Thanks to Bryan S. for sharing this photo. It shows a 1911 and a Hi-Point 45 and compares features. It is hard to argue against the list. Although some of the features do not seem quite accurate on the 1911 side. Stove piping and rust is not something I have witnessed [Read More…]
On top of the Smith & Wesson M2.0 being leaked, a couple of new Surefire lights were leaked in the same photo. It looks like the upcoming Surefire XH35 and XC-1B lights are going to be revealed soon because Surefire reposted the photo of the new pistol with [Read More…]
It looks like Smith & Wesson is planning to throw down with the Glock 19 in some good ol’ fashioned fisticuffs. The brand new M2.0 Compact seems to check just about every box that the Glock 19 does, AND it has more features than the Austrian wonder pistol. [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James takes up his favorite subject again – concealable 9mm pistols. While James has put out a few CCW top-fives in the past, this time, he’s discussing the very specific category of single stack 9mm handguns designed specifically for concealed carry, which [Read More…]
Back in July, UK armed police launched a dawn raid on a home in Kirby, near Liverpool. On searching the house they discovered a hidden pistol, a Beretta 9000S. A suspect, 24-year old, Adam Bigley, was arrested and has this week been sentenced to seven years in prison [Read More…]
Ergo Grips recently announced a new armorer’s tool for most Glock pistols. Called the Modular Armorers Stand, or MAST, the tool is a stand system that allows you to secure your Glock pistol to a bench through the magazine well. The MAST consists of three major [Read More…]
The decision to purchase a B&T APC9 was not taken lightly. It is priced at nearly triple the cost of the CZ Scorpion and equal to that of some of the more popular MP5 builds offered to the U.S. market. And yet, for some magical reason I was drawn to the Swiss [Read More…]
When it comes to a carry pistol, everything about it should be intuitive. Your ability to manipulate the functions, turn the safety on and off (if it has a manual safety), and to confidently place into action any accessories you may deem necessary. If really like or [Read More…]
For those who interested in the art of self-defense, you should be checking out Active Self Protection, who goes by ASP. Their daily videos go through various real-life scenarios often from captured surveillance video. The crew over there go through the details on how [Read More…]
Charlie W. posted some photos of an uncommon squib that he experienced while shooting his Sig P226. He was shooting Maxx Tech factory 9mm ammo. As you can see from the photo above and the photo below, the bullet almost made it out of the barrel. Have any of our readers [Read More…]
Most people take for granted the simple, yet effective firing mechanism of the Glock pistols. And to his credit, Gaston did design and build an incredibly robust system that is one of the few portions of the Generation 5 handguns that did not see significant changes. [Read More…]
Where the Generation 5 Glocks no include a concealed-carry ready flared magazine well, there are literally millions of handguns out there with the sharp and hard plastic edges of “perfection” (at least as it was defined for nearly three decades). Stock Glock [Read More…]
Since Kimber announced it’s first foray into the world of revolvers I’ve been trying to get one shipped to me for a review. After a long wait I received one a few weeks ago. This was The standard K6 stainless model. It shipped with some extras namely a belt [Read More…]
Remember those awesome Glock Mag Dual End Plates I posted a few months back? The ones that all the operators are sporting these days, if not they will be soon. Well here’s another variant from an even more tactical company called Diplomacy Failure Inc., yes [Read More…]
Perhaps one of my few complaints about true custom builders is that they have their own custom way of doing things. Having worked with some before, they have typically had their quirky way of putting in a custom order – one that if you are not patient can be entirely [Read More…]
PB Pistol (Pistolet Besshumniy (Пистолет Бесшумный) – means silent or noiseless pistol) was developed in the ’60s and adopted by the Soviet Union in 1967. It was issued to special forces units. By the late ‘80s, they started replacing it with [Read More…]
The single action Colt revolver is nearly synonymous with the cowboys of the western United States. From the reality of history to the fantasy of Hollywood, Colt wheel guns are credited with helping to tame the wild frontier. Talo Distributors teamed up with Colt [Read More…]
Century Arms announced a Product Safety Warning and a Severe Duty Upgrade notice for some of the Canik 9mm pistols. The 9mm pistols covered by these announcements are the TP9SA, TP9SF, TP9SFx, TP9SF Elite and TP9SF Elite-S. According to Century Arms no other Canik [Read More…]
Long before the MHS, the M1911, and even before the Colt Single Action Army the U.S. adopted its first sidearm. After the Revolutionary War Connecticut gunmaker Simeon North won a contract to manufacture the fledgling nation’s first officially adopted pistol. The [Read More…]
SilencerCo celebrate the launch the new Maxim 9 integrally suppressed pistol with a slick new video showing off the pistol’s versatility from a first person perspective. The video depicts some scenarios in which the integrally suppressed Maxim 9 comes into its [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James meets with Walker, the sales director for FIME Group (importer of the Rex Zero 1), and Marin, the head of development at Arex, too discuss two new pistols. The most significant debut is the Alpha. The Alpha is meant to be an out-of-the-box competition gun: It has a 5 [Read More…]
French steelmaker Aubert & Duval have announced a new high purity steel alloy that could allow future firearms barrels to be stronger, be tougher, and last longer. The steel, called “ARMAD”, is a 3% chromoly steel made with a similar composition [Read More…]
Wallet Pistols are an oddity. They seem silly and practical at the same time. Safety seems compromised for the speed of being able to shoot the pistol while it is still inside the wallet/holster. However it’s classification is what I find even more perplexing. Yes [Read More…]
Even a casual observer of the firearms industry might pick up on the rise of new pistol caliber carbines that have entered the market in recent times. Those based on the AR platform have been particularly plentiful. Dark Storm Industries (DSI) is one of the companies [Read More…]
It is now officially official – The GLOCK Gen5 is announced by way of a press release, a new web page and a video commercial. Yes, we did go through all of the details on the new pistols last week, however now that they are available for sale, buyers have an [Read More…]
The Sig Sauer P320 line of pistols was never something that caught my attention – and it has nothing to do with the recent news events and reviews. My rationale is that I already have a lifetime supply of defensive pistols that all do the same thing (spin up the [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James discusses whether or not carrying a large caliber handgun is a good idea for defending the person against large predators (in particular, brown bears), alternatives to a handgun, the logistics of using one (including a quick-draw-and-shoot test!), the types of [Read More…]
TALO works with many of the major gun companies to produce limited edition guns. However, we don’t see very many made to benefit a military organization. Ruger Naval Special Warfare 1911 9mm 1 of 500 To benefit Navy Seals Foundation www.navysealfoundation.org The [Read More…]
It is absolutely amazing what can be made with some low tech machinery, raw materials and years of experience. Having built a few AKs of my own, I know first hand the difficulty of building a gun from a parts kit. However taking metal, wood, and now apparently polymer, [Read More…]
Some of you may know I’ve been in Slovenia touring the Arex Factory this week. I just left the factory floor, and it was impressive, to say the least. The quality control and redundancy that goes into constructing the Rex borders on obsessive-compulsive. I may do [Read More…]
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