TFB TV pairs up with Callum from English Shooting, a British Channel devoted to discussing the shooting sports in the United Kingdom. Callum talks about the differences between a Firearms and Shotgun Certificate, the various options out there when it comes to semi-automatic, pump action shotguns in [Read More…]
Benelli’s Performance Shop announced a pair of new M2 shotguns that are designed for specific hunting needs. They are the M2 Waterfowl Edition and the M2 Turkey Edition. M2 Waterfowl Edition The Waterfowl Edition starts with a base M2 semi-automatic shotgun and [Read More…]
While I was checking out Keith Products Co machine shop, Keith’s friend Rudy of CreativeReloadingSolutions stopped by. Rudy had Keith help him make his Ultimate Primer Punch. Now I don’t shoot enough shotgun that I need to reload shells but I have a grasp of [Read More…]
TarHunt is a gun company located in Bloomsburg, PA. They specialize in making rifled slug guns. They also make a very interesting 20 gauge slug load called Schrifle. So basically it is a non-sabot projectile loaded into a 20 gauge plastic hull with the bullet sticking [Read More…]
In January, just before the 2017 SHOT Show, I got the opportunity to travel to Cody Wyoming to visit the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, to see some of their rare firearms and bring photos of them to our readers. For our showcase today we [Read More…]
In January, just before the 2017 SHOT Show, I got the opportunity to travel to Cody Wyoming to visit the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, to see some of their rare firearms and bring photos of them to our readers. Over the past two weeks, [Read More…]
Briley Manufacturing has introduced new match grade triggers for a number of popular semi-auto shotguns. In order to install the triggers, Briley suggests to disassemble the trigger assembly of your shotgun and send it to them. They’ll install the triggers and [Read More…]
Benelli recently announced a new version of its popular M4 shotgun: the M4 H20. As the name – and look – would suggest, the standard M4 has been upgraded to a more corrosion resistant variant. The new shotgun uses a Titanium Cerakote finish to achieve a [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Concern has delivered the first batch of Saiga-12S 12 gauge shotguns to the Indonesian national anti-drug agency (BNN). The amount of purchased shotguns and the prices are not disclosed. Judging from the expression “first batch” the delivery [Read More…]
Elite Tactical Advantage makes a tactical shotgun called Devastator. Basically, it is a tactical conversion of Remington model 1100 and 11-87 semi auto shotguns. They tune or replace the majority of parts of the basic shotgun. However, what is the most interesting is [Read More…]
At this recent Great American Outdoor Show, Inland Mfg had their PM-22 suppressor. Something we missed at Shot Show 2017. The PM-22 is a polymer monocore rimfire suppressor. Since it is polymer, it is extremely light weight. The entire suppressor only weighs 3.3 oz!! [Read More…]
Last year we posted about an improved safety for the Mossberg shotgun from CDM Gear. Well here’s something for the Remington and Benelli shotgun owners, the folks over at S2-USA just released their AR-15 style safety switches. The new S2-USA safety switch replaces [Read More…]
One of the things missing in the industry are guns built for women. Most rifles and shotguns have long pulls, and uncomfortable angles, or are too heavy. Blaser Shotguns Blaser announces a shotgun built for a woman’s size. With the lowest profile receiver on the [Read More…]
If you find yourself itching for something a bit more flashy the next time you are at the range, check out the “EXTREMELY LIMITED EDITION” DP-12 shotgun with a gold colored finish. It can make you the real Man with the Golden Gun (diminutive sidekick sold [Read More…]
Battlefield Vegas is nothing short of gun nirvana. While we were at SHOT James, Steve, and I felt it was a good idea to take our camera crew to Battlefield Vegas. After all, this is the only place in town that can really excite the discerning gun nerd after a week at the world’s largest gun [Read More…]
Long-time TFB friend Axel, AKA TroubleshooterBerlin is the man behind the mysterious upside-down shotgun we blogged about a couple of weeks ago, just before the 2017 SHOT Show. Miles Vining spoke with Axel about his creation (and I mean creation in the [Read More…]
Widener’s Reloading and Shooting Supply is a Johnson City, TN based online ammunition company that has pushed a press release out citing a number of alarming panic/bulk buy figures from customers in California. According to the company overall ammunition sales are [Read More…]
The V6 is a new muzzle brake manufactured by V6 Industries. It is a huge muzzle device with three ports on top of it and set of three chambers on sides facing up and rearward. The muzzle brake is made in the USA. It is machined on a 5-axis CNC machine from billet 4140 [Read More…]
Aimpoint announced their newest red dot, the Micro S-1. It is based on the H2 body style but is modified to mount to the rib of a shotgun. The S-1 features a 6 MOA dot and comes with an assortment of mounts made of a polymer carbon blend. It will retail for around $700.
DragonTail is a firearms cleaning company out of Minnesota that has been bringing cleaning products to market since 2014. They are an alternative to the extremely popular Boresnake currently put out by Hoppe’s. The Boresnake is probably one of those products that [Read More…]
We’ve written a number of posts on TFB about the Pakistani company Daudsons. Far from the rough copies hammered together (although remarkably accurate) in the gunmaking village of Dharra Adam Khel in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa. Daudsons is really [Read More…]
Axel is a long time friend of the Blog, and at SHOT 2017 he brought out one of the shotgun prototypes. He took a Remington 11, turned it upside down, then welded an MG42 grip to the bottom portion. He attached to an Ace stock, while folding a piece of metal on top of the […] Read More [Read More…]
I think it’s fair to call this a “Shot Show Secret” isn’t it? C-More is primarily known for their optics lines, but they also produce a special line of short barreled shotguns for the US Army. These shotguns are now fully available to civilian owners in the USA, along with a [Read More…]
C-More has traditionally been more known for the companies competition sights than shotguns. But starting with the Master Key program in the 1990s at Picatinny Arsenal to get slide action shotgun mounted to an M4/M16, C-More submitted a bid and won the contract. [Read More…]
Chris Barrett took some time to fully explain Barrett’s latest entry into the Over & Under, and Side & Side shotgun market with the Sovereign line. Represented is the Rutherford, B-XPRO, Beltrami, and Albany shotguns. These are named after various centers of bird shooting in the United [Read More…]
Patrick visits with 50 Cal Val and Royal Nonesuch to talk about the RN-50 rifle, the GB-22 pistol, and a prototype pistol that might be in development. Plans are currently available for the GB-22 pistol for $12 and complete pistols MAY be coming in the future. Check out Royal Nonesuch’s [Read More…]
Fostech is bringing an interesting variant of their 12 gauge Origin 12 shotgun to market. The Origin 12 SBV is along the lines of their NFA Short Barrel Shotguns with a 10 inch barrel, but it isn’t an NFA item at all. Because it has a smooth bore, it isn’t a [Read More…]
Never lacking in flair and creativity, Jesse James Firearms Unlimited (JJFU) released two new guns at this year’s SHOT Show. Reviewers, including myself, have been critical of some of his past designs, including the Aerosonic line of suppressors. However, [Read More…]
In this SHOT coverage piece, James discusses two of Kel-Tec‘s newest guns. First, the RDB Survival Rifle – perhaps James’ favorite gun from SHOT this year – is a new and extremely compact, NON-NFA 5.56mm/.223 survival-style rifle, designed to be stowed away in a pack or small [Read More…]
While the UTAS shotgun is not a brand new product, the UTAS booth is always popular at SHOT because the bullpup pump shotguns are literal show-stoppers. With that in mind, James pays his friends at UTAS a visit to get a rundown of this innovative platform for the viewers who couldn’t make it [Read More…]