When it comes to self defense, having a gun is certainly better than not having one. That said, in this day and age there are certainly choices that are definitively bad. In this list we present 5 handguns that we believe are quite poor when it comes to personal protection. Thanks to our [Read More…]
Solider Systems got a sneak peek at the new SureFire Sidekick. For those of you who have been following SureFire’s latest releases, you will notice a recurring theme in their lights. They are re-purposing the technology from their 2211 wrist light, Titan AAA, and [Read More…]
In a move to broaden its appeal from its traditional base of piston-based AR’s, LWRC International has announced the release of its new Direct Impingement rifle, the LWRCI-DI. Like the basic name implies it is basically a standard rifle, but with LWRC’s [Read More…]
Channel 7 news, in Australia, did a report on Lithgow Arms’ F90, the weapon that replaced the Aug Steyr for the Military. It must be quite a thrill to shoot one of these since Australian Citizens can’t own semi automatic rifles. The F90 looks remarkably like [Read More…]
The UK Metropolitan Police have been carrying out training exercises simulating a Paris-style terrorist attack. The above photo shows two UK Police Officers dressed as terrorists, one armed with an AK, the other with an AK and a MP5. Controversially in Britain [Read More…]
Background This is a six part series of which this is PART 2. (you can find links to the rest of the parts at the end of this article). Thomas Gomez and I were approached about doing a test shoot of four different defense rounds: 9 millimeter Radically Invasive [Read More…]
Did you know, it is perfectly legal to convert a handgun into a rifle (assuming it is done in the correct order)? Taking advantage of this, AMG (American Marketing Group) is offering the “Lock, Stock, & Barrel” kit to convert Gen 3 & Gen 4 Glock 17s [Read More…]
My friend shared this on Facebook. It looks like a montage of Russian Military training. Possibly a recruitment video? Some of it looks fantastical like a James Bond Film, like the scene with the snow camouflaged soldiers sking down a slope and shooting full auto AKs. [Read More…]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. As we all know, after Thanksgiving we move quickly into the Christmas season. It’s a great time to buy your friends and family some great gifts, and hopefully you’ll also be on the receiving end [Read More…]
RJK Ventures has a product that might appeal to shooters in California and other capacity restricted states. Called the Mag|Coupler, this device replaces the floorplates of AR-15 magazines to connect them butt to butt. The idea is to maintain the existing magazine [Read More…]
Although the concept of a sized-down 1911 has become quite common today there was a time when it was unheard of. The Detonics MkI was the first sub-compact 1911 to be made, and it was a boon for the company not only because it was the first of its kind but because [Read More…]
Shooting Ballistic Gel Thomas Gomez and I were approached about doing a test shoot of four different defense rounds: 9 millimeter Radically Invasive Projectile, R.I.P from G2 Research. 9 millimeter Xtreme Penetrator from Lehigh Defense. 9 millimeter Inceptor ARX from [Read More…]
As part of the passing of the new NDA, a provision allows the government to transfer 10,000 surplus M1911 pistols per year to the Civilian Marksmanship Program, a 501(c)(3) corporation that will allow the public to get ahold of them. So how will this work? What does it mean? Well, pardon a bit of [Read More…]
The new CZ Scorpion EVO III is an huge ergonomic improvement over the previous iterations of the Scorpion platform. With ambidextrous safety/selector, magazine release, and a reversible charging handle, the weapon is a far more modern design (though I do not know why [Read More…]
When I was a boy, every truck you saw in Texas (even in urban areas) seemed to have a gun rack in the back window with two or three different long guns proudly displayed on it. A rifle or two and a shotgun were not at all uncommon to see inside vehicle windows, but that [Read More…]
Bob sent in this photo he saw on the Australian Army Facebook page. The soldier pictured is from the 3rd Brigade of the Royal Australian Regiment and is using the new Thales AUSTEYER EF88 which has many improvements over the old Steyr AUG. These includes rails, [Read More…]
If you own a gun, odds are fairly good you use it for home defense. Although not everyone concealed carries, an impressive number of those who buy guns do so for the purpose of protecting their castle. Yes, there are some hunters out there who do not worry about [Read More…]
Just Right Carbines manufactures a number of pistol caliber carbines that have an AR-style appearance (and partial compatibility) and use popular handgun magazines from Glock and Smith & Wesson. Two new models have been shown at the recent National Association of [Read More…]
Winchester Repeating Arms is set to launch a new line of SXP shotguns called the Universal Hunter. The new Universal Hunter joins other SXP hunting shotguns such as the Waterfowl Hunter and the Turkey Hunter. The new smooth bore guns will come in both 12- and 20-gauge [Read More…]
Winchester Repeating Arms announced an expansion of the company’s XPR Hunter line of rifles at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) in October. The new caliber offerings will be listed in the 2016 catalog and should be available to [Read More…]
A TFB reader recently 3D Printed 9mm caliber bullets and loaded them 9mm Luger/Parabellum cases with subsonic and supersonic loads. The bullets were printed with PLA, a bio-plastic made from corn starch in the USA or sugar cane elsewhere in the world. PLA is commonly [Read More…]
Hunters have their own specific set of needs when it comes to optics, and SIG Sauer is responding to those needs with their new Electro Optics line. For the hunters out there they’ve added the WHISKEY series to that line. SIG is calling the new line [Read More…]
The French MAS 49/56 is perhaps one of the most underrated rifles of all time. It is brutally simple, accurate, reliable, and a joy to shoot. It functions via direct impingement in its true form, unlike an AR, and field strips into just a few parts. So after two range trips and burning through a [Read More…]
Yes, yes, yes, I know. Tactical is probably the most overused word in the gun industry. But it sells. That said, there is a current proliferation of home concealment options for your toys, and they do provide you a tactical advantage in some cases. A Lamp? [Read More…]
In a fairly quiet manner, Corbon introduced a new 9mm cartridge earlier this year. Part of the company’s small Urban Response line, the new load is the first handgun caliber to be added to the group. The Urban Response 9mm uses a light for caliber bullet moving at [Read More…]
Serellan writes about a recent squib incident he experienced. A squib is when a bullet does not have enough powder to exit the barrel. It is exceptionally dangerous because if you don’t realize the bullet is stuck in the barrel, and then fire another, you could [Read More…]
Armasight introduced a new thermal imaging rifle scope called the Predator. These thermal imaging rifle scopes are designed to be lightweight and compact in addition to being the “most technologically advanced.” At the center of the technology is a FLIR Tau [Read More…]
CrossBreed Holsters announced the addition of a new carry rig to the company catalog. Called the Freedom Carry, it is an inside the waistband holster that uses a combination of materials including a leather backer and polymer shell. CrossBreed Holsters designed this [Read More…]
Over Thanksgiving Break I went down to Arizona and got to see some of the new and interesting things that Jeremiah Cohn of Kalashnicohn LLC is coming out with these days (this is the maker of some interesting pistol caliber AKs we blogged about earlier). There will be a [Read More…]
Colion Noir got his hands on two new Scorpion rifles. They will come in two versions. A muzzle comped version and one with a faux suppressor made by Silencer Co. According to Colion, the rifles variants of the Scorpion Evo3 MSRP price is near $1000. When you [Read More…]
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