Clik here to view.
Sneak Peek: Advantage Arms AR-15 Forward Charging Handle
Advantage Arms has shown on their website a new AR-15 forward charging handle. It is ambidextrous with actual handles folding forward for a slimmer profile. The large handles allow easy access and must...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Aptus Weapon System from DRD Tactical
DRD Tactical announced a new weapon system called the Aptus. Aptus, meaning “suitable” or “fit for a particular function” in Latin, is a rifle platform that uses the company’s recoil and quick barrel...
View ArticleClik here to view.
James Bond in Motion – London Film Museum
The largest collection of original James Bond Vehicles is now displayed at the London Film Museum at Covent Garden. TFB had a look – with the focus on the firearms, rockets and other similar things...
View ArticleClik here to view.
7.92mm Kurz lives on in Pakistan!
A TFB reader recently sent me these photos of the “44 Bore” cartridge from Pakistan. Despite much of the Federally Administered Tribal Area’s (FATA) lawlessness, there is a significant legal firearms...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Burst Review: CZ Scorpion Carbine
James Grant of Burst Review gets his hands on a CZ Scorpion Carbine. As a fan of the Scorpion Evo3 platform, his review shares the same thoughts I have about the rifle version of the Scorpion. One...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Knives made of Mosin-Nagant Barrels
Dmitry Shevchenko is a Ukrainian knife maker, who among conventional knives makes ones from all kind of unusual sources. For example, ha has knives made of motorcycle engine piston connecting rods,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You Never go Full Mag Load…
We posted a video a long time ago on TFB, wherein some Airsofters were lamenting and poking fun at the MOLLE wave, stacking magazine pouches upon magazine pouches on a guy with a plate carrier. It was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BREAKING: Magpul Announces the X-22 Backpacker Stock for Ruger 10/22 Takedown
Magpul Announced the X-22 Backpacker Stock for the Ruger 10/22 Takedown today with this very well done video. My initial reaction was that Magpul made a Ruger 10/22 version of the AR-7 Survival Rifle....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The New Ruger American Rimfire Target
A few months ago, Ruger announced that they were discontinuing the 77/22, 77/357 and 77/44 line of bolt action rifles, leaving me a bit disheartened. My spirits have been buoyed a bit with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SAI CSR-50: Compact .50 BMG Rifle made in Denmark
CSR-50 is a very compact single-shot bolt action anti-materiel rifle chambered in .50 BMG. It is manufactured by a Danish company called SAI (Small Arms Industries). It is actually a bullpup rifle,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEW PEW PEW: The Yankee Hill Machine Turbo
I am not normally a fan of posting press release-type news, but I am a fan of both silencers and value. Yesterday, the team over at Silencer Shop forwarded me the specs on a new rifle suppressor from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gun Review: Howas New Chassis Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor
I recently had the pleasure of testing out Howa’s new HCR, or Howa Chassis Rifle. The Howa HCR is built using a Howa 1500 Heavy Barreled action and an Accurate Mag aluminum rifle chassis. For testing I...
View ArticleParatroopers Sidekick: The M1A1 Carbine
The M1A1 carbine is perhaps one of the more iconic rifles from American forces in World War Two. It was specifically designed for the Paratroopers, and was used extensively in numerous campaigns of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lightning Look: Shark Precision Suppressors
One of the main reasons the American firearms industry is so successful is that, with the current market energy, smaller businesses have a shot at the big time. With an influx of sales, revenue and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Imperial War Museum London – Part I
If you’re in London please take time to visit one of the Imperial War Museums. It’s a great place to see British Military History (and hide from the terrible weather). The pictures below are from TFB’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Imperial War Museum London – Part II
This is Part II from TFB’s visit to the Imperial War Museum in London. The Imperial Museum is not complete without a part with The Falklands War in 1982, when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Go / No-Go Gauges for USGI Magazines
Many of the weapon designers I have come to know well have very strong opinions on magazines. Outside of the suitability of one type (straight drop vs rocker) or staggered vs. single feed, they all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thompson/Center Compass Now in 6.5 Creedmoor
It seems that 2017 may be the real breakout year for the 6.5 Creedmoor. I don’t think I’ve seen as many new ammo loads and rifles being introduced in this caliber before now. Thompson/Center just...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gear Review: Kinetic Research Group Whiskey-3 Chassis
I officially started writing for The Firearm Blog in January of 2013, although the first article I wrote was a guest post published on May 2nd of 2011. One of the first items that I requested to test...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[SHOT ’17] Geissele – New Triggers, Rails And Companies
Bill Geissele of Geissele Automatics is well known in the firearms community for innovation, value and his overall support of the shooting, military and law enforcement communities. With products...
View Article