There is very little we enjoy more than hearing about new firearms around Christmas time. Just be sure to not shoot your eye out! Mossberg has been tinkering around their workshop and they have 3 NEW Shockwave models for us as we near 2019. One is the Nightstick with [Read More…]
ATA Arms might be one Turkish company to keep an eye out for in 2019 as the company is greatly expanding into a number of areas. Present at Indo Defense 2018 was their new ASR rifle and ATA 1955 semiautomatic 12 Gauge shotgun. Not at the show but currently in their [Read More…]
Weekly Deals Roundup II – Mossberg 500 12-Gauge, M&P Sport II 5.56, 420 rounds of 5.56, Glock Magazines, and the Ruger LCP Deals of the Week number two, now with mags and ammo! Mossberg 500 12-gauge with HEAT SHIELD and pistol grip – $249 What the deal [Read More…]
Recently, I found myself in the Quad Cities for both personal and professional reasons. Though the trip was brief, I knew it wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Rock Island Arsenal Museum. Housed on the still-active military base in Illinois, the museum [Read More…]
The Mossberg Shockwave with wooden furniture is now available for purchase … and it is called Nightstick. The company has recently announced the availability of this pump-action shotgun firearm on their social media pages. Besides the wooden furniture, the [Read More…]
Many of you called the winner in the comments… But what is interesting is that the Winchester SX4 Models far outsold the M4 Tactical, as did the Beretta A300 line. Not that we are remotely considering this process scientific. And I would wager that our readership [Read More…]
Do you use the website Gunbroker.com to hunt up firearms and accessories? Do you do it on a mobile device? If so, you have probably been wondering what happened to your app. One day it is on your phone and you are browsing a gun utopia, and the next day… [Read More…]
Ivan Šantić, a Concept Designer from Zagreb, Croatia, trained at Hyper Island in Sweden He can be found at MOTH3R, which he describes as his “sustainable platform”. The reason why you find him, and his designs, here on The Firearm Blog is because he has [Read More…]
Our good friends at Aguila have teamed up with Mossberg, Brownells and a host of other companies to bring you the Shock-Tober contest with a prize package worth more than $2,000. There’s still a week left in the contest, so if you are interested in the chance at [Read More…]
Mossberg introduced the magazine fed variation of their 590 line. The 590M, M for magazine fed. The Mossberg 590 (based off their 500) is a proven, solid design. This platform has been popular in both civilian and military/LEO populations. With this proven history, I [Read More…]
The Crimson Trace Lasersaddle LS-250 is a laser sight designed for the Mossberg Shockwave 500 and 590. We had a chance to test out a prototype this summer in Montana.
TFB has attended the Arms & Hunting 2018 exhibition which was held in Moscow, Russia. By the end of the month, we’ll publish several articles dedicated to the most interesting firearms and accessories that we saw during this event. In this article, we’ll [Read More…]
The Firearm Blog has visited another exclusive gun store in London. In the past, we have visited the Beretta Gallery and the Holland & Holland Flagship store. We can also recommend The Imperial War museum, Part I and Part II. The James Bond in Motion is still [Read More…]
The non–NFA scattergun market has boomed in just the last two years. Heck, these shot shell packers aren’t even classified as shotguns – with an overall length of 26+ inches, a smooth bore and being born without a shoulder stock, they are classified simply [Read More…]
The magical bore cleaning Huntego Cleanshot shotgun ammunition is now available in 20 gauge. Externally they look like your normal yellow shells, however, these are loaded with patented Cleanshot components just like their 12 gauge counterparts. In a nutshell, what [Read More…]
Most of the time we choose content based on a complex algorithm that involves consulting the stars, throwing chicken bones, and getting the editorial staff really inebriated. Rarely do we give you the ability to tell us what YOU think are good products. To [Read More…]
Shotgun kabooms do not seem to be as common as rifle kabooms. We all know how often .300blk/5.56 kabooms happen and how easily they can happen. Well Vickie Lawrence posted this on her Facebook page. This shotgun had a catastrophic malfunction resulting in a Browning A5 [Read More…]
Standard Manufacturing has released the shortest version of their SKO semi-auto shotguns – the SKO Mini. Perhaps the most interesting “feature” of this shotgun is that just like the Remington Tac-14 or Mossberg Shockwave, it is legally considered not [Read More…]
Federal Premium has tuned up their classic Speed-Shok line of waterfowl shotgun shells to be even better coming into the fall duck and goose seasons around the country. By expanding into new gauge sizes for consumers and employing better quality components across the [Read More…]
If you are seriously interested in ammunition design and history or if you are a cartridge collector then I am sure I can find you in the forum of International Ammunition Association. The IAA forum is one of the unique places on the Internet where you can learn about [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves looks at the 10 best selling rifles and shotguns of Summer 2018. These results were taken from a survey of over 300 stores during a 3 month sales period this summer. Ruger makes a very strong showing, and there’s also guns from Remington, Smith and [Read More…]
Italian shotgun manufacturer Caesar Guerini has introduced to US market limited edition versions of their Maxum Sporting over and under shotguns. These are high-end shotguns with beautiful wood and engraving. They are available chambered in 12 gauge only and offered [Read More…]
Advanced Armament Corporation has introduced a new shotgun flash hider called Brakeout 2.0 SG12. It is designed for Remington 870, 1100, 11-87, V3 shotguns or any other 12 gauge shotgun that utilizes choke tubes compatible with Rem Choke thread pitch. In the image [Read More…]
Lately Federal Premium has been taking a lot of their ammunition offerings and modifying them to be even better than before. This has now extended into their Gold Medal Grand Paper Hull shotgun shells. Where some people might tread on the edge of safety with the [Read More…]
Browning have introduced the latest in their line of Citori over and under sporting shotguns. The 12 gauge Citori White Lightning combines a silver nitride finished steel receiver with intricate engraving, polished blued barrels, oil finish grade III or IV walnut [Read More…]
Buy it at Ventura Munitions: https://www.venturamunitions.com/precision-gun-works-12-gauge-flechette-ammo-5-rounds/ We shoot Precision Gun Works 12 Gauge Flechette Ammo ammunition from a Mossberg 500A with a 18″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure penetration and then test it [Read More…]
Briley Manufacturing has introduced a new aluminum handguard for Benelli M2 semi-auto shotguns. This product is primarily marketed as a 3 Gun competition accessory. It is lightweight and has a number of M-LOK slots on multiple positions which should allow mounting the [Read More…]
Federal Premium’s Blackcloud shotgun loads have become a benchmark for many when it comes to waterfowl hunting. The dense, tight patterns and consistent knock-down ensures more birds end up in the boat and less “shoulda, woulda, coulda” stories are told around the [Read More…]
Wedged in between the streets of the busiest and biggest city in Thailand is the gun market district in Bangkok. Here you have dozens of stores that selling everything ranging from the cheapest Chinese tactical garbage to high-end side by side shotguns or semiautomatic race guns that Thais compete [Read More…]
Have you been searching for an H&K MP5 or HI-POINT parts kit for that special project? Well, look no further. EveryGunPart has you covered. Broken down in categories of handgun kits, long gun kits, NFA kits and accessories, EveryGunPart.com has some very interesting [Read More…]