Probably, one of my favorite things about the gun community is the amount of experiences and knowledge circling among us. While talking with a friend last week, I started thinking about the cost vs reward of carry guns we have day in and day out. What we don’t [Read More…]
A few months back, I wrote an article on finding a Remington 870 police trade-in shotgun for right around $50. What I didn’t tell you was that I went back and bought a second 870 for the same price once the article was released. Both shotguns had some degree of [Read More…]
With the exception of the guys that seem content doing mag dumps into the dirt, shooters typically want to shoot at something. The targets that people choose are almost as varied as the firearms they choose to shoot with; anything from professionally made targets bought [Read More…]
Today you get to meet the all-new Proof MPA Chassis Rifle for the first time. According to Proof, this rifle is built to take your precision shooting to the next level, and it certainly has both the looks and the specifications to do that. Proof calls it the Ultimate [Read More…]
Finding time to go to the range isn’t always the easiest thing to do for everyone. We all have busy lives and even though range time is basically the male equivalent of a spa day, it’s not always easy to set aside a specific time to train. Often times when [Read More…]
Boyds Gunstocks Industries Inc, as of January 2nd this year, is under the new ownership of Dustin Knutson and Rob Carstensen who have been with Boyds for a combined 24 years. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2020 – Boyds Gunstocks Industries in Mitchell, South [Read More…]
I’ll save you all my standard rant about how awesome rimfire cartridges are and jump right into Tactical Solutions’ latest release. The TacSol Owyhee is a bolt action .22LR rifle built on a takedown platform that utilizes a custom Magpul X-22 Backpacker furniture [Read More…]
Often times, I get questions from people about what would be the best caliber for ARs in the home. Typically, a handgun with some sort of flashlight or light/laser combo will be a better option since it’s easier to move with a handgun than with a large rifle. [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Looking at the Barrett M107A1 (above) and the Remington M2010 sniper rifles, as used by snipers conducting long-range marksmanship drills. This happened at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The life of a spotter can sometimes be to function [Read More…]
For those of us on the double-action bandwagon that have been waiting for Colt to produce something in a large-frame like the wheelguns of old, this is it. Colt has been taking their sweet time starting with the smaller, snubby Cobra offerings and have finally built [Read More…]
Please subscribe to TFBTV Show Time with this link! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7okRio4_fUycHFNElhN4mQ?sub_confirmation=1 So do you want to know what the SIX HOTTEST GUNS OF SHOT SHOW EVER are? Well, James Reeves of TFBTV talks about that in this video. That “that” is the 6 most [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have announced that their light weight medium machine gun, the MG 338, has been purchased by US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM). The guns weigh under 20lbs and are chambered in .338 Norma Magnum giving the gun an effective range out to 2000 metres. The [Read More…]
About a year ago we reported on the possibility of easing the burden on Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders in terms of the International Trafficking of Arms (ITAR) regulatory requirements. ITAR for FFLs is inherently confusing: while dealers usually aren’t [Read More…]
Leading into SHOT Show 2020, Springfield Armory has announced their New XD-M Elite series of handguns all chambered in the world’s favorite cartridge of 9mm. When Springfield Armory reached out to TheFirearmBlog asking if we would like to check out one of their [Read More…]
Strike Industries has just introduced the Colby Duty Belt. The Colby duty belt is designed to be worn all day without discomfort. The belt is put together in such a way that it allows the user to symmetrically adjust the length of the belt on both sides so that the loop [Read More…]
The French company PGM Precision in the French Alps was created back in 1993. In 1995 they won the tender for the .50 BMG / 12.7 mm caliber Hecate II rifles for the French army, which has been used by all infantry regiments and the French Special Forces. Since then they [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have released their 2020 catalog and there’s lots of new products to get excited about but one thing that jumped out at me was the introduction of a new cartridge – 277 SIG Fury. Developed by SIG Sauer the new round is the result of their work on [Read More…]
In the world of Gun Locks, there is no shortage of products out there that fall into the “bad” category. Although none of them seem to be quite as bad as the one that YouTube personality LockPickingLawyer defeated with nothing more than a LEGO Astronaut [Read More…]
Leading into SHOT Show 2020, Springfield Armory would like to introduce you to a NEW tier of factory quality out of one of their polymer series of handguns with the XD-M Elite! It is supremely popular for people to take their favorite high capacity guns and trick them [Read More…]
The New Umarex AirSaber Umarex USA is a popular manufacturer of airsoft pistols, rifles as well as air guns and paintball guns. Just released, the new Umarex AirSaber Arrow Rifle is the company’s latest offering to the airgun market. Hunters will love this lethal [Read More…]
Geissele Automatics have announced the acquisition of the technical data packages and intellectual property for the 240LW and 240LWS lightweight general purpose machine guns developed by Barrett Firearms Mfg. Geissele announced the news on their social media earlier [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves Reviews the NEW Zastava M70 Z-PAP AK-type rifle. The Z-PAP is the newest iteration of Zastava’s legendary M70 PAP series of AK rifles. However, unlike in the past, Zastava has taken importation of these AKs into their own hands. Zastava not only [Read More…]
Leading into SHOT Show 2020, Boyds Gunstocks, the South Dakota-based hardwood gunstock manufacturer, has unveiled a new, more-affordable replacement thumbhole stock dubbed the Spike Camp! This new thumbhole gunstock shape is designed with simplicity in mind, and looks [Read More…]
Shooters have been utilizing camera tripods as shooting rests for a while now. The camera industry, as well as the firearm industry, has made the jump to carbon fiber to make lighter and stronger components. We will take a look at a relatively new-comer to the firearm [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is very Swiss: Swiss firearm and Swiss photographer. The best part of this photo is that I’ve got a very similar setup myself, and I highly recommend the Magpul K2+ grip as well. If you have the B&T Pro lower you can change the [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 38th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet [Read More…]
CMMG have launched their new 5.7 AR conversion kit, individual parts and pistols. The CMMG MK4 5.7 Upper and a 40 round conversion mag will allow any AR-15 to be converted to chamber 5.7x28mm in seconds. The new conversion kits and pistols follow on from the Banshee [Read More…]
For whenever you want to reach out a little bit further, and strike a little bit harder the caliber .300 Win Mag is a good choice. Just ask TFB’s Austin R who recently reviewed the Barret MRAD in 300 Win Mag. In fact, he used SIG Sauer’s new Elite Hunter 300 Win [Read More…]
Hot on the heals of their commemorative Iwo Jima Series Thompson Auto-Ordnance have announced a custom Liberty 1911. Featuring their customary eye-catching style, the new 1911 has ‘Don’t Tread’ motif courtesy of Auto-Ordnance’s custom partner, [Read More…]
In a press conference held on January 7th, 2020, Mayor Quinton Lucas of Kansas City, Missouri announced that the city government was suing Jimenez Arms, Inc. Several co-defendants were named in the lawsuit along with Jimenez, including some local Kansas City-area [Read More…]