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F&D Defense XAR Invicta Folding Rifle Now Shipping
F&D Defense has recently announced that the first rifle utilizing their folding technology is now available for purchase. It is called XAR Invicta and is chambered in 5.56x45mm / .223 Remington....
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Improvised Suppressors Among Syrian Groups
Recent so-called Islamic State propaganda videos and an individual Twitter account within Syria have posted numerous examples of improvised suppressors in use on a wide variety of precision rifles and...
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Fighting With the Kurds in Raqqa, Polish SDF Volunteer “Archer”
“Archer” is the public nickname of a Polish volunteer currently fighting in the highly contested city of Raqqa with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces working right now to take it from the so called Islamic...
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Gone by 2020: G36 Replacement Schedule Released by German Bundeswehr – New...
The timeline for the replacement of the troubled G36 rifle with a new yet-to-be-selected weapon has been announced by the Bundeswehr. The German System Sturmgewehr Bundeswehr (SSB)program was announced...
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ATF REPORT – Firearms Commerce In The United States 2017
It’s that time of the year again. The federal bean counters have carved out a report and given us a broad overview of the state of firearms commerce in the United States. And with the historic period...
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Chukavin Sniper Rifle (SVCh) by Kalashnikov Concern
This rifle was earlier announced by the Kalashnikov Concern. It was initially called SVK. Recently, Kalashnikov has renamed the rifle to include the designer’s last name (Chukavin) into the designation...
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[ARMY-2017] Five New Hunting Rifles by Kalashnikov Concern
During the ARMY-2017 arms exhibition Kalashnikov Concern has introduced new hunting rifles. Not one or two but five rifles! Thanks to Maxim Popenker, who released a short video review, we can take a...
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Sterilized East German MPi-KM from the Balkans
Kalashnikov enthusiasts and parts kid builders in the United States have long known about the “sterilized” East German (GDR/DDR-German Democratic Republic/Deutschland Demokratische Republik) MPi-KM...
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Apex Gun Parts Surplus Warehouse Tour
Apex Gun Parts is a surplus importer and distributor based in Colorado Springs, that stocks a large amount of inventory for the surplus parts and parts kits manufacturing industries in the United...
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21st Century Vintorez: Kalashnikov’s New AMB-17 Silenced Assault Rifle at...
On display at the recent Russian Army 2017 expo was Kalashnikov’s new AM-17 and AMB-17 compact assault rifles. The AM-17 is a 5.45x39mm caliber improved version of the MA assault rifle introduced last...
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NRA Whittington Center: Frank Brownell Museum of the Southwest, Robert G....
The NRA Whittington Center in Raton, New Mexico has long been established as one of the premier shooting locations within the United States. With everything from skeet, trap ranges to thousand yard and...
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[ARMY-2017] Other Kalashnikov Concern News: AK-12K and AK-15K, Airsoft Guns,...
As you can see from our recent articles, Kalashnikov Concern has introduced a number of new products during the ARMY-2017 exhibition. Besides the firearms which we wrote about in separate articles,...
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Yemeni Rebel Improvised Cannons On Display in Houthi Propaganda Video
Creating improvised firearms is one thing, but a recent propaganda video released by the Yemeni rebel and terrorist group Ansar Allah (better known as the Houthis) threw the spotlight on some weapons...
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Desert Tech and Nikon Shooting Event
I was invited to an event co hosted by Desert Tech and Nikon. Desert Tech finally released the MDR (and is now shipping pre-orders) and wanted to put it in front of media. In addition to the MDR,...
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Magpul PMag Adopted by US Air Force
The United States Air Force has become the second US military service to adopt the Magpul PMag as their standard rifle magazine. According to the document USAF AUTHORIZED SMALL ARMS and LIGHT WEAPONS...
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HK HEAD FIRED: Heckler & Koch Chair and CEO Norbert Scheuch Forced Out
According to a press release issued earlier today by Heckler & Koch, the Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of parent company H&K AG Norbert Scheuch has been terminated...
View ArticleAR-15 Torture Test: Part 1 | Performance Benchmark & Overview
In earlier episodes, Patrick has shown you how he builds an AR-15 lower receiver as well as how he assembles an upper receiver, now it is time to start with a baseline review of the completed rifle...
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TFB Interview with Jeff Selvig of Apex Gun Parts
We recently received an excellent opportunity to tour Apex Gun Parts, which you can read about on a recent TFB post here. During the tour we got a chance to sit down with Jeff Salvig and really ask him...
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POTD: Marine Cake Cutting
Here is another photo sent in by Miles. These Marines were cutting a cake celebrating 100 year anniversary of the 6th Marine Regiment with a bayonet mounted Springfield M1903. The post POTD: Marine...
View ArticleSaddam’s Rifles: The Tabuk
Essentially Yugoslavian 7.62x39mm M70B1 rifles, the Tabuk series of small arms were produced in Iraq, with the help of Yugoslavian engineers in the late 1970s, just in time for the Iran-Iraq conflict...
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