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Limited Edition Upper Halves from Stag Arms
Stag Arms is releasing a small run of their upper halves for the holiday season, the Model 3LEH & 3LEHL. Both of them are offered in 3 separate configurations based on the sights you want. Additionally, you can upgrade them with a different twist and bolt carrier group. Stag Arms is excited to announce a limited […]
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POTD: AK-15 Not A Real Gun, But I Wish It Was
These two renders have been doing the round on Russian social media. Apparently they were made by Russian students. They show a very AK-74 (or AK-12?) rifle with a very modern angular design. Compare it with the Kalashnikov AK-12 below … I much prefer the aesthetically pleasing AK-15 compared to the no-nonsense all-work no-play design of the […]
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An interesting idea: Using the Magnus Effect to control the path of a musket ball
Greg from Canada emailed me an idea. He proposed creating a 360 degree rotatable musket barrel with cuts perpendicular to the path of the ball that would impart a spin on it. If a ballistic computer controlled the rotation of the barrel, the bullet could be fired in a way similar to the Angelina Jolie […]
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New Announcement: Remingtons RM-380 Pistol Is Now Shipping
Over the past week I’ve been posting on new products from Remington we writers were introduced to at the annual writers seminar. Several times readers have asked about the status of the RM-380. I couldn’t say a lot at the time but with this announcement I just received details on the shipping times as well […]
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Aridus Industries Goes Live With Self-Crowdfunding
Adam Roth, owner and founder of Aridus Industries, tried to start a crowdfunding campaign to fund the molds to have his shotgun Quick Detach Carriers injection molded. He ran into a snag. All of the crowdfunding sites turned down his proposal. So he is trying to raise the funds himself on his website. His goal […]
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ASA: Hearing Protection Act (Suppressors For All)
The American Suppressor Association (ASA) has been working with Congressman Rep. Matt Salmon and the NRA. Last week, they have introduced a piece of legislation called the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). ASA, NRA, and Salmon are trying to remove suppressors from the purview of the NFA and replacing it with a standard NICS check and […]
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7,000 to 10,000 stolen firearms recovered
If you or anyone you know of, live in South Carolina and have experienced a firearms theft, it might be worth a shot to contact the authorities in Pageland, South Carolina with the description and serial number of the firearm. A man was recently caught with a warehouse of between 7,000 to 10,000 stolen firearms […]
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Ashbury Precision Ordinance Adds Super Magnum .408 and .375 CheyTac to Premium Line
Ashbury Precision Ordinance Manufacturing has added two new calibers to its line of premium precision tactical rifles based on their new SABER® VX bolt action receiver (an octagonal geometry precision manufactured bolt action receiver for .408 and .375 CheyTac calibers). ASW precision tactical rifles are comfortable to shoot and are purpose built to deliver high levels of […]
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Weird Magazines, Vol. I: The Kottas Magazine System
The truly high capacity magazine has been a dream that firearms inventors throughout the world and time have endlessly pursued. One of the crazier attempts to improve the capacity of the Steyr-Hahn 1912 handgun was a system designed by Arthur Kottas. Over at Historical Firearms, Matt elaborates about this unusual and eyebrow-raising magazine design: The […]
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Water cooled bench rest rifle
Have you ever even heard of that? A water cooled, long range, bench rest rifle? Well one of these contraptions set a bench rest long distance record earlier this month in North Carolina, shooting a group of less than four inches at a thousand yards during a recent competition. From the Accurate Shooter Daily Bulletin- […]
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Robar Hints At Lightweight AR-15 Using Titanium Components
Earlier here at TFB, we mentioned in an article regarding some new developments in metallurgy that titanium has not traditionally been used as a material for firearms manufacture due to the difficulty and expense of working it. This is true, but it’s also true that techniques have been developed that substantially help reduce the time and […]
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Meprolight releases Optimized Duty Sight
Meprolight from the Mako Group has come out with a new handgun front and rear sighting system that consists of strips of tritium that line up with each other to almost form a sort of “cross hair” in addition to a center front sight dot, when everything is aligned. The design comes from the R4E […]
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POTD: FN SCAR-H with Malaysia’s Elite VAT 69
Regular TFB contributor Azril writes … A few days ago, The Royal Malaysian Police elite para-military unit the VAT 69 celebrated thier 46th anniversary with a open day on 23-24 October. VAT 69 is a famed counter-insurgency / counter-terrorism unit of Royal Malaysian Police that has deep experience from combating everything from Communist insurgents, Philippines terrorists/invaders (2013 […]
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KDG KINECT MLOK Universal Offset QD Rail Section Now Available
If you are a fan of the M-LOK system, you may have encountered Kinetic Development Group’s quick-detach system (“Kinect”). Using two spring-loaded, self-adjusting wedges, Kinect inserts into the MLOK slot of a forearm. Pressing the mount into the MLOK slot, Kinect uses automatic triggers that securely lock your accessory into the rail with a “click” and without […]
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LEGO 1:1 glory
So a strapping young lad that goes by the username of MyDifferentUserName on Youtube, has over the years come out with over a hundred different LEGO 1:1 scale reproductions that have controls that function, but don’t actually propel a LEGO projectile or similar object like some other LEGO 1:1 scale productions. LEGO creations are nothing […]
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UTS-15 Neptune
UTAS-USA and Davidson’s are now selling a new version of the UTS-15 shotgun with the Kryptek Neptune finish. If you are not familiar with the UTS-15, it is a pump action shotgun that has a 14+1 capacity. It is available with various barrel lengths, though short barrel shotguns have reduced magazine capacities. Its high capacity […]
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Clay Thrower Shotgun Duel
Philip Thorrold is an extreme shotgun shooter. He shot clays from his Ferrari while a driver did doughuts. In this video, he has three clay launchers aimed at himself and he has to shoot the clays before they hit him. It looks like the clays are coated in something. You can see a small cloud […]
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Red Dot for Handgun on the Not-so-Cheap: Dueck Defense RBU
Red dot sights are a significant step forward for handguns, but until the recent Glock MOS or S&W C.O.R.E. series, it has been an expensive proposition to get a handgun ready. Up to make the expense less for those with an existing handgun is Dueck Defense with their RBU or “Red Dot Back Up”. While […]
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Carve Your Pumpkin Like Jerry Miculek With a .50 BMG
Sometimes you just have to go with a seasonal theme, and this time of year that means a few of the best pumpkin carving videos. I myself will be heading out to carve a pumpkin using my favorite rifle and it’s inspirational watching Jerry Miculek go to town on his own pumpkins with his trusty […]
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CRKT Introduces range of Ruger-Branded Knives
Ruger has announced a partnership with knife maker CRKT to produce a range of Ruger branded knives. The knives some in a variety of styles, including every day carry folders, tactical fixed and folding and hunting knifes with both fixed and folding blades. They range in price from about $60 to $100. The photos above along […]
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