I founded TFB in 2007 and over 10 years worked tirelessly, with the help of my team, to build it up into the largest gun blog online. I retired as Editor in Chief in 2017. During my decade at TFB I was fortunate to work with the most amazing talented writers and genuinely good people!
An interesting article from B.B. The kind of glasses I’m talking about today are not for eye protection, though they do that as well. Their primary purpose is to help you see the front sight and target when shooting a target gun. Glasses are used by both rifle and [Read More…]
Glock pistols do not have an external safety that be can engaged and disengaged at will. Instead Glocks have various internal safety mechanisms to ensure the pistol does not fire a round unless the trigger is pulled, ie. not when dropped, knocked etc. Rob has written a [Read More…]
I really do like beautiful photos of rifle racks 😀 This one comes from AltheInfidel. Click to enlarge.
Here is a very good animation showing the AK-47 internals and how it operates. To view the animation thumbnail below to watch it: Warning, it is quite large (2.3mb) Loading…. Unfortunately I do not know who the author of this animation is.
“Don’t taze me bro!” is all over the internet! Say Uncle claims you can get 1000 extra visitors to your blog if you use the phrase … well, I am trying it out! A university student with a history of taping his own practical jokes was Tasered by [Read More…]
Kahr Arms is more than just the manufacturer of some of the smallest and most lethal weapons on earth (including the tommy gun, made famous by Al Capone). It is run and mostly owned by a son of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the billionaire and self-proclaimed messiah who [Read More…]
This comic strip by Reason Magazine is brilliant. Well worth a read. Read the whole strip here.
Who doesn’t like looking at guns 🙂 While I would not call this beautiful I would call it sexy! Click the images to increase their size. Hat Tip: kcub @ The Gun Network Forum (This gun is for sale. I have absolutely no connection to the seller)
New Jovian Thunderbolt has written about his experiences at a Maryland Hunter Education course. The course is held at an Isaak Walton League chapter and conducted by members of the local club. The instructors were stereotypical hunting types. Clearly not city bred, [Read More…]
David has written a post about Safari Outfitters Ltd. who produce left hand custom big bore rifles. Safari Outfitters Ltd. Is a high-end gun store in Salt Point, NY, that is owned by Niles Wheeler. Niles is one of the finest human beings in the world, shoots [Read More…]
A member of The Guns Network forum received these strange emails. Why would CZ want to buy AK’s from a Texan: From: Ciencialova Lucyna Ing. Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 12:14 PM Subject: Demand – machine rifle AK 47 Dear Madam / Sir, I am writing to you [Read More…]
haha 😀 This fake photoshoped image comes from worth1000.com but I am not sure who the author is.
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in southern China has jailed a 21-year-old man who used a toy gun to steal a backpack containing HK$1.7 million ($218,000) for 19 years, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. Xie Wei held the toy gun to a man’s head in a bank [Read More…]
Famous Guns has nice write up a about the french assault rifle, the FAMAS (Fusil Automatique, Manufacture d’Armes de St. Etienne), and it’s history. Development of this rifle began in 1967, under the leadership of the Paul Tellie, a French arms designer. [Read More…]
Here is the opening sequence from the movie Lord of War showing the life of a cartridge from a Soviet factory to use in an African conflict. The movie tells the story of the fictional character Yuri Orlov who loosly is based on real life arms dealer Viktor Bout. I [Read More…]
Freakanomics author Stephen J. Dubner interviews the photographer of Armed America about his encounters with gun owners and their attitudes. Read it here.
Ha! I would love to have one of these! Musical craftsman Luis Alberto Paredes and his family have branched out from their fine classic string instruments to fashion electric guitars from shotguns and AK47s once used by fighters caught up in the country’s lingering [Read More…]
This animation shows how both the 416 and M4 operate and explains the differences between the M4/M16/AR15 direct-gas impingement system and the H&K 416 piston system. View the animation here. Below is a screenshot.
The Associated Press is reporting that an injured whale was recovered yesterday after being shot with a .50 caliber firearm. It is important to remember that the Associated Press have demonstrated little understanding of firearms in the past. They have claimed that the [Read More…]
The ArmyTimes has written about how the army is stuck with the M16/M4 while spec ops are moving to the H&K 416: Delta Force worked with a gun maker to come up with a better weapon. The 416 is now considered in many circles to be the best carbine in the world, but [Read More…]
A very detailed review of the Walther P99 pistol has been post on the PAFOA forum here. It also includes some beautiful photos of the P99. So, the real verdict, how does it shoot? Well, for me, it shoots better than any gun I have ever fired, which includes an [Read More…]
We have all seen the photo, I can’t remember where it was taken, of guns lined up on a road ready to be crushed by a steam roller. I always feel sad looking at the destruction of firearms. It is usually the old guns that would be valued by collectors around the [Read More…]
I find gun culture in other countries fascinating. This article on the BBC talks about gun culture in Switzerland. Guns are deeply rooted within Swiss culture – but the gun crime rate is so low that statistics are not even kept. The country has a population of six [Read More…]
I came across a great review of the Taurus 44-Ten Tracker .410 caliber revolver/shotgun. How about penetration? Well, at all distances the shot pellets went through the board. However, logic tells us that they used up a lot of their force getting through the dense [Read More…]
An interesting usenet post from rec.guns: Bill Jungbauer wants to know some light .30-06 loads for him 13 year old son: My 13 year old son said he did not like his .243 anymore and talked me into getting him a 30-06. I plan on loading him some light loads to begin with. [Read More…]
This beautiful flash animation shows how a Glock works. Like the AR-15 anatomy it allows you to hide or make transparent various parts allowing you to see inside. Below is just a screenshot. Click here to view the animation.
This video shows the gun market of Durra, Pakistan, where guns and ammo are manufactured by hand and then sold. Some gun shops in the western world frown upon dry firing before purchasing, in Dura, you live fire guns in the street before purchasing them! The World Press [Read More…]
The pyramydair blog has a very interesting post about the development air pistols in the 1700’s. Air rifles were scarcely known, and yet these were repeaters! Imagine how much rarer a pistol version of the same gun would have been. Well, such guns do exist. I have [Read More…]
Ever wondered about the difference between the .308 Win and the 7.62×51 cartridge? From 6mmbr.com Before we go much further, we want to address the oft-posed question “are the .308 Winchester and 7.62×51 NATO one and the same.” The simple answer is [Read More…]
Anyone who shoot regularly should be aware of the dangers of lead poisoning. I do not want to cause alarm as I am sure most of you will never have a problem. Lead poisoning has some nasty symptoms all of which can be attributed to many other sicknesses. These include [Read More…]
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