POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we do our best to find the best firearms related pictures out there. Today East meets West, or perhaps it’s vice versa? The photo is taken in Yavoriv, Ukraine, and you see Soldiers of Task [Read More…]
My good friend John Lyons is a big fan of American Old West history and a collector of percussion firearms. I remember when his collection started several years ago with an acquisition of a Uberti replica of Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver. Fast forward a couple of years [Read More…]
Most of our reviews here at TFB involve more modern products that are still available from manufacturers. However, after borrowing a family member’s Colt Woodsman, I was pleasantly surprised with it. Enough so, that I thought I’d report on it in case readers find [Read More…]
Alpha Munitions is a private U.S. company that – in their own words – is committed to making the best precision rifle brass in the World. They are located in Salt Lake City, Utah. You can find some of their collection of brass here, but the real news is that [Read More…]
A few weeks ago, a Redditor named Mark happened across a Remington M1903 “03-A3” sniper rifle at a yard sale. He snatched it up without being sure of what he had, but it turns out his gut was right. Mark provided more photos of his new-to-him Remington [Read More…]
Heckler & Koch is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of small arms with roots in Germany. For more than 60 years, they have been developing and manufacturing various types of firearms. Their 40 mm Grenade systems may not be what they are most famous for, [Read More…]
Griffin Armament, famous for its line of silencers, muzzle devices and accessories has just released a new product aimed at the Active Retention Tactical Market Segment. The new 30SD-K GATE-LOK Suppressor boasts a compact 30 caliber package that will deliver full-auto [Read More…]
The SIG Sauer P365XL 9mm is no longer “breaking news” since it has been out on the market for roughly 3 months now. It has had an impressive rise to fame though as the original P365 broke the mold for what people believed a carry gun could hold and achieve. [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day was found in one of the online communities dedicated to AKs. It depicts a half-built Wolfpack Armory AK with a carbon fiber wrapped barrel. While carbon fiber barrels are nothing new in the industry and there are probably half a dozen [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 28th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series (and you’ve been missing out), this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the [Read More…]
DeSantis recently debuted no less than 10 holsters designed to fit the SIG SAUER P365 XL pistol. TFB has kept readers up to date with the latest DeSantis has to offer over the years. The SIG SAUER P365 and P365 XL have become quite popular. Below are the latest [Read More…]
Introduced at SHOT Show 2019, the Brownells Retro 4X Carry Handle Scope is now available for purchase. If you have acquired one of the Brownells retro guns or if you have other AR-15s with a carry handle, now you can retrofit it with the replica of this historical [Read More…]
Savage Arms announced a new series of rifles, dubbed The Precision Series, which includes a wide variety of caliber options. Savage has been collaborating with Modular Driven Technologies (MDT) to provide a chassis system to pair with the new Precision Series. The [Read More…]
A Nebraska State Senator, Tom Brewer and his son-in-law, Dalton Boden just took first place in the International T-Class Multigun Competition. The competition was held in Bulgaria from September 27-29, 2019. Not only did they take first place, but Senator Brewer did [Read More…]
Vudoo Gun Works, a leader in rimfire precision rifles, is proud to announce the addition of the JP Enterprises APAC Chassis to the Apparition line of rifles. The Vudoo Gun Works Apparition is a purpose-built competition/target rifle with sub-MOA accuracy and an [Read More…]
Several weeks ago, TFB was contacted by a minority shareholder of CAA Israel purporting a change in licensing and distribution in the United States. Regretfully, the information contained in the now removed post was incorrect. Since that time, we have been working [Read More…]
Back in March, I reported on a new regulation that would turn firearms held in Australian museums into “metal blobs.” The impact this could have on the collection at the Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum was at the heart of the discussion. On August 30th, [Read More…]
In today’s Photo, we go to the waters near Guam and take part in the exercise Pacific Griffin as USS Gabrielle Giffords launches a Naval Strike Missile (NSM). Unknown to many this missile is developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace as [Read More…]
Ah, Pumpkin Spice season – My favorite time of year. While the rest of the world is asking for an additional pump of high fructose corn syrup, hold the nutmeg, I feel the urge to retreat into the woods towards peaceful isolation – black coffee in hand. [Read More…]
View TFBTV on GunStreamer at: https://gunstreamer.com/@TFBTV As we have documented in the past, such as here, here, and here, YouTube, the previous de facto home for gun video content, has implemented a series of measures that have demonetized and driven traffic away [Read More…]
Neomag has introduced its newest product called the Sentry Strap. This new sling strap is designed to be a sling staging strap that will help keep a single or two-point sling out of the way when storing a rifle or shooting when a sling is not needed. The design consists [Read More…]
The Canadian company Modular Driven Technologies continues to push out new chassis systems for our pleasure. This time it’s a chassis made for many of the popular .22LR caliber rifles and it’s named LSS-RF Gen2 Chassis System. The new chassis comes with [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves looks at the NEW ZEV OZ9 pistol. With an MSRP just under $1,700, is this “Original ZEV” truly something new and innovative, or just another overpriced Gucci Glock? James Tells you today on TFBTV. According to ZEV’s marketing materials about [Read More…]
If you are into long range shooting competitions, then you have likely heard of the Guardian matches. The Guardian is unique in that a portion of the proceeds from their events go to supporting adoption and foster programs. I recently had the opportunity to cover their [Read More…]
I am not sure how but the Definitive Arms DASA flew under our radar. I only recently discovered this thanks to my friend Vic at Spartan Rifles. I know of Definitive Arms as makers of some phenomenal AKs. Due to having an FFL SOT they get to play with machine guns. But [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we go to great length trying to find the best pictures out there. Today we get a look at members of the Polish Armed Forces at the Hohenfels Training Area, in Germany. It looks like the soldier above [Read More…]
People think ceramic armor is fragile, but is it really? To find out we blew up a Shot Stop level IV+ rifle plate (model #D1581SSB) and then shot it with an AK and an AR. Info about this plate: https://www.shotstop.net/rifle-plates High-Speed Camera Courtesy of Aimed Research [Read More…]
Good afternoon suppressor lovers and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Last week we discussed NFA wait times, some new products hitting the market and a random sampling of patents that recently hit USPTO.gov. Today we are going to discuss [Read More…]
Steyr AUG clones? Have you ever heard of the one made by Oberland Arms? In this Photo Of The Day, we take a closer look at one, plus some of the modifications done with it. Now the upgrades are complete! Meet my Steyr AUG clone with shell deflector and mag button by [Read More…]
Let’s take a break from the expensive gear posts and start at that pertain to night vision. There are techniques and things I take for granted regarding night vision. This is just because of my experience with night vision and my voracious appetite for night [Read More…]