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• NRA/Louisiana State Police certified concealed weapons instructor, 2012-present
• Maxim Magazine’s MAXIMum Warrior, 2011
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LMT had two of the coolest new products, even if most of us can’t own one of them: a modular M203 grenade launcher system. The M203 tube attaches to the system, which has a robust Picatinny rail along the “topcover”, and, at the rear of the frame, [Read More…]
Stag had a nice spread at SHOT, but there were no huge new product announcements. The newest models in the line are the Stag 9 series of dedicated 9mm uppers and lowers (with 9mm mag wells machined into the lower). Other than that, the only news Stag supplied was [Read More…]
Ruger had numerous guns on display at their range day, and some of them were more exciting than others. Ruger was showing the LCR in 9mm. It was available to shoot, and shot very well, with relatively easy recoil for such a light gun. It does utilize 5-round full [Read More…]
IWI had one of the more exciting tents at Range Day, and some great products to check out as well. Of course, fully-accessorized Tavors were on display, but as to the new offerings from IWI, it was perhaps the Galil ACE SBR that was the most high profile. Several [Read More…]
A little over ten years ago, I purchased my first Kahr – the original Kahr K9. The K9 was a single stack 9mm, which was a much less common configuration ten years ago than it is today. At the time, there was no S&W Shield, Beretta Nano, Kel-Tec PF9, [Read More…]
TFB was recently contacted by Adam Edelman, co-owner of American Built Arms Company, to review the company’s SBR V*Grip, a vertical foregrip “designed and engineered for Bullpups, SBRs, SMGs, Shotguns” and, of course, the AR15. Adam asked that I put [Read More…]
As we all know, the AR15 system is perhaps the most prolific gun platform of all time, with a seemingly infinite number of combinations of barrels, uppers, handguards, optics, and so on, ad infinitum. And while the vast majority of shooters can take advantage of this [Read More…]
To be honest, I was not too thrilled to be asked to review a set of targets. It’s not nearly as exciting as reviewing the newest combat carbine or high-speed pistol. So I reluctantly dragged 100+ pounds of steel to the range. Once we arrived and set up all our [Read More…]
The rise of the submachine gun – the pistol-round firing automatic carbine – began around World War I, picked up in World War II, and arguably peaked for several decades subsequent to its technological zenith in the 50s and 60s after the invention of [Read More…]
Central Missouri Machine Guns, more commonly known as CMMG, started as a print shop in the early aughts before heading down the path to become one of the most well-known AR manufacturers in the industry. Starting with barrels and uppers exclusively, CMMG now [Read More…]
Weight can be deceptive. You can’t put your finger on the how or why of it, but you almost subconsciously make an inarticulable quality judgment as soon as you assess the weight of a tool in your hands. Often, ‘lightness’ connotes [Read More…]
Optic mounting on an AK is problematic for two reasons: one, the platform is not ideally designed for optics mounting. Second, when an AK operator does decide to shoehorn glass onto this six-decade-old design, there are actually many good options for solid mounting [Read More…]
Strangely enough, the state of Nebraska has a surprisingly in-depth and comprehensive history of the shotshell hosted on its Game & Parks Commission website. According to this amusingly well-researched compendium, the inventor of the first shotshell is unknown, [Read More…]
The 1911 needs no introduction. As the standard service pistol for the U.S. Armed Forces from 1911 to 1985, the 1911 served our country for a literal lifetime. This storied heritage of performance, in combination with the 1911’s ubiquity, translated to a [Read More…]
It’s likely that every review of Walther’s new PPK/S .22LR will include some Bond reference – and why shouldn’t they? Bond made the PPK/S iconic, and according to Walther’s marketing team, the PPK/S .22 was re-introduced due to a [Read More…]
Introduction: In 2010, prominent AR15 manufacturer Bushmaster Firearms announced that it was moving its manufacturing operations from Windham, Maine to Ilion, New York. This relocation came at the behest of Freedom Group, Inc., who had acquired Bushmaster (with a host [Read More…]
Introduction: As a long-time Arsenal fan and owner, I was thrilled to discover that I would be reviewing the Arsenal SAM7SF, which Arsenal has ambitiously termed the “Game Changer.” Much of this excitement derived from the fact that this new AK-pattern [Read More…]
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