Tom is a former Navy Corpsman that spent some time bumbling around the deserts of Iraq with a Marine Recon unit, kicking in tent flaps and harassing sheep. Prior to that he was a paramedic somewhere in DFW, also doing some Executive Protection work between shifts. Now that those exciting days are behind him, he teaches wilderness medicine and runs an on-demand medical staffing business. He hopes that his posts will help you find solid gear that will survive whatever you can throw at it–he is known (in certain circles) for his curse…ahem, ability…to find the breaking point of anything.
You can reach him at tom.r AT thefirearmblog.com or at https://thomasrader.com
Is it a unicorn? Some thought so. Brandon Herrera, TheAKGuy, may have cracked the code on a really cool innovation–a .50BMG AK. When you think of innovation, there are things like the Cobalt Kinetics BAMF (note that I am not including the idea of a new [Read More…]
Background This is a six part series of which this is PART 6. (you can find links to the rest of the parts at the end of this article). Thomas Gomez and I were approached about doing a test shoot of four different defense rounds: 9 millimeter Radically Invasive [Read More…]
Background This is a six part series of which this is PART 5. (you can find links to the rest of the parts at the end of this article). Thomas Gomez and I were approached about doing a test shoot of four different defense rounds: 9 millimeter Radically Invasive [Read More…]
Background This is a six part series of which this is PART 4. (you can find links to the rest of the parts at the end of this article). Thomas Gomez and I were approached about doing a test shoot of four different defense rounds: 9 millimeter Radically Invasive [Read More…]
Background This is a six part series of which this is PART 3. (you can find links to the rest of the parts at the end of this article). Thomas Gomez and I were approached about doing a test shoot of four different defense rounds: 9 millimeter Radically Invasive [Read More…]
Background This is a six part series of which this is PART 2. (you can find links to the rest of the parts at the end of this article). Thomas Gomez and I were approached about doing a test shoot of four different defense rounds: 9 millimeter Radically Invasive [Read More…]
Shooting Ballistic Gel Thomas Gomez and I were approached about doing a test shoot of four different defense rounds: 9 millimeter Radically Invasive Projectile, R.I.P from G2 Research. 9 millimeter Xtreme Penetrator from Lehigh Defense. 9 millimeter Inceptor ARX from [Read More…]
Yes, yes, yes, I know. Tactical is probably the most overused word in the gun industry. But it sells. That said, there is a current proliferation of home concealment options for your toys, and they do provide you a tactical advantage in some cases. A Lamp? [Read More…]
Earlier this year we posted about Magpul’s new D-60 PMAG which was supposed to release this summer. Well, better late than never… They are finally shipping just in time for the holidays. The PMAG D-60 is a durable, lightweight, highly reliable 60-round [Read More…]
American Tactical, who pioneered the “Omni Hybrid” Series of products including the ATI Omni Hybrid .410 Shotgun and the ATI Omni Polymer Hybrid Lower, is adding the “first of its kind”, the FX-H Hybrid 1911 handgun to their line-up of [Read More…]
I had the pleasure of reviewing RISE Armament’s single stage 535 Advanced Performance Trigger, and it is the trigger that I currently run on my 3-Gun Rifle. RISE is introducing their new offering, the Black Fallout RA-140 Super Sporting Trigger (SST). A sector [Read More…]
I knew AmmoReady was a service for ammo subscriptions (and we even posted about it last year). What I did not know is that AmmoReady provides a near turn key solution for those that are interested in setting up their own white labeled ammo subscription service. [Read More…]
Haley Strategic Partners has come out with a new spin on Glock handgun sights. They are taking a different approach to the idea, promoting the thought that the widths of the front sight and rear notch are irrelevant. The HSP TH1RTE3N Glock Handgun sights were designed [Read More…]
It is nice to see companies donating profits and bringing awareness to causes. Streamlight is promoting a new “Light for a Cause”, this time focused at Diabetes. November is American Diabetes Month®, and Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of [Read More…]
“You’ll put your eye out…” BB guns. Sheesh, I haven’t thought about those in a long time, especially with the availability of AirSoft. Looks like Air Venturi is working on solving a problem which, honestly, I don’t remember [Read More…]
MasterPiece Arms has produced a video giving a pretty detailed breakdown of their Bolt Action Chassis System. It shows all of the features and operation, and some good video of deployment of the features. In this video Phil Cashin, owner of MPA, gives an overview of [Read More…]
There has been an ongoing trend or more and more creative solutions for keeping your defensive firearms close at hand. Instant Access is taking the concept in a slightly different direction. Rather than being a piece of furniture, or a shelf, they are building the [Read More…]
Battle Rifle Company is announcing their latest addition to the BR4 line: the Trident. It will be on display at the 2015 NASGW show. The BR4 Trident is the first rifle specifically designed for MARSEC (Maritime Security) operations and shipboard usage. Built and [Read More…]
With hunting season underway, I imagine a number of our hunters have broken out their “blaze orange” vests lest they be mistaken as varmints/deer/oryx/squirrels/turkey/whatever… 🙂 Whether you’re in the midst of rifle or muzzleloader season, [Read More…]
Hexmag is introducing a new magazine color to the lineup, the Hexmag Dark Gray. Looks like this is the season of “gray” coloring. I’m glad we have moved on from the various brown colors–is our time in the desert is coming to an end…? [Read More…]
Browning has added a new model to their X-Bolt Stalker series – the Varmint Stalker. It will be available in 204 Ruger, 223 Rem., 243 Win., and 308 Win. calibers with a 24″ barrel length. The Varmit Stalker in 22-250 Rem. will feature a 26″ barrel [Read More…]
Stag Arms is releasing a small run of their upper halves for the holiday season, the Model 3LEH & 3LEHL. Both of them are offered in 3 separate configurations based on the sights you want. Additionally, you can upgrade them with a different twist and bolt carrier [Read More…]
Ashbury Precision Ordnance Manufacturing has added two new calibers to its line of premium precision tactical rifles based on their new SABER® VX bolt action receiver (an octagonal geometry precision manufactured bolt action receiver for .408 and .375 CheyTac [Read More…]
If you are a fan of the M-LOK system, you may have encountered Kinetic Development Group’s quick-detach system (“Kinect”). Using two spring-loaded, self-adjusting wedges, Kinect inserts into the MLOK slot of a forearm. Pressing the mount into the [Read More…]
A month ago we published about Browning’s new offerings in their Citori 725 line. They have added a new lightweight Feather 20 gauge model the line-up. It weighs only 6 lbs. 6 oz. for the 26″ barrel and will be 6 lbs. 6 oz. for the 28″ barrel [Read More…]
Originally I was supposed to get the CMMG Mutant MK47 AKM in time to simultaneous publish with the other Mutant article we ran, but apparently there was a problem sourcing the component (i.e. “bullet button”) to make it “California Compliant”. CMMG has also [Read More…]
Ashbury Precision Ordnance (APO) Manufacturing is introducing a new model of their tactical tripod: the TACT3 Accupoint. It is a tripod that “allows fine independent vertical and horizontal movement control of tactical optics weighing up to ten pounds”. [Read More…]
If you are of the opinion that we do not live in a world of ninety degree angles (it took me a few years to be able to make turns less than 90…), you might be interested in checking out the new mounts released by Arisaka. Arisaka is pleased to release our new [Read More…]
If you are a fanboy of Magpul phone cases and you are also an owner of the Galaxy S6 (even though it is not an iPhone… 🙂 ), you may be interested in the new field case from Magpul. And we all know how important it is to have your phone coordinated with your [Read More…]
Lone Wolf is selling a compensator designed to work with their barrels (and I presume an others that meet the specifications) in 9mm, 40S&W, and their 9mm conversion for 40 S&W. The Alpha Wolf compensator offers a unique advantage to the discriminating [Read More…]
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