Top 6 Long Guns of SHOT Show 2023
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves talks about what he thought were the six best long guns at SHOT Show 2023. There were great showings by a lot of manufacturers including Beretta, B&T,...
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[SHOT 2023] Schmeisser .22LR Conversion Kit For Glock Pistols
American Tactical Imports (ATI) will be bringing to the stateside .22LR conversion kits for Glock pistols made by German Schmeisser. These kits consist of drop-in barrels and feed ramps as well as...
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[SHOT 2023] Jacob Grey Firearms JG10 Warthog
Jacob Grey Firearms of West Columbia, SC is a manufacturer of AR-style rifles, 1911 pistols and firearm accessories. At SHOT Show 2023, Jacob Grey Firearms showed their new JG10 Warthog line of DPMS...
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[SHOT 2023] HM Defense HM50B – Differences from Bushmaster BA50 and Remington...
A little over a month ago, we reported about the release of the HM Defense HM50B bolt action .50BMG rifle, and many of our readers found it suspiciously similar to Bushmaster BA50 and Remington R2Mi....
View Article[SHOT 2023] 5.11 Making Full Tactical Uniforms: The V.XI XTU Series
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at the 5.11 Tactical booth during SHOT Show 2023 to see the XTU series of uniforms being made by 5.11 under the V.XI brand. These well-thought-out and...
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[SHOT 2023] Mission First Pro Series IWB Holster – Look Ma! No Light!
Mission First Tactical has come out with a rather practical holster that has a unique feature that seems to work well. Their Pro Series IWB holster can fit a Glock 19 with a light like a TLR-7 but most...
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[SHOT 2023] A Look at Heckler & Koch’s MG4 and MG5 Belt-feds
One of the best parts of the SHOT Show is being able to get hands on with some really interesting firearms. This year was no different with Heckler & Koch, to my surprise, displaying their belt-fed...
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[SHOT 2023] Accurate Mag Rifles, Actions, And Magazines
Accurate Mag is one of the leading manufacturers of AICS-pattern magazines, but they also produce actions and complete rifles. [SHOT 2023] Accurate Mag Rifles, Actions, And Magazines First up are the...
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[SHOT 2023] New XM177 From Windham Weaponry
Windham Weaponry continues to add new rifles to its lineup, including an XM177 variant. The XM177 family was one of the first AR-style carbines to enter wide use. Several variants were used, including...
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[SHOT 2023] MK Machining’s MK2 Bullpup Chassis and Amazingly Good Bullpup...
Before SHOT 2023, I was tipped off by a co-worker who knew that I was a Tikka fan that a company was bringing a bullpup chassis and optimized bullpup trigger for the Tikka to SHOT. That company is MK...
View Article[SHOT Show 2023] Desert Tech’s MDRX Upgrades for 2023
New for 2023, Desert Tech has rolled out a number of small improvements to the MDRX platform. These changes apply to all models of MDRX and are incorporated in all rifles ordered going forwards, and in...
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[SHOT 2023] POF-USA Tombstone 9mm Lever-Action
What do you want on your Tombstone? POF-USA gives you plenty of options with their new Tombstone 9mm lever action. Featuring a 10.5-inch receiver rail, M-LOK slots all along the forend, and a...
View Article[SHOT 2023] Sons of Liberty Gun Works Tactical Games Edition AR
In this episode of TFBTV, @JamesReeves is at the SHOT Show 2023 Sons of Liberty Gun Works booth to talk about the new collaboration between SOLGW and the Tactical Games to build out a ready-to-run AR...
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[SHOT 2023] New SureFire Turbo Weapon Lights
SHOT Show 2023 could be called the year of the Turbo for SureFire. SureFire has been a juggernaut in the handheld and weapon light market. With various companies making weapon lights for intensity over...
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[SHOT 2023] Leupold Mark 5HD 2-10×30, BX-4 LRF Binos and 1400i TBR/W
Leupold has added a new scope to their Mark 5HD line. The 2-10×30 is a low magnification scope perfect for close to reasonable distances like 800 or even 1000 yards depending on your caliber. They are...
View ArticleThe SHOT Show Awards 2023: Hop Reviews SHOT Show
SHOT Show 2023 is in the books, and guess who didn’t die in Las Vegas? In this episode of TFBTV, Hop makes up some fake awards for SHOT Show and preemptively reviews products that didn’t exist two...
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[SHOT 2023] Armasight Sidekick, Jockey and Night Vision
Last year Armasight came back from the dead. They had been acquired by FLIR a few years ago and then FLIR shuttered them when they decided to no longer offer weapon-mounted thermal or night vision...
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[SHOT 2023] Hands On with Ohio Ordnance Works’ 240 Patrol-SLR Conversion Kit
The Ohio Ordnance Works SHOT Show 2023 booth had a range of their civilian semi-auto weapons out on display including the HCAR. Alongside the HBAR was the Ohio Ordnance Works manufactured M240 fitted...
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[SHOT 2023] Fostech FLITE Elite Receivers and FLITE Phantom .22LR Rifle
At SHOT Show 2023, Fostech introduced a new generation of magnesium/aluminum alloy AR-15 receivers called FLITE Elite that are now made of forgings. These receivers are advertised to be 30% stronger...
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[SHOT 2023] ZEV & Magpul’s Folding Defense Pistol (FDP) Coming in 2023
Folding guns, a cool concept that we are continually drawn to. SHOT Show saw Magpul and ZEV’s joint venture, the FDP (Folding Defense Pistol) and FDC (Folding Defense Carbine), move closer to reality....
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