out of common 16” barrels. The new scopes are based on the “chevron” reticle to be zeroed at 100 yards and with BDC markings for 300-800 meters. Horizontal hashes are calibrated for 19” (average width of human torso) at the various yardages […]
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Trigger Service, A Czech Gun Range
So a slight continuation of my “shooting guns in the czech republic” is the actual indoor range that I went to. Trigger Service is in Brno. Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, second to Prague. The owner is Zdenek Malanik and he is very passionate about firearms. They have a decent […]
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R51 Missing From Remington Website
Guns Save Lives noticed that almost any reference to the R51 pistol seems to have been removed from Remington’s website. Now, it seems that Remington has scrubbed their website of nearly all mentions of the R51 pistol (H/T Tactical Existence). It is not easily found listed among their other firearms, and using the website’s […]
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Crimson Trace Partners With S&W For Bodyguard Lasers
Crimson Trace is now partnering with S&W to supply the lasers for the Bodyguard line of pistols. Both the Bodyguard pistol and revolver will be getting the new lasers. No word yet on if the pricing will increase with the price of either pistol. Hopefully this will help to stem the flow of problems that […]
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Breaking: Izhmash & Kalashnikov Concern Now Sanctioned by US Government
Released earlier today as part of a new line of “targeted” sanctions, the US Department of Commerce has banned all financial transactions with Izhmash & Kalashnikov Concern. While not a outright ban on imports, prohibiting companies from dealing with the manufacturer or its interests monetarily will kill the supply. To put it plainly, there will […]
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Maghack High Cap Magazine Adapter
Looking for a cheap way to increase magazine capacity? Enter the Maghack, it’s a clamp that connects two magazines together making it into one large magazine. Just remove the floor plate from the top magazine, attach the Maghack and voila. OK there’s a little more to it than that, you can see how it works […]
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3D Printed Ruger 10/22 Charger Reciever
The below video of a 3D printed Ruger 10/22 Charger has been making the rounds on the internet, upsetting tech bloggers who never realized that people have been legally printing firearm receivers for other guns, such as the AR-15, for years. The designer of this 3D model has not released the model files online (yet). I am […]
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Nifty gun mechanic in upcoming video game
One of the developers working on the video game Homefront: The Revolution, due to be released in 2015, is also a TFB reader and he has been working on the gun mechanics of the game. He and his co-developers are aiming to make the guns as customizable as possible. One really nifty feature is the ability to swap […]
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