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Einar Viking   02.06.23 VECTED is a small German company that provides custom made thermal imaging devices for the hunting community, the police and the military. They don’t really provide off-the-shelf thermals, typicall their hardware and software – sometimes with Artificial Intelligence included – is individually adapted to the specific application. The suppressed Heckler & Koch G36

Patrik Orcutt   02.03.23 image credit: KUIU The hunting brand KUIU Just dropped two new Hard cases. The 42x17i and the 50x14i are both being marketed as being tough, lightweight cases that will last a lifetime. KUIU has partnered with SKB to make these cases a reality.  WEIGHT 21.9 lb / 9.9 kg 21.3 lb / 9.7

Morgan Rogue   02.03.23 With all of the talk about evacuations happening in California, I figured now would be a great time to refresh the idea of bug out bags and evacuations. Many people don’t like the idea of leaving their home and for good reason. That’s your home! It’s got all your stuff. You’re safe. You’re

Morgan Rogue   02.03.23 It took me a while to finally be able to try out the 5.11 Tactical Thermees Insulator Jacket. I received it in May of 2022, but I lived in TX so I had to wait until at least December, if not January for it to get cold enough to wear it. I finally

Nicolas Lenze   02.02.23 The French National Police, along with several other law enforcement agencies, is about to get a potent upgrade to their duty ammunition. Speer Ammunition, known around the world for some of the most popular duty and defensive ammo, has been awarded a contract to provide these agencies with their most popular load, Speer

Patrik Orcutt   02.01.23 5.11 Tactical Announces New Products for 2023 5.11 unveiled new products for 2023 exclusively in Las Vegas, Nev. at the Venetian Convention Center during the SHOT (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor, Tactical) Trade Show. Multiple product categories, including men’s and women’s apparel, load-bearing gear, footwear, and accessories, will be expanded to offer customers an extensive

Rusty S.   01.31.23 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 weeks ago. Welcome to TFBTV’s First Annual SHOT Show Awards (we will probably never do this

Eugene L.   01.30.23 The fine family of folks at XS Sights has put out a couple of new Glock sight-pushing tools for people who would rather work on their own guns at home or the professional gunsmith this year at SHOT. This new duo of tools are meant to make installing Glock sights super easy and

Eugene L.   01.28.23 This year at SHOT Show Norma Precision Inc. has bought out a couple of new products for the ammo market. The first is the expansion of their NXD line of defensive pistol ammunition with additional calibers added. The second is Norma’s new 1000-yard Xtreme LR-22 a long-range .22lr round. The NXD, Non-eXpanding Defense,

Eugene L.   01.28.23 Alpha Foxtrot has brought out some new pistols to SHOT Show 2023. While the company has best been known as of late for its high-end 1911s, this Georgia based firearms manufacturer has been making firearms components for the US and global firearms market for 30 years now through their parent company Dasan Machineries

Eugene L.   01.27.23 American Tactical Inc. is bringing in a couple of new backpack bolt guns this year for SHOT Show 2023 with their new TRX Blackcreek rifles. The Blackcreek rifles are pair of chassis’d bolt action rifles that have either a collapsing stock or folding stock, either way making for a compact package.  The larger

Rusty S.   01.26.23 In this episode of TFBTV, Hop is at SHOT Show 2023 visiting Leupold Optics to discuss probably the most anticipated optic of 2023 – the new Leupold Mark 5HD 2-10×30. While the versatility of its multiple reticle options will give you an advantage at the range or in the field. With three revolutions

Rusty S.   01.25.23 This year at SHOT, CKRT (Columbia River Knife and Tool) brought over 20 new knives and tools.  Some of the more standout pieces included a custom Mattock designed by RMJ tactical, a set of throwing knives designed by ken onion, an EDC version of the Provoke, and the Razel Nax, a combination of

Eugene L.   01.24.23 B&T USA is finally bringing one of the best cleaners for suppressors to the US market. High-quality SchleTek suppressor and gun cleaning products are going to be available for sale in the US. These gun and suppressor cleaning and tuning products have been available in Europe for a while but due to cost

Rusty S.   01.24.23 Walking around SHOT show requires good footwear, as one typically covers more than 4 miles per day and up to 12 hours on one’s feet.  My boot of choice for getting around the floor are Lowa Zephyrs.  I walked into Lowa’s booth with my Zephyrs and beheld their newest iteration:  The Lowa Zephyr

Eugene L.   01.22.23 The new Angstadt Arms Vanquish suppressor system is a brand new baffleless integrally suppressed barrel shown at the Angstadt Arms booth at this year’s Shot Show. The suppressed barrels will be available in .22lr and 9mm in multiple lengths and configurations. The .22lr barrels will be available for the Ruger 10/22, Ruger 10/22