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Česká Zbrojovka Store in Prague
Landed in Prague on Friday. Hotel check- in isn’t until 2pm so I left my luggage at the hotel baggage room and headed for the Česká Zbrojovka store. I asked about taking photographs and they were a bit cautious about it. They were concerned that I was casing the joint and trying to photograph the […]
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Mossberg Expands Texas Facilities With Large New Addition
Mossberg is now expanding their plant in Eagle Pass, TX by adding another 116,000 square-foot addition for manufacturing and distribution. This comes as many other companies are leaving firearm-unfriendly states for southern states that are more 2nd amendment friendly. Although there is no word on if Mossberg will maintain their headquarters in New Haven, CT […]
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FIRST EVER Guided .50 Cal Bullet
DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) have done their first live-fire test of a optically guided .50 caliber bullet. Watch it hit a target in the below thermal video … From Darpa.mil … DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program recently conducted the first successful live-fire tests demonstrating in-flight guidance of .50-caliber bullets. This video […]
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REX Zero-1 Pistol (Slovenia)
The REX ZERO 1 pistol is a new conventional hammer-fired steel pistol made in Slovenia by REX Firearms. We don’t have a lot of information about this pistol, or even the manufactures website address. What we do know is that it is probably chambered in 9mm NATO, has three magazines (15 round, 18 round and extended 20 round), […]
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I have seen the Bellagio, and this is far better …
Alex C, TFB’s resident machine gun expert, shows us the “Texan Bellagio” located at the Trinity River …
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The UMOS – Universal Manual Operating System Pump Action AR-15 Kit
Your eyes do not deceive you. That is not a free-float fore-end. It is indeed a pump-action AR-15, named the UMOS by Brentwood Gunsmithing of California. The UMOS, or Universal Manual Operating System is a novel retrofit kit for AR-15s that utilizes existing barrels, bolt carriers, and receivers, to convert a semi-automatic rifle into a pump-action centerfire […]
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Now Available: Hogue Overmolded Buttstocks in Multiple Colors
Hogue has expanded their popular line of AR accessories with the introduction of their overmolded butt-stocks for carbines. The collapsible stocks have the trademark Hogue overmold on the buffer tube and recoil pad ensuring the stock does not slip on the tube, your cheek, or your shoulder during firing. They say imitation is the highest […]
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Lightning Review: Beatenzone A.T.C.H. – A Great Idea
About a month ago, I stumbled across BeatenZone Manufacturing and their ATCH with a typical post here in TFB. Anxious for us to try their product, BeatenZone contacted the editing staff and promptly sent me one of their new Advanced Tactical Charging Handles for review. The central idea of the ATCH is to provide the […]
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Beretta’s Purple Pistol
Beretta and Davidson’s teamed up to offer a purple and black U22 Neos pistol. The gun, sold exclusively through Davidson’s dealers, features a purple finish on the top rail and purple inserts in the polymer grip. The .22 LR gun has a 4.5″ barrel, adjustable sights and an ambidextrous magazine release. Two 10-round magazines are […]
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Applied Ballistics Announces Kestrel Companion App
Applied Ballistics has released an app, in conjunction with Nielsen-Kellerman, that allows for the remote use of your Applied Ballistics Kestrel meter. If you happen to have a Kestrel Meter with the Applied Ballistics computer and bluetooth you can download an app that will allow you to remotely connect to your Kestrel, input range data […]
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Ammo Prices: 07/11/2014
Week 15 (of data). I took last week off to celebrate the 4th with my family–I hope this didn’t impact your thirst for data trending… I think I’ve found a somewhat reliable way to flag entries if they are free of shipping costs, but it is going to take a small DB change and some […]
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Blind Veteran Hunts Using TrackingPoint Rifle
In the below video a Marine veteran who was blinded by an IED goes hunting at a game ranch with the TrackingPoint rifle. A spotter, using an iPad connected to the rifle, helps him align the shots.
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Gun Review: DSA SA58 PARA Carbine
The FN FAL is one of the greatest battle rifles to have ever graced the Earth. It garnered a reputation for extreme reliability, durability, and user friendliness over its decades of service and one of the rifles biggest fans is our boss man Steve. His opinion of the rifle is, in my opinion, valid. The […]
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Soccer Ball Gun
No offense intended to our European, South American, African and Asian readers, but I find it really difficult to get excited about the game of soccer, although if they adopted this German’s invention I think I would take up the game … In other news, the German police have raided his home after a soccer […]
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The Expense of Military Camouflage
US Military camouflage developments (or misadventures depending on your point of view) inevitably influence firearm and tactical gear industry. Poor designs, such as the much hated Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), had lead to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2014 banning the development of service-specific camouflage. The economist has published an article about the military camouflage craziness […]
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Analyzing the Exaggerated “C”-Clamp Grip
Nick Irving over at The Load Out Room analyzes the increasingly popular “C”-Clamp grip. It comes from the competition world where targets are mostly stationary. However the major draw back is the lack of peripheral vision on your support hand side. There are other issues with using this grip method for defensive use. Exposure to […]
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New Rainier Arms RA-308 Rifle
Rainer Arms has released their first complete .308 rifle, the RA-308. Outfitted with their UltraMatch billet receivers, the rifle comes complete with a corresponding 16″ (1/10″ twist) UltraMatch barrel (Shilen-blanks) and 14″ Switch .308 rail with continuous top rail and keymod slots on the sides and bottom. The lower receiver is flared for easier magazine insertion. The […]
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Ergo Grip’s Delta Grip
One of the more interesting things I saw at this year’s SHOT Show was the Delta Grip. Made by Ergo Grip, the Delta is a wedge shaped grip for small frame revolvers that fills the hand and gives the shooter a high grip on the gun. It is odd looking, but it felt surprisingly good […]
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American Built Arms Bolt Carrier Group
When shopping for BCG’s for an AR 15 build there are many who are of the opinion there’s not much difference between them other than price. If you do your homework you’ll find there aren’t that many companies making complete bolt carrier groups or the bolts themselves. The majority of companies selling AR’s purchase these […]
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Kahr Arms Pushing Purple Pistols
According to Shelley at Gun Nuts Media, Kahr Arms will be offering two pistols with purple frames. The CW9 and CW380. These will be exclusive to Davidson’s According to Shelley: The MSRP on the purple CW9093PRDAV is just $435.00 and the MSRP on the CW3833PRDAV is $404, and both pistols are being sold exclusively […]
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