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Berger Releases New 6.5mm 130gr AR Hybrid OTM
Berger has announced that development on its long-awaited 6.5mm 130gr AR Hybrid OTM bullet has completed and the new bullet is entering production. From Berger’s blog: We are thrilled to announce that...
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Lever-Action Rifles: Are They Still Relevant?
Writing for ShootingIllustrated.com, NRA editor and author Jim Wilson raises the topic of the lever-action rifle’s role in civilian and law enforcement shooting. On Facebook, author, instructor, and...
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Weekend Photo: Jeff’s PTR-91 (Semi-auto H&K G3 Clone)
Jeff wrote … After toying with the idea for years, I finally decided to order a gun from an internet store. For years I had wrongfully believed that the process would be complicated, expensive, and...
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Weekend Photo: The Chinese Type 97
Indiana F wrote … My new Type 97 rifle on its first day at the (in field) range. The rifle has a T97.ca FTU unit, and a decent Hawke Red Dot that I’m using until I get a hold of something nicer. The...
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Weekend Photo: Inside A Dagenham Gun
Rufus writes: This is a picture of my original Armalite AR-180 manufactured in England by Sterling. I saw it in a shop next to one of the new ones produced by the current Armalite (which is the same...
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BREAKING NEWS: Colt to File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The end we knew would come has finally begun. Colt Defense, LLC is set to file chapter 11 bankruptcy protection tomorrow, according to insider sources, reports marketwatch.com: Gun maker Colt Defense...
View ArticleTFBTV: Alex & Patrick’s Mad Minute Attempts
A while back Steve issued the TFBTV Mad Minute Challenge to try and see which of TFB’s readers is the handiest behind the mighty Lee-Enfield rifle. Read Steve’s blog post to learn about the history of...
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Can The Slidefire Emulate Full Auto in a Support Capacity?
Never having enough ammo to just go out and test this philosophy, I am grateful to our own Ian Mccullum from Forgotten Weapons for experimenting to see if the SlideFire is indeed useful as a...
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Nammo’s New Armor Piercing Ammunition
At the NDIA conference, Nammo gave a presentation on their new lineup of armor-piercing ammunition. Nammo produces both the tungsten cored AP rounds in use with the US Armed Forces: The 7.62mm M993 and...
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POTD: A Magpul’d Saiga 5.45mm & AR-15 SBR
Chris sent us a photo of his Saiga chambered in 5.45mm converted into a AK-74 style rifle. It installed a Tapco G2 trigger, Magpul Zhukov handguard, Magpul grip, K-Var stock. It think its looks great....
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NRA Opens Steampunk Exhibit
The NRA museum has a variety of exhibits that give gun aficionados a glimpse into the lengthy history of firearms. New for 2015 is a steampunk exhibit, which the NRA says will give visitors a chance to...
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Which Henry Rifle Would You Like To Win? [Poll]
We have not done a giveaway in a while and when Henry Rifles contacted us asking if we wanted to give away a rifle, I asked “which rifle?”. They responded “your choice”. I am not eligible to win, so my...
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Capandball Shoots an Original 1861 Springfield Rifle-Musket
Hungarian YouTuber capandball gives us a look at the world of blackpowder rifled-musket competition shooting, with his original Springfield 1861 Rifle-Musket, manufactured at Bridesburg: The original...
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Brownells introduces .308/7.62 magazine
Brownells has come out with their own .308/ 7.62x51mm twenty round magazines for the AR platform. They have the brown anti tilt followers as well. They are retailing for $19.99 from the standard...
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Big Horn Armory Model 90: Lever Action .460 Magnum
Big Horn Armory announced the new Model 90 lever action rifle chambered in .460 Smith & Wesson Magnum. These rifles are CNC machined using modern technology with inspiration from the classic...
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Claymore’s Adventures: Making a video with Colt Defense (1985) (UPDATE: Video...
Well the day is here. In this video all the fans from The firearms Blog can now see Claymore as he really looks with no masking. I found this after it was sitting in my closet for years and remembered...
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Weekend Photo: A good low budget rifle
Glenn writes … For any guys who see and read this if you are low budget like me, disabled and living on severely fixed income an SKS is a great cheap gun with tons of accessories on the market. This...
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Weekend Photo: Long Range Lancer
Dan sent us a photo of his very nifty Lancer L30 LTR chambered in .308 Win. He writes … Some F-Class and Long Range Practice in Mifflin, PA with Some Coworkers. Lancer L30 LTR in 308 Win. Bartelin 24″,...
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Weekend Photo: A handsome pair
Frank sent us a photo of his good looking P58 Naval Rifle and New Model Army reproductions. He writes … In an age of black rifles, polymer handguns, and tacticool, it’s always nice to take a step back...
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Weekend Photo: Aero Precision M5
Andy, who blogs at GunPath.com, sent us a photo of his AR-10 style rifle chambered in .308 Win. It was build with an Aero Precision M5 .308 stripped lower with factory FDE Cerakote, Aero Precision...
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