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Vihtavuori N568 – New High-Energy Rifle Powder
Nammo Vihtavuori Oy – a company most reloaders know about but almost no one can pronounce. They have now launched their new rifle powder called N568, with an aim to attract long-range shooters and hunters. The Vihtavuori N568 is said to be insensitive to humidity changes and exceptionally consistent regardless of the temperature, important features […]
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POTD: The TE-Titan Suppressors
When I saw these pictures of the TE-Titan Suppressors I thought these are like works of art, that could belong in an art museum. Until they appear there we’ll have to do with looking at them in our Photo Of The Day. These suppressors are Made in Norway, and the company that makes them have […]
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CZ Introduces New Synthetic Stock Rimfire Rifles for 2021
CZ has upgraded their popular line of rimfire rifles with some new synthetic stock rimfire bolt actions. In total, there are two new rifles all with synthetic stocks but also with different upgraded features over some of the older models of CZ 22LR rifles. CZ Introduces New Synthetic Stock Rimfire Rifles for 2021 CZ 457 […]
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Not Your Average Rubber Band: The New Strike Bang Band
Rubber bands serve many purposes, including powering some very cool “firearms”. Some jobs are even exclusively for rubber bands, like on a tattooing machine or launching small pieces of paper at your math teacher. Our elastic companions have also been used for several purposes in the gun world. Shooters use them to retain slings, keep […]
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The Very Expensive Budget Red Dot: US Optics TSR-1X
US Optics is best known for their expensive, high magnification rifle scopes, but they’ve recently expanded into red dots as well. The new offerings are the TSR-1X, a 20mm micro red dot for carbines, and the DRS series of pistol red dots. In this episode of TFBTV, Hop reviews the US Optics TSR-1X to see […]
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Underground Arms Watch – February 2021
Welcome back to Underground Arms Watch. Catching up into the new year, we continue our look at some of the black market bootleg weapons seized worldwide within the last few months. First up is an interesting pistol seized in Liverpool, UK by Merseyside Police. It appears similar to pistols seen seized from illegal workshops in […]
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POTD: B&T Station SIX
Photo Of The Day – If you’re looking for a modern version of the Welrod look no further. In Europe, it’s called the B&T VP9. VP stands for “Veterinary Pistol”, which makes a lot of sense. A few years ago I shot it at the B&T Police & Military Days and it’s very, very silent. […]
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The Rimfire Report: FX Airguns Pocket Chronograph
Welcome to a guest-written edition of The Rimfire Report. This is Nicholas C. helping out Luke C. Today I will share with you a handy little device that fits in your pocket, range bag or ammo can – the FX Airguns Pocket Chronograph. It is like a pocket LabRadar. A Pocket Chronograph In The Palm […]
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New Leupold VX-3HD Line of Riflescopes
Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has introduced a new line of riflescopes called the VX-3HD. They all have a 3:1 zoom ratio and Leupold’s CDS-ZL elevation dial which you can use instead of holdovers on the long-range. The line includes 5 new models, from 1.5-5×20 up to 4.5-14×50. After looking at the reticles offered, I’d say that […]
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Warne Rallys Firearms Industry to Gift Rifle to Young Hunter
I think most of us can identify with this young shooter that I have just read about via a press release from Warne. Young Paxton Spencer, of Columbia, MO was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. This condition basically means that young Paxton was born with a severely underdeveloped heart and only one functioning lung and […]
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Friday Night Lights: Dual Tube Spotlight – BNVD-1531s & DTNVS
For this week’s installment on Friday Night Lights, you get a two-for-one Dual Tube Spotlight. Just before flying out to New Orleans for TFB Gunfest, I met up with Alex Ko of Nocorium. He had a set of DTNVS and BNVD-1531 housings that he was patterning for his NVG wraps. I got a chance to […]
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New Enhanced Safariland Liberator HP 2.0 Hearing Protection
Touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste – these are our five basic senses. Without them life gets more difficult, and that includes hearing. As we all know, most firearms create a bang that will damage our hearing unless we protect our ears. There are several solutions to do this, and I think I’m right in […]
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Train for the Worst – Type3MalfunctionRound
If you regularly shoot a modern, decent quality handgun, type 3 malfunctions (commonly known as a double feed) are not so common. In fact, I’ve only experienced one in the past three years. However, if that one had occurred during a life or death situation, I could be writing to you from beyooooond the graaaave! […]
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TFB Review: TactaLoad Flash-5 – Shotgun Stock With 5 Shells Inside
First of all a big thanks to James Reeves for passing this along. TactaLoad is a firearms accessory manufacturer based in Louisiana. Their flagship product is the Flash-5 shotgun stock. It allows you to carry five extra shotgun shells in the stock. +5rd Shotgun Shells In The Flash-5 Stock Yes, you read that right, +5 […]
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New Hunting Focused Rifles and Shotguns for 2021 from Henry USA
Hunting with a Henry Hot off the heels of Henry announcing 32 new models of rifles and shotguns in the last quarter of 2020, Henry has four new hunting focused models for 2021. In the rimfire category, Henry is offering a .22 Magnum lever action with a pic rail, a raised comb, and no iron […]
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FBI Selects the Armament Systems and Procedures Agent Baton
With a sharper focus on the use of force by law enforcement recently, less lethal options are more important than ever. This includes one of the oldest weapons used by man, the stick. At this end of its lengthy evolution, the stick has become the Armament Systems and Procedures (ASP) Agent Baton, and was just […]
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3D Printing Browning Hi-Power Frames For Parts Kits
Redditor, IvanTTroll is one of that community’s trailblazers when it comes to 3D printing things gun related. His latest project has been printing pistol frames for Browning Hi-Power parts kits. Ivan said that this has been one of his most favorite projects, so much so that he’s almost assembled enough of them to make a […]
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POTD: Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen
Photo Of The Day – There will be no boating accidents today, as we look at Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) units in action. They are a part of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command supporting units like the U.S. Navy SEALs. The soldiers in SWCC have a similar training program like the Navy SEALs, but the focus […]
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Making Reloading Count: New Armanov Optical Round Counter
If you own a Dillon XL650 & XL750 or a 1050 & 1100 you’re probably an experienced reloader and interested in numbers and statistics as well. You’re most likely also interested in knowing things like how many rounds you loaded, as well as the total for the month and the year? With the new Armanov […]
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Springfield Armory XD-E: A Niche Within a Niche
If you’re looking for a compact, single-stack, polymer-framed, hammer-fired, double-action/single-action carry gun, look no further than the new Springfield Armory XD-E. I’m serious, don’t waste your time looking. This is literally the only one on the market. In this episode of TFBTV, Hop reviews the Springfield XD-E and tries not to call it a mom […]
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