I founded TFB in 2007 and over 10 years worked tirelessly, with the help of my team, to build it up into the largest gun blog online. I retired as Editor in Chief in 2017. During my decade at TFB I was fortunate to work with the most amazing talented writers and genuinely good people!
Is Grey The New Black? James takes the Springfield Armory TRP Operator 1911 into the Louisiana swamps to find out if Springfield Armory’s latest 1911 is worth the premium price point (Spoiler: It is). Review includes a ritual submersion in the filthy swamp mud, enough to make any 1911 [Read More…]
Heckler & Koch are hiring! Heckler & Koch, a leading designer and manufacturer of small arms and light weapons, located in Columbus, GA, currently has immediate openings for the following positions: Senior Design Engineer Production Supervisor Quality Engineer [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James and Patrick interview representatives of Battlefield Vegas and Heckler and Koch to get some basic information about the mysterious H&K MP7 Submachinegun. Of course, James and Patrick (as well as TFBTV’s camera guys, who had never shot a gun before SHOT 2017) [Read More…]
Our sister blog All Outdoors our good friend Jon Stokes reviews the Honor Guard Robar NP3 9mm pistol … Unless you’ve been living under a rock or you don’t follow the gun scene at all, you’ve heard of the Honor Guard. This is an American-made (actually, [Read More…]
NOTE: This post is discussing a legal case, it is not political. The City of San Francisco has sued three online firearm accessory retailers including Dylan Saunders who runs 7.62 Precision. Why you ask? For having California magazine repair kits listed on their [Read More…]
Proxibid.com, sponsor of TFB TV, has partnered with TheFirearmBlog.com to give you a shot at winning your very own Glock 19 Gen4. On top of that, a Daniel Defense M4V11 will be awarded to the entrant with the most social media referrals. Make sure to share this [Read More…]
Solid copper hollow points typically offer excellent reliability and are a solid alternative to traditional, lead core jacketed hollow points, especially in locales where lead is banned. This test features a Springfield Armory standard, 5″ 1911A1 firing Prograde’s loading of Barnes 185 [Read More…]
Last week we reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), adopted the SIG P320C as their next service handgun. By law public officials must allow companies to bid on government contracts, but [Read More…]
Introduced in 2016, the Magtech 9mm 147 gr Bonded JHP has a chemically bonded jacket which prevents fragmentation. In TFBTV’s first ammunition review, Andrew discusses the round, its construction and performance in ballistic gel and though water. Thanks to our sponsors: Ventura [Read More…]
While en route to Shot Show, Edward O stopped to shoot this run down of the Fab Defense KPOS pistol chassis. The KPOS is available for a wide range of handguns including Glock, Jericho. M&P, FN 5-7, Sig P226, Cz Duty, Beretta Px4 Storm, Springfield XD, etc. The most common version does make [Read More…]
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Here are all our posts published on 20 January 2017 during the final day of SHOT Show. If you missed any here they are chronological order from earliest to latest …
Here are all our posts published on 19 January 2017 during Day 3 of SHOT Show. If you missed any here they are chronological order from earliest to latest …
Come watch Patrick do a live stream from the KRISS USA booth on Thursday the 19th at 11am PST (local SHOT time). The first 5 people that want to talk to us on our livestream will get a super special TFBer only hat and patch. We want to hear what you think was the best […] Read More [Read More…]
Here are all our posts published on 18 January 2017 during Day 2 of SHOT Show. If you missed any here they are chronological order from earliest to latest …
Here are all our posts published on 17 January 2015 during Day 1 of SHOT Show. If you missed any here they are chronological order from earliest to latest …
Here are all our posts published on 16 January 2017 during SHOT Show’s Media Day at the Range (in chronological order) …
Our good friends at Springfield Armory a Springfield XD MOD.2 3″ Sub Compact pistol, along with almost $1,000 worth of accessories and training tools. Enter here. GENESEO, IL, January 7, 2017 – Springfield Armory® is pleased to announce its participation in [Read More…]
The .22 LR Vadum is a new Bullpup rifle that Miles was able to get his hands on at Bullpup 2016. What makes it unique is the electronic trigger system located in the forward portion of the stock. The electronic mechanism is routed to the hammer, so when the trigger is pressed, the hammer is [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James reviews at Hi-Point CF380 that he bought from a ProxiBid Auction. ProxiBid is TFBTV’s newest sponsor and, among other things, auctions guns from private estates and commercial retailers. The Hi-Point, of course, has a bad reputation as an ugly and cheaply made [Read More…]
The SIG Sauer P226 Mark 25 handgun was adopted by Naval Special Warfare Command after an initial solicitation by NSWC Crane. The handgun was and is still in use by a number of Sailors within this contingent, however the actual SEALs have and still are issued the standard Sig P226, rather than the [Read More…]
German firearm giant Heckler & Koch has finally given up selling firearms to countries that are not NATO Members or NATO Partners following years of concerted effort by the German government to hamstring the company’s export sales. Reuters reports … [Read More…]
Black Friday is just days and it would not be Black Friday for us without SlickGuns cataloging all the firearm, ammunition and accessory deals. This Black Friday is of special importance, being the first Black Friday after the 2016 Elections. The result of the [Read More…]
Jeremy S. at The Truth About Guns reviews an affordable AR-15 suppressor from Radical Firearms that retails for around $350 and comes with a generous lifetime warranty. Jeremy writes … First, some stats. The RF 5.56 is made entirely from 316L stainless steel. [Read More…]
TFB avoided clickbaiting during the election. I even killed a number of grey-area stories that my team wanted to write. This resulted in us conceding a lot of traffic to our competitors, but I could hardly claim we are not about politics if we suddenly become [Read More…]
Brownells has been a trusted source for gunsmithing supplies, gun parts and more recently ammunition. Brownells has been serving the shooting community for over 75 years. Earlier this year they dipped their toes into the gun market when they opened their 7,000 sq. [Read More…]
NORINCO and Chongqing Jianshe Industry Group have unveiled a brand new modern 5.56mm and 7.62mm rifle platforms. We do not know much about these new guns other than the photos included here, not even the source of these photos which were passed to us anonymously. What [Read More…]
A source has told TFB that the New Zealand Defense Force will soon be announcing the adoption of the Barrett M82 for use as an anti-material rifle and the Sako TRG M10, chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum, as a long range sniper rifle. Our source, who has not led us [Read More…]
A reader of TFB who resides in rebel held Syria recently emailed us saying … You must know that I do not reside in the U.S.; I am in Syria, amidst the sweeping turmoil. And, surprisingly enough, a couple of years past, a multitude of StG’s surfaced up in [Read More…]
The war in Eastern Ukraine has brought international attention to the Ukrainian firearms/defense market and local industry. Companies from Guns & Safety exhibition was attended by many companies from around the world. Most of the exhibitors were focused on getting Army [Read More…]