In this Photo Of The Day, you can see Sgt. Charles Schilling, from Port Angeles, Washington, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, as he provides security on the bridge wing of the amphibious transport [Read More…]
Not JUST a Mount Company American Defense Manufacturing (ADM) makes multiple lines of AR-15s and AR-10s. They recently sent me a Universal Improved Carbine (UIC) ADM4 Mod 2 to review. I did not get 5-10k rounds through it, but I did get approximately 750 rounds to get a [Read More…]
This week I was hanging out in Detroit which I try not to do very often, but when I’m there I always go into local gun shops. On his particular day, it was a rundown shop that would probably look more at home in a third world country than an inner-city area. The [Read More…]
Last year, I had an opportunity to work with Larry Vickers during his visit to Russia, when he and his co-author James Rupley were working on the “Vickers Guide: Kalashnikov” series of books. One day we were at a so-called “dungeon” – the [Read More…]
With Australian gun laws, for the most part, banning self-loading rifles, options for those wanting something ‘close to an AR’ are very limited. Sure, you can spice up a Remington 7615 Pump Action, or drop a bolt gun in a chassis but it still felt a little [Read More…]
Once upon a time, there was this Vertical Foregrip for the Heckler & Koch MP5K. If you are into the history of the Heckler & Koch MP5 I am sure you have seen it in pictures before. Now Custom Smith Manufacturing, Phoenix, AZ, has made the H&K Prototype VFG [Read More…]
Just earlier this week Kalashnikov announced its own line of rifle cartridges. Well, actually the Tula factory will be packaging their ammunition into boxes with the Kalashnikov logo. It’s a marketing trick used by many other ammunition manufacturers as well, to [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the Hush Puppy Project S&W M&P 2.0. What is the Hush Puppy Project? From their website: “The Hush Puppy Project® provides innovative solutions to reduce or remove noise signatures from gunshots. Guns produce three distinct sounds: the [Read More…]
Back in June Enoch Industries announced their 10/22 Odin Chassis. I was excited and a little annoyed at the same time because I had just bought a PMACA chassis for my Ruger Charger. Well, an opportunity arrived and we got the Odin Chassis in for a review. Chassis All [Read More…]
In today’s Photo Of The Day, we look (above) for a U.S. Special Forces soldier as he fires the Senegalese special forces’ Galil sniper rifle. This was as a part of an interoperability training during Exercise Flintlock 2019, near Po, Burkina Faso, in [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 22nd edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this gat a sweet [Read More…]
Colt is expanding the revived snake family of revolvers with a new version of the recently released King Cobra. The .38 Cobra and its .357 sibling both appeared mostly targeted to users looking for revolvers for concealed carry, due to the relatively short barrels. The [Read More…]
Over a period of time, we’ll be sharing pictures, results and stories from Rifle World Shoot 2019. All the pictures are courtesy of Chris Jonkers of Studio BOJO. Above you can see Jojo Vidanes from USA’s Semi-Auto Open Senior Team, as he’s doing his [Read More…]
Earlier this year at Triggercon 2019, TFB was able to get a close look at the new ZEV Technologies O.Z-9 modular pistols. The new pistols offer a singular steel receiver as their core, allowing for a vast array of modifications direct from Zev Technologies. Naturally, [Read More…]
One of the great things about the gun community is the variety of experiences you can have over time. Whether it’s sporting clays or tactical carbine classes there are always new techniques and skills to learn. Shooting drills and doing transitions while using [Read More…]
Lage Manufacturing has been developing the MAX-11/15 upper receiver for several years. Earlier we talked about the progress of this project. Recently, they announced that this 5.56/223 upper receiver designed for M-11/9 submachine guns lower receivers is now available [Read More…]
Kriss USA is well known for their Kriss Vector. A few years ago they started another sister company called Defiance. This company designs and develops accessories for their Vectors as well as starting a line of .22lr rimfire rifles called the DMK22. We got a chance to [Read More…]
The Slovenian Police Snipers wish to remain out of the picture and anonymous in Today’s Photo Of The Day. But they have recently officially adopted the SAKO TRG M10 in caliber .308 Win, and are proud of the fact. They are also using the brand new TRG 22A1. The [Read More…]
This is TFB – The Firearm Blog. We talk plenty about guns and gear that can be used to keep us alive in a defensive situation. But we should also have a discussion about the use of force and some equipment you may choose to defend against threats that don’t [Read More…]
American Tactical Inc., of Summerville, SC, have announced the launch of a new AR-based .410 shotgun. The MilSport AR 410 has an 18.5-inch barrel and a 13-inch custom Keymod rail with a full length 12 o’clock Picatinny rail. The MilSport AR 410 can feed from 5 [Read More…]
Ed Brown has added another pistol to their EVO line of 1911s. The new model is called E9-LW. It is a 4″ barreled pistol chambered in 9x19mm. This is an optics ready handgun and it actually comes with a Vortex Venom 6 MOA red dot sight installed. Here is how Ed [Read More…]
The Classic PT 92 with Walnut Grips Taurus has announced two new models in its PT 92 semi-auto pistol line. The enhanced model 92s deliver on the rich heritage and classic styling of this popular and venerated full-frame handgun – this time with beautiful [Read More…]
A couple of weeks ago I started a series where I look at different paper targets and test them out at the range. There are a massive amount of free targets online anyone can print off and head to the range with to better themselves. This week I decided to take a look at [Read More…]
Over a period of time, we share pictures, results and stories from Rifle World Shoot 2019. All the pictures are courtesy of Chris Jonkers of Studio BOJO. Dynamic Sports Shooting originated in the United States in the 1950s. World Championships in IPSC are held every [Read More…]
Selecting a good defensive round is one of the most overlooked but perhaps one of the most critical elements of selecting your tools for self-defense. Arguably, ammo selection is just as important, if not more important than selecting the gun itself. However, I would [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day, today we go to Mindelo, Cape Verde, as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment Pacific train together with their Portuguese and Spanish colleagues. Above and below you can see Steyr AUG rifles used during a boarding practice [Read More…]
Gather ’round dear readers, I’m going to tell you about the time I had to smuggle (kinda) a gun across the (state) border. Everything I’m about to tell you is true, and all of it was 100% legal, but it was sketchy as all get out – like running [Read More…]
Palmetto State Armory has been equipping the frugally minded citizens of this country for years. Since PSA’s founding in 2008, the company has seen explosive growth. This growth is in part thanks to their constant addition of new products to both their online [Read More…]
Fabbrica Armi Fratelli Pietta, F.A.P. or, better, Pietta Firearms is lately particularly active in offering new variations of their Single Action Army models replicas. Distributed in the USA by the Early and Modern Firearms Company (EMF), Pietta revolvers are regarded [Read More…]
The World Championship in IPSC Rifle 2019 was a great match and a huge success. Imagine 30 stages deep into a beautiful forest in Sweden, with not a single berm in sight. At least one stage included shooting “D Max” (distance maximum) at targets up in the [Read More…]