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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!
CZ Pistol with Bayonet and Breech Teeth
“GUNRUNNERS OF PA” @ PFOA posted some photos of his new CZ 75 SP-01 Tactical which includes a bayonet and breech teeth. Sure it is useless …. but different! Click to enlarge images. Click here for more photos.
A fun .22LR target
Some special forces around the world have .22 rimfire rifles to take out lights, cameras etc. Here is a fun special forces ‘sniper’ target! Click the image to view the full size target: Hat Tip: WVUChrome @ RFC
Why Stainless Steel rifles rust
If you were not aware that the stainless steel used in firearms can rust or if you have wondered why they rust have a read of this article. Once, after making an offhand comment about finding a speck of what looked like rust on a brand new stainless rifle, I ended up in [Read More…]
Gun Poster: AS50
This poster features the Accuracy International AS50 .50 BMG rifle. It makes a great wallpaper for your desktop. Click the image to enlarge it. Here is a video of the rifle from ‘Future Weapons’ with some nice slow motion shots I am going to try and feature [Read More…]
AIA M-10 infomation
I read many shooting magazines from around the world and I came across this advertisement in an Australian magazine. It shows what must to be the current AIA M-10 range being produced. I scanned it into the computer. Click the image below to enlarge it. Australian [Read More…]
Spectacularly blown up revolver!
I hope no one was shooting next to this person shooting this Colt Anaconda. Half the cylinder must have gone flying left! Hat Tip: The Real Gun Guys
Yildiz over-and-under 20 gauge shotgun review
The Shooting Times UK has a review of the Yildiz over-and-under 20 gauge (or 20 bore as they call it in the UK). The Yildiz 20-bore is that sort of gun, combining some of the latest manufacturing techniques with other quite traditional virtues. It has pleasing, [Read More…]
Introduction to reloading
The Smallest Minority blog has a extensive post how to get into reloading. Well worth a read if you have been thinking about starting to reload: After my offhand comment the other day about how people should get into reloading, I’ve received over a dozen emails [Read More…]
Knifes, machetes and tomahawk
Dave at the Survival and Emergency Preparedness Blog has written a few new posts A Pair of Victorinox Pioneers My Victorinox Pioneer that I bought in the early 80s has been my favorite EDC pocketknife of late. It’s a good size for pocket carry, has a very useful [Read More…]
CRS Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006 report
Last week the CRS Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006 report was released. I had a bit of trouble finding it online. Here are some interesting facts from the report: 71.5% of the value of all arms agreements worldwide were with developing [Read More…]
Hunting geese with a 30-06 !!!
A South African on rec.guns asked about hunting geese with his 30-06! Hi guys. Jacques here from South Africa. I use my 30-06 to hunt wild birds especially Egyptian geese for research purposes.My problem is that this is my only rifle and I need a load to minimize meat [Read More…]
M16 Blown up
I came across a Navy presentation showing what can happen when the bore of an M16 is obstructed! Click on the below thumbnails to enlarge them. The upper receiver has been blown off: Half of the upper receiver was found 25-35 yards away! More photos here.
Beautiful M4 Poster
(Click for a bigger version) This beautiful poster has been designed by Mark Fingar and can be purchased here. Accessories include: Colt M4 (SOPMOD STYLE) with KAC RAS Handguard & KAC Vertical Grip. Optics & Iron Sights: ACOG EOTech 552 Aimpoint COMPM2 & 3X [Read More…]
Sheriff’s arming themselves with .50 AR-15 … to shoot elephants!
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has bought 14 Alexander Arms .50 Beowulf AR-15 rifles. The article is obviously written by someone with no clue about firearms. For example “…the new semiautomatic, .45-caliber [Read More…]
Nice looking green rifle
Nice looking .22 CZ rifle with green dyed beech stock I really like the color! More photos here.
Lego Guns
Do your kids play with Lego? Then treat them to life-like Lego guns! A company called BrickArms sells Lego guns based on real guns. To image to the right is a WWII Sergeant armed with a M1A1 and his trusty 1911. Other guns available are the MP5, M4, S&W 500 and more [Read More…]
M16 / M4/ AR-15 Manuals
I have been getting quite a lot of visits from people searching google for M16 / M4 / AR-15 manuals. So I decided to post some of them. US Army M16 / M4 operators manual This covers Disassembly, Cleaning, Reassembly, Magazine, Operation and Ammunition and more. Click [Read More…]
Izhevsk promotional videos
Izhevsk Mechanical Works is a Russian arms and vehicle manufacturer founded in 1807 by Tsar Alexander I. Below are some of their firearm promotional videos. I enjoy watching and reading military promotional material which are usually designed to entice the buyer to [Read More…]
the $0.25 Glock trigger job
I came across an article showing you how to make the Glock trigger pull smoother and well as showing you how to detail strip a Glock. I have not tried this. What we are going to do here is to polish (not alter) some parts to make the trigger pull (which admittingly is a [Read More…]
Convert a Glock or 1911 pistol into a carbine
I came across a company call Stellar Rigs who claim to be selling some pretty cool carbine conversion kits for 1911 and Glock pistol made by “Mec-Tec” The website is out of date and I do not know if the kits are still sold. I do know that in most Western [Read More…]
Be careful hunting with CCI Quik-Shok!
ShelbyFan over at RFC warns about the use of hot .22 rimfire cartridges on game you plan on eating! normally I use PMC Zappers, but I was in a hurry and used quik shoks to go grouse hunting, big mistake. just saying, if you wanna blow something up the quik shok’s [Read More…]
Choosing a good knife
Knifes and hunting seem to go together. I have a modest collection of knives for use general DIY and for hunting. Dave Markowitz over at the Survival & Emergency Preparedness blog has an interesting post about choosing a knife for survival. Something evey hunter [Read More…]
Guns leased for crimes in UK
The economist has a very interesting article about how criminals in the UK appear to lease firearms from each other for use in specific crimes. The same firearms are used in crimes all over the country! Some have suggested that would-be thugs are renting guns to use as [Read More…]
Suburban reviews the Kel-Tec P-3AT pistol
The Good: The little Kel-Tecs are very easy to conceal, with very little weight or bulk. They are also very inexpensive. The Bad and Ugly: On the 2nd or 3rd round fired, the little bracket that the guide rod slides through fell out and disappeared. I’m told that [Read More…]
Amazing Jerry Miculek fast shooting video
The title says it all. He is renowned as one of the fastest revolver shooters in the world, emptying a five-shot revolver in 0.57 seconds in a group the size of a playing card. Miculek currently holds five world records in exhibition revolver shooting. (See his [Read More…]
Springfield XD Safety vs. Glock Safety
Following his article about Glock safety Rob has written an article explaining the differences between the safeties in the Glock and XD. If the Glock firing pin is partially retracted and the Springfield XD is fully retracted we could draw the conclusion that the Glock [Read More…]
Pump action shotgun animation
A reader recently asked where he can find an animation showing how a pump action shotgun works. This is not the best animation ever, but it is all I could find. Click here to view it (scroll down the page). Below is a screenshot (just an image. Click here to view it.):
Breaking News: Blackwater ‘arms smuggling probe’
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Blackwater employees have been supplying the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) with weapons. The PKK are labeled a terrorist group by the US government. In July Turkey complained to the US that they had seized American made [Read More…]
Who uses the M16 / M4 / AR-15 / C7 / C8
The M16 has been in service for over 40 years and I did some research to see which governments now use it. I decided to create a map showing who uses the M16/M4, AR-15 (civilian version)and the C7/ C8 (Canadian version). This is what I came up with (click the image to [Read More…]