Leica Rangemaster CRF 2000-B Laser Rangefinder
Leica announced the availability of its new laser range finder: the Rangemaster CRF 2000-B. According to the company, this is the first compact laser range finder available from any company that can...
View ArticleLeupold Adds New Scopes to VX-3i Line
Leupold & Stevens expanded the VX-3i line of rifle scopes with the introduction of a few new models. The new models are: 1.75-6x 32mm 4.5-14x 40mm 6.5-20x 40mm 8.5-25x 50mm Earlier this year,...
View ArticleTrijicon’s New MGRS: Machine Gun Reflex Sight
Trijicon announced a new reflex style sight designed specifically for military use on machine guns. The company states the new MGRS (Machine Gun Reflex Sight) is engineered for the pounding any optic...
View ArticleNevada Proposes Ban of Trackingpoint Rifles for Hunting & Other Hunting...
In a Memorandum published September 24, the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Law Enforcement Division has published suggested updates to NAC 503.142, which would ban the use of TrackingPoint and similar...
View ArticleShield’s RMS, A Really-Low Profile “Reflex, Mini-Sight”
It has often been a question of mine why the various supposedly low-profile red-dots have always typically required suppressor-height sights for co-witnessing. The whole point of the low-profile set-up...
View ArticleOptic Review: Primary Arms Advanced Series Red-Dot Sight
Primary Arms, a popular online retailer of optics and gun accessories, introduced their own line of affordable optics a few years back. The Advanced Series is their full-size red-dot sight models. The...
View ArticleNew Gear: Nikon Monarch 7i VR Rangefinder
Nikon Sport Optics announced a new laser rangefinder the company is calling “revolutionary.” The new Monarch 7i VR incorporates vibration reduction (VR) technology into the unit to compensate for the...
View ArticleTFB Tip: Reticle Should Match Your Turrets On Optic
We have the pleasure of getting quite a few optics in for review. The vast majority of them are largely excellent products, but there is always a feature that one sees (especially on the low-end) that...
View ArticleAustrian Ritter & Stark introduces SX-1
Ritter & Stark is a newly formed firearms manufacturing company in southern Austria. At the recent AUSA 2016, the company unveiled their flagship product, the SX-1 Modular Tactical Rifle (MTR). The...
View ArticleAtibal Releases MROC – Modern Rifle Optic Component 3×32 Sight
Atibal, known for their inexpensive optics with a growing reputation, has announced the release of their latest optic, the MROC – Modern Rifle Optic Component. The MROC is a 3×32 prismatic optic...
View ArticleM40A6s operational in USMC Scout Sniper Platoons
We reported on the M40A6 back in November last year. Remington won the competition for the M40A6, which is the Marine Corps’s standard issue sniper rifle within the Fleet Marine Force and Reserve...
View ArticlePOTD: AR180 Noir
Photo by @jim_guns. More Armalite 180 love. This AR180 is using a NoDak SPUD lower with a Nikon fixed power P223 3×32 scope. The black background is eye catching due to the lighting. I was told it is a...
View ArticleNEW: Leupold “Tracker Thermal Viewer”
Leupold has come up with a new, innovative tool to help you recover your game. The new LTO – Tracker Thermal Viewer is a thermal observation optic that can be used to find downed game or observe...
View ArticleInternational SF in Mosul
The battle for Mosul in Iraq is going on right now, being fought by Iraqi troops, Kurdish Peshmerga, and some Turkish elements against entrenched Daesh right now. However, there is a significant amount...
View ArticleA MENA Modernist take on the Lee Enfield
Earlier on TFB we wrote about how in the Ukraine an arms company was modernizing the Mosin Nagant platform with picatinny rails, bipods, etc… as an attempt to make it a somewhat viable modern day...
View ArticleIraqi Gunsmithing: SKS, Mosin Nagant aficionados be warned
Photos from a backyard gunsmith in Iraq are showing a myriad of customization on Kalashnikovs, Lee Enfields (No.1 SMLEs and No.4s) and Mosin Nagants in some very interesting ways. Attempts to add...
View ArticleAEWE 2017 Small Arms and Munitions Summary
Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments is a U.S Army test and development program that takes test products from government research agencies and private industry, works with them over a two year...
View ArticleInterview with IPSC Shooter Teemu Rintala (FIN)
Teemu Rintala from Finland, one of the World’s best rifle and shotgun shooters. Nordic Champion, and now aiming for World Rifle Shoot in Russia 2017. I really hope the best practical rifle shooters...
View ArticlePrimary Arms 4x Prismatic 7.62×39 Optic Review
As part of the ongoing Vz58 obsession I’ve suffered from for the last few years, I’ve been hunting for the right kind of optic for these rifles. That led me onto the Primary Arms 4x Prismatic. Primary...
View ArticleSightmark 3000 Lumen Spotlight
Whether you’re focused on honing your tactical skills or interested in spending as many hours as possible in the woods you undoubtedly own more than a few lights. Some are simple flashlights, and more...
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