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TFB Armorer’s Bench: Diagnosing and Assessing a Colt 1877 Lightning
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to do some...
View Article[NRAAM 2024] Colt’s Big Bears: The New Kodiak, Grizzly Magnum Revolvers
Luke C is back on the floor at NRAAM 20204 talking with Jess from Colt about some of their new revolvers. In addition to a new 8″ long variant of the ever-popular Python line of revolvers, Colt is also...
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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...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: The Colt Blued Python Returns! Prayers Answered
There were some snakes in the weeds at SHOT Show 2024, but you had to be looking for them to find one. What we’re metaphorically speaking to is the unveiling of NEW Colt Blued Python offerings in .357...
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Colt CBX Tac Hunter: Growing The Bolt-Action Lineup
The Colt CBX Tac Hunter appears as a hybrid firearm, mixing the accuracy of a precision rifle with the utility of a hunting rifle. The post Colt CBX Tac Hunter: Growing The Bolt-Action Lineup appeared...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Colt Python Combat Elite .357 Magnum 3″ S/S
Welcome back to another week of Wheelgun Wednesday, and before we jump into it, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone visiting TFB! For those who might be familiar with my participation in Wheelgun Wednesday,...
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TFB Review: Ciener Belt-Fed AR
One of the firearms I have been wanting to own is an affordable belt-fed. Unfortunately, the Fightlite MCR and the FN M249S are out of my price range. However, a Ciener Belt-Fed AR went up for sale...
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NEW Colt Pythons! Same Snake Gun with Hogue Grips, Bead Blast Finish
New Colt Pythons are officially out in the wild as Colt has created 3 new offerings by adding in Hogue grips along with a bead blast stainless finish. The common barrel lengths of 3″, 4.25″, and 6″ are...
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Slovak Republic To Procure M4A1 Carbines
The Slovak Republic has announced plans to procure 5,000 M4A1 carbines from the US. The $17 million procurement will be financed through Foreign Military Financing (FMF), which ‘enables eligible...
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HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Collectors Grade or General Dismay?
Welcome everyone to the 189th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually...
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Singapore to Replace Ultimax with the Colt IAR
In a surprising move, it appears that Singapore’s Army may have selected the Colt IAR as its new squad/section automatic weapon, replacing the ST Kinetics Ultimax 100. The news comes from a 10-minute...
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The Curious Case of the Colt All American 2000 – Part 1: History
Looking to add some variety to your gun collection? Well, look no further than the Colt All American 2000 – the gun that’s more American than apple pie and bald eagles combined! Okay, maybe not quite,...
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HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Is this 1908 Polished or Polarizing?
Welcome everyone to the 186th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually...
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New Brownells BRN-9 Upper
The Brownells BRN family of upper receivers continues to grow with the addition of the BRN-9. This 9mm upper joins the 5.56, .300 BLK, and 7.62×39 options which are already available. Let’s take a...
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Colt Announces A Bolt Action Rifle – The CBX Precision Rifle System!
In a surprising turn of events, Colt announced the introduction of a bolt-action precision rifle. Since CZ’s acquisition of Colt in 2021, we have wondered in what directions we’d see Colt move and now...
View ArticleIs the Mk18 Reliable? Colt/Daniel Defense Mk18 Torture Test
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves asks “is the Mk18 reliable?” For the unaware, the Mk18 is, more or less, a 10.3″ barrel short and compact AR-15 or M4 that is common in the special operations...
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TFB Armorer’s Bench: Commentary on The Colt 1877 Revolvers
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to take a bit of...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Colt Camp Perry – Single Shot Officer’s Model
Colt Camp Perry Model was a single-shot .22LR pistol, intended for use in slow (and I do mean slow) fire competitions. Guaranteed to bring a grin to any über-strict “at least three seconds between...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: The .476 Caliber Colt SAA Revolver
The Colt Single Action Army revolver is primarily associated with the .45 Colt and .44-40 Winchester cartridges, as these were the cartridges this iconic American wheelgun was predominantly chambered...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: What We Love About Revolvers! What Do You Love?
Revolvers seem to be a controversial topic in the gun community, people either seem to love them or hate them, and perhaps there is a segment somewhere in the middle that looks at them historically. On...
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