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TFB Review: JP Enterprises JP5 Roller Delayed Blowback PCC
In recent years PCC or pistol caliber carbine has rapidly exploded into popularity in the competition scene with many enjoying it for its ease of entry and fast pace. For a long time direct blowback guns like CZ Scorpions, AR9’s and gas-operated rifles like the SIG Sauer MPX reigned supreme in the division but JP’s […]
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POTD: The UZI Evolution
Fantastic photos always have a place here at TFB and our Photo Of The Day. Photos to compare the UZI-lution are always welcome as a reminder of the past. This is the UZI Evolution and IWI are now celebrating over 65 years of it in service. Do you prefer the modern Uzi or the classic one? […]
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The All-New Bravo Zulu From Bushmaster Firearms
One of the reasons the AR-15 has become so incredibly popular with the American public is because of the wide variety of options available within the same family of rifles. Since their reintroduction, Bushmaster Firearms has been kicking out quite a few AR-platform options. The newest to come to market, with five distinct configurations, is […]
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TFB B-Side Podcast: Happy Thanksgiving from TFB!
Happy Thanksgiving from everyone here at TFB and TFBTV. We’ve grown substantially over the years both in terms of reach and our talent lineup. We’re all really thankful that we’re able to live and work in an industry that is a core founding principle of our country as well as a great pastime. We’re also […]
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NEW Strike AR Picatinny Stock Adapter From Strike Industries
There are so many folding stocks and stabilizers that I would love to try. Unfortunately, all of my ARs have a pesky buffer tube. If you don’t have this problem, you might want to try a few out yourself. For this, a Picatinny adapter will allow you to change between several options for different purposes. […]
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The Top 5 Guns of James Bond
James just saw “No Time to Die” and figured it was high time for him to make a video about the best guns from the James Bond series of films. In this episode, James ranks the 5 best guns from the 007 movies. James even takes you on a mini-tour of the north coast of […]
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Royal Navy Testing New .50 Caliber Machine Gun Mount
The UK’s Royal Navy have been testing a new mount for their .50 caliber defensive guns. The Agile, Small-deflection, Precision (ASP) is made by Oregon-based Flex Force. The ASP stabilizes the gun using gyroscopic stabilization which will make longer range, more accurate fire in heavy seas possible. The Royal Navy uses a variety of smaller weapons to […]
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Kimber Adds Features to its Micro 9 Line-Up
Kimber have announced a range of improvements across their Micro 9 range of subcompact carry pistols. The news features include a mini compensator (the MC), new finishes and optics ready slides. The Micro 9 range has also expanded with several 3.15in RAPIDE pistols. Finally, Kimber have also introduced a new 7-round ‘Tac-Mag’ for the standard Micro 9 […]
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Adept Armor’s New Storm System, Modular Body Armor
Adept Armor has just released their new modular Storm System body armor that allows users to adapt their armor to the needs of why it’s being worn. The Storm System body armor starts with a Level III Foundation plate, that can then be up-armored with one of two options, the Storm Titanium, plate for speedy […]
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The 7 Best 5.11 Items to Get BEFORE Christmas
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves goes to 5.11 Tactical Tampa to do some Christmas shopping for his family. James walks you through the newer items from 5.11 for the holiday season along with Eberle and Perry of the Tampa 5.11 store, checking out the new pants, shirts, shoes, bags, and even the women’s […]
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POTD: The Orange Heckler & Koch HK416F
We’re used to Cerakoted firearms in all sorts of colors these days, but the Military uses mainly black, FDE or green ones. In our Photo Of The Day, we have an exception, the French orange Heckler & Koch HK416F for training. This version comes with a blank firing device and 3 magazines in yellow, to differentiate […]
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Friday Night Lights: Using AMERIGLO Tritium Iron Sights To Shoot Passive Under NODs
I don’t normally use iron sights. Not when I can mount a red dot. But AMERIGLO offered up some of their iron sights for review and I opted for the AMERIGLO Tritium MBUS Pro front sight as well as optic height compatible tritium sights for my Glock 19X. Normally tritium and night vision do not go well […]
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SIG Sauer Releases Gold Barrels For P320 & P365 Pistols
For centuries, mankind has fought, deceived, and stolen to acquire gold. It caused mass migrations to California and Alaska, among other places. There’s something in our blood that craves the precious metal. However, my definition of precious metal falls more along the lines of brass and lead. Still, a flare of gold is always welcomed. […]
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Kimber Releases New 1911 RAPIDE Models
Kimber have announced two additions to their RAPIDE line of 1911s. The new 1911 RAPIDE Dawn and RAPIDE Scorpius models are chambered in 9x19mm, built on stainless-steel frames and have 5-inch match-grade barrels with a 1:16 left-hand twist. MSRP for both pistols is $1,729.00. Kimber @ TFB: New Kimber Micro 9 Rapide (Black Ice) Pistol Kimber Shifts […]
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Inside a 1966 Recognition Guide for Soviet Weapons
It’s 1968, the Cold War has gone hot and you’re a British soldier somewhere in northwest Germany. The 3rd Shock Army is coming straight at you and you’re trying to decide if the Soviet motor rifle regiment infantry attacking your defensive position is bringing up a DShK or an SGM. You reach for your trusty […]
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Is Textron Out of the NGSW Program?
According to a number of sources, Textron may no longer be part of the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. If this is indeed the case this would mark a significant turning point in the NGSW program, with Textron’s entry being based on mature LSAT and CT technology which had been developed over […]
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Vietnam Army Testing AK-Equipped UGV To Reduce Casualties
On the 17th of November, 2021, the Twitter account Lee Ann Quann reported that the Vietnamese Army was in the midst of testing a brand new homemade UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle). The tweet included a video of what appears to be a cobbled-together unmanned treaded miniature drive section with an AK pattern rifle mounted to […]
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TFB B-Side Podcast: Luke & Hop Take Aim at Optics Issues
The field of firearms optics is filled with a lot of great products for a lot of different shooters. The field of optics is also filled with a lot of opinions on what is right and what isn’t right and today Hop and I discuss some of the issues and arguments we’ve come across during […]
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POTD: The Heckler & Koch HK433
Photo Of The Day: The Heckler & Koch HK433 with the Zeiss ZO 4×30 optic. The barrel looks pretty long, even for a 16.5″ version.Would you prefer a regular black one or the multi-colored version above? From Heckler & Koch’s website: HK433 – The new compact and modular assault rifle generation Countless ideas, decades of […]
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Aftermath Of A kaBoomed Revolver
Thanks for joining us for another TFB Wheelgun Wednesday, where the world revolves around revolvers (at least for one day a week). If you’ve been a firearms enthusiast for long, you’ve no doubt seen a photo of a kaBoomed revolver, but this time we’ve included a bit more context and a few more contextual photos. […]
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