I am excited to announce that The Firearm Blog has been acquired by AllOutdoor.com. AllOutdoor will be launching soon and will be a sister site to The Firearm Blog that will focus on all things outdoor, including firearms and hunting. I have been working with the new [Read More…]
Last year I ran an almost identical poll. I will be comparing the results from this poll and last year’s poll and publishing them. NOTE: This poll is not political. It is not asking what you think the presidential candidates will do if they win, only how people [Read More…]
I am outraged at how a Hoosier woman was treated by a Walmart in Clarksville, IN. Prayse Dangler, who is married to a solider, was worried about protecting herself when her husband was out of town. She went to Walmart, with her husband, to buy a shotgun. From [Read More…]
Mark Craighead, founder and owner of Crossbreed Holsters, passed away last week from a heart attack. RIP Mark.
Make up artist Ellis Faas has designed a machine-gun-inspired belted cosmetics system. Just because it can be done does not mean it should! [ Many thanks to Jaanus for emailing us the link. ]
One mans condiment is another mans weapon. The Survivalist Blog has published a do-it-yourself pepper spray recipe that anyone can make at home. I have never been a fan of pepper spray but I might be a little biased. When I was a kid I got my hands on a small canister [Read More…]
The BugASalt allows you to shoot a pinch of salt, shotgun style, at insects. If only the range was longer than three feet … [ Many thanks to Sven (Defence and Freedom) for emailing me the the info. ]
Recently a number of people have been trolling the comments, intentionally inflaming arguments and, making very vulgar remarks about other commenters and, worst of all, impersonating other commenters. A reminder of the comment policy … Comment Policy: I reserve [Read More…]
There is a KickStater project for a picatinny tri-railed lamp. I think the price of $229 is reasonable. I like the design and the ability to mod the lamp. A few LED flashlights mounted on the side pointing upwards would look really cool. What I do find a little [Read More…]
OpticsPlanet has put together the ultimate zombie kit. Do you have a lot of money, but not a lot of time to research and buy all the zombie kit you need? If so the Z.E.R.O Kit is for you. $23,999 buys you lasers, sights, backpacks, medical gear, night vision, reloading [Read More…]
I have been ebook fanboy since I got my first Kindle. These days I refuse to buy or read paper books. Since getting an iPad the only paper magazines I read are gun magazines, and I have been hoping I will be able to move those subscriptions to iTunes. A new iTunes [Read More…]
Google sent out an email to Google Adwords customers saying that they are going to pull all Google Shopping results for guns, ammunition, gun optics and gun accessories (Shopping results, not general search results). HamLund Tactical received this email and posted it on [Read More…]
I saw a red-colored high viscosity gun oil called “Zombie Blood” for sale on ebay. Y’all know I am not much of a zombie fan, but this product made me smile, it is a clever name. The manufacturer does not yet have a website (as far as I know) but they [Read More…]
One of the things I love about TFB is the healthy debates that do not end up in pointless flame wars. I would say only half the commenters in my post about LaRue agreed with me, but only a few attacked me instead of attacking my arguments. A good and healthy debate.
Instructables has instructions on how to integrate a $20 battery powered soldering iron into a $16 airsoft pistol. The battery is integrated into the magazine, allowing fast reloads. I hate the ergonomics of pen-shaped soldering irons. Just this weekend I gave myself a [Read More…]
I all, I am taking a short vacation! Next week I will be away (21 May – 25 May). I do have a couple of great posts scheduled to run mid-next week. I need y’all to help get the TFB Facebook page up to 20,000 likes. It would be awesome to get back and find [Read More…]
Yesterday I wrote that firing the Law Tactical AR-15 Folding Stock Adapter with the stock open could damage the user. This was incorrect and the post has been updated. The manufacturer says … The Bolt Carrier Extension part, when installed correctly, will hold the [Read More…]
I don’t do request for photos for anyone, but French defense journalist Lionel Helias contributes a lot of information and photos to The Firearm Blog and I would like to help him out. He is in need of a high quality photo of the Austeyr F88, preferably a photo of [Read More…]
French firm Verney-Carron manufacture a nifty dual barrel less-lethal pistol called the Flash Ball. The gun fires 44mm less-lethal balls. The company claims they contain 20% less energy at 7 meters than a .38 Special. The company has also developed a round which deploys [Read More…]
The developers of the Real Strike, an “3D Augmented Reality FPS Gun App”, sent us an email asking to have their app reviewed. I was intrigued so I paid the $2.99 it cost and downloaded the app. The app displays video from the iPhone/iPod/iPad rear camera and [Read More…]
The FBO Contract Award Number for Remington’s contract to build M4A1 Carbines for the US Army is W56HZV12D0056. Remington’s press release is after the jump … (more…)
I am posting this because Bank of America is so big and there are likely to be many readers of TFB whose gun-related businesses’ bank with BoA. Kelly D McMillan, Director of Operations, McMillan Group International wrote on their Facebook page … At this [Read More…]
[ Many thanks to Whaleoil for emailing us the link. ]
I like to celebrated Easter with some shooting or hunting. The folks in Upper Lusatia and southern Austria take Easter shooting to an entirely new level. A tennis ball sized piece of calcium carbide and a few millimeters of water are placed in those barrel. The calcium [Read More…]
UPI reports … Modesto Police said the 56-year-old man, whose name was not released, told them he was working out Wednesday night when he accidentally dropped a dumbbell on a rimfire .22-caliber bullet, causing the propellant powder in the bullet to be activated [Read More…]
Over the past year I have had many requests to disable the TFB Mobile theme for iPads. I struggled to find the subtle bug that was causing it to be displayed without an iPad to debug it. I was given an iPad two weeks ago and was finally able to find and fix the bug. [Read More…]
The sensationalist UK tabloid The Daily Mail, says Putin has authorized research into “zombie guns”… Mind-bending ‘psychotronic’ guns that can effectively turn people into zombies have been given the go-ahead by Russian president Vladimir Putin. [Read More…]
Brian, a reader of the blog, started up a business with his father and brother to make and sell a nifty hitch-mounted two-person shooting bench. Brian says … First off, we’re a start-up business. The team consists of myself, my dad, and my brother. I’m [Read More…]
Variable Energy Research Accelerator (VERA) is essentially a massive potato gun capable of generating up to 1,660,000 ft/lbs of muzzle energy! It can launch a 100 pound (700,000 grain) projectile at 1000 feet per second. It is an incredible machine. [ Many thanks to [Read More…]
Jay G has just written an article for Shooting Illustrated on choosing a gun safe. Budget is really the limiting factor when choosing a safe, with selections ranging from less than $100 to the “wow, do they still buy kidneys?” range. A simple locked metal box for a [Read More…]
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