At the SHOT Show 2024, attendees observed Turkish manufacturer Derya’s latest foray into the realm of personal defense and sport shooting with the display of their new .22LR firearm, based on the design of the Derya ZY9 SBR. This particular model has garnered [Read More…]
Taurus has been putting much effort into broadening its options throughout the US handgun market. With great introductions like the Taurus GX4 in the micro compact category, and the earlier release of the similar TH45 chambered in 45 ACP, it’s only natural that [Read More…]
Founded in 1976 by Italian competition shooter Giampiero Pardini, Pardini Armi is a manufacturer of competition shooting air guns and firearms. One of the most popular products of Pardini Armi is the SP rimfire target pistol. Based on this successful design, the [Read More…]
There is nearly an endless amount of semi-auto shotguns available on the market today to choose from. However, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like the VRF14 before. The new VRF14 from Rock Island Armory is the company’s newest offering [Read More…]
Gunbroker.com is a great place to find both new and used guns for almost any application. Whether you’re looking for a handgun for self-defense or a rifle for hunting, there will probably be something for you on the Gunbroker auction site. Gunbroker recently [Read More…]
The popularity of pistol caliber carbines hasn’t slowed down at all. More and more manufacturers have been adding ready-to-go competition PCC’s to their lineups. MasterPiece Arms (MPA) is the latest. While they are best known to me for their bolt guns, many [Read More…]
This edition of the TFB Field Strip series will cover the Beretta U22 Neos pistol. The disassembly for the Neos is quite a deviation from the standard semi-auto pistol and is quite unique in that regard. The Neos is chambered in .22 LR and has been quite handy for [Read More…]
The speed is considered hypersonic if it exceeds the Mach5 mark (5,626 fps) which basically means five times the speed of sound. In an interview given to Russian RIA Novosti news agency, Vladislav Lobaev, the founder and chief engineer of Lobaev Arms, said that they [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Gun Magazine has published images of the new Russian Udav pistol chambered in 9x21mm Russian. The pistol is designed by the TsNII TochMash. Various media sources have been speculating with the possible adoption of this pistol but up until now, there were no [Read More…]
Russian Kalashnikov Gun Magazine has published several images of a semi-auto pistol that was designed by MOLOT Oruzhie, but because of the changes of Russian legislation was never manufactured. The pistol had a model designation VPO-514. This pistol was designed in [Read More…]
At SHOT Show’s 2018 Industry Day at the Range, TFBTV’s Corey Wardrop discusses the newest offering in Beretta shotguns, the A300 Outlander Sporting Edition. The Sporting Edition features an enhanced sporting stock and forend, a swelled grip, and a unique black matte finish with orange [Read More…]
Standard Manufacturing has introduced a compact and stockless version of their SKO 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun. Despite the name Shorty, it has an 18″ barrel and 26″ overall length which qualifies it as a shotgun according to the US legislation and [Read More…]
Molot has introduced four new rifles during the Arms & Hunting 2017 exhibition. All the new rifles are chambered in recently introduced 9.6x53mm Lancaster caliber and have oval bore rifling. According to Molot officials, these rifles are neither concept guns nor [Read More…]
French firearms manufacturer Verney-Carron makes a hunting shotgun called Veloce which features their Stop&Go technology earlier seen in their Speedline family of hunting rifles. The way the Stop&Go concept works is that after each shot, the bolt cycles back [Read More…]
Pachmayr has introduced an accessory which is designed to help to rack a semi-auto pistol slide. It is called RACK-IT. It mounts on the front portion of the pistol slide and provides a better gripping surface to manipulate the slide. Inside of this device, there is a [Read More…]
Ever lusted after the obscure and ultra-scarce Walther WA 2000 semi-auto sniper rifle? You aren’t alone, I have often wondered how they shoot, what the trigger feels like and so on. Well, my friend Ian over at Forgotten Weapons had a chance to get behind one of [Read More…]
I like to think of myself as one learned in many things guns. In my “day job” role I get to interact with many designs, both new and old. Occasionally, one drops a knowledge bomb on a platform I know little about, but rarely does one drop the equivalent of a [Read More…]
Early August we posted about the new KRX Tactical shotgun, the new box fed 12-gauge by TriStar. The KRX Tactical blends familiar features and controls with a more traditional semi-auto shotgun while remaining at a reasonable price point. Shortly after the press release [Read More…]
Savage Arms, under the Stevens label, is beginning to grow a substantial inventory of firearms for itself. It’s newest offering is their first semi-automatic shotgun: the Stevens S1200. This model will be offered in a flurry of configurations that consumers would [Read More…]
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is going out and getting my own tree. No parking lots or we-cut farms for me; cutting down my tree is both about holiday fun and making sure it survives through Christmas. I’ve been doing this for decades – as far [Read More…]
Two days ago, we blogged about the New Zealand Defence Force’s promotional video sneak peak of their new service carbine, based on the Lewis Machine & Tool CQB16, which will replace the joint Australian-New-Zealand variant of the Steyr AUG in service with the [Read More…]
Paul Mauser, the person who with his brother was chiefly responsible for the excellent line of Mauser bolt-action rifles that even today are the pattern for almost all modern bolt-action designs, lost an eye in 1901 during testing of a self-loading rifle which had an [Read More…]
Earlier I posted a video about the Beretta UGB25 XCEL. A friend of mine told me about a similar shotgun called Cosmi. The Cosmi is more like a traditional Semi-Auto shotgun since it has an 8rd capacity. The action does break open similarly to the UGB25, however the [Read More…]
Legacy Sports has introduced their new line-up of youth-oriented shotguns including Escort semi-automatic and Escort Pump shotguns. All Youth shotguns are 3″ Magnum-rated chambers and come equipped with 22″ barrels. Ambidextrous lovers rejoice- the [Read More…]
Savage is coming out with a semi-auto 17 HMR rifle called the A17. According to Savage’s video, the problem with an auto loader rimfire is timing when dealing with higher pressure magnum loads like the 17HMR. Savage solved this by using a delayed blowback bolt to [Read More…]
One of the more unique firearms I came across during SHOT Show this year was from Turkish firearms company Derya Silah Sanayi, or Derya Hunting Arms. The new, patented Derya Mk-10 AR-style semi-auto shotguns present very interesting additions to the shotgun market, [Read More…]
Check out this auction. It has thousands of beautiful photos. I think all, or nearly all, come from one collection. Daniel Fraser Miniature Double Rifle .22 Hornet Franchi Model 1962 Semi-Auto Carbine 9mm Smith & Wesson Mark I Light Rifle 9mm Custom Martz Luger [Read More…]
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