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No-Safety M&P Shield
According to Gun Holsters and Gear, Smith & Wesson have given into popular demand. They will be making the M&P shield without the thumb safety. Apparently an all to eager dealer mistakenly leaked this promotional image a little prematurely; which led to discussions of its authenticity. However Gun Holsters and Gear’s sources have confirmed that […]
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DIY Project – Silhouette Targets
Last week I was standing in the isle of my local sporting store looking to get a pack of targets. I was looking for a silhouette type target to do some rifle and handgun training with. Standing there with a three pack of cardboard targets I had an epiphany. Why am I going to spend […]
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FN America: FN Manufacturing and FNH USA to Consolidate
FN Manufacturing and FNH USA (both I understand being subsidiaries of FN Herstal, Belgium) are consolidating to form FN America. The press release follow … (McLean, VA – June 6, 2014) Philippe Claessens, CEO of the Herstal Group, today announced the decision to consolidate FN Manufacturing, LLC in Columbia, SC and FNH USA, LLC in McLean, VA […]
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Kakadu Conceal Carry Gear
A great company called Kakadu makes some really fashionable conceal carry gear. Vests, jackets, and briefcases are in their product line. Here I’ll be talking about two items, the Kakadu Hoover Vest and the conceal carry briefcase. First, the Hoover vest. What initially struck me was that the vest does not scream “tactical” or “I’m […]
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Colt Canada to Sell Rifles and Carbines on Commercial Market
Colt Canada intends to release semi-automatic versions of its C7 rifles and C8 carbines on the Canadian commercial market under the Diemaco name sometime this summer. The rifles and carbines will be categorized as “restricted” under Canadian law. The C7 and C8 are slightly different than their American brethren, having modified Weaver optics rails instead […]
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UK MOD Solicits Modular Assault Rifle System (MARS) for
The UK Ministry of Defense is looking to replace some its L85A2 rifles in the near future for “certain military units.” Interestingly, the tender (“RFP” or “Competitive Bid” for US folks) is written largely to police units. The new Modular Assault Rifle System (MARS) solicitation names almost the entire gamut of British Law Enforcement units as […]
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eTrigger for Ruger 10/22
Described as an “electromechanical trigger, similar to those found on auto-loading firearms in Olympic competition,” the Electronic Arms eTrigger Adjustable Electronic Trigger System is a replacement for the stock system on a Ruger 10/22. The system is user adjustable and is powered by a single 9 volt battery. The unit is not small, and from […]
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Ammo Prices: 06/06/2014
11th week! Welcome to The Armory! One of you readers suggested it, and it looks like they are the clear winner for the week in terms of lowest priced ammo in almost all categories (sans shipping of course). We do appreciate the support and constructive comments and will continue this article series as long as […]
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Problem with NiB coating
EmptorMaven posted up an interesting observation regarding Nickel Boron coated BCGs. He surmises that if fouling can adhere to the BCG then it is possible it can build up to the point of failure. Here is a comparison picture of a heavily used chromed BCG vs a NiB BCG.
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Glock Execs & Gun distributor indicted for illegal bribes
The Kansas City Business Journal reports that the owner of firearms distributor OMB Guns has been indicted for wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. He allegedly paid $1 million in bribes to Glock executives. Brianne Pfannenstiel reports … John Sullivan Ralph III, an Olathe firearms distributor, has been indicted on charges of paying more than $1 million in illegal bribes […]
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Product Announcement: HK VP9 Pistol
At SHOT this year, HK USA president Wayne Weber announced that a new striker fired pistol was in development. The mystery has been revealed as the VP9 pistol; The gun seems to borrow quite a lot from the P30 pistol and looks a bit like a Walther: MSRP is $719, so a street price of […]
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Robinson XCR explains NFA Rules on Pistols
Here is a simple chart that can help explain the nuances of an AR type pistol. The pistol is a 10″ Robinson Armament XCR. The pictures are relatively self explanatory Those are all the variants that Robinson Armament came up with in this article on EmptorMaven. I think they left out a variation. […]
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SilencerCo. MAAD Brake Now Available
One problem that has always seemed to plague people with QD suppressors is that you are stuck with the muzzle brake that is built into the QD. SilencerCo. has their line of MAAD series of muzzle devices that attach to the MAAD system, such as a suppressor, flash hider, muzzle brakes. The Saker series devices […]
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New Wilson Combat: The Pinnacle
Wilson Combat has gone further up-market with their latest release: The Pinnacle. Based on their Classic Supergrade, the Pinnacle adds most of the available customization options available at Wilson Combat. In addition, the discerning customer will get hand-engraving in old-fashioned patterns and a custom wooden case. Price? If you have you have to ask, you can’t […]
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Kineti-Tech Muzzle Brake and Sound Directors
Remember the Ferfrans CQB Modular Muzzle Brake we posted a few weeks back? Well there’s another muzzle brake with a similar concept on the market. Similar to the brake from Ferframs the Kineti-Tech Muzzle Brake includes a sleeve attachment that redirects the sound and concussion forward and away from the shooter. The Kineti-Tech attachment doesn’t […]
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3D Printing an AR Lower Video
We’ve posted a lot about 3D printing here on TFB since it started to make waves in the news. From 3D printed AR lowers and bullpup prototypes to metal 1911s, but how does all this newfangled 3D printing actually work? Youtuber Barnacules Nerdgasm goes into detail on how-to actually 3D print an AR-15 lower, it’s […]
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IR Hunter Thermal Sights
IR Defense Corp. launched a new website: IRHunter.com. The site discusses the benefits of using thermal imagins technology for hunting and offers a number of comparison photos between third gen light amplification technology and thermal imaging. Thermal imaging develops a picture based on temperature variances. It can help spot animals, people or other heat sources through […]
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DIY Digi-Camo Paint Job the Easy Way
Over at the KTOG (Kel-Tec Owner’s Group) Tim Tackett posted up a how-to-guide to painting digital camouflage on guns. He basically uses a natural sea sponge and dabs on the paint. It is not quite digital, but the results are not too bad. There are some specific tips of things to avoid due to the […]
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ATN Corp. PS28 Series Night Vision Devices
As a predator hunter, I can appreciate night vision for my rifle. I have hunted with night vision before, but always found having to rezero my rifle for the night vision scote tedious. American Technologies Network Corp (ATN) has released the PS28 series, which is a clip on device, much like what is being used […]
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Caldwell Introduces the CrossWind Professional Wind Meter
It would seem the glut of AR-centric accessories is finally coming to a temporary pause. I have noticed the last few weeks that AR accessories and rifles are waning and manufacturers are turning their attention back to other platforms. Caldwell has released their CrossWind Professional Wind Meter for the long-range shooter in you. With its […]
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