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!
Oleg Volk writes about the new OATH Ammunition 12 gauge slugs at All Outdoor … 12ga slugs have been rightly known as good stoppers on dangerous game, but tend to over-penetrate in hominids. OATH Ammunition has two new designs that solve over-penetration along with [Read More…]
The rate at which Strike Industries produces genuinely new products is the envy of many of firearm accessory manufacturers. Each year they have many prototype products on display at their SHOT Show booth and this year was no exception. These prototypes are all slated [Read More…]
The Browning Hi Power is considered by many to the be epitome of the 9mm semi-automatic pistol. It was designed by none other than John Moses Browning in 1914, a few years after he designed the 1911. The name “Hi-Power” refers to its 13 round [Read More…]
Earlier this month Scopecoat announced the acquisition of Slideboot. I had the opportunity to take a look at the Slideboot line of products at Scopecoats’ SHOT Show booth. The Slideboot is a neoprene cover for pistol slides which protects them from scratches [Read More…]
An interesting product I came across today at SHOT Show was the Suppressor Weapon Sights from AmeriGlo. The front and rear sights are raised which allows them to be used when a suppressor is fitted to the pistol. Conventional cylindrical suppressors usually block, or [Read More…]
ERGO Grips is giving away a custom AR-15 at their SHOT Show booth. The rifle is worth $2,500 and includes components from Viking Armament, LANTAC USA, Vortex Optics and of course ERGO Grip. It is a fine looking firearm. To win the rifle you must guess the number of [Read More…]
The Raven Range Capri pants from 5.11 Tactical make a lot of sense for woman who enjoy wearing yoga pants and would like to wear them to the range. These “tactical yoga pants” have two features not seen in “classic” yoga pants: wide belt loops [Read More…]
New from genius designer Ken Witt is a fully suppressed .300 Blackout upper reciever for the AR-15. The receiver has a 16″ barrel with built in suppressor that spans about two thirds of the barrel length. The suppressor adds no extra length to the barrel and [Read More…]
Here are all our posts published on Monday 18 January 2015 during SHOT Show Media Day. We can only fit 30 posts on the homepage, so if you missed any here they in chronological order from earliest to latest …
Over a week ago Alex and I made a special trip to the Dallas Safari Club Show in the hopes of being the first media outlet to get our hands on the new S&W SW22 Victory. It was not to be. They did not bring it along and we were told to try again at SHOT […] [Read More…]
We blogged about the new Talon Gyro-Stabilized Weapon Mount system from Paradigm SRP last week. It attracted skepticism from readers in the comments who questioned how effective such a system would be in the real world. Yes, it is true that it does not track targets [Read More…]
Josh writes … I recently completed a home-made 20x102mm (20mm “vulcan”) destructive device, registered on an ATF Form 1. This gun is a single-shot, breech-loading firearm that lobs out a ~1520 grain inert steel projectile at an estimated 3100 feet per [Read More…]
Arfcom members have reported that the BATFE just sent out an email concerning their e-Form system and somehow managed to CC it to more than 1,400 eForm users, making their email addresses and identities public. The email was sent by Department of Justice “IT [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV provided as a counterpoint to Alex’s MP5 video, James and Army Ranger Jacque B. take an in-depth look at the short barrel rifle version of the brand new SIG MPX. The SIG MPX is SIG’s new pistol caliber subgun that shares many features with the AR15/M16 platform, [Read More…]
This AK-type rifle of unknown manufacture recently seized by PMERJ – Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Military Police). It is outfitted with a 75 round drum magazine, carbine barrel and a unknown muzzle brake. The owner was [Read More…]
The Indumil CORDOBA ESTANDAR is the 2nd generation of the Indumil CORDOBA 9mm pistol which was originally developed for the Colombian military. The pistol is described as being 80% polymer and 20% steel. It has interchangeable backstraps which our good friend Lionel, [Read More…]
Ukraine Special Forces are rocking some nifty Western accessories on their Soviet firearms. A reader from Russia noticed this SVD and asked me what the rail system was. I told him I have no idea. Do any readers know? Looks cool whatever it is. Here are a few more [Read More…]
This month our good friend Max Popenker added a couple of Armenian firearms that I had never heard of to World.Guns.Ru. The K3 Assault Rifle, pictured above, is a AK-74 bullpup conversion from the mid-1990s that is currently in service with the Armenian Special [Read More…]
The Editor writes: This article was written by Adventurer on his experience of using firearms in the extreme cold. The scenario that necessitated this was an expedition undertaken by three friends to ski across the Arctic island of Svalbard. The northern tip of Svalbard [Read More…]
In this video, James enlists the help of retired Army Ranger, Jacque B., to review LWRC’s newest model, the M6IC-DI. Bucking LWRC’s piston-gun trend, this is a direct impingement gun with a $1500 price tag and a lot of tricks up its fluted sleeve. Thanks to our sponsor Ventura [Read More…]
Andrew writes … After walking away empty handed from my local gunshow Saturday I stopped by one of my favorite gunstores to grab some ammo. While browsing the used guns rack this one stood out to me for a couple reasons, first being the dyed stock set setting it [Read More…]
The 1911 is a handgun that is truly timeless: It is an option today that many people still regard as the pinnacle of what a handgun can be. After 100 years, the pistol is still going strong with no indication of falling out of favor. So by viewer request we break one down to show […] Read [Read More…]
The marketplace for firearms in the US has not been this rich with options since the 1980s, and consumers now have more choices than they have in decades. In the crowded marketplace however, a few offerings stand out to us as being particularly neat or unusual. Well, with a big holiday around the [Read More…]
1911Junkie sent us a photo of his very nifty long-range 1911 pistol. He wrote … I built this 1911 in .38 Special wadcutter, from 80% 1911 Builders frame. Instead of Cerakote, I decided to blue it using Art’s Belgian Blue from Brownells. The trigger is [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV (OUR FIRST FILMED AND UPLOADED IN 4K!!!!!!!), James takes you to the Blue August gun expo in Orlando. For those of you who are not familiar with the Blue August Expo, it is an invitation-only mini-convention at the Orlando Gander Mountain Training Center, where smaller [Read More…]
This is the prototype REX AKB15 made by AREX, a Slovenian gun and ammunition manufacturer based in Šentjernej. The base rifle is a Yugo M80 which is bolted to a forend/rail and a rear stock adapter. It includes a full length top rail, quad rail on the forend and a [Read More…]
Mongo who runs WeaponBlueprints sent in these beautiful photos of the Stoner 63A in the Commando and Automatic Rifle configurations. Here are a few more photos …. I had not come across WeaponBlueprints before, and Mongo did not ask me to promote his [Read More…]
(Unless otherwise stated, the information in this review is based on my own observations and measurements, not the official specifications.) Ever since LED flashlights began taking off, I have wanted to acquire an ultra-high-lumen-output LED flashlight. Until now, I [Read More…]
The Spinx pistols imported from Switzerland have been on the market for a while now, but this new model has been put on a diet for the concealed carry market. Does this Swiss wonder-pistol bring anything remarkable to the table? Well, in this episode of TFBTV we find out! Thanks to our [Read More…]
Fred Johnson (aka chicharrones on Rimfire Central) sent us photo of his “.22 Magnum All Purpose Carbine” be build by modifying a Zastava bolt action rifle. I live the concept and the execution. Fred writes … Here’s a creation I came up with [Read More…]
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