Springfield Armory Unveils SA16-A2 Retro Rifle

Springfield Armory has a new (and yet old?) rifle, the SA16-A2. As you can probably tell, it is a clone of the venerable M16A2 rifle. It even includes the proper integral carry handle.

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TFB Review: Meprolight M22 Self-Illuminated Reflex Sight

The Meprolight M22 is a unique reflex sight, in part for what it lacks: a battery. Unlike more common red dot sights, which use a battery to power an LED, the M22 uses the sun and radiation to illuminate the reticle. So how well does that work? Let’s find out.

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POTD: Tropic Daze – Daniel Defense Limited Edition

Photo Of The Day and we take a closer look at the Daniel Defense Limited Series for April 2024, the “DD4V7 TROPIC DAZE”. This beast, painted in Multicam Tropic Green Cerakote, will set you back $4,999. However, the rifle comes rather well equipped, with a Nightforce NX8 1-8x24mm F1 Riflescope on a Reptilia 30mm AUS Mount for instance. The sling is an Edgar Sherman Designs (ESD) Multicam Tropic Sling. The “suppressor” is no such thing, it’s a HuxWrx Blastphemy blast deflector.

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The Rimfire Report: Which Way Rimfire Man? Ruger MK IV 22/45 vs. SIG P322

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series, as always, is focused entirely on rimfire firearms and discussions around rimfire topics. Recently we took a look at one of SIG’s tricked-out P322 pistols. Most of you who keep close tabs on the blog will no doubt know that I absolutely loved my SIG Sauer P322 and wound up putting about 20,000 rounds through the pistol without issue in the first year of owning it. The previously mentioned P322 COMP version of the pistol brought the P322 platform back up on my radar specifically because it’s directly marketing itself as something that is more “competition-oriented.” While we’re going to settle out which one is the better competition pistol overall in a later article, this week, I figured we could take a closer look at what makes both the P322 and the Ruger MK IV 22/45 great first choices for a rimfire 22LR pistol.

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Robinson Armament Adds New XCR Caliber Options

Robinson Armament has two new calibers available in the XCR rifle. Now, both the 8.6 Blackout and 6mm ARC are available for fans of those cartridges. Robinson Armament has some other updates as well, so let’s jump in.

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Revenge of the Revolver! Masterbilt Series – NEW Galco Revenger Holster

It is officially the season of the revenge of the revolver! It is like “Revenge of the Sith,” but with less lightsabers and more wheelguns. From the Galco Masterbilt Series, the new Galco Revenger Belt Holster has been announced for a handful of stout, shorty revolvers. Everything from Colt, Ruger, and Smith & Wesson are included in this latest installment from Galco.

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G9 Defense Launches Monolithic Super Match 6.5 Creedmoor Load

G9 Defense has a new load option for the 6.5 Creedmoor. The Super Match loading pairs a solid copper projectile with brass from Alpha Munitions. Let’s see what makes this ammo different.

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TFB Weekly Web Deals 87: Deals for April 29th, 2024

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 87! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking for deals on new or used guns, ammo to add to your reserves, or specific accessories like flashlights, range bags, optics, bipods, and magazines, each week we’ll have new sets of deals that might fulfill one of those needs and save you a few dollars.

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The Only 3 Glock Accessories You Really Need

The Only 3 Glock Accessories You Really Need! James Reeves dives deep to uncover the only three Glock accessories that are truly worth your investment. Filmed in part at the legendary Glock Headquarters in Austria and featuring real-time demonstrations alongside U.S. and Austrian Special Forces, this video is packed with expert insights and real testing.

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SILENCER SATURDAY #326: First Shots With The YHM Bad Larry Suppressor

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the brand new YHM 338 Bad Larry Suppressor. Last week we took a look at the SIG Sauer SLX556C, an ultra compact 5.56 rifle suppressor. This week we finally get our hands on the YHM Bad Larry suppressor, a .338 bore can that can handle anything from .338 LM down to 5.56×45. Since I am still trying to figure out the best 8.6 Blackout testing platform, I’ll be shooting its little brother – subsonic 300BLK. Let’s take a look.

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Gunsmithing Delight! NEW Real Avid Tools for AR-10 Platforms

If you’ve got spring fever from being stuck indoors all winter, and are looking to build out another 308/7.62 AR platform, then Real Avid has some new tools up their sleeve they would like you to take a gander at. Real Avid has announced some new gunsmithing tools to help you in all of your AR-10 platform builds, modifications, and endeavors. So, if you just found a detent spring in the carpet, you might as well grab some tools and build another gun (those are the rules… I don’t make ’em, I just follow ’em).

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POTD: Battle Brown! Benelli M4 18,5″ Shotgun

A new dawn, new possibilities and another Photo Of The Day. We don’t do enough shotguns in this series, don’t you agree? This is the Benelli M4 Semi-Automatic shotgun with an 18.5″ barrel, painted in Battle Brown. The sight is a Steiner Optics Micro Reflex Sight (MRS), and to make it easier to see if you have a friend or foe in front of you, there’s a Steiner eOptics Battle Light.

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TFB Podcast Roundup 126: The April 26th Roundup

We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 126. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war stories, competition shooting, gun industry news, and much more. In addition, we’re also featuring the most recent episode of TFB’s own Behind The Gun Podcast which airs every week on Thursday mornings. If you’d like to check out the full episode list for TFB’s Behind The Gun Podcast, you can find it here on the TFB website or on your favorite podcast app. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s selection of gun podcast listening.

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Marine Corps Overhauls Marksmanship Standards

The Marine Corps has long preached a mantra that every Marine is a rifleman first—and now they’re changing how those riflemen are trained, to make them more effective in combat.

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Tourist Faces Potential 12-Year Sentence For Unintentionally Bringing Ammo To Turks and Caicos

An American tourist is facing a potential minimum 12-year prison sentence in Turks and Caicos after he allegedly flew into the country with ammunition unintentionally.

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TFB Review: Improving the Colt King Cobra's Performance with XS Sights

The Colt King Cobra is one of the more recent additions to the highly popular lineup of Colt Double Action revolvers. Like all of the other snakes on the plane, the Colt King Cobra features high-quality construction, impeccable mechanical reliability, and all of the sleek lines of the Python, just without the vent rib. While revolvers may not be my most frequently used handguns, I still have a lot of fun shooting them at the range because they’re just cool and very fun to reload and operate. XS Sights has been constantly adding new types of sights and sighting accessories for virtually every platform out there, including Colt’s entire line of revolvers. Today we’ll be discussing some of my recent experiences after getting a chance to test out a Colt King Cobra that featured XS Sights’ Standard Dot Tritium Revolver Night Sights.

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