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Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan was crowned Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Monarch and Head of State of Malaysia) December 13th. He is known to enjoy shooting sports. Thanks to Azril for sending us this link and photos.

Russia is hosting the first ever Rifle World Championship in IPSC history.

IPSC – International Practical Shooting Confederation – have a list of World Record holders in shooting.

Uronen Precision from Finland is not unknown to regulars of TFB. Earlier this year we wrote about their new calibre .300 UP.

IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation) in Russia is a huge success, and is showing tremendous growth with some 30 000 members. I can’t think of any region which could be larger, and there are now regular sponsored events.

Kalashnikov Concern in partnership with “Kontinental Shooting League” (part of IPSC) held a practical pistol shooting competition called “Kalashnikov Cup”.

Saul Kirsch is the General Manager of Double-Alpha Academy, based in The Netherlands.

Here are some pretty spectacular photos I managed to take during the European Handgun Championship 2016 (IPSC) that only recently finished in Hungary.

TFB has reported about the brand new CZ Shadow 2 both once and twice before.

Schmeisser GmbH in Germany has released an AR-15 for dynamic and sports shooting, to what looks to be an ever increasing market in Europe and Russia.

Fresh, and exclusive to TFB, pictures of the Kalashnikov Group’s Saiga MK 107 at the Army-2016 Expo combined with some history and background.

It seems like with anything else, there is a easily obtainable goal or threshold one can reach with a reasonable level of expenditure, but going beyond that takes exponentially more time, money, and effort. Firearms are no different, as an entry level stock gun can do much more than many people realize, but as you make your way up the ladder you find that accuracy and increased performance don’t come cheap.

In February 2016 TFB reported about the new CZ Shadow 2 and the upcoming press release.

The Russian Grand Master in IPSC dynamic shooting Mr. Vitaly Kruchin proves there is no real need to waste money on sights for any of your handguns.

I am a fan of competitive shooting so I found this interesting. In a normal sanctioned match, the RO would have stopped the shooter for losing his hearing protection. However this is a special match for Special Forces they are not concerned about hearing protection. More interesting is the course of fire. The shooter’s hands are handcuffed together and submerged in ice water. This is commonly referred to as the cold pressor test. The Mythbusters used this to scientifically apply pain to their volunteers. Suffice to say, it is an interesting challenge in a shooting match. I have heard of other challenges. Like at a West Point Two-gun match, shooters must carry two 5 gallon jerry cans filled with water. carry them back and forth along the course of fire, something like 50 yards, before picking up a gun and shooting it.  I am not sure what the tactical ninja roll was for, probably just for fun rather than waste time running around the bench. I am rather impressed with the manipulation and reloads while handcuffed. There is a little bit of blood shown where the handcuffs cut into the shooter’s wrists.