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Silencer Saturday #374: Hands On With BOE Suppression
by Daniel Y on March 29, 2025 at 7:21 am
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra-12 shotgun suppressor . This week, we are looking at the new silencers from BOE Suppression. They have finally made it out into the wild, and a few made it to me. Let’s take a first look.
The One-Night Glock Clone: Strike Arms SAP-C DIY Build Review
by Luke C. on March 29, 2025 at 12:00 am
The Glock clone market is alive and well and in a lot of ways is continuing to grow at an exponential rate. From the looks of things at SHOT Show 2025, the sheer amount of parts, options, and even serialized frames that are available for this common pistol footprint is not going to stop. In a lot of ways, the Glock Gen 3 clone market has reached the amount of customization options and DIY accessibility as the AR-15 market has. So it's only natural that Strike Industries would start their own firearms brand - Strike Arms (more about that here) . I’ve been fortunate enough to receive not only one of the new Strike Arms SAP-C serialized frames, but Strike Industries was also kind enough to send along every other part needed for a DIY build - similar to what you’d do if you had ordered a bunch of AR-15 parts off of PSA. Today we’ll go over the cost of all the parts, what they offer compared to a stock Glock, and hopefully demonstrate just how easy it is to go from a box of parts into a fun...
POTD: The Kalashnikov AK-12 Rifle and Its Airsoft Version
by Eric B on March 28, 2025 at 11:30 pm
Photo Of The Day and we take a look at what’s going on in Russia. In January 2025, Kalashnikov Concern delivered the first batch of the upgraded Model 2023 AK-12 rifles to a customer, fulfilling scheduled government contracts. As the standard-issue service rifle of the Russian Armed Forces, the AK-12 is said to see widespread adoption, with annual production volumes remaining consistently high to meet ongoing military demand.
Fudd Friday: Is .303 British The Ultimate Fudd Cartridge?
by Zac K on March 28, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Ask an American shooter what the ultimate Fudd cartridge is, and they’ll probably tell you .30-30, or maybe .308 or .30-06. But if you ask in Africa, Australia, or Canada, they’ll probably tell you it’s the .303 British, and with good reason. By gross tonnage, it might have laid down more big game than all those other three cartridges put together.
The Story Of The Russian GP Series Of Grenade Launchers
by Lynndon Schooler on March 28, 2025 at 12:00 am
In the jungles of Vietnam, US special forces started to deploy under-barrel grenade launchers with the philosophy of combining grenadier and rifleman “seamlessly” into one platform. Beginning development in 1964 with the GLAD project (Grenade Launcher Attachment Development), MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam-Studies, and Observation Group) operators were finally slung in 1967 with the XM148 grenade launchers under their XM177 carbines, the progenitors of the Colt Commando, M4 series, and arguably, the AKS-74U “Krinkov.” Just a year later, the US was fielding to great effect full-size M16s with the pump open XM203, instantly recognizable by its distinct cheese grater ventilated heat shield over the rifle’s barrel. Soviet intelligence quickly took notice of this development cycle, likely long before the weapon ended up in the hands of US operators.

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RE: Kash Patel Taking Over ATF Today

@phidippides It would be a start. But then they would ...

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By Phidippides , 1 month ago
Kash Patel Taking Over ATF Today

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RE: Greatest two weeks in modern political history?

I can see your point if you think the Overton window ne...

By Phidippides , 1 month ago
RE: What is your view of the PDW?

I think, but the example I saw like the Flux Raider loo...

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RE: Greatest two weeks in modern political history?

Could very well be. Exciting times we are living in. ...

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You mean something like this? Ridiculously hideous...

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What is your view of the PDW?

Thoughts? And is it good for civilian use? For exampl...

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