• Owner, Neutral Ground Gun Co.
• NRA/Louisiana State Police certified concealed weapons instructor, 2012-present
• Maxim Magazine’s MAXIMum Warrior, 2011
• TFBTV Executive Producer
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In this special Thanksgiving episode of TFBTV, James Reeves opens your mail with the assistance of his mother in law, Debbie. We’re also announcing the November giveaway winner and a new competition for our $10+ patrons! MAILROOM: TFBTV Mail Room: PO BOX 52288 New Orleans, LA 70152 Thanks to [Read More…]
It’s been three years since TFBTV did a Top Concealed Carry Guns list, so it’s time to update the rankings. Many new guns designed specifically for concealed carry have been released in the past few years, and a number of popular concealed carry guns that existed three years ago have [Read More…]
We know TFB readers and viewers have watched a John Wick film and thought, “dang, I wish I could shoot like that.” Fortunately, James Reeves has your back: James and the TFB crew went out to Taran Tactical Innovations to meet and train with living legend Taran Butler – the man who [Read More…]
Yesterday’s unfortunate high-profile shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, which apparently arose due to a dispute over a broken engagement, could have been even worse had this officer not been carrying his Smith & Wesson M&P: Chicago PD was dispatched to [Read More…]
Which celebrities are the best shooters? What was it like to train Keanu Reeves for John Wick? Do the Kardashians really shoot? Could Zack Morris Mozambique Screech if he wanted to? In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves interviews Taran Butler of Taran Tactical Innovations in Los Angeles. TTI has a [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves opens your mail, as usual. But this time, we’re talking Pumpkin Beer, pink men’s undies, Halloween, and short shorts. We’re also announcing the October giveaway winner and a new competition for our $10+ patrons! ««« PATREON GIVEAWAYS »»» [Read More…]
Many people don’t know that it was H&K – not Glock – that designed the first polymer-framed, striker fired pistol. The HK VP70 (or “Volkspistole 70”, which translates to “the people’s pistol,” with the “70” designating the year of [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James brings you another year of nonsensical Halloween pumpkin pounding, but this time we’ve got plenty of machine guns to assist with properly celebrating this holiday. A very special thanks to DJ Deville for allowing us to use this killer blend of the Halloween [Read More…]
Today on TFBTV, James Reeves discusses the 5 most controversial firearms. There are a few guns out there that have caused a lot of infighting in the gun world and some of these guns have even brought mainstream media attention to themselves. So what are the five most controversial of these? Tune in [Read More…]
We know TFB readers and viewers have watched a John Wick film and thought, “damn, I wish I could shoot like that.” Fortunately, James Reeves has your back: James and the TFB crew went out to Taran Tactical Innovations to meet and train with living legend Taran Butler – the man who [Read More…]
Frankly, I don’t know. It doesn’t even make sense, but I find myself carrying a 5-shot Ruger LCRx revolver more often than I thought I would (my review on the LCRx is below). The best part about it is that Ruger didn’t even send me this gun – I [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the Hudson H9. The Hudson H9 is well known and has attracted a lot of attention as a result of its super-low bore axis. As with anything in the gun industry, when a pistol creates controversy, there are positive and negative opinions formed by [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James grabs a thick Tecate and announces the winner of the S&W 500 Magnum revolver giveaway. Plus, James discusses new Patreon giveaways (including the giveaway of a Ruger Security-9 for Patreon supporters who give $5 or more) and opens a picture of a… [Read More…]
If you’ve been on Gunstagram this morning, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen the newest model of handgun from the Slovenian military manufacturer, Arex – the Arex Delta. The Delta is a polymer-framed, striker-fired pistol (yes, like a Glock) [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James unveils the brand new Glock model 45. The Glock 45 takes after the popular Glock 19X, but with some changes. First, the full suite of Gen 5 improvements have been added: black NDLC coating, a beveled and flared magazine well, ambidextrous slide stop, and the Glock [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves looks at two more Glock models: The Glock 19 MOS and the Glock 17 MOS, both in generation 5. While Glock recently improved it’s line with the 5th generation, including the Glock marksman barrel, nDLC coatings, beveled and flared magazine well, [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves looks at the 10 best selling rifles and shotguns of Summer 2018. These results were taken from a survey of over 300 stores during a 3 month sales period this summer. Ruger makes a very strong showing, and there’s also guns from Remington, Smith and [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, Jimmy walks you through the Lynx Polish AK-M/AK-47 Pistol. The Lynx AK47 Pistol is a semi auto 7.62×39 AKM Pistol built in Poland by WBP Rogow. These pistols are built with a blend of old school Kalashnikov build techniques and modern machinery. It all starts with a [Read More…]
Guns of SOCOM, Ep. 2: In this episode, James introduces viewers to the Mk12 Special Purpose Rifle. The Mk12’s primary purpose was to provide a light, precise rifle that could be used in close-to-medium-long range combat. In other words, it needed to be more effective and more accurate than the [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV Mailroom #15, James opens your mail, gets in a car accident, and gains another wife (and promptly loses her). It’s a rough Labor Day for J.J. On today’s show: -S&W .500 Magnum “thank you” giveaway is at http://gat.life – Justified Warfare [Read More…]
Non-Newtonian liquid, Oobleck, Slime, Flubber, Gak, Maxwell liquid: Whatever you want to call it, videos and tutorials for making this strange semi-liquid material have been blowing up in popularity lately. What makes these materials unique is the fact that some of them adopt a more solid state when [Read More…]
SIGN UP FOR THE S&W 500 GIVEAWAY AT WWW.GAT.LIFE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15! Entry is FREE, you just have to be a subscriber on YouTube. Patreon Supporters get numerous additional chances (plus a shot at winning the multiple monthly giveaways, earning the unbuyable TFB patches, and Discord chat room [Read More…]
Note: James erroneously states that the SIG P365 had been recalled. This is inaccurate. See this article for more details. We apologize to Sig Sauer for the error. In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves looks at the 10 best selling handguns of Summer 2018. These results were taken from a survey of [Read More…]
Last week, I received a DM from an IG follower asking how he could find employment in the firearm industry. This was a striking question because I’ve never thought about how I ended up working in this business (although I constantly ask myself how I am still [Read More…]
What It Is/I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Full Conceal. This is a discussion I’ve been trying to avoid. I don’t like commenting about, reviewing, endorsing, or condemning controversial products unless I feel very strongly about them. No good comes from [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James is at TriggrCon where he talks to the guys at Full Conceal to find out what the deal is with this fancy folding Glock. According to Full Conceal’s materials: “Our M3D pistol has a footprint of a common cell phone so you can safely carry it loaded in a [Read More…]
In this sequel to “Bears versus Guns”, James revisits his earlier decision to carry a .44 magnum as a grizzly bear defense sidearm in Alaska. This was based, in part, on user comments; after a number of commenters asked James to consider 10mm in the last video, James did additional [Read More…]
Many of you may have seen me reference Chris Bartocci before in videos and articles (like in the recent Guns of SOCOM: Mk18 Video) or even seen Chris on TFBTV before (he cameos in the Glock 18 Mini-Documentary). Chris is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable AR-15 gurus out there, thanks in [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James makes a job offer to a Canadian, shows trip pictures, and experiments with blueberry beer and ranch dressing. Typical mailroom. ««« FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO »»» The Josh Wiley YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7VxRhyU8WrQGDqQwV744lw ««« [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James interviews Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed and Ghost Gunner to talk to him about the new Ghost Gunner 2 milling machine (erroneously but commonly referred to as a “3D Printer). The GG2 allows the user to mill out 80% receivers for the AR10 and AR15, 1911, [Read More…]
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