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CAI M70B1: Gratuitous Full Auto
Yugoslavian AKs are very neat and stand out amongst their peers by having some very unique features. The gas cut off valve allows for rifle grenades to be fired (some folks modify this to reduce gas pressure when running a suppressor), they come equipped with night sighs, they have an RPK trunnion, thicker receiver, and […]
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North American Arms .380 ACP and .32 NAA Guardian Pistol Review
Pat Cascio at AllOutdoor reviews the North American Arms Guardian Pistol chambered in .380 ACP and .32 NAA … Either Guardian retails for $449.00 dollars. That’s not cheap, but we are talking almost custom-quality little pocket rockets. These are really sweet shooters, to be sure. If I had my druthers, I’d druther carry a larger caliber […]
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X-Products Shipping X-15-9mm Drum for Colt 9mm Pattern Guns
X-Products, known for their 50 round drum magazines and now infamous for the Can Cannon, is now shipping the X-15-9mm drum magazine for Colt-pattern weapons. X-Products touts it as the “most compact 9mm drum magazine on the market.” Built entirely from metal (steel and aluminum), the new X-15-9mm is coated in Cerakote to reduce friction. […]
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Lightning Review: 5.11 Range Ready Bag – Good to Go
There are range “bags” that are designed to hold gear and then there are “range bags” that beg to be hauled and mauled. The 5.11 Range Ready Bag is the latter, now having stood up to my grueling usage for over six months with nary an issue. So what makes it so good? Note: […]
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Egyptian Police buy 130,000 CZ Pistols; Mexican Federal Police Purchase CZ Rifles and Pistols
According to IHNED.CZ the Egyptian Police increased the number of pistols they ordered from Česká Zbrojovka and are now purchasing 130,000 pistols. CZ is expecting to produce a record 250,000 firearms this year and has had to bring on additional staff to handle the increased volume. When we reported on the Egyptian CZ order last year, they had […]
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Thorsden Customs’ AR Pistol Buffer Tube
For those in restrictive states, Thorsden Customs may be a very familiar name. Thorsden is the shop that created the first compliant non-pistol grip AR stocks that now typify NY and some CA-compliant rifles. Further expanding their compliant products is the AR Pistol Builder’s Package, which adds storage and a better cheek weld to the […]
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DIY Bipod For Steyr AUG
What does an Estonian reader of TFB do after he has purchase a €1,750 Steyr AUG rifle, €1,000 worth of optics and a €200 muzzle brake? Spent €2 on a DIY bipod, of course! The trick is cut off the articulating pads found on the end of cheap spring clamps, then dermal out the inside of the clamp […]
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Sintercore Releases A Simple New Charging Handle
Sintercore has released their new Tripwire charging handle, which looks to be a very simple, with far less points of failure over a traditional locking handle. Something that I have always questioned was the need to actually lock the charging handle, and how much of a pain some charging handles can be. Either you use […]
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Weekly DTIC: M14 vs. AK, AR-15, and SPIW, Fifty Years Ago
In the early Sixties, just as the Indochina conflict was beginning to draw serious attention from the Americans, the Army noticed a gap in effectiveness between their then-new rifle, the M14, and the new Soviet AK series of rifles (commonly known in the West as the AK-47, at the time). This gap was investigated several times […]
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Troy Industries AK-47 Battlerails Now Shipping
Earlier this year we posted pictures of the new rails for the AK-47 from Troy Industries, well now they’re finally available. Known for their high-quality rails for the AR-15, this is their first for the AK-47 variant rifles. The Troy Battlerails for the AK-47 are machined from hardened aircraft aluminum and feature a MIL-SPEC hardcoat […]
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Sightmark Releases Ultra Shot M-Spec Reflex Sight
Sightmark has released their latest red-dot sight, the Ultra Shot M-Spec. Those with keen eyes will see that it is very similar to their other red-dot models in terms of general size and shape. The Ultra Shot M-Spec’s new feature is Night Vision modes and a 65 MOA Circle Dot Crosshair (very similar to EO-Tech, […]
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People Defensive Shooting, a Czech Competition
Lidová Obranná Střelba, aka LOS, translates to People Defensive Shooting. It is a Czech shooting competition. It was started by the LEX Association. They are an association for the protection of rights for gun owners. They started LOS back in 2005. It is similar to IDPA where the shooter must conceal their firearm and shoot […]
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An SKS for a Lefty
One of the moderators at Canadiangunnutz modified a SKS for a friend of his who suffered a stroke and can no longer use his right hand to cycle the bolt or dis/engage the safety. I worked on the scope mount. Easy enough to level the mount with the receiver, a few hours in the shop drilling and […]
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Shooting Guns In The Czech Republic
While staying in Brno, CZ I went to a local range to try out some Czech made firearms. The range is called Trigger Service. They have two ranges. Range A is your traditional range with lanes and electronic pulley system for setting paper targets out to a set distance. Range B is for training and […]
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Gear Review: TangoDown SCAR Accessories
TangoDown has produced a line of spectacular SCAR accessories to help users of the rifle enhance their shooting experience. Pictured below is my SCAR with all of TangoDown’s bells and whistles: The first and most important accessory to me is the turned down, low profile but still accessible charging handle. I used to run an […]
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Fail: ShotSpotter Spots 1,618 Phatom Shots
In December 2010 the city of Birmingham, UK installed the ShotSpotter, the controversial gunshot detection system. It cost approximately $257,000 to install and $36,000 each year to maintain but now, 20 months later, has now been deemed an outright failure. The BBC reports (emphasis added) …. But just 20 months later ShotSpotter was judged to be a second failure. […]
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Local Egyptian guns (12g revolving shotguns made from bits of air rifles and more)
The recent political upheaval in Egypt has fueled demand for cheap weapons for personal defense giving way to a variety of locally produced guns. Most commonly seen are patterns for simple homemade single shot shotguns and pistols circulating among those who have small workshops: With the big guns out of […]
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X-Products Confirms Can Cannon is In Development
As a direct results of the positive response from the prototype, X-Products has confirmed on their Facebook page that the Can Cannon will be headed to production. Posted on July 4th, X-Products stated that they are needing ATF approval and will have pre-orders online in “about a week.” By that timing, the Can Canoon should be […]
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Taser’s AXON Flex POV Camera
Tactical-Life posted this up, Taser has a small POV camera that is targeted for Law Enforcement. It has 130 deg field of view but only standard resolution of 640×480. The device is rather small and they could have gone with higher resolution however I do not think it is needed. The device is flexible […]
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Eight Shot Hand Cannon From Asia
I was browsing a large historical gun auction at ProxiBid and this cannon caught my eye. It is an eight barrel hand cannon, apparently from somewhere in Asia, and is just 9″ in length. The small size, combined with the fact that each barrel has its own touchhole, makes me think this was the medieval equivalent of a close quarters […]
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