Having always had a passion for firearms, Rusty S. has had experience in gunsmithing, firearms retail, hunting, competitive shooting, range construction, as an IDPA certified range safety officer and a certified instructor. He has received military, law enforcement, and private training in the use of firearms. Editor at Outdoorhub.com
![[SHOT 2020] Cabot Guns](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_Cabot_16-660x260.jpg)
Cabot: Modern Art on a Classic Canvas Ah, the SHOT Show lower level dungeon. It can be a place of darkness and despair, filled with the noxious fumes of B.O. and burnt food court fare. In this maelstrom, however are hidden gems. Gleaming like a beacon through this [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] Geissele Super Precision Optic and mount](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_Geissele_9-660x260.jpg)
The Geissele Super Precision 1-6 x 28 Down at the end of Industry Day at the Range was Geissele with a ton of their rifles set up with various sighting devices. Of most import was their new Super Precision 1-6 optic. Mounted to the rifles with their Super Precision [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] TacSol's Owyhee rifle](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_TacSol_4-660x260.jpg)
owyhee .22 – 3.9lbs of compact awesomeness The biggest new release from Tactical Solutions (TacSol) is actually quite small. Weighing in at only 3.9 lbs and breaking down just forward of the receiver, the Owyhee mates a Magpul Backpacker stock with [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] Mossberg MC2c](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_Mossberg_6-660x260.jpg)
Whats new from MOssberg New from Mossberg this year is a compact pistol, their MC2c. With a 13 and 15 round magazine capacity, these pleasing pistols shot very well at range day. MSRP is right around $490, and tritium sighted or manual safety models are also [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] Kimber K6s DASA Target](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_KIMBER_1-660x260.jpg)
BIgger Kimber revolvers The two biggest new products at Kimber America this year were 4″ barreled K6s DASA revolvers with larger grips. The first such model is called the K6s DASA “Target”. Featuring an adjustable rear sight and fiber optic front [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] Lifecard](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_LIFECARD_7-660x260.jpg)
A firearm that can look like a phone or a vape Methinks someone at Trailblazer Firearms reads TFB. Our own Nicholas C. Custom made a LifeCard .22 with threaded barrel in 2017, and this year it will be a factory option. The new 1/2×28 threaded LifeCard stood out [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] Trump Thompson](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_KAHR_15-660x260.jpg)
FIrearms, not politics…Except maybe when politics are engraved on firearms Stopping by Kahr’s booth to check out new 6-shot cylinder BFR revolvers from Magnum Research, I instead was sidetracked by a few things – a massive, 17.5 inch barrelled .45-70 [Read More…]
![[Shot 2020] Magpul PC-9 Backpack ker](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/P1210452-e1579675052916-660x260.jpg)
MAGPUL drums up some new Stocks At SHOT 2020, Magpul has a few new wares to show off. First off is their new Hunter Stock for Savage 110 Short actions, both in left and right hand versions. The stocks are comparable with The PMAG 7.62 AC magazines, and come with one [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] KRG new rimfire stocks](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_KRG_7-660x260.jpg)
Precision stocks for rimfires New from Kinetic Research Group (KRG) for 2020 is the KRG Bravo stock made to fit both the Ruger 10/22 and the CZ 457. MSRP starts at $249 intro pricing for the 10/22 Bravo and $369 for the CZ-457 Bravo. The 10/22 stock weighs in at [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] The New Benelli Lupo Bolt Action](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFB_SHOT2020_Benelli_1-660x260.jpg)
Benelli gets into the bolt action game Il Lupo, the Appenine wolf, is making a comeback in Italy. Appropriately enough, Benelli has named their new foray into the bolt action rifle world “Lupo”. Featuring a three lug one piece chromed bolt with 60 [Read More…]
Don’t go winchester, get winchester… New Rifle Rounds First up in the “new” department from Winchester ammunition this year is two new loads for their .350 Legend straight walled cartridge. The first is a 160gr PowerMax Bonded bullet moving at [Read More…]
What are you compensating for? Aimpoint had their new CompM5b on display at SHOT 2020 Industry Day at the range. TFB’s Luke has already excellently layed out the specs and details of the new sight for us, but we got to play with an actual example today. The [Read More…]
Colt Python 2020 As we weary TFB staff traveled through the wilds of Industry Day, I wandered towards the sign of the Prancing Pony. Their one and only ware on display for live fire was the new redesigned Colt Python. One of Colt’s engineers shed some [Read More…]
ATI New product offerings for 2020 ATI (American Tactical Imports) was kind enough to run TFB through their new products for this year. New Rifles First up is new transparent colors for their Omni Hybrid Polymer Receiver AR15. These are made of PPSU Polymer, which is [Read More…]
Pro Series L Lever 12 shotguns now available If Lever 12 gauges seem like your kind of action, Black Aces Tactical has you covered. Now available in silver or black finishes with gloss walnut or black finished walnut furniture. The Black Aces Tactical “Pro [Read More…]
…And cuts through NFA nonsense as well Henry has released a new firearm, both in the general and specific sense. The new Henry Axe is a smoothbore lever action chambered in .410, with a barrel length of “just under 16 inches” and an OAL of [Read More…]
The Longshot LR-3: on target or missing the mark? For the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of testing out the Longshot LR-3 target camera. I’ve tested some other types of target cameras out before, with very poor results. Needless to say, I went [Read More…]
Henry opens another Side gate The addition of “King’s Gate” equipped firearms from Henry keeps rolling on. This time, it’s one of their .410 shotguns that gets the treatment. Already intriguing in that they are lever action shotguns [Read More…]
The Diamondback: Colt’s Smaller snake Welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday. In today’s article, we are looking at the Python’s lesser known and more diminutive cousin, the Colt Diamondback. Built on Colt’s D frame, [Read More…]
Ruger Single Six Convertible .22 Today on Wheelgun Wednesday, we are taking a quick look at the Ruger Single Six “Convertible” in .22WMR. A “New Model” beginning production in 1973, this revolver came with both .22LR and .22WMR cylinders. [Read More…]
police service six: an early double action from Ruger Today we are looking at an early double action from Sturm, Ruger & Co: the Police Service Six. The Police Service Six is a line extension of the Security Six model marketed towards law enforcement in the [Read More…]
IWI Tavor TS12: The Spacegun Shotgun Making a big splash at SHOT Show 2018, the IWI Tavor TS12 shotgun was impossible to walk by without noticing. Even at early hours, there was a line to pick up and handle this thing. This author was expecting a lot more heft, but [Read More…]
S&W’s .357 “Eightgun” In 2005, Smith and Wesson came out with a hot rod revolver with an unfluted 8-shot cylinder, the 327sc “Jerry Miculek” edition. (Honestly, I think competition had a lot more to do with the development of the 327 [Read More…]
A long-serving veteran Welcome to another Wheelgun Wednesday, where I swear it’s purely a coincidence that I selected a 1917 this week! This week’s revolver is a Colt 1917, as opposed to the previously featured S&W. It has the added distinction of [Read More…]
Tread with a smaller footprint: SIG Sauer has just released a new iteration of their TREAD line of 5.56 AR’s, this time in an 11.5″ barreled pistol configuration. TFB was lucky enough to briefly get our hands on one of these pistols for a quick review. Per [Read More…]
A Side by side for a SXS While they might be Elmer Fudd’s gun of choice, side by side shotguns aren’t that common in America anymore, mostly due to the fact that many of the good ones are quite expensive. Those that aren’t, such as the Stoeger Coach [Read More…]
Shooting for the peak A term we often bandy about here at TFB is “peak handgun”, also known as the Glock 19. It is the ubiquitous, somewhat unavoidable baseline of a compact, striker fired pistol. Other handguns in this category, especially new ones, [Read More…]
CZ 457: A rimfire Lux-ury The CZ 457, introduced just this year by CZ and CZ-USA, has big shoes to fill. It’s predecessors, the 455 and 452 series rimfires, were well made and generally well liked. The “Lux” line of CZ rimfires represent a rifle [Read More…]
REMEMBER the four rules of gun safety: All guns are always loaded. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it. TFB Field Strip: [Read More…]
A central powers stew The story of how Hungary came to equip its armed forces with Swiss machine guns, like many origins in WWII, goes back to WWI. The treaty of Versailles prohibited or significantly inhibited arms production by any former Central Powers countries, [Read More…]
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