Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 10. For our 10th roundup, we’ve got a really cool podcast I’ve recently come across called the Self Defense Gun Stories podcast. This podcast is much in the same vein as Police Activity or stuff you used to be able to find on [Read More…]
Do you hunt with the 6.5 Creedmooror or the .223 Remington? Good news for you as Lapua just presented new hunting ammunition that will hit the shelves in the summer. The .223 Rem is loaded with a 3.2 g / 50 gr Lapua Naturalis hunting bullet and the 6.5 mm has a 10.1 g [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world. I’ve recently started watching a series put on by National Geographic called Life Below Zero which details the lives of several [Read More…]
MDT‘s chassis are typically focused on “general” or competition use. The new chassis called HNT26 shown and described here is their first purpose-built hunting chassis. Anyone who’s been outdoors hunting for a while knows that weight is an [Read More…]
A new bill has recently been introduced by Representative George Till of Vermont that would potentially allow hunters to hunt using suppressors. While suppressors are already legal in the state, it is currently not legal to go hunting with a suppressor equipped rifle in [Read More…]
I would never really have considered the Schmidt & Bender 1.5-8×40 STRATOS, but as I was reviewing the Pulsar Krypton FXG50 thermal front attachment I was in need of a rifle scope with low-to-medium magnification, at least 42 mm front objective lens (for the [Read More…]
Hunting with a Henry Hot off the heels of Henry announcing 32 new models of rifles and shotguns in the last quarter of 2020, Henry has four new hunting focused models for 2021. In the rimfire category, Henry is offering a .22 Magnum lever action with a pic rail, a [Read More…]
Pheasants better beware as Federal Ammunition have released new 16- and 28-gauge Federal Premium Prairie Storm ammo. The payload mix consists of 70 percent standard copper-plated lead and 30 percent FS Lead and according to the manufacturer, the patterning has been [Read More…]
Bear Creek Arsenal has released a guide to the Perfect Hunting Calibers and their associated game. Most of you are probably enjoying the fall weather with the lush green forests starting to turn to autumn colors and all manner of critters starting to prepare for the [Read More…]
October, it’s getting darker and the hunting season is upon us! This is the theme for our Photo Of The Day. The picture above serves as a reminder of all the gear we need to keep track of. It’s also a reminder that the market for thermal imaging is set to [Read More…]
If you’re looking to hone in your accuracy for this year’s fall hunting season, you might want to look into this new offering from Grizzly Targets. Grizzly Targets is now offering what they call the Double Vital Hunting Target. The steel target is made of [Read More…]
We can see the changes already happening around us. The air is more crisp every morning, the leaves are beginning to turn colors, and fall hunting seasons are opening up everywhere. For most people, whether they are hunting something small like squirrels or even huge [Read More…]
If you’re hunting medium game, Federal Ammunition has a new Fusion Soft Point 10mm Auto for your handgun. From a 6″ barrel, the 200 gr bullet of the new Fusion 10mm ammo reaches a muzzle velocity of 1,200 fps. As we talked about in an article titled [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We have a lot of hunters among our readers, and presumably most of you hunt with relatively modern firearms, optics and gear. Here’s an exception, with a Winchester 1886 chambered in .33 WCF. The dagger is homemade, and most likely the [Read More…]
Americans seem to make sport of almost anything, and today’s example is no exception. Several sportsmen made lemonade out of lemons when it came to the invasive species of fish dubbed Flying Carp that’s been plaguing southern boaters since the 1970s, and [Read More…]
Many of us started our passion through firearms as hunting during our youth years. Some of those experiences would have been incredible to capture on camera – let alone to have a professional cameraman follow some of our crazy exploits. Well, with Hosted Hunts [Read More…]
SIG Sauer has a new round for users of the 300 Blackout. The bullet weight is 205 gr with a tip designed for hunting varmints and predators. If you own a firearm from the AR15 platform, with a 9″ barrel or longer – preferably suppressed – then [Read More…]
The market for thermal imaging seems to be growing and growing, and for the first time, we can show the new products from Leica Sport Optics. Their brand new line is called Leica Calonox. There will be two versions released towards the end of this year. One version is [Read More…]
In October of last year, TFB posted these great pictures taken through the reticle of the Schmidt & Bender 3-21×50 EXOS, a rifle scope focused on hunting. It is now time for a new interesting feature to enter the arena and enhance the performance of this [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have announced a new addition to their extensive ammunition line, a premium 6mm Creedmoor hunting round with an 80 grain all copper bullet. With a muzzle velocity of 3,300 fps and muzzle energy is 1,935 ft-lbs it joins their 6mm Creedmoor, 100GR, Elite [Read More…]
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Cadex Defence brought to SHOT Show 2020 a large number of new products – from rail adapters to complete rifles. In this article, we’ll cover some of the most interesting news of this Canadian company. CDX Hunting Rifles The new hunting CDX rifles currently [Read More…]
This year Steyr upgraded their hunting rifle line with different finishes, chamberings, and styles such as a Mannlicher walnut stock addition. These are aimed at the ‘Blue Collar’ customer to get an affordable rifle out in the field. On the Steyr AUG end of things, Steyr partnered with a [Read More…]
The Proof Research Glacier TI (Lightweight Mountain Hunter) is an amazing rifle with a carbon fiber-wrapped, match-grade barrel and an action made of Titanium. In 2020, the Proof Glacier line is expanding and the rifle is now available in a traditional steel action. [Read More…]
Among the dozens of ammunition related new products released by Vista Outdoor brands for 2020, there is a new Federal Premium hunting rifle bullet and ammunition line called Terminal Ascent. Being hunting bullets, these projectiles are designed to expand dumping all [Read More…]
SIG Sauer’s expansion continues as they push into the bolt action rifle market with the new CROSS Rifle. Manufactured entirely at SIG Sauer’s New Hampshire factory with an aim to break into the hunting rifle market. The CROSS will be available in 6.5 [Read More…]
The Titanium Editions are now part of Christensen Arms standard offerings. There are two new models called the Mesa Titanium Edition and the Ridgeline Titanium Edition, where their precision titanium action is introduced in their standard hunting models. The Mesa has a [Read More…]
Every year I come to the one and only Russian civilian firearms exhibition called “Arms & Hunting”. And when I am tired of looking at petty at pitiful booths of tiny Russian gunshops and barely alive small firearms manufacturers I come to the [Read More…]
-“This is one of my favorite hunting rifles, which I use a lot when hunting with my dog.” The FN Patent 1900 was patented in 1899, becoming one of the earliest semi-automatic rifles of its kind. The FN 1900 was only ever produced in the .35 Remington [Read More…]
The Schmidt & Bender hunting scope 3-21×50 Exos was introduced earlier this year, but are only now showing up. Apart from the introduction and description from the maker TFB have some really good pictures of the reticle from LongRange.sk. Below: Press picture [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Round Table sponsored by Ammunition To Go! For those who are first joining us, this is a multi-part series where TFB will discuss the characteristics of great ammunition for specific applications. This could vary from big [Read More…]
