Photo Of The Day with a lovely mish-mash of firearms used by the armed forces of the United Kingdom and Sweden. The Royal Marines recently participated in the BALTOPS 2024 exercise, a significant annual NATO-led maritime exercise held in the Baltic Sea. This year’s exercise took place along the Swedish coastline, close to the capital Stockholm. The Royal Marines conducted various amphibious operations, showcasing their ability to operate in diverse and challenging environments.

We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 139. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war stories, competition shooting, gun industry news, and much more. In addition, we’re also featuring the most recent episode of TFB’s own Behind The Gun Podcast which airs every week on Thursday mornings. If you’d like to check out the full episode list for TFB’s Behind The Gun Podcast, you can find it here on the TFB website or on your favorite podcast app. Sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to this week’s selection of gun podcasts.

When you are in the heat of the moment of a competitive rifle match, or staring through your glass at a trophy elk, the last thing you want to engage in is a math problem. Is my drop at this distance 10 MOA? How many clicks was that again?... Vortex Optics understands your pain and is now offering Custom Turrets for their Razor HD LHT and Viper HD riflescopes to match your ammo, rifle, and environment all in harmony.

Remember the Good Old Days Of Army Surplus, when the post-Cold War stuff from Europe was widely available? Remember all that old Flecktarn pattern camo kit from Germany? It was dope stuff, and if you’ve got some of it still around, B5 now had a combo kit to dress up your AR-15 to match.

Federal Ammunition has just secured itself another high-profile government contract. According to an announcement from the American ammo manufacturer, it’s secured a 12-month contract to provide 7.62x51mm rifle ammunition to SOCOM.

SK Customs Unveils Gods of Olympus, Athena, to the 1911 Series Lineup

Photo Of The Day and today we have the pleasure of sharing more of the work of Holt Works Photography. It’s pretty clear, we have a Zenith Firearms ZF5 with a Yankee Hill Machine suppressor. The sight is an Aimpoint ACRO P-2 mounted on a Reptilia Corp. Pretty much a dream gun for a lot of people, including myself.

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we looked at some of the obstacles of carrying in tricky situations. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I wanted to take a deeper look at the best way to size up a carry gun for yourself and some of the factors you should consider when looking at various carry guns. For new people, it can be overwhelming to look through the endless options and choose what's right for them. Let's take a closer look at how to choose a carry gun.

The rimfireologists at Volquartsen have just unveiled a smaller version of one of their rimfire pistol platforms. The new Mini Scorpion-X follows a familiar design, but comes with a scaled-down form factor, thanks to an all-new upper.

The laws for Canadian shooters just keep getting tighter and tighter. This summer, the RCMP is sending out a memo to licensed firearms owners and letting them know that as of September 1, a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) is required to buy firearms barrels and handgun slides.

On Monday, July 22, lawyers for the city of Chicago filed paperwork to end their high-profile lawsuit against Glock. Does this mean a big legal win for the Austrian gunmaker, and for American shooters? No. Instead of giving up in their aggressive legal battle, Chicago’s leaders are doubling down, and expanding their lawsuit.

Silencers are a great firearm accessory to add to your collection - there simply aren’t any real negatives to purchasing and using a suppressor. Our guest today, Silencer Shop CEO Dave Matheny agrees. Today Dave and I will discuss the current status of the NFA world including what’s really going on with wait times a couple of months after the initial surge, how suppressor manufacturers are keeping up with the increased demand, and how Silencer Shop can help you buy your first, second, or 100th suppressor and make sure your whole family can enjoy them for years to come. Please welcome back Dave Matheny of Silencer Shop to the show!

Everyone loves a good large windowed enclosed optic with quick brightness adjustments and a crisp reticle. C&H has entered the game with their ERD-1 which was announced at SHOT2024. I had a chance to talk with the very kind folks there and they gave me the low down. I feel embarrassed to say I do not remember much of what was said but it was because I was so interested in the ERD-1. It had my attention and I knew I had to review it down the road. They were nice enough to send a T&E sample my way when production got rolling so here we are. How does it stand up in today’s market? Let’s dive right into my review of the C&H Precision ERD-1 Red Dot Sight!

Photo Of The Day where a member of the Botswana Defence Force fires his rifle during a Joint Combined Exchange Training together with the U.S. Army 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Thebephatshwa Air Base, Botswana, June 18, 2024.

Charter Arms, in my mind, is one of the most surprising and subtle companies in the world of revolvers. Every time they bring something new to the market, they do so in hushed tones and I accidentally stumble upon them like a diamond in the rough. Like, “Where the heck did this come from?” So, I submit to you example #7,892 of their awfully quiet marketing strategy - the unveiling of the Coyote Series and Combo Series.

The US Secret Service has released a Request For Proposals (RFP) hinting at a search for a new ‘Precision Bolt Action Rifle System’. The search for new rifles comes just 10 days after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.