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End Of An Era: No More GLOCK Gen4 Guns; .40S&W Will Go Gen5
It appears that what many of us were predicting finally happened yesterday: GLOCK Gen4 guns are no longer being produced in favor of the Gen5 GLOCK pistols. Residents of California and other more...
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BREAKING: Indian Army Orders More 716i Rifles from SIG Sauer
Over the past couple of years, India’s military has embarked on its most serious attempt to modernise its small arms to date. One of the key early successes in this effort was the selection and...
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BREAKING: New York AG Fraud And Abuse Investigation: Dissolve The NRA
After an 18 month investigation, the office of the Attorney General of New York has announced their intentions to dissolve the NRA based on allegations of financial fraud and abuse. The NYAG lawsuit...
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[BREAKING] 9th Circuit: California Magazine Ban Unconstitutional – Again
This morning, August 14th, 2020, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down California’s law against magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Those who have been following this...
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BREAKING: C.G. Haenel MK556 Wins German Army Tender To Replace G36
After almost six decades with Heckler & Koch, the German Bundeswehr appears to have selected a new supplier for its assault rifle. TFB has followed the process closely and while the decision had...
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German Ministry of Defence Confirms C.G. Haenel is the Winner
Following on from the surprising news of yesterday, that C.G. Haenel MK556 rifle had won the German Army tender to replace the Heckler & Koch G36, confirmation has now been officially announced....
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Heckler & Koch Respond to Bundeswehr Selection of Haenel’s MK556
Heckler & Koch released a statement earlier today addressing the Bundeswehr’s selection of the C.G. Haenel MK556 over HK’s HK416 and new HK433 rifles. The statement was released in German, below is...
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Official Statement from Haenel Defence – The MK556 is 90% Made in Germany
One week after the German Ministry of Defence confirmed that the company C.G. Haenel and their MK556 Assault Rifle had been chosen we finally have an official statement from the company. The core...
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A HOUSE DIVIDED: Remington Asset Bids Come to Light
Long-lived firearms manufacturer Remington Arms has been divided up amidst its bankruptcy auctions which started shortly after its second bankruptcy filing earlier this year with the intent to sell...
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US Coast Guard Selects Glock 19 MOS
Glock have announced that the US Coast Guard have selected and already begun to field the Glock 19 MOS as their new sidearm. The Glock will replace the venerable SIG P229DAK currently in service. The...
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Long Live The Lever Gun! Ruger Announces Plans for Marlin Firearms
Long Live the Lever Gun! Earlier this week we covered how the Remington firearms company was being divided up amongst various bidders in massive asset liquidation. Chief of interest among those...
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BREAKING: Roundhill Group LLC Purchases Remington Firearms
The story about America’s oldest gunmaker continues. In our article published a few days ago about the Remington assets being divided Roundhill Group, LLC was mentioned as one of the successful...
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BREAKING: ATF Issues Cease And Desist For Honey Badger Pistol
Firearms Manufacturer Q LLC announced today that it was issued a Cease and Desist by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. The ATF’s letter notified Q that the Honey Badger pistol is now...
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US Army Awards SIG Sauer Optics Major Contract for Direct View Optic
SIG Sauer Electro-Optics have been awarded a major contract to provide the US Army’s new Direct View Optic (DVO) which will be used on the current M4A1 carbine, replacing the venerable ACOG . An award...
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BREAKING: Bundeswehr Withdraw Order for Haenel MK556
The German government has withdrawn their order for 120,000 Haenel MK556 rifles. Last month C.G. Haenel were awarded a major contract to replace the Bundeswehr’s G36 service rifle. The Haenel MK556 was...
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Thanks A Lot CORONA: 2021 SHOT Show Cancelled
We were all hoping this headline wouldn’t come, but as of the morning of Friday, October 30th, it’s official. the 2021 SHOT Show is Cancelled according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, after...
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SIG SAUER Announces TANGO6T Riflescope Selected for US Army’s Direct View Optic
Last month we reported that SIG Sauer had been awarded a major contract to provide the US Army’s new Direct View Optic (DVO) which will be used on the current M4A1 carbine, replacing the venerable...
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BREAKING: Polymer80 Raided By ATF In An Apparent Move Against “Ghost Guns”
Nevada-based firearm company Polymer80 was raided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE or ATF) yesterday in an apparent move against so-called “Ghost Guns”. Polymer 80...
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GHOSTED: ATF Visiting End Users; Requesting Forfeiture Of Polymer80 Kits
Earlier today TFB reported on a story in the Wall Street Journal stating that the ATF had apparently conducted a search warrant at Polymer80 Inc, a company known for producing 80% firearm kits and...
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Polymer80 Warrant – Handguns, Customer Records, Prohibited Persons
According to documents sent to TFB from an anonymous source, the ATF investigation into the Polymer80 and the Buy Build Shoot kits appears to focus on three main elements. First, the ATF states that...
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