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International Army Games – ComBloc Sniper Frontier

We recently had a look at what modern sniper teams from the Western countries use. This time, let’s have a quick look to the East. During the summer of 2016, the International Army Games was held at...

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Swedish Arctic Rangers fighting from snowmobiles

Winter is coming! The Mountain Platoon from the Swedish Arctic Rangers shows off by fighting from snowmobiles. This is a live fire exercise from a moving platform and looks like a lot of fun. The...

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Neat Idea for M-LOK & KeyMod Rails – Slim Picatinny Adapters by Arisaka Defense

I have rather enjoyed watching M-LOK & KeyMod proliferate throughout the market with the various accessory manufacturers embracing the specification. The specs, while fantastic, do have potential...

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Griffin Armament Introduces Modular Lightweight “M2” BUIS

Griffin Armament has been making quite a splash moving through the market outside their well-regarded suppressors. Previously, they released AR furniture and in October, released their HEDP (High...

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[Nightforce 2016] NF Scope Wraps

Nightforce Optics has introduced a universal Scope Wrap for 2017. It is 19″ long, 4.5″ tall, and is adjustable up to 22″ around. The wrap is quite simple when it comes to other competitive wraps in...

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[Nightforce 2016] Mil-C Reticle

The Mil-R reticle is one of Nightforce’s most popular offering in the companies ATACR scope line. However, due to requests from the Precision Rifle Series competitions, the company is going to be...

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[Nightforce 2016] Carbon Fiber Tripod

Nightforce Optics is brining a tripod to market, one that is very versatile and innovative compared to current tripods for sale. It has removable 4 section legs, that can then be used as walking poles...

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Meopta Releases New ZD 6-24×56 RD Riflescope with MIL Turrets

Ah… SHOT Show must be coming quickly. Writers can sniff it from about a month away as Press Releases and new product launches are now fast and quick. Latest up is Meopta, with their launch of the ZD...

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BUIS Through An Optic – Check Your Zero!

Conventional wisdom for optics, despite their phenomenal track record of performance (at least on the high-end stuff) has dictated that a combat carbine should include a set of back-up iron sights. The...

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New Trijicon Products

As to be expected, Trijicon will introduce a number of new products at the 2017 SHOT Show. These new products include a variety of scopes, optics and pistol sights. Trijicon HD XR Night Sights The new...

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FBI To Issue Sig Sauer ROMEO4M Red Dot Optics

After competitive solicitation, the FBI has chosen the Sig Sauer ROMEO4M red dot sight as a new general issue optic for patrol carbines. After a TFB Exclusive in November where the FBI approved the...

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SIG SAUER Introduces Two New Rangefinders: KILO2200 MR and KILO2400ABS

SIG SAUER’s Electro-Optics division has been one of the busier optical outfits this year, cranking out a variety of sights, scopes and rangefinders for the shooting and hunting markets. I’ve got two of...

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US Army Orders Advanced Night Vision Optics from DRS Technologies

Last year, we wrote about a new integrated night vision optic system that would allow data from a US Army soldier’s weapon-mounted night vision device to be fed directly to his helmet-mounted night...

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New Vortex Viper PST Gen II Riflescopes

The head image is the current Vortex 1-6×24 (Razor HD Gen II) at work with the Top Gun Rifle Team for IPSC Rifle. The pictures is actually taken just a week ago, during testing of the new HERA...

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New Truglo Offerings for the Ruger American Pistol

Truglo announced the company will now offer its TFX and TFX Pro sights for the Ruger American Pistol line of handguns. These sights should fit both the full size and compact versions of the Ruger...

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Advantage Tactical Sights Expands Dark Diamond Line

Earlier this year, Advantage Tactical Sights (ATS) announced a new group of handgun sights it called the Dark Diamond line. At that time, the sights were only available for the Glock. Shortly...

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TFB’s 1st Day Of Christmas: BUIS

Yes, the real 12 days of Christmas will actually start on December 25th and run until January 6th, but in an effort to include everyone this holiday season, I’m switching things up. So whether you...

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NEW: TNVC ‘Mohawk’ MK2 Helmet Counterbalance

As I drive closer and closer towards the night vision world, I am beginning to take notice of the near limitless amount of accessories available. And unless you plan on a weapon-mounted setup, shooting...

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Triple Barreled German Krupp Stahl

My friend Mike Branson got to photograph his co-worker’s father’s 100 year old gun. The engraving is just stunning. A coworker’s father owns this beautiful German Krupp Stahl “drilling” (combination...

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Lucid’s New MLX Scope

Lucid Optics announced a new variable power scope that magnifies up to 18x while keeping the price tag less than $700. According to Lucid, this is the company’s first FFP scope and it spent a lot of...

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