TFB Review: Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 4.0C 9mm

The Springfield Armory Echelon has been the darling of Geneseo, Illinois ever since its inception for innumerable reasons. The supremely-clever optics mounting system, texturing/stippling that borders on coming from a Custom Shop, a chassis design for ultimate modularity, and flat out performance...

By Adam Scepaniak •

Fudd Friday: Five Handguns For Big Game Hunting

You don’t hear a lot about handgun hunting these days, and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s the rise of the autoloader—I’d argue there was more interest in handgun hunting when six-guns were the norm. Or maybe it’s just because hunters interested in the up-close-an...

By Zac K •

Sightmark G-Shot: No-Cut Optic For Glocks

Sightmark’s solution for Glock owners who want optics is the G-Shot. That’s not the name of a West Coast gangster rapper with smooth delivery; it’s the name of this optic that’s intended to work on a Glock without any milling, adapter plates or any other gunsmithing tricke...

By Zac K •

Athlon Cronus ATS P-MINI 250S: Pocket Thermal for $500

Thermal has been sliding down the price ladder for several years, and Athlon’s newest entry lands at a number that puts it in reach of hunters who were never going to drop three grand on an optic. The Cronus ATS P-MINI 250S carries an MSRP of $499.99 and weighs 7.23 ounces, light enough to ...

By Sam.S •

MG5 - Germany’s Modern Machine Gun

Previously, I wrote about the HK43 and how it eventually evolved into the MG4. From there, the design continued, leading to the HK121, better known today as the MG5. That’s where this picks up. The Heckler & Koch MG5 is Germany’s modern general-purpose machine gun, developed to re...

By Lynndon Schooler •

Vortex Crossfire II Red Dots Add Solar, Motion Activation

For years the original Crossfire was the default answer when somebody asked what red dot to hang on a first AR without spending real money. Vortex updated it earlier this month, and the Crossfire II lineup closes most of the gaps that had opened up between the old sight and the rest of the budget...

By Sam.S •
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