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TFB Review: B&T MP5K Stock – It Fits The Briefcase, Sort Of
As an owner of an H&K Briefcase, I have been trying out different setups for my SP5K-PDW SBR. One of the biggest challenges is finding a stock that fits the briefcase. I reached out to B&T and they were kind enough to lend me their telescoping B&T MP5K Stock. MP5K @ TFB: Friday Night Lights: […]
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Attention, Deer Hunters: 400 Legend Mossberg Patriot Is Here For 2024
The new-for-2024 400 Legend Mossberg Patriot will serve as a hunting rifle at close-to-medium range, with more knockdown power and less recoil than a .30-30.
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POTD: The New Steyr DMR 762
Photo Of The Day – The DMR rifles are increasing in popularity. The term stands for Designated Marksman Rifle and generally speaking, it’s a modern precision rifle in semi-automatic configuration, with a fancy riflescope on top. It fills the need between an ordinary rifle and a dedicated sniper rifle, to accurately hit targets in the region […]
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TFB Behind The Gun Podcast #97: Mystery Guns with Sam S
Today we’ve brought on TFB Writer Sam S to talk about some curious firearms he’s run across over his years as a gunsmith and employee at a gun shop. Most of you listening have probably come across your own weird finds too. Whether they’re genuine mysteries like a revolver Sam recently discovered, or an oddly […]
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Chicago Rapper Twista’s Top Five (okay, Six) BIG $$$ Handguns
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves interviews Chicago’s finest and one of the greatest rappers of all time, Twista. Turns out Twist’s not just a fast rapper, but a fast shooter, a licensed instructor, and an experienced competitor. Needless to say, Twista got that bag over the years of being a successful artist, so […]
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POTD: The CMR30 – Rimfire Magnum
The KelTec CMR30 Rimfire Rifle, that’s the subject of our Photo Of The Day today. I’ve never seen one, but it looks like a fun firearm to shoot, with 30 rounds of .22 Magnum from a single magazine. And you get two magazines in the box. The weight of the CMR30 is only 3.8 lbs (1.7kg), […]
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Ruger American Gen II: Budget Bolt Action Refined
The Ruger American Gen II rifle debuts, in Standard an Ranch configurations. Improvements include stock updates, three-position safety and new finish.
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Magpul Announces New DT Carbine Stock
Magpul’s latest addition to their vast array of firearm furniture is the DT Carbine Stock. It is an A-frame design for standard mil-spec buffer tubes. And possibly best of all, it only costs $64.95. Magpul @ TFB: The New Budget-friendly Magpul MOE X-22 Stock Is Here New DAKA Hard Cases From Magpul Magnetic Fields – […]
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TFB Weekly Web Deals 75: Deals for December 18, 2023
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 75! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking for deals on new or used guns, ammo to add to your reserves, or […]
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American AKceptionalism: The Gen 5 PSAK-47
In this episode of TFBTV, Hop takes a look at the top-tier variant of the PSAK-47. The GF5 is the fifth generation of Palmetto State Armory’s PSAK rifle and adds more features on top of the GF3 and GF4, including a cold hammer forged barrel made specially for PSA by FN. Can an American company […]
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POTD: Meridian Ordnance – Horn of Africa – Russian AKs
Welcome to another edition of TFB’s Photo Of The Day. We don’t get contributions from readers too often, but it happens. Today is such an occasion, and it’s a pretty interesting one. Mike Owen of Meridian Ordnance LLC sent us pictures of various Russian AKs taken in the Horn of Africa. Here’s the letter that accompanied […]
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Just As Good? Glock 19 vs. Mock 19 Parts Build
The number of third generation Glock clones is astounding. Some companies are based solely on taking proven designs and finding ways of making them more appealing to their audiences. For example, Shadow Systems has created their own versions of Glock pistols, but they offer customers all of the upgrades that they were going to do […]
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POTD: M9 and M17 in Marksmanship Competition
The handgun is what you use to fight your way to your rifle, isn’t that a saying we can all agree with? TFB’s Photo Of The Day shows a variety of M9 and M17 pistols used by the U.S. Marines. Above you see U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Aultman, a combat photographer with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps […]
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HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Russian Rarity or Waning Popularity?
Welcome everyone to the 218th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only has […]
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TFB Weekly Web Deals 74: Deals for December 11th, 2023
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 74! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like Primary Arms, Guns.com, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking for deals on new or used guns, ammo to add to your reserves, […]
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TFB Armorer’s Bench: C96 Grip Fit & Stock Repair
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. Today we get to dive into a rather spontaneous project. This is one I’ve had on my list for a while but have been very busy and even been […]
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Friday Night Lights: InfiRay J-31 Binocular Night Vision Device
Welcome back to another weekly Friday Night Lights. Last week we took a look at some interesting grips from Wilcox but today we take a look at the new night vision housing from InfiRay called the J-31 or Jerry-31. Big thanks to Custom Night Vision for letting me borrow this unit for this review. More InfiRay […]
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New Steyr GAMS Bolt Action Rifle
Probably the most significant bolt action rifle release by Steyr Arms this year was the Scout II, the updated version of the Steyr Scout rifle. However, besides the Scout II, Steyr Arms introduced a couple of other bolt action rifle products – a new version of the Monobloc rifle called Monobloc Compact and a completely […]
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Extar EP9 Carbine: Pistol Grows into a PCC
The new Extar EP9 Carbine is a familiar platform, adding a stock and longer barrel to the old EP9 large-frame semi-auto pistol.
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Springfield’s NEW Model 2020 Rimfire Target
In this episode of TFBTV, Luke C (@BallisticAviation) dives into the Springfield Model 2020 Rimfire Target Rifle, chambered in 22LR. Released in the early summer of 2023, the Model 2020 Rimfire is the first offering that Springfield has made in the rimfire category in a long time and they’re claiming that in the hands of a […]
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