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Kimber 8400 Advanced Tactical II Rifle
Kimber announced a new Custom Shop rifle called the 8400 Advanced Tactical II. The hand-built rifle is chambered for the .308 Win and .300 Win Mag. It is designed from the ground up for exceptional...
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Early Integrated Rifle Electronics
At their SHOT Show booth Knight’s Armament Company (KAC) had an early model Armalite AR-10 with a post-WWII night vision system on display. I do not know which night vision system this is or even if it...
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New Magpul AR-15?
While perusing the “New Products” section at the SHOT Show looking for ideas, I happened across a complete AR-15 with the all new Magpul gray furniture (hand guard, grip, stock). Gray seemed to be a...
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Hands-On with 3 New Tavor Triggers at Shot Show 2014
As a long time Tavor shooter, nothing makes me happier than seeing new aftermarket parts and accessories being released now that the IWI US plant is up and running. Small and interesting parts have...
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Merkel RX Helix Explorer
New for 2014 is the RX Helix Explorer from Merkel. Like the original RX Helix, the Explorer is a straight pull bolt design that is said to be extremely fast. The new Explorer is designed to be more...
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Advanced Tactical SOC Rifle from Kimber
Kimber introduced the new Advanced Tactical SOC (Special Operations Capable) rifle at the 2014 SHOT Show. According to Kimber, the new gun is designed for high-performance. The new rifles will be...
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The Winning Ruger 10/22 Anniversary Design
The views expressed below do not represent the views of Ruger, TFB or Appleseed. They are mine alone. Gary from Michigan here. I won the Ruger 10/22 Anniversary Rifle Design Contest. Soon after I was...
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MAC Does a Deep Dive Shooting Review of TacCon 3MR
Released to considerable buzz, the TacCon 3MR triggers are now just starting to be released to the wild. TFB was fortunate to get a chance to shoot it at SHOTShow earlier this year. Both Chris Cheng...
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Serbian & Greek Special Forces Using FN SCAR
Serbia’s Military Police Special Operation Battalion ”Cobras” have adopted the FN SCAR L as their primary carbine and the FN SCAR-H PR as their sniper rifle. They are using these alongside HK UMP 9mm...
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India’s Prototype MCIWS Rifle In Detail
India’s Prototype MCIWS (Multi-Calibre Individual Weapon System) was on display at the DEFEXPO 2014 arms expo. The rifle has been designed to chamber 5.56mm, 6.8x43mm and 7.62x39mm. It appears to...
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SnipersHide being Sued For Criticizing A Rifle
Long range rifle forum SnipersHide.com and associates are being sued by TacticalRifles.net for criticizing the company and their products. One of the forum admin’s wrote … We are going to fight the...
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NRA Edition of Ruger 10/22
Davidson’s is now offering a special edition of the Ruger 10/22 takedown rifle to support the National Rifle Association. The rifles have a camouflage finish and the NRA logo on the bolt. The guns...
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.338 Lapua Magnum KABOOM
You might well think that the catastrophic destruction of firearms caused by shooters leaving their cleaning rods inside their guns was a rare occurrence, but you would be wrong. It happens far to...
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Chiappa Resurrects the M6 Survival Gun w/ 10+ Caliber Options
TFB’s staff scoured SHOTShow 2014 for all the latest, but the show is so big, something is bound to slip through the cracks. One such gem is the pictured Chiappa X-Caliber, the 12-Gauge version of...
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Brazil’s IMBEL IA2 Service Rifle Disassembled
The IMBEL IA2, the new service rifle of the Brazilian Army, is the answer to the question “What would a modern 5.56mm FN FAL look like”. It has a scaled down and lighter receiver to suit...
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GM6 Lynx 50BMG Reciprocating Bullpup
Pure Awesomeness. The GM6 Lynx is a 50 cal semi-automatic anti-material rifle. It is a bullpup, but that is not the interesting part. The barrel reciprocates all the way back. Just watch the video, I...
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SKS Bullpup test fire
Big Daddy Hoffman got a chance to test fire a SKS bullpup from Shernic Gunworks. The kit is rather impressive. Just from the picture, you can see how compact the SKS is compared to a standard collapsed...
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Strike Industries Ambush low profile sling loop
Strike Industries’ new Ambush Low Profile Sling Loop has just gone on sale. I had a chance to look at the prototypes at SHOT Show and I can tell you ‘low profile’ is not quite accurate, it is really...
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Italian Media Upset with Armalite
The Italian Media are upset that Armalite used a photo of Michelangelo’s David in an advertisement for their AR-50A1 .50 BMG rifle. The UK Guardian newspaper, with all the hyperbole they could muster,...
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.300 Win Mag Velocities: 16.25″– 24.25″
RifleShooter.com ran an article where they tested the effect barrel length had on velocity in a rifle chambered for the .300 Win Mag. The author started with a 24.25″ barrel and cut off 1″ at a time....
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