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Weekend Photo: Building a suppressor legally
Pete build his Glock suppressor legally from parts. He explains the procedure below … As many of your readers are already aware, it is perfectly legal to make certain types of NFA regulated firearms, including silencers (suppressors). As is the case of making any firearm, all local, state and federal regulations apply. And, before you begin […]
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PSA: SAAMI’s Guide to Unsafe Gun-Ammo Combinations
It should go without saying to never use ammunition in your firearm that is not written on the side of the firearm… Well, except in cases like .223 and 5.56, where the two are semi-interchangeable, or in the case of .38 and .357, where one is compatible with the other, but not vice-versa. So “feed […]
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New Realtree Gun Cleaning Kits
Whether you’re a dedicated hunter or simply a fan of camouflage, American Buffalo Knife and Tool has the product for you. The Tennessee-based company is coming out with a line of Realtree camo gun cleaning kits and range bags in a variety of styles, each designed to be used on a particular firearm or for a […]
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Clearing AK Malfunctions with AKOU
With his characteristic blunt charm Rob Ski of AKOU breaks down the basics of clearing AK-series weapon malfunctions. With the plethora of videos on running the AR series through various malfunction drills, Rob’s video is refreshing showing the AK-47 series of weapon being run as Kalashnikov himself would recommend. My favorite line “This is not […]
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Another Glock Lawsuit – This Time by Glock’s Own Former Counsel
The legal saga at Glock continues to go deeper down the rabbit hole, that if true, shows that Gason Glock and the company has committed serious fraud and framed multiple former employees in an attempt to cover up his and the company’s own malfeasance. Paul Jannuzzo is Glocks former counsel who was convicted of embezzling […]
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POTD: Bersa Thunder Pro
TFB’s Edward O writes … I’m increasingly interested in South American firearms, so when the opportunity to tinker with a Bersa Thunder Pro came up I grabbed it. I was won over by Caleb Giddings’ comment: “I have a deep and abiding love affair for guns that do two things: 1) run, 2) are priced […]
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POTD: Colt Canada C8NLD In The Rain
Wouter sent in this photo of his Colt Canada C8NLD with an Aimpoint Comp M4, a translucent magazine, a Magpul AFG2 and Magpul ladder rail covers. The Colt Canada C8NLD is the Netherlands variant of the Colt Canada C8. Diemaco, now owned by Colt Defense and named Colt Canada, had a lot of success selling AR-15 rifles to Europeans […]
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Next Level Arms Ambi Charging Handle
Next Level Arms makes Ambi Charging handles for AR-15 and AR-10. I got my hands on an AR-15 version to check it out next to my Raptor. Below you can see it next to my Noveske Edition Raptor. The wings of the handle are wider on the Next Level Arms. As […]
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Firegild Luxury Firearms
Custom firearms manufacturers are nothing new, but Firegild starts at a level above where other companies stop. Firegild starts with guns from many of the most popular manufacturers such as Beretta, Colt and Ruger. Then they design a unique, personalized handgun that uses gems such as rubies, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds. Fine leathers and exotic hides […]
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Learning From A Sad Gunsmithing Story
Hognose, blogging at his home WeaponsMan.com, has touched on a very worthwhile subject in one of his latest posts: How to deal with gunsmiths (if you’re a customer) and customers (if you’re a gunsmith). He springboards off a tale originally posted on Reddit about some gunsmithing work that didn’t live up to expectations, but where […]
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AK Guy’s AKs In The USA
Brandon Herrera, aka The AK Guy, has started an Indiegogo campaign to crowd fund a documentary of big manufacturers, builders, YouTubers, and other prominent people in the American AK Industry. His goal is rather reasonable. $6,000 to fund the logistics of making this video series. If he can raise more funds, then even […]
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MPT-76 Production Begins In Turkey, MAC Takes a Look
Two weeks ago, Janes reported that production of the Turkish MPT-76 rifle had begun. The rifle is a 7.62mm caliber derivative of the German HK417 rifle, itself a derivative of the AR-15 series of rifles. The MPT-76 inherits the operating rod mechanism of the G36 through its German parents, but differs from the HK417 in […]
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Leatherman “Tread” Wearable Multi-Tool
Leatherman recently announced a new wearable bracelet multi-tool called the “tread”. Looking at it you can see the name came from it’s resemblance to a tank tread. Essentially what you have are a set of 29 assorted tools. I can see this being useful for archery, shooting sports or just everyday use.Leatherman says they will […]
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F-35 25mm Cannon Live Fire
Check out this video of the first live fire of the General Dynamics GAU-22/A four-barrel 25mm cannon onboard an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It weights in at 230 pounds and spits rounds out at 3300 shots per minute with a muzzle velocity of 3560 feet per second. Here’s […]
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Dangerous PCP Polymer Cases Ammo (Update)
On March 25th, 2014 I posted the results of an ammunition test on The Firearm Blog that can be read here. The ammo exploded, did damage to equipment, and well could have done damage to the shooters had I not taken precautions. Some photo highlights… See the magazine spring in the top left? Yeah, that could […]
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BCM Keymod rail covers now shipping
Bravo Company came out with these rail sections at SHOT 2015, but have since worked some more on the design and they are now ready to ship for $9.95 a pack of five, with each section covering 5.5 inches. However, the materials they picked allow users to clip the length to whatever appropriate size needed […]
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Y-man update: testing my Mossberg 500 Rifled Barrel…
Greetings! May your hunts be prosperous, and your nights restful! Jambo! [I just made that up.. ha ha!] Well, this is a range report of sorts: just to give you all an account of how far I have been able to go with Mathilda, my Mossberg 500A Shotgun, in recent times. I earlier this year got […]
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POTD: How Not To Guard Your Recruitment Center
People have stepped up in response to the recent attack in Chattanooga, TN. Dustin Ellerman, of Top Shot, posted this picture on Facebook. There are some obviously glaring issues with this photo. First he has a vertical grip on his pistol AR. Now I will be nice and grant him the benefit of the doubt. […]
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Colonial Williamsburg Gunsmith
I came across this movie on youtube from a TFB reader recently. It is a series of movies made about various artisan trades in the 1700s, there is one on blacksmithing and so on. However this entire movie is about the process that a colonial gunsmith would go through to produce a single flintlock rifle. […]
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Royal Navy Field Gun Competition
This video shows a competition where participants race with artillery. This brings a completely new meaning to the phrase “Race Gun”. The race is set up with some basic obstacles. However not only does the entire team have to traverse the course and its obstacles, so does the cannon. Every part of it. It looks […]
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