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A Halfway Decent Piece of Junk – AKU-94 Bullpup Kit
I love bullpup rifles and I really like the idea of AK bullpups, especially considering their construction and lack of a buffer tube. In this round of Forgotten Weapons, Ian (of our own TFB) takes a look at a kit that takes the AK and turns it into a a bullpup. The usual drawbacks to the platform […]
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Lego Brick AR Stock
As a fan of Lego and firearms I am not sure if it is a good idea to make a hybrid of both. Alloutdoor posted this the other day. Feinstein Gewehr Werke, LLC, is a plastic brick kit manufacturer. They make the Mk8 stock for milspec buffer tubes. The kit costs $40 plus s/h and […]
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New BUIS From LMT – Defense
I have always very much enjoyed the wider hood on the H&K sights and finally, Lewis Machine and Tool has stepped up to manufacturer a set of standard-height sights that fill the market void, but will leave your wallet equally void at a MSRP of $249. Available in either 5.56 or .308 (same price for […]
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POTD: Raceguns 9mm and .22LR
These race guns belong to a friend of mine. The one on the right is 9mm while the other one is in .22LR It is built on a STI frame and Limcat upper. I got a chance to try out the .22LR racegun. I was shooting a paper target at 7 yards away. I was […]
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Kel-Tec CMR-30 Broken Down by Hank Strange
The CMR-30 is a heck of a firearm, especially with its divided double-stack magazine for the rimmed 22 WMR cartridge. Hank Strange takes the time to break down the firearm in detail, well past the recommended field-strip for cleaning. In doing so, he shows the underlying simplicity of the design and the quirks of the design. […]
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Hairline Cracks Found In Kentucky PD’s Glocks
Glock handguns used by the police department of the Kentucky city of Bardstown have developed serious cracks after more than 15 years of duty. WDRB 41 Louisville News covered the issues in a segment available online, saying the issues affected a dozen handguns – about half of those issued to the Department. The guns were purchased in 2000, and […]
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L5AWM Magazines Shipped With Bad Followers; Lancer Offering Replacements
Lancer has released a statement pertaining to its L5AWM magazines manufactured in the month of March 2015, which may be defective: Notice of possible L5AWM Compatibility Issue May 29, 2015 To Our Customers: If you recently purchased an L5AWM magazine, it may contain a non-conforming follower. The non-conforming followers, which were manufactured below the allowable […]
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Review: Ball and Buck Edition WingOne Thrower
The terrain where I usually shoot clays is not suited to automobiles. The land is muddy, marshy and without trees to attach a winch. Having gotten stuck there a couple of times in the past I now leave the vehicles at a safe spot and go on by foot. Once loaded up with hundreds of clays and […]
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Black Forge Weapons Acquired by Invincible Arms
Invincible Arms announced they acquired the assets of Black Forge Weapons. Black Forge was an Orlando, FL based company that made a variety of AR platform firearms. Invincible Arms states it will be moving the assets of Black Forge to their existing Ohio location. “We are excited to bring Black Forge into our growing family […]
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M1A, XD-S 3.3″ now offered in FDE
Springfield Armory has just announced that their M1A Loaded precision adjustable stocks and XD-S 3.3″ 9mm are now being offered in Flat Dark Earth as a stock option. The XD-S retained the black back straps, while the M1A stocks retain some of the moving pieces in black. Springfield Armory offered FDE in their traditional polymer […]
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Magazine insert from Haley Strategic
Haley Strategic Partners, LLC has just released a magazine retention insert that can be inserted in a single 30 round magazine pouch, in addition to being able to be inserted in a .308 magazine pouch.The inserts are going for $12 a piece, while a pack of four go for $40, saving a customer $8 by […]
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Downright dangerous instructing
This video was published online in 2010, I’ve got no idea on when exactly it was taken, but it seems to be making its way around social media. When these dangerous instructing videos come out, sometimes they have the smallest portion of merit in the most abstract way. However in this case, I can’t find […]
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POTD: A General Motors M16 Still in Military Service
Bill spotted a M16A2 still in military service 40-55 years after it was made. He writes … I was working as a range safety this past drill weekend. The usual complement of Colts and FNs filed through and then this thing showed up, M16A2 with a 203… and made by GM?!? I had to do […]
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A look at Rock Island Auction
Rock Island Auction company has slowly but steadily gained an overwhelming presence in the shooting industry since the company’s start in the 1990s. For their most recent premiere auction, TFB went to check them out and see what we could find out about the company and what makes them so effective at auctioning small arms. […]
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Man Stuffs AR-15 In His Pants
Is that an AR-15 in your pants or are you an idiot? The answer to that question is a resounding yes for this criminal. Alvarez went into a pawnshop. Allegedly stuffed an AK-47 down his pants. Changed his mind and put it back. Just so he could stuff an AR-15 down his pants. First of […]
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Gun Review: Akdal Mka 1919-XN 12 Guage Box Mag
I was surprised to see that TFB has never run a review of the Akdal Mka 1919 shotgun. After all, I’ve had one in my safe for over a year now, and they had been around in the US for years before that. But they’re not a gun in the limelight. Originating in Turkey means […]
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AP Customs Releases Rhino-Series Straight Triggers
I’m not sure how many more trigger manufacturers the market can bear, but latest to join the fray is AP Customs with their “Rhino Straight Series” of triggers, definitively oriented to the competition market. The triggers maintain the NiB coating of the Rhino Series and the addition of bushings to reduce rotational resistance. For those […]
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Cruise Ship Firearm Simulator
I was on the Royal Princess Cruise ship going around the British Isles. The ship has a firearm simulator that they call the Bullseye Shooting Simulator. The Bullseye Shooting Simulator is only open 1 hour each day. The downside, is that it is often open while I was out for a shore excursion. I checked […]
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Perfume on a Pig? Put a Howling Raven Muzzle Brake on your Mosin!
I jest. The Mosin Nagant is not a pig. I think every gun owner should have at least one in their safe. If you have never had the pleasure of firing one, I highly recommend doing so. They are fun (with the exception of the much lamented recoil) and cheap to shoot. I’ve had a […]
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India May Scrap Rifle Competition
India’s rifle competition may be on the verge of cancellation. From Jane’s: India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is likely to scrap its 2011 tender for 66,000 multi-calibre assault rifles after four overseas vendors failed to meet the Indian Army’s qualitative requirements (QRs) in user trials that concluded in October 2014, official sources said. The […]
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