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POTD: Custom .308
A great photo of a custom .308 build by @west_texas_ordnance. Finished up this cool 308 for a customer. Trued @remingtonarmscompany 700 action, threaded bolt handle and Mini M16 extractor, Lilja 5R 10...
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NEW Lucid C3 Weapon Light
Weapon lights have evolved in the past 10-15 years and obviously LEDs have been a big part of the transformation. Battery life, ruggedness, size and light output are at the top of the list for...
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Weapons of Rio’s crime war: the PMERJ side
In a previous post (http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/02/21/weapons-rios-crime-war/), TFB showed some of the weapons in use by criminals in Rio de Janeiro’s crime war, which demonstrated an...
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BREAKING: Colt Lays Off Custom Shop Director, Other Employees, Company...
What is happening at Colt? That’s the question on many people’s minds as news of layoffs in the company began to trickle out starting on Tuesday. Rumors of massive layoffs at Colt began with a post at...
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Wilson Combat Adds 6.5 Creedmoor Models
The march of the 6.5 Creedmoor continues. The latest company to expand its catalog with new 6.5 Creedmoor guns is Wilson Combat. Wilson Combat announced it would now offers the Recon Tactical and Super...
View ArticleFriday Field Strip: Kel Tec SUB2000 Gen. 2
In this episode of TFBTV, we field strip the KelTec SUB2000 in 9mm, Glock magazine version. The KelTec is surprisingly simple in its internals, even though it more or less requires tools to field...
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Kurds to Receive Support from Canada, Germany
According to the National Post, the Canadian government will begin supplying elements of the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq with small arms and light weapons. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau previously...
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Modern Personal Defense Weapon Calibers 011: The 6x35mm KAC/TSWG, Revisited
When I started the Modern Intermediate Calibers series, I did not expect it to grow as large as it has. The initial plan was for 7 major calibers, which grew into well over 20, and the spinoff Modern...
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POTD: SCAR – Super Cool AR Or Ugg Boot Gun Stand?
The SCAR Stock has been jokingly compared to the popular Ugg Boot. It is not hard to see the resemblance especially in the FDE SCAR variants. As a joke, here is an AR with an Ugg Boot. Does it...
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Vorpal Arms SOLO Muzzle Brake from UK
A British company called Vorpal Arms manufactures a very interesting looking muzzle brake called SOLO. It is sort of a combination of conical flash hider and a multi-chamber muzzle brake. The SOLO also...
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BREAKING: Black Hills Sole-Sourced for Contract for FBI Hostage Rescue Team...
Good news for everyone’s favorite Dakotan ammunition company, Black Hills has just won the contract to provide subsonic .300 Blackout ammunition for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Hostage Rescue...
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Composite Metal Foam Stops and Pulverizes Bullets
A professor and her team at NC State has developed a type of metal foam that is capable of stopping some of the most powerful small arms rounds in use by the military. Sandwiched between a ceramic...
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Bushmaster Releases Factory SBR ACR
While not exactly “breaking news” material, Bushmaster ACR fans have a reason to to be happy this week. The company is offering a factory short barreled rifle (SBR) configuration of their ACR platform....
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POF Expanding Into UAE Small Arms Market, Beretta Understanding
Earlier on TFB we reported that POF had increased their ammunition production in Pakistan three-fold. We speculated that rising security concerns might have been the cause for this but this has turned...
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Polenar Tactical Releases AK Operator DVD
Slovenian Youtube Channel and training company Polenar Tactical has finally released their “AK Operator Training” instruction series. The series is available shipped on DVD, USB, or can even be...
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A champion’s opinion on the Swarovski Z8i LD-I and BRT-I reticles
Mr. Teemu Rintala is the Nordic Champion in IPSC Rifle 2016 and shoots for the GP Rifle Team. He just got the (fairly) new Swarovski Z8i 1-8x scope with the two different reticles BRT-I and LD-I to...
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Lapua Team member Raine Peltokoski talks about practical rifle shooting
Mr. Raine Peltokoski from Finland is a three-time IPSC European Rifle Champion and has been one of the top shooters in practical competitions for decades. This includes shotgun and handgun. This list...
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ROK Military’s Obsession with Brass Collecting
An odd product that has appeared on Republic of Korea (ROK) Army K1A and K2 rifles in recent years is this brass catcher. Outside of a few dedicated reloaders in the United States, brass catchers are...
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IWA: New Heckler & Koch Futuristic Concept Guns
The Heckler & Koch booth at IWA is always very busy and 2017 was no exception. They only show their civilian firearms at IWA, “Sports and Security”. At EnforceTac it’s the Military and Law...
View ArticleTFB TV Goes to the UK! British Shooting Explained
TFB TV pairs up with Callum from English Shooting, a British Channel devoted to discussing the shooting sports in the United Kingdom. Callum talks about the differences between a Firearms and Shotgun...
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