Teaching new shooters is one of the best things we can do to expand firearm appreciation. Often times, busting clays can be an exhilarating, fun way to get a new shooter into the sport. If the shooter is light of build or small of stature, however, a heavy shotgun [Read More…]
Jake Adelstein of The Japan Times, interviewed a retired Detective of the Kanto region with 25+ years experience pursuing violations of the Firearms Control Law. In Japan,obtaining a firearm is nearly impossible and owning or selling one is illegal. Shooting a firearm? [Read More…]
A smooth light weight trigger can make a big difference, it’s usually what I upgrade first with all my ARs. Check out this budget friendly replacement trigger from ADK Arms. They’re currently running a special on their new trigger at just $59.99. The [Read More…]
Until we were sent the press release for Billy Boxes, I was only familiar with Tuffy Security Products for secure vehicle storage. I’ve always been nervous about an external box as I think it screams “Hey, I’ve got stuff in me, please check”. [Read More…]
Plano is now offering a nylon carry pouch for the company’s popular field box. The carry pouch is called the Field Box Holster. The Field Box Holster essentially turns the box into a carry case complete with a shoulder strap and exterior storage pockets. Plano [Read More…]
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were one of the first militaries to understand the importance of an optic equipped rifle for every infantryman. The standard reflex sight of the IDF is the Meprolight M21, but a select few in each unit are issued a specialized reflex [Read More…]
Visitors to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, may soon be lining up for a unique attraction: Shooting Revolutionary War-era muskets at a period-correct shooting range. WTKR.com reports: Williamsburg, Va. – Soon you could be able to shoot an 18th Century weapon in the [Read More…]
In late 1963, photographer Arthur Rickerby snapped photos of a Colt demonstration of its new AR-15 rifle. The photos appeared TIME Magazine, and their focus was on more than just the rifles themselves: Present at the shoot was 1962 Miss America pageant winner Maria [Read More…]
A good friend of TFB, Val, who is also one of our Russian translators, sent us photos of his new Mosin. He wrote … Though i could share the project which i’ve finished for myself, a totally rebuilt 1944 Mosin-Nagant Rifle. I did all the work myself. The [Read More…]
Cam wrote .. Shooting hand thrown clay pigeons with a Mossberg 500 crown grade on BLM land near the Mexican border in San Diego county. How many folks prefer hand throwing rather than using a hand launcher? I find using a decent launcher, like the WIng One I reviewed [Read More…]
This time last year, the Denver Post collected a series of color images taken during the D-Day landings that occured 71 years ago today. Some of the images are reproduced below, but our readers are strongly urged to click through and take a look at every one: The [Read More…]
This is the second part of a series of posts seeking to describe and analyze the 7.62mm Light Rifle concept promoted by the Americans, and subsequently adopted by NATO in various forms. This series will cover development from before World War II to the present day, [Read More…]
TFB Editor Phil White was given a Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P, and I asked him to take photos for the blog. The pistol dates back to around the time of WWI (judging from the serial). He wrote … My good friend and FFL closed his shop a week ago to [Read More…]
1911Junkie wrote … Work in progress. I machined a frame from a raw casting and fitting the 6″ Caspian slide, in old-fashioned way (but with modern digital calipers and micrometers :). I really love this photo. Somehow it echos everything I love about this [Read More…]
I was talking with Larry Vickers a few weeks ago and he told me the new magazine floor plates for the S&W M&P were ready to start shipping. Larry sent a pack to me to try out. The floor plates come in packs of five with an included five retainer plates to use in [Read More…]
One more great article from Dr. Jim and Mary Clary. When it comes to gun cleaning kits, there are dozens on the market, ranging in price from $20 to over $200. It really becomes a daunting task to pick one that fits all of our needs and still is “stocked” [Read More…]
TFB again welcomes another article from Dr. Jim and Mary Clary! The “pencil-style” angle brush was pioneered and introduced to several gunsmiths across the country in 2005 by Shane Smith of Rigel. Shane recognized that none of the conventional bore brushes [Read More…]
Command Arms Accessories has introduced a shot counter for Glock users. The shot counter counts split times, as well as total round count for maintenance. From Military.com’s KitUp!: Command Arms Accessories USA is now offering a high-tech shot counter for several [Read More…]
Andy Greenberg, of Wired, wrote an article about his experience using the Ghost Gunner CNC milling machine by Defense Distributed. Andy tried three types of AR lower gunsmithing. He started with the traditional 80% lower and tried to use a drill press. His results were [Read More…]
Prior to seeing the beautiful photo expose on MessyNezzyChic, I had no idea this place existed in the world (especially surprising, considering the 30+ times I’ve been to France on business). The “Zone Rouge” is “forsaken territory” from [Read More…]
An answer to a question I haven’t thought to ask, Freedom Printing 3D tested two of the most common materials used for 3-D printing, ABS and PLA. Using a simple hammer, the ABS lower receiver was able to stand up significantly better to impact. Comparatively, the [Read More…]
Streamlight announced the company is now making a combination white light and red laser aiming unit for compact Glock pistols. These new units will fit both the G42 in .380 ACP and the recently introduced G43 in 9mm. According to Streamlight, the unit can toggle between [Read More…]
Here is a video I found on Facebook. According to the post translation, “Father almost kills son while performing maintenance on his AK” Another example of poor firearm ownership. It looks like he attempts to empty the gun but as he releases the bolt, it [Read More…]
Springfield Armory announced today their first production model pistols designed for suppressor support. These two XDm pistols come in a 4.5 inch barrel in both 9mm and 45 acp. The 45acp comes in black while the 9mm version comes in dark earth. As more and more states [Read More…]
To follow up with their brief commentary on the Benelli M1 shotgun, Alex and Patrick hit the range to evaluate these famous and well renowned shotguns. Yesterday we posted our Benelli M1 discussion video. If you missed that you can watch it here. Please don’t forget to subscribe to TFBTV. We [Read More…]
Wilson Combat has just updated their Protector line of 1911s with a number of new features. Larry Vickers took a good look at the handgun and has a segment talking with one of the designers and eventually firing it. They came in either 9mm ($3985) or .45 ACP ($3875) and [Read More…]
A prominent Russian blogger has published an extensive photo essay of the stages of production in Izhevsk on her blog. The article gives a full description of the various process’s the AKs go through in their production, but it is all in Russian and Google [Read More…]
Zachary sent us a photo of his father’s new AR-15 pistol. His father, who runs Easton Firearms Refinishing, cerakoted it using a sponge technique with a variety of green and brown colors. It looks amazing. I especially like how the X-Products X-15-S Chevron [Read More…]
William wrote … This is a pic of my Hungarian FEG Hi-Power clone. I’ve always wanted a Hi-power, and these were recently made available for a song due to their rough condition. Originally I was going to refinish it, but the “to hell and back” [Read More…]
Kimber announced today it’s summer collection of five new pistols. These pistols vary from a compact to full size 1911’s with engraving and other special features. In fact the “Diamond Ultra” is available in 45 acp of course but can also be [Read More…]
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