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Army Develops Self-Evacuation Exoskeleton for Lower-Leg Injuries
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (687+ words) When a soldier takes a round to the shin or catches a blast that fractures the tibia, the traditional response pulls two to four additional service members off the line to haul a litter, plus a security element to cover…...
POTD: US Recon Marines Go Finnish at Narrow Waters 26
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (55+ words) Finland's coastline has a way of sharpening allied relationships. During exercise Narrow Waters 26 at Upinniemi, Finland, in May 2026, Marines from 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conducted weapons and boat familiarization training alongside Finnish forces, getting hands-on time with…...
PSA Offers Sabre-IC Receiver Sets For 6mm ARC
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (65+ words) Palmetto State Armory's new Sabre IC receiver sets are here! These ambidextrous setups are built around the Magpul ICAR magazine for cartridges like the 6mm ARC and 338 ARC. Keep reading for all the details. PSA @ TFB: TFB 1, 000 Round Review: PSA Sabre…...
Hawke Optics Debuts Vantage HD 30 Scopes
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (100+ words) Hawke Optics has a new series of scopes in the Vantage family. The Vantage HD 30 scopes have 30mm main tubes and illuminated reticles. These scopes also feature multi-coated lenses with 11 coating layers. Optics @ TFB: [SHOT 2025] March Scopes Displays PRS-optimized Scope TFB…...
First Impressions of Zeiss's New V3 Scope Series
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (202+ words) More News from Zeiss @ TFB The establishment that hosted the event was the Cross Bell Ranch and from my understanding this is a very historic ranch in Oklahoma. The ranch itself was around 54, 000 acres, giving us plenty of room for…...
POTD: Heckler & Koch MR223 With New Pulsar Trail 3 LRF XR50 Thermal
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (226+ words) The Trail 3 LRF XR50 is one of Pulsar's current flagship rifle-mounted thermals, built around a 640480 uncooled sensor with 12m pixel pitch and sub-18m K NETD sensitivity. The 50mm F/1. 0 germanium objective and 324x magnification range give you a lot of versatility for everything from…...
Front Line Friday #19: Fatigue and Shift Work
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1276+ words) What the sleep deprivation research actually shows about decision-making degradation, how rotating shifts disrupt circadian function in ways that compound over a career, and what the data says agencies and officers can do that is not just advice to sleep…...
Rimfires That Deserve A Reboot
1+ week, 5+ day ago (283+ words) It's a weird thing, the North American firearms industry. Some guns are so popular they're practically immortal, with factories around the world turning out copycats. Other guns that are quite interesting, and probably more fun to shoot, are cast the…...
New Nightfox Arctic Helmet-Mounted Budget Thermal Monocular
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (356+ words) Budget helmet-mounted thermal has been a hard category to fill, and this is coming from someone who's into more expensive options. The options sitting below the $1, 000 mark have historically meant compromising on frame rate, display quality, or build integrity, often…...
TFB Review: AT3 Tactical ACE 3 MOA Pistol Dot - Red and Green
1+ week, 5+ day ago (480+ words) Some of the more impressive attributes of note for this handgun optic that is feature-laden and affordably-priced are 12 brightness settings to include night vision options, a large viewing window, an RMR footprint for compatibility across a vast assortment of firearms,…...