New for 2023, the 6.5 Creedmoor joins the SIG MCX Spear lineup. The rifle will now be available in three calibers: .277 Fury, 7.62x51mm, and 6.5 Creedmoor. SIG plans to release caliber exchange kits for the Spear, and with the quick change barrel feature it will be easy to swap between the three [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Matrix Arms "Cage" AR-15 Dual Pump Handguard](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230116_101251-660x260.jpg)
Matrix Arms showed off their new Cage pump action handguard for AR-15 rifles at SHOT 2023 Industry Range Day. Matrix is based in New Hampshire and has been in business since 2015. They are an OEM for other manufacturers and have built products for over 100 variances. [Read More…]
Shot Show Industry Day saw a lot of new Revolvers from Taurus. Despite a gathering thunderstorm blowing into the area, we got to take some shots with these neat new wheelguns before lightning struck. Let’s take an initial look at the lineup! [SHOT 2023] Lots [Read More…]
SIM-X’s leadless ammunition offers some exciting possibilities. We caught up with them at the range today to try out some of their new pistol ammunition. SIM-X have been around for a few years but their product couldn’t be any more timely given the [Read More…]
RUBOX, a company from Poland, showcased their bullet trap ballistic wall system at this year’s SHOT Show Industry at the Range Day. The system uses a series of rubber boxes filled with aggregate to capture bullets from a range of calibers. RUBOX put on a [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Henry Homesteader 9mm Carbine](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_HenryHomesteader_5-660x260.jpeg)
In a year when a lot of semiauto manufacturers are coming out with mag fed lever guns, lever gun veterans Henry Repeating Arms ironically made the opposite move at SHOT Show 2023 Industry Day at the Range: They brought an ambidextrous 9mm semiautomatic carbine. The new [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Hands-On with Uintah Precision's Modern Sporting Muzzleloader](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230116_091039-660x260.jpg)
Shot Show 2023 range day was our first opportunity to get hands-on with Uintah Precision’s new Modern Sporting Muzzleloader. Built on an AR lower receiver its aim is to bring a modern touch to the muzzleloader market. I had a chance to get a closer look at [Read More…]
TFB and TFBTV’s coverage of SHOT Show 2023 is proudly sponsored by 5.11 Tactical. Click below to check out their new products: http://bit.ly/3w8Z8Pe In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at SHOT Show 2023 interviewing champion shooter, Shane Coley, about the new Glock Performance Trigger. [Read More…]
A wet and windy day at the range couldn’t stop us from checking out one of the newest rifles on the line. The Bellator from Georgia-based 21st TEC is a new precision system developed for military, law enforcement and commercial customers. The Bellator is a [Read More…]
One of the many new products at the SHOT Show industry range day was the Military Armament Corporation JSOC 1911. This 5″ Government model 1911 is a call back to the older styles of done up 1911s with modern machining processes and materials. Specs Chambered in 45 [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Shane Coley Shoots Glock's New Performance Trigger in a G47](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_GlockSHOT_7-660x260.jpeg)
Today at SHOT Show 2023’s Industry Day at the Range, we got hands-on trigger time with a few New Glock Products. Team Glock’s Shane Coley ran us through the new G20 Gen5 MOS, along with their new G47. Furthermore, we got to try out Glock’s new [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Mean Arms Bearing Delayed 9mm Carbine](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230116_092706-660x260.jpg)
At SHOT 2023’s Industry Day at the Range, Mean Arms unveiled their new Bearing Delayed 9mm carbine. This new design uses their existing endomags in conjunction with a standard pattern AR-15 lower. A set of three ball bearings (rather than rollers) are used in [Read More…]
Australian Defense company NIOA has acquired Barrett Firearms. Founded in 1982 By Ronnie Barrett the company quickly became synonymous with their .50 caliber anti-materiel rifles and later thier precision rifles including the MK22 Advanced Sniper Rifle. Barrett rifles [Read More…]
Fans of the Beretta 92 Billennium edition rejoice; the single action only Beretta 92 is back! The 92 Xi is a variant of the Beretta 92 X with a single action only trigger and a manual frame safety. The 92 Xi features many of the features of the other 92 X series including a Vertec […] [Read More…]
The new Beretta A300 Ultima Patrol is an American made semi-automatic tactical shotgun for under $1000. The A300 series carries forward many features of the well received Beretta 1301, but with a redesigned operating system (and a lower price tag). Hop shot the A300 Ultima Patrol side by side with [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV Show Time, James Reeves is at Sig Sauer range day trying out the new SIG P320 AXG Comp Legion. You read the name, you know the gun: This is an aluminum framed, compensated version of the SIG P320, optics ready and in the Legion format. Phil Strader of Sig Sauer […] [Read More…]
Ahead of this year’s SHOT Show SIG Sauer held an independent range day at the Clark County Shooting Complex putting on some impressive defense capability demonstration and showcasing their current range of firearms, optics and accessories. The defense capability [Read More…]
Ahead of this year’s SHOT Show SIG Sauer held an independent range day at the Clark County Shooting Complex. Tucked away at the side of the range was something you don’t often see – a Rose Garden. The Rose Garden pavilion was dedicated to the newest [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Beretta BRX1 Straight Pull](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_BRX1_13-660x260.jpeg)
The Beretta BRX1 is projected to arrive in the USA as of 2024. We got a chance to put some rounds downrange and play with the easy modularity of Beretta’s silky smooth straight pull action today, let’s take a closer look: [SHOT 2023] The Beretta [Read More…]
In this part 2 of 2 video about the new Beretta 80X pistol: James Reeves is at Beretta Range Day of SHOT Show 2023 with more details on the reborn Beretta Cheetah .380 pistol, the Beretta Cheetah 80X. With new modern features and manufacturing, this doublestack .380 offers 13+1 rounds of .380 in a [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves kicks off SHOT Show coverage with one of the biggest announcements from this year: The Beretta 80X. The 80X is basically the Beretta 80-series reborn. A compact .380 doublestack pistol, but with new features like night sights, optic readiness, more aggressive [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Beretta's new A300 Ultima Patrol](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_A300UltimaPatrol_1-660x260.jpeg)
Today at Beretta’s pre-SHOT Show 2023 range day, we got to check out their new A300 Ultima Patrol. This new shotgun brings near-1301 Tactical capability at the lower price point of the A300 lineup. [SHOT 2023] Beretta’s new A300 Ultima Patrol The first [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Hands on with Beretta's new A400 Upland Magnum 28ga](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_28uplandmag_2-660x260.jpeg)
Today at Beretta’s pre-SHOT Show Range Day, we got to try out Beretta’s new 28 Gauge A400 Upland Magnum. This svelte semiauto shotgun may be small in stature and meant for upland game, but according to Beretta reps it has the ability to take down ducks and [Read More…]
At today’s SHOT Show pre-industry day at the range Cadex Defence showcased their new CDX-SS SEVEN S.T.A.R.S PRO rifle. Designed with the PRS shooter in mind, the SEVEN S.T.A.R.S. PRO is feature-packed right out of the box. Cadex was happy to announce [Read More…]
Good evening everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM Turbo T3 rifle suppressor. TFB and TFBTV are on location in Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2023 SHOT Show. We will be bringing you the latest [Read More…]
One of the purposes of TFB’s Photo Of The Day is to broaden the audience for the excellent work done by combat photographers around the world. Today we’re somewhere in the Indian Ocean, where Lance Cpl. Sergio Escalante, rifleman, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, [Read More…]
Hop and Luke took a trip down to the historic Gunsite Academy in Arizona and got a chance to shoot the new Mossberg Patriot LR Tactical out to a pretty good distance. The Patriot LR Tactical is the first chassis-style rifle in the Mossberg Patriot lineup, and is available at launch in 6.5 PRC, 6.5 [Read More…]
Our friends at Primary Arms sent over their list of new optics that includes everything from red dots and prisms to a first focal plane (FFP) with a 56mm objective. Branded Odyssey 2023, these Primary Arms optics include binoculars and magnifiers on top of other optics [Read More…]
On the virtual eve of SHOT Show 2023, the Department of Justice is amending the regulations surrounding the clarification of firearms that constitute a rifle under federal law. At the heart of the ruling is the factoring criteria for firearms with stabilizing braces. [Read More…]
The next evolution for the home machinist is DIY RMR cuts in Glock slides with the Ghost Gunner 3 (GG3). Defense Distributed was kind enough to send in their Optic Cut Kit. I ran the code on two slides and documented the process. Let’s take a look at how you can [Read More…]
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