Armscor .45 Auto 230gr JHP fired from 5″ SA 1911A1 at 20 feet into ClearBallistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight for the purpose of assessing the usefulness for defense. Buy it at Ventura Munitions: [Read More…]
Are your eyes having a hard time picking up that small factory bead sight? Installing a larger front sight from XS Sights is easy and painless with the right tools. Now you will be able to quickly find that front sight day or night with the new tritium Big Dot. Many [Read More…]
Over the last several episodes, Patrick has shown you how the Ritter & Stark SX-1 is made, what is coming next, and what inspired the level of detail that Ritter& Stark has put into the SX-1. The SX-1 has an impressive set of features that allow a shooter to quickly change from .308 [Read More…]
Steyr Arms has added an OD Green M9-A1 to their pistol lineup finally. Even though they have been using OD Green polymer on their firearms for nearly 50 years on both the SSG 69 sniper rifle and the AUG, they must have just got around to it. I guess late is better than [Read More…]
The Ritter & Stark SLX precision rifle was rolled out at IWA just recently, but no one outside of Ritter & Stark has had the chance to take the rifle out to the range to get an idea what the prototype will do. In this episode of TFBTV, Patrick is still at the Ritter & […] Read [Read More…]
I don’t know about you guys, but when I order something online, I have sometimes wondered how they process so many orders as fast as they do with the degree of accuracy that they do. Most of my online orders for gun stuff are generally placed on the Brownells [Read More…]
Every now and then something rolls through my inbox that makes me stop and say “that’s really cool!” The Air Armor Tech inflatable gun cases are one of those products that made me take notice. The use of an airbag style case is an innovative take on [Read More…]
If you have priced out professional stippling like the job I reviewed from TXT Custom Gun Works you might be in sticker shock about the price. Don’t fool yourself though, there is a very real reason that they charge the amount of money that they do. OTDefense has [Read More…]
So far we have added a KKM Barrel and a Raven Concealment Freya mag well to our Roland Special build, now comes the slide milling. The ONLY correct choice for a Roland Special is to send your stock slide off for some ATEi Glock slide milling. Doug has a way with these [Read More…]
You read the headline correctly, a man shot his junk, that was not a typo. A 38-year-old Florida man by the name of Cedrick Jelks shot himself in the penis after sitting on his loaded handgun (Any bets it was a 1911)? Sadly there isn’t much info out there about [Read More…]
Ever find it annoying that your Remington 870 won’t hold a full box of buckshot in the magazine tube or want to add some capacity without adding a ton of bulk? The Wilson Combat Scattergun Technologies plus one magazine tube only adds 2″ of length to the [Read More…]
Ritter & Stark is reasonably new to the market and brings a very young approach to firearms manufacturing. Their SX-1 rifle boasts a .5 MOA guarantee as a result of the precise manufacturing processes used. Patrick traveled to Austria so he could show you how much technology is utilized to build [Read More…]
Yet another super tempting rebate has been announced, this time from FN America for the FN 509. With all the options for some of the best deals I have seen in the gun market for some time, it sure isn’t making consumer’s lives easier. It is a whole lot [Read More…]
Ever wonder what happens when you put a ported barrel into a gun that isn’s set up to use a ported barrel? I think we all have a reasonably good idea what to expect, but if you want to see the aftermath, Instagrammer gun_track_mind has your back. Before we get too [Read More…]
As long as I have been watching Military Arms Channel, I don’t think I have ever seen Tim without a beard. When I came across this video while searching for a particular holster fitment video to go with my post that went live earlier today, I knew I had to share [Read More…]
Over the last several weeks Voda Consulting has taken some rather serious heat for the video they released where the founder of VODA Consulting Michael Thervil A.K.A. Lucian Black posted a video of him performing something he calls the E.D.A./E.C.K. drill. The question [Read More…]
Have you been shopping for a Kydex holster and come across a video of the holster fitment where the holster maker inserts the gun into a holster and shakes it upside down or slowly inserts it so you can hear the click? Sure, you can fix Kydex holster fitment with a heat [Read More…]
Sometimes a solution is so simple that we wonder, why the hell did I think of that? The Strike Industries AR Stock Stop is exactly one of those solutions. When it comes to AR compliance parts, I am blissfully ignorant and have a rather hard time understanding what part [Read More…]
It seems that Smith & Wesson Shields just don’t stay in stock long at any retailer with the current round of promotions that are currently being offered for Smith pistols. The response has been nothing short of impressive, but that wasn’t enough for [Read More…]
We traveled to Austria to see how Ritter & Stark is making some of the most advanced factory rifles on the market, but to totally understand the thought process behind what they do we were invited to tour EPT Precision Technologies. I have been told that EPT has been in the gun making game for [Read More…]
Not long ago, the Remington 700 AAC-SD SPS Tactical was sought after by shooters looking for a highly customizable bolt action with a barrel that was factory threaded. Just about every time a shooter bought one of these rifles the factory Houge stock ended up being [Read More…]
Back at the 2017 NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, we stopped by the Keystone manufacturing booth to check out the upcoming Model 722 PT rifle that they put together with the help of the guys over at AB*Arms. The new rifle will feature either a 16.5″ or 20″ [Read More…]
Interestingly, the last company on earth that I expected to see offering a rebate has done so. Welcome to the struggle Heckler & Koch. Any consumer that buys a new full-size P30 or VP9 between July 1, 2017 and September 30, 2017 will be able to submit a form on the [Read More…]
I like Apex triggers. I also like America. But I never was much of a fan of the Apex Freedom Edition triggers until now. I find that I have an unnatural desire to buy one fo the newly announced blue freedom edition triggers. Why? Because they are blue and look nothing [Read More…]
HM Defense out of Ohio is announcing the release of their all new HM10 Monobloc rifle dubbed the AVENGER M308 … Yes, in all caps. For dramatic effect. Basically, HM Defense scaled the HM15 Monobloc rifle up to accommodate the .308 Winchester or 7.62×51 [Read More…]
There are few jobs on a Glock that are more intimidating than a DIY stipple job. The OT Defense stipple kit makes it easy with custom made tips designed for stipple work as well as a wood burning iron that was carefully selected to stay in the right temperature range. [Read More…]
The Bergara B14 HMR is nothing short of an impressive collection of specs that will wow even the most discerning of buyer. In this episode of TFBTV, Patrick takes the B14 HMR out to the range with the intention of finding out if all of those specs come together as a well-rounded rifle that is [Read More…]
Have you ever wondered what benefit a sawed off shotgun barrel gives you? Does it spread the shot more? Does it remove the need to aim? In this episode of TFBTV, Patrick breaks out his short barrel Remington 870 and tests a barrel sawed to 14″ with a hacksaw against a 20″ barrel with a [Read More…]
Don’t damage your scope tube with out of round or crooked rings! Brownells Ring Alignment Lap will help you align your rings and remove the material needed to improve contact with your scope and ensure that the rings have no high spots. Many thanks to Brownells [Read More…]
The age old question of Remington 870 vs. Mossberg 500 has plagued shooters for decades. In this episode of TFBTV, Patrick takes a look at the two shotguns to talk about some of the features of each and reveals what shotgun is his favorite based on the features alone. What choice would you make? [Read More…]