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Daniel Defense Goes Two Years Without Safety Incident
So, this is not a release about some sexy new product. It is a nod to a company that has done a good job of maintaining a safe workplace for their employees. Daniel Defense, engineering and manufacturing the world’s finest firearms, precision rail systems and accessories, today announced it had reached a safety milestone at […]
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Adjustable Target Stakes from Birchwood Casey
I am definitely on the lookout for good target stands. Since I started writing for The Firearm Blog, my range trips have definitely increased a bit, and lacking a nice plot of my own land to safely shoot on, I am reliant upon bringing my own targets. The main features I am most interested in is […]
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MLR22 Walnut Stock from Magnum Research
I’ve started gaining interest in install wood and/or laminate stocks for some of my rifles. I really screwed up and replaced the original stock on my Mosin with a cheap composite and I’ve been unhappy since (and I broke the original stock during the swap). So now when I see a nice wood stock, I […]
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German Defense Minister: G36 Has “No Future” With Bundeswehr
The fate of the troubled G36 rifle has been revealed: German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday that the Bundeswehr would seek immediate replacement for the rifle. From DW.de: Germany’s military will have to find a replacement for the current G36 assault rifle, according to Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. Special […]
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Legacy Sports Introduces New Low-Cost Break-Action Shotgun
Legacy Sports (which includes brands like Citadel, Kryptek, and Howa) has introduced the Pointer break-action shotgun. The Pointer break-action is a no-nonsense kind of firearm, using the simplest operation for a cartridge-base firearm possible: hammer-fried, single-action, break-action. These are aimed decidedly at the cost-conscious market with MSRPs at $188. While low-cost it seems that Pointer […]
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The Pocket Cannon – A Legit Mini Cannon
This one falls into two simultaneous and often contradicting categories of “Why?” and “Why Not.” Introduced by Mini Artillery, the Pocket Cannon is a legitimate cannon. Loads from the muzzle, using real powder, and shoots real .30 cal cannon balls. You can purchase a cannon for $39, which includes the “ramrod” and 3 steel balls […]
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Fingerprint Safety Invented By Teenager
Kai Kloepfer is developing a smart gun. Basically it is like something out of Hollywood. Remember when Sylvester Stallone played Judge Dredd or in the last Bond film, Skyfall, Bond had a special PPK? The guns in those movies had a fingerprint safety mechanism so that only a certain person could use the firearm. Warning, […]
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POTD: Colt Diamond in the Rust
Jeff shared his latest pawn shop find. He writes … I found this little beauty in a local pawn shop just waiting for someone to give it some love. It’s a 1969 Colt Police Positive Special in .38 Special. It was covered in a decent amount of surface rust when I bought it and it […]
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Arsenal .22LR Ballistic Knife Video
Here is a video showing some of the workings of the .22LR revolver knife imported by Arsenal Inc. I could not find this knife on their website so perhaps they are no longer importing them. In this video, this guy shoots one of these knives. As you can see in the video, it […]
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Why “Open Tipped Match” ≠ “Jacketed Hollow Point”
Over at WeaponsMan, Hognose broaches the subject of “OTMs” and “JHPs” and that they are not the same thing. He writes: Okay, this is a post about ammunition, and especially, military ammunition, but it also has applicability to police and personal defense use. Now hear this, as the swabbies like to say: Open Tip Match ammunition is not hollow-point […]
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Ruger Introduces Mini-14 In .300 Blackout
The .300 Blackout market continues to steam ahead with Ruger’s latest offering, the Mini-14 Tactical in that caliber. From Ruger’s press release: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) is proud to announce that the Mini-14® Tactical rifle is now available in 300 AAC Blackout. This newest version of the Mini-14 rifle features an optimized gas […]
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Strike Industries New Viper Mod 1 Buttstock
I was talking with Strike industries today and they shared a new buttstock they will be releasing in the not too distant future. It’s an interesting design with the butt shaped to better fit those wearing body armor. Most of us here at TFB are fans of the innovative products Strike creates and this appears […]
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Redding 6mm Creedmoor Dies
Redding Reloading Equipment announced the are now making and selling reloading die sets for the 6mm Creedmoor cartridge. According to Redding, the company will offer three different sets for the 6mm Creedmoor: standard full-length, standard neck, and deluxe. Redding standard kits typically come with two dies: a resizing die (full-length or neck only) and a […]
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Press Release: TorkMag AR-15 35 and 50 Round Magazines
TorkMag is announcing a new line of ultra-capacity magazines. Using a dual spring setup in these magazines it seems to be an interesting take on AR15 mags. MSRP will be $19.95 for the TorkMag-35 and $39.95 for the TorkMag-50. TorkMag is taking preorders now, and is scheduled to ship this summer. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE […]
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New Ares GXR Gas Piston Retrofit Kit
Ares’ GXR kit has been around for ten years now, giving gun owners a competitively-priced and simple way to convert their AR15/M4 carbines. Now they’re releasing an updated version of the popular kit which they say offers even better performance to gun owners than the original. Ten years ago the GXR kit was first […]
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Henry Mare’s Leg in .22 Magnum
Henry Repeating Arms recently released their version of a Mare’s Leg chambered in .22 Magnum. What’s a Mare’s Leg you ask? It’s essentially a lever-action rifle with the barrel and stock chopped off. It was made popular by Steve McQueen’s character in the TV show Wanted: Dead or Alive. Woody Harrelson’s character also used one […]
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Law Tactical AKuracy Rear Sight
Law Tactical, the makers of the folding stock adapter, has turned their attention to rear sights for the AK-47. The AKuracy rear sight can use glock and aftermarket glock rear sights. As you can see in the info sheet below, the use of a Glock rear sight give the AK a similar sight picture […]
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DIY Salient Arms AR-15
In the past couple of months, Salient Arms International sold matched uppers and lowers. They were on sale for $350. I bought a set and in the past two weeks, built my version of the Salient Tier 1 AR-15. For those not familiar with the Tier 1, here is a review. I used a […]
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TFBTV: Random Gun Cleaning Tips and Tricks
Everyone seems to have a different approach to cleaning and maintaining their firearms, and here we talk about our methods and a few tips and tricks regarding the less glamorous aspect of marksmanship! Don’t forget to subscribe to our Channel. It really does help us. Full English transcript is below (sorry we don’t have non-english […]
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The StG 45: Roller-Delayed Blowback StG 44
A design that truly could have changed the war, the StG 45 was not completed until 1945. Designed to replace the StG 44, which was expensive and time-consuming to produce, the StG 45 was the result of a cost-reduction and mechanical simplification development. To meet the requirements of the war, the gas system was removed […]
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