Retired police officer with 30 years of service. Firearms instructor and SRU team member. I still instruct with local agencies. My daily carry pistol is the tried and true 1911. I’m retired as associate editor since December 14th 2017. My replacement is my friend Pete M email: pete.m@staff.thefirearmblog.com you can reach Pete for product reviews etc.
Remington announced today they will be closing the Mayfield, Kentucky plant. This closure will take place over the course of several months. Relocation of the facilities equipment will be to the Huntsville, Al. plant. If you remember when I wrote about the tour of the [Read More…]
It’s with great sadness that we announce to our readers the passing of Pat Rogers. Pat Rogers was a fine gentleman and one of the finest firearms trainers who ever lived. Pat was a former NYPD Sergeant as well as a Marine veteran who taught firearms classes for [Read More…]
Zero Tolerance has always made knives I find appealing. Most of the designs are very beefy and will take a lot of abuse with no ill effects to the blade or locking mechanism. This new design is no exception as far as being able to take abuse and keep on working. This [Read More…]
At the end of part one I concluded with the method of turning raw materials into lead bullets and inner cores for what will become jacketed bullets. To begin part two I’ll once again start off with the raw materials to create jackets for both pistol and rifle [Read More…]
Over the past several months we’ve been fortunate enough to tour all of Remington’s major facilities for gun manufacturing and ending with this tour of the ammunition plant located in Lonoke, Ar. All of Remington’s ammunition is made at this plant. The [Read More…]
TFB has covered many products made by Rise Armament from new triggers to complete rifles as well as SHOT 2016 coverage of new uppers and lowers. The newest addition to the Rise Armament lowers is the super lightweight RA-200 Ripper. The Ripper is the lightest lower [Read More…]
Recently XS Sight Systems has been releasing new products on the accessory side of the business. Last week XS contacted me about a new line of sights made especially for handguns using suppressors. These new sights are from the 24/7 series and available in standard and [Read More…]
Remington announced today the release of two additional new models to the company’s line of 1911s. These two 1911s are both Commander models with one having the black oxide finish with the other commander in stainless steel. Remington started out with the base [Read More…]
XS sights is a well known company when it comes to sights for many of our guns. XS also has accessories and tools. Just released is the AR15 upper reciever armorers block and AR15 bore guide. The armorer’s block is universal and works for any AR no matter the [Read More…]
ScotteVest recently released a new jacket to their extensive lineup of clothing. This jacket is called the Enforcer and was designed with the law enforcement officer in mind. The Enforcer has a total of 30 pockets, which can accommodate up to a 13 inch MacBookPro as [Read More…]
Dragon Leatherworks is a custom holster company in Oak Ridge, Tn. The owner,Dennis Badurina, is also the person who crafts these fine holsters. I was contacted by Dennis and subsequently sent this Ostrich leg trimmed holster for review. The Valkyrie is available in many [Read More…]
Not long ago I wrote a review of the first non-holster product Kinetic Concealment introduced to the market. This was the KC green laser. At the time I mentioned KC would be introducing an LED white light and green laser combination. The LC-1 has just been introduced. [Read More…]
Those readers who have been around TFB for any time know how much I enjoy lever action rifles. That said I’ve had the privilege to review my favorite lever action the Original Henry from Henry Repeating Arms. For simplicity sake from this point I’ll just [Read More…]
RSR is an innovative company making steel targets for just about any shooting discipline. The targets are made of AR500 steel. What makes RSR different from other companies making steel targets you might ask? Most of you know it can be rather expensive to have a steel [Read More…]
Revision Military recently released a new model of the popular Hellfly ballistic sunglasses. The difference with this model is they have photochromic lenses. As most of you know these lenses darken as the amount of UV rays increases and become almost clear as the UV [Read More…]
Lipsey’s makes some very nice limited edition guns and this particular Glock 19 with Larry vickers parts is no exception. I have to say up front this is the best Glock I’ve ever handled, carried and shot. This particular Glock has the RTF2 frame in gray. It [Read More…]
After our tour of the Ilion plant we all headed to Huntsville Alabama to tour the new facility. Currently Remington is making all of the 1911s there as well as the Bushmaster line and the new RM 380 micro pistol. Any and all handguns will be made there in the future. [Read More…]
Most readers are familiar with the STI line of 1911s and the quality that goes into them. Since STI is employee owned you can just about count on a quality gun. After all employees have a monetary investment which tends to drive everyone at the company to make the best [Read More…]
Starting where I left off on part one of the Ilion, Ny Remington plant tour let’s move on shotguns and a short tour of the rifle area and what goes into parts making and assembly of these guns. One assembly line I saw was very welcome sight and that was the V3 [Read More…]
This is the second part of the Remington Tour. This is the Ilion, Ny plant in Herkimer Co. Let me start by sharing some statistical information on the area, the employees and the plant itself. The Ilion plant was founded in 1816 and currently occupies 34 acres within [Read More…]
I received an email today from Laura Burgess marketing. Laura and her husband represent Revision eyewear and publish a weekly newsletter. This is a story from the newsletter emailed out today. For those who attend SHOT each year it’s no secret that certain foreign [Read More…]
DRD Tactical recently started offering a battle worn finish over the standard nickel boron finish. I’m sure this will appeal to those who like the overall look of a well used and worn rifle. Check the DRD Tactical website for pricing. TFB has posted many articles [Read More…]
Most readers are aware that Remington is celebrating its 200 year in business in 2016. This will be a multi part article of the tour of the Ilion plant as well as the new Huntsville plant. I want to start with Remington history and the tour of the Remington museum which [Read More…]
Aimpoint just announced a new line of magnifiers for use with their reflex sights. These new magnifiers are in 3x and 6x. 6x magnifiers coming along was just a matter of time considering the number of new scopes in 6 power. Aimpoint, the originator and worldwide leader [Read More…]
This new book by Larry Vickers and James Rupley is a coffee table book that’s a testament to one of the most popular handguns in the United States for the past 100 years. Larry describes the influence the 1911 has had on him throughout his adult life as well as [Read More…]
Holsterops is selling a new mount that fits any mini red dot sight that will attach to a picatinny rail. I spotted this new product while talking to them about a new Safariland holster(more on this later). The mount looked very familiar then it hit me. This mount is [Read More…]
I had the opportunity tody to speak with Bob Faxon owner of Faxon Firearms. Much of our conversation surrounded the last year and the products of the coming year. To begin Faxon is now selling AR15 uppers which will retail at $699.00. They sport free floated barrels in [Read More…]
Almost everyone is familiar with the Grip Pod. Not only is it in use with shooters but has widespread use by law enforcement. The US military has been issuing the Grip Pod for years to our troops overseas. During it’s years of use several additions have been made [Read More…]
Through the years I’ve seen and fired as well as owned most striker fired polymer pistols. I honestly thought I had seen just about every variation that could be made. Well today I found a fairly new company that makes a striker fired polymer pistol that has excellent [Read More…]
We’ve announced several new models of Springfield Armory guns this week. This brand new XD Tactical is a Mod 2 in 9mm and holds 16+1 rounds of your choice of ammunition. The Tactical has a 5 inch barrel which gives a bit of heft to the front of the pistol [Read More…]
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