The 1911 platform is a highly venerated and sought-after platform even well over 100 years after its initial release. Springfield Amory is now offering a new more affordable 1911 offering to their lineup – the Springfield Garrison 1911. The new Garrison 1911 will [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 19: Last week we celebrated those who have served our country with Veterans Day (formerly known as Armistice Day in the United States). In honor of that federal holiday, I’ve brought you a bunch of podcasts featuring those who have [Read More…]
HatsanUSA’s PileDriver first appeared at SHOT 2020, the company describe the air rifle as “the market’s most powerful production PCP rifle.” With a 33in barrel and capable of producing 800 ft-lbs of energy, the PileDriver is available in .45 or .50 [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Weekly Amazon Deals 20. Last week our good friend and TFBTV presenter Hop went over his 2021 list for the top 5 budget-minded red dots. Red dots are a great way to get a bit more utility out of your rifle and faster target acquisition over iron sights and [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves opens your mail and asks you to support his brother’s run for mayor. So much so, that James is willing to give away his cherished Ameriflauge Ruger P94 to one lucky viewer who donates $5 to D.C.’s campaign at www.dcreeves.com The winner will be [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Attaching optics to rifles without Picatinny is sometimes somewhat of a pain. If you’re an owner of a Chinese Type 81, or similar AK, you probably understand. Enter the Type 81 Kobra Side Mount and these excellent photos fit for any show. From [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, I decided to take a closer look [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: While the rest of this blog is stacked with new product releases and reviews, you can just enjoy the tranquility and the historical picture above. Today, from the Vietnam era, we have the X3F1 Sub-machine Gun made by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM Phantom 22 rimfire suppressor. Last week we got a look at the X-Ring TSS rimfire integrally suppressed barrel from Tactical [Read More…]
As we progress through the month of November, nearly every firearms company and ammunition supplier has been priming up customers for their huge Black Friday sales. Since we are still so early in the month, I thought it appropriate to call these weekly roundups [Read More…]
In February of this year (2021) after an aggressive marketing campaign, Walther released their new series of striker-fired pistols dubbed the Performance Duty Pistol or PDP. The striker-fired pistol market has become increasingly competitive in recent years, especially [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day is where you can discover the World of firearms through a camera lens. Every day we run a new theme, selected pictures, a short story and credit to the person behind the lens. Today we take a look at the German exercise Black Boar where the [Read More…]
B.E. Meyers is known for their laser systems. Their MAWL is arguably the best small arms MFAL on the market. Will P and I both have MAWL-C1s and we are over the moon with them. Today B.E. Meyers unveiled their latest in infrared laser illumination. The KIJI K1 is a [Read More…]
Following the tragic shooting death of the cinematographer of the movie “Rust“, Alec Baldwin Tweeted “Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons [Read More…]
In September Smith & Wesson announced they would be moving their headquarters to Tennessee. Last week they broke ground on their new site in Maryville, Tennessee. Smith & Wesson are expecting to invest $120 million in the project and from photographs shared on [Read More…]
DRD Tactical have announced the introduction of the MFP-21, a multi-calibre pistol which can be chambered in .300 BLK and 5.56mm. It has an interchangeable barrel, quick takedown features and comes with an 8″ barrel. The MFP-21 retails for $2,500 and will be [Read More…]
Fellow writer Nicholas C recently did a thorough review on the Primary Arms SLx 1x MicroPrism and both TFB staff and TFB readers seemed to have mixed feelings about it with most of the positive views on the 1x MicroPrism coming from those (like me) who have astigmatism [Read More…]
Sliding right on into the end of the year, the folks over at Steiner Optics have just released a brand new pistol red dot sight – the MPS (Micro Pistol Sight). The all-metal enclosed red dot sight features battle-proven durability and mil-spec ruggedness along [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, Hop talks about the 5 best budget red dots on the market right now. If you’re new to the hobby, or just trying to set up a new carbine, here’s a list of affordable 5 red dots you should strongly consider. If the red dot you like didn’t make this […] [Read More…]
Earlier this week, Brownells began a promotion to support the Special Operations Wounded Warriors (SOWW) foundation by promising to give 4% of their overall sales through Sunday, November 14th. The funds donated by Brownells and used by the SOWW will go towards helping [Read More…]
I have an affinity for older guns. For whatever reason, I simply enjoy shooting guns that have some historical significance, even if it is minor. But this leads to a problem: how do you balance the wear and tear that comes with shooting or carrying an old gun against [Read More…]
TFB has been running our very special Photo Of The Day for years, sharing great photos from around the world and the world of firearms. The subject of today’s photos is the German TopShot Competition Shooting Team and the Haenel CR223s they use for IPSC shooting [Read More…]
Last September Glock announced their Glock Watch. Pete wrote about the US released 35th Anniversary edition. Well, Europe got its own version that is rather different yet similar in some ways to the US version. I ordered the US 35th Anniversary Glock Watch when it was [Read More…]
True Velocity have announced the acquisition of LoneStar Future Weapons. Texas-based LoneStar Future Weapons were the start-up company which, with True Velocity’s backing, took over the technical data package of General Dynamics-OTS’ RM277 entry into the US [Read More…]
With increasing restrictions in regards to firearms on YouTube and other social media platforms, new gun owners and those who are interested in building out their first AR are finding it harder and harder to find reliable and simple instructions for their first AR-15 [Read More…]
If you’ve ever wanted to get your hands on that sweet forty-mike-mike action and just had no idea how to do it, Big Daddy Unlimited has just announced that they now are selling grenade launchers, barrels, and 40mm rounds to private citizens through their new [Read More…]
Valhalla Tactical makes accessories like their Rukh and have been making their Baldr line of weapon light bodies for Surefire M300, Modlite and Streamlight HL-X. Well, now they are making a new version, their Rein Baldr Hybrid Kit adds more capacity and direct mounting [Read More…]
A couple of months back I was invited out to an event hosted by AMERIGLO in which they revealed the company’s first-ever red dot sight. The AMERIGLO Haven is the first pistol-mounted red dot to be offered by the company as they move towards specializing in [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves operates an RPG-7 rocket launcher. Well, kind of. This RPG-7 Trainer is a unit that was demilled, but the fire control unit was reactivated and the launcher restored to being operable. The launcher is itself a destructive device, and it fires a subcaliber unit [Read More…]
The concept of the adjustable gas block isn’t anything really new or novel in the world of firearms. In fact, adjustable gas blocks have been used in firearms since as early as the 1930s with the Legendary M1 Garand rifle being one of the first military issue [Read More…]
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