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AimPoint Announces the T-2 Micro Red Dot Optic
AimPoint has announced the upcoming release of the Micro T-2. The Micro T-2 will be produced alongside the existing T-1 and will be compatible with all T-1 bases and mounts. The T-2 was developed in response to feedback on the T-1. Notable changes include: “a new sight housing which allows the addition of front and rear […]
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Calling out Surefire: Elzetta Looks at the FL1 Standard
Assuming their data is spot-on, Elzetta flashlights has called out the bear in the industry, Surefire. Sure, its a convenient marketing ploy, but if the data holds true, its an interesting analysis of an industry-standard specification that many consumers may not be familiar with. in a recent blog post , Elzetta goes into detail behind the ANSI […]
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Colt Canada L119A2
Colt Canada is advertising an L119A2 variant of their L119 rifle intended for UK special forces. The rifle features a monolithic upper receiver, new prong flash hider, ambidextrous controls, and a partial 1913 rail handguard. No word yet on whether these rifles have been or will be adopted by the British armed forces.
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New Savage Arms Model 11 Youth Rifle Package
Savage Arms announced a new youth rifle package based on the Model 11 Trophy Hunter rifle. Savage paired the rifle with the Nikon BDC 3-9x 40 scope which is factory mounted and bore sighted. The rifle stock has the Muddy Girl camo pattern. Rifles will carry an MSRP of $660. Initial caliber offerings will be: […]
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M-LOK Offerings Grow With ALG Defense’s EMR Rails
M-LOK is the new kid on the block in the rail interface market, but Geissele Defense and its sister company ALG Defense have been quick to embrace the new standard. Announced on ALG’s Facebook page on the 11th, the company is now offering their low-cost Ergonomic Modular Rails (ERM) in the new M-LOK standard. The […]
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Faxon Firearms Introduces ARAK-21 XRS Rifle
Faxon Firearms who sold the ARAK-21 upper is now making complete rifles. The ARAK 21 XRS features quick change barrels available in both 5.56 and .300BLK. Check out the press release from Faxion Firearms below for more information. Cincinnati, OH (June 2014) – Faxon Firearms, manufacturer of the ARAK-21 Upper Receiver, is proud to announce […]
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Ammo Prices Summary: 03/28/2014 to 06/20/2104
Welcome to our first rollup from the previous 13 weeks of data collection. We have presented the data in a few different ways. We have a breakdown of the vendors that are consistently low and high. We are showing the lowest and highest recorded prices for a caliber (as well as the average). We have also broken down the data for each vendor, showing the prices we logged for each caliber they listed, with the mins, maxes, and averages. And finally we have displayed graphs of the trends. WARNING: THIS POST MAY TAKE A WHILE TO LOAD ON OLDER COMPUTERS.
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Ammo Prices: 06/20/2014
13th week! The summary article has been submitted and should be live at http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=75836 We do appreciate the support and constructive comments and will continue this article series as long as it is productive. As always, if you have comment or witticisms, please leave them below. And if you find that some of the items […]
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X-Carrier Tactical Shield/Body Armor
Thanks to Everyday, No Days Off for posting this gem. Lahner Products, a German company, has made a ballistic shield that can transform. It’s a shield for a single person. It has a slight gimmick but as you keep watching it makes more sense when it turns into body armor. You can even split the […]
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ModuLoader Pocket Shield
MDTS has another collaboration with Raven Concealment. The ModuLoader Pocket Shield. It is a platform that goes inside your front pants/shorts pocket. It allows small EDC items to be consistently oriented in the pocket for expedient use. With the MPS you can EDC without printing or having tactical pocket clips alerting anyone who can […]
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Clear AR-15 Receiver… It Was Bound to Happen
It is just a short leap from opaque polymer receivers to clear ones. First to jump? Tennessee Arms, which published a video of their prototype receiver in action. We can glean from the footage that the receiver is actually translucent (not clear) does indeed work and can stand up to at least 60 rounds without failure. […]
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Coronado Arms Competition Rifle and Carbine
Coronado Arms announced the introduction of the CA-15 Competition Rifle and Competition Carbine. The guns have a .223 Wylde chamber, Geissele triggers and a variety of Magpul parts. The rifle uses an 18″ barrel with an 1:8″ twist. The carbine drops to a 16″ barrel. Coronado Arms uses a special upper that is about 3″ […]
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Timney Trigger For The Tavor
The only issue I’ve ever had with my Tavor is the trigger. Of course we all know the trigger is made for a combat rifle not target shooting so it really wasn’t anything unexpected.That issue has been remedied with the receipt of my Timney trigger for the Tavor. As you can see from the photos […]
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Kolar Max Trap High Rib
My co-worker took me out to shoot Trap for my first time. Her fellow club member was there, his name is Ken. Ken had a very interesting shotgun. It is a Kolar Max Trap under single. It only costs $15,000. It looks similar to this one below. As I do not shoot shotgun […]
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USPSA Range Officer Cheating Scandal
Gun Nuts Media posted about a scandal regarding Paul Hendrix. He is a USPSA Area 6 RO. According to the Doodie Project Forums, they have been doing some detective work and are proving that Hendrix’s calls for stage times are grossly inaccurate. Hendrix is shaving off seconds for his friends and arbitrarily adding seconds to […]
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SCOTUS Upholds ATF’s Straw Purchase Prohibition
Steve Says: Many thanks to Spencer, a law student, for contributing this well researched guest post. This is a legal post, not a political post. Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States decided the case Abramski v. United Statesagainst Abramski in a 5–4 decision split along party lines. Bruce Abramski had purchased a blue-label […]
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Battle Case
As an unashamed Android fanboy, I am pleased to see the first rugged “tactical” style case available for the Samsung Galaxy S5 phone. The Strike Industries case is available in black of Flat Dark Earth. It is made out of TPU, a polymer which holds up well to abuse. On a side note: the Galaxy S5 is IP67 waterproof […]
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Introducing: The Weekly DTIC
Small arms science and history are both areas of great interest for me, and the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) is the primary source of the historical documents I use to feed this interest. DTIC is a wealth of information on all defense topics, and the information contained there pertaining to small arms seems near-endless. […]
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New from Kalashnikov Concern: Civilian Balanced Recoil AK-107s, Saiga 9mm, and new 12-Gauge
Released at the ongoing Eurosatory 2014 defense tradeshow in Paris, The Kalashnikov Concern has debuted new models intended for civilian markets. Balanced recoil AK’s to be offered in 7.62×39, 5.45×39, and 5.56 NATO (w/ 7.62 NATO planned in the future!) Saiga 9mm pistol-caliber carbine based off of the Vityaz-SN New Saiga 12-gauage model with built-in muzzle […]
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Tactical RX Custom Prescription Shooting Eyewear
Many TFB readers already know that I love to talk about good optics. However, one type of optic that is often neglected is the eyewear. It doesn’t matter how good the scope is on your rifle, if your eyes is bad, then you won’t be using the mounted optic to its full potential. Most of the reflex collimator sights […]
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