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
Double the lead, half the noise I’m no stranger to double stack 1911’s, as I used to carry a Para Warthog over a decade ago, and I’ve shot many competition configured STI’s. That Para Warthog went by the wayside years ago after I discovered [Read More…]
Long requested, finally realized Gates are a constant part of life on a ranch or farm. Keeping stock in or out of areas, water where it is supposed to go, and intruders off your land. If you had a Henry Rifle, however, there was one place where a gate wasn’t [Read More…]
I come from the land of the ice and snow After over a year of waiting, I finally found a Tikka T1x in .22LR (one was sold out from under me while I was at SHOT this year, ironically). I handled one at SHOT 2018 and was impressed, but acquiring one of my own proved [Read More…]
A tiny 9 The new Kimber Micro 9 ESV is one of the latest additions to Kimber’s Micro 9 line of pistols. Like other Micro 9’s, the ESV has a steel slide and aluminum frame, and is an upscaled version of their Micro chambered in .380. The unique features of [Read More…]
Delivering Lead from Overhead Lancer’s new L30 AIR (Aerial Interdiction Rifle) was designed for gunners from an aerial platform. Chambered in both .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor, this rifle was designed with being lightweight for caliber as well as compact. The upper [Read More…]
A thousand 2000’s Are regular Kel-Tecs not elusive enough for you? M-Carbo (Military Carbine Brotherhood) is now officially partnered up with Kel-Tec in the production of 1000 special edition SUB-2000’s. These SUB-2000’s will come with a special [Read More…]
hand me that foldar Last summer, TFB’s Ray I. brought us news of the Double FoldAR. This is an AR Pistol that becomes ultra compact when folded into 3rds. Equipped with Dead Foot Arms’ Modified Cycle System, one can fire the gun after swinging the [Read More…]
ONe way to insure a trigger “press” I was browsing the company directory ahead of SHOT 2019 when this caught my eye: Iron Horse Firearms is the home of the TOR (thumb operated receiver), worlds first and only thumb operated lower receiver. Our platform [Read More…]
no small number Looking at CZ-USA’s new product spreadsheet is eye-watering. There are roughly 75 new CZ firearms for 2019. Let’s have a look at some of the more prominent selections: Bullpup scorpion The first thing to catch my eye at CZ’s booth [Read More…]
Long range subsonic Condition Red Ordnance Manufacturing (CROM) has this “riddle of steel”: how to create a highly portable platform that can fire .50 BMG bullets quietly. The answer is the .500 Blackout chambered Zero Dark Fifty. CROM already [Read More…]
PUt a spork in it Ok, so Gerber didn’t really call their new “Devour Multi-fork” a “Tactical Spork” (Though I’d love to see Master Ken weld one of these) but there’s a lot of features in this utensil that weighs less than an [Read More…]
Well it’s one for the money, two for shot show… Don’t you step on POF’s blue suede rifle. Well, it’s not really suede, but their new “Wonder” rifle has a lot of neat features, not least of which is a “Blue [Read More…]
Revolver evolver At range day this year, I took the opportunity to shoot some new handguns from Kimber. First up was their new K6s DASA 3″ and 2″ revolver. As the name intimates, this revolver has an exposed hammer that can be manually cocked for single [Read More…]
More affordable quality from SCCy SCCY, known for manufacturing American made, very affordable firearms, brought their new CPX-3 to SHOT 2019. Like the other CPX’s this one is chambered in .380, with a 1:16 twist barrel. The CPX-3 does, of course, have a few [Read More…]
ak-9 pistol While visiting the Wolf ammunition booth at SHOT 2019, I noticed a very unique OD green AK pistol on the wall with a Gear Head Works PSB attached to it. This wasn’t just any AK pistol, it was a Krebs Custom. Not just any Krebs AK, it was a [Read More…]
The massoud lineage lives on, and it’s looking good We here at TFB are admittedly fans of the work going on at Kinetic Research Group. KRG is usually one of my first stops every year to check in on the meticulously perfected FOX-42 project. For those of our [Read More…]
Introducing the traverse Christensen’s new Traverse, weighing 7.3-7.7lbs and $2395 MSRP, if their new rifle for 2019. Featuring a Monte Carlo carbon fiber stock, a muzzle brake, top rail, and 6 o’clock picatinny rail, this rifle is good to go with no [Read More…]
Roller Locked and Ready to Rock MarColMar has been hard at work. After 2 years of effort, and 2 million dollars spent in production, their CETME-L reproductions are shipping out to customers. These are full guns, not a kit that you have to weld, bend and pin [Read More…]
Yes, that it what it looks like New for 2019, The Crackshot XBR Arrow Firing Rifle, Ironically from Traditions firearms, is indeed a “rifle” that fires arrows. The “Firebolt” arrows are loaded onto a 27-caliber 21″ tube inside of a [Read More…]
SLIM-fast Battle Arms Development’s already crazy light OIP rifle keeps losing weight! The OIP Gen 2 drops a few ounces due to BAD’s new carbon fibre grip, available with either an “OIP” or chevrons cut into the grip. The new weight of the [Read More…]
more from Singapore One exciting company to see at SHOT Industry Day at the Range was ST Engineering Land Systems. Best known for their constant-recoil Ultimax LMGs and their SAR21 bullpup rifles, they had a new rifle and a rarely seen PDW on display this year. A [Read More…]
Pistol with a punch Shooting the 7.5 FK Field Pistol has been a goal of mine since I learned about the platform. Unfortunately, this power handgun is a rare specimen in the wild. At SHOT this year, FK BRNO was kind enough to give us ample trigger time both [Read More…]
Not the loneliest number On my way down to link up with the good folks at OSS Suppressors, I noticed a very awesome little bolt action pistol on one of their tables: Gear Head Works much anticipated ONE pistol in .300 Blk. I gave the firearm a good looking over, and [Read More…]
New pew for you From the land of gems and potatoes come the new PWS MK1 PRO line. Unvieled to us at SHOT 2019, the PRO MK111 Pistol and PRO MK116 rifle still have the long-stroke piston and excellent features that PWS is known for, but differ in a key area: They [Read More…]
A long time ago in a desert not so far away I remember the first time I saw a Ruger LCP in person. It was at Gunsite’s pro shop in the spring of 2008. Better built than the P-3AT, it won me over and became part of my regular hot weather carry rotation. I have [Read More…]
Glass with Class The scene opens with a well dressed pair of gentlemen off the coast of the Isle of Mull, an island in the Hebrides with a population of red stag. Beginning their stalk, they are armed not with an engraved J. Rigby or Westley Richards, but a (dead sexy) suppressed Sauer 404 Synchro [Read More…]
The Mauser De-clawed The most notable characteristic of a Mauser in the minds of many gun folks is the “claw”, the collared, full length extractor that has been ripping cartridge cases out of chambers since the late 1800’s. While it is a very good [Read More…]
Excellent Ammo from the Antipodes Some like it hot, some like it cold… “Some” being some powders/brands of ammunition, that is. Australian Outback Ammunition, however, is designed to be consistent in a wide range of temperatures. I personally first [Read More…]
Long Range Lethality In part 1 of this review of Fort Scott Munitions’ TUI (Tumble upon impact) Solid copper spun (brass in the case of the 5.56) ammunition, we took a look at their short range offerings in 9mm and .300 Blackout. To reiterate: These rounds are [Read More…]
Projectile with a Purpose Fort Scott Munitions is a manufacturer of bullets and complete loaded cartridges, specializing in solid copper spun (SCS) bullets designed to tumble upon impact, hence the acronyms TUI and SCS applying to their projectiles. They’ve [Read More…]
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