Whoah! Did one say that I could have my Glock Magzine cake and eat the translucent body too? Indeed one did say that as ETS has put up their upcoming translucent Glock magazines for pre-order. The first magazines are available in standard 17 round capacity, competition [Read More…]
Beretta has finally released the product details and has started shipping M9A3s for the commercial market. I can’t find anything yet on whether or not the commercial M9A3 is different from the upgrade package that was submitted to the Armed Forces, but I’m [Read More…]
Continuing their theme for immediate release of a laser to match a pistol (a’la R51), Crimson Trace has announced the release of their LG-479 laser system for the new RM380 handgun. Touted as the result of “behind the doors shared details” between [Read More…]
Liberty Suppressors has announced the release of their new integrally suppressed titanium version of their Leonidas platform. The new can is part of a system including components from Seekins Prevision, Lilja (a match barrel) and a NiB M16 bolt carrier group. MSRP for [Read More…]
Wilson Combat, purveyor of high-end 1911 handguns and various other platforms, has announced the release of their aptly named “Compact Carry” single-stack 9mm 1911 for use in the new “Compact Carry” Pistol division of IDPA. The new handgun is [Read More…]
It seems appropriate that CrossBreed is announcing this new line of holsters during the companies 10th anniversary. This limited edition holster is being made in collaboration with Jason Winnie Leathergoods. Only 100 holsters will be made in each model. The introductory [Read More…]
Optics Planet has a handy little glossary for hundreds of the most common terms used within the shooting sports. Ranging from calibers .117 to “Zero” and “Zoom” the glossary is a solid start for a newbie to learn more or an enthusiast to brush up [Read More…]
I swear Jerry Miculek was inhuman for his innate shooting abilities and I think this video is the true proof that Jerry is indeed – not human. If his plan was to keep his machine construction a secret he failed. Or, its possible (but highly unlikely) that Jerry is [Read More…]
Today CrossBreed celebrates ten years in the holster business. In fact the original CrossBreed holster is the one that started it all in this holster design. Today CrossBreed has grown a great deal and now sells many holster designs as well as belts and other [Read More…]
You make a good number of friends over the years in the gun industry. One of those friends, Josh Sykes, not only works in the marketing end of the industry but has a company of his own named Kinetic Concealment. Up until now Josh has been designing and making holsters [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…]
We covered the Magpul Remington 700 Magazine Well in a previous TFB post where Magpul said they would be releasing the product this past summer. However, delays must have occurred because it is now November and they are just now releasing it for sale. There is no [Read More…]
A project called SALT- A Safe Gun for a Safe Home has been started on Indiegogo already has over $12,500 raised in just 17 hours. Essentially it is a project aimed at introducing a non lethal solution into a home defense scenario, so no matter who breaks into your house [Read More…]
Thankfully, the shooting industry will never have as much drama and nonsense floating around as Hollywood does. Regardless, a recent drama that has ensued is one where James Yeager pretty much called out Instructor Zero for not being professional enough, Zero responded [Read More…]
A small start up company by the name of Otto Arms LLC, appears to be unveiling an MP5 like retractable stock for the SCAR Light platform. I’ve tried getting in touch with them for more information, but haven’t gotten anything about it at this time, so I [Read More…]
Manticore Arms is coming out with a folding charging handle for the Tavor rifle in mid November. MSRP will be $75, and it has the option of being installed on either side of the Tavor, in addition to having both sides and thus making it truly ambidextrous. Manticore [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…]
I wrote the original story of the new RM380 some months ago. Since that time things have certainly changed for the better at Remington. With the hiring of a new CEO the way new Remington guns will be introduced has changed a great deal. I’ve covered this several [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…]
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been talking with Jaime at Hartman Optics about this new reflex sight. This past Monday I had the privilege of a Skype call with Mikey Hartman who designed this sight and owns Hartman Optics. Mikey is also the CEO at CAA. To give [Read More…]
Last week we shared a video from Hornady that gave broad but enticing promises of a new, exciting technology to come. Considering the source – Hornady has been coming up with innovative ammunition ideas for more than 60 years now – it was definitely a [Read More…]
Grizzly Target has been a sponsor of our humble program for a long time, and we just wanted to put together a quick compilation of what we have done to these things. They can even survive Patrick, the breaker of all things, but most importantly the people at Grizzly [Read More…]
Today knowledge of Operation Red Wings is fairly widespread as a result of the movie Lone Survivor, which followed on the heels of the book by the same name. Of course, many movie-goers did not and still do not realize they were watching a tragic story play out that was [Read More…]
Over the past week I’ve been posting on new products from Remington we writers were introduced to at the annual writers seminar. Several times readers have asked about the status of the RM-380. I couldn’t say a lot at the time but with this announcement I [Read More…]
Adam Roth, owner and founder of Aridus Industries, tried to start a crowdfunding campaign to fund the molds to have his shotgun Quick Detach Carriers injection molded. He ran into a snag. All of the crowdfunding sites turned down his proposal. So he is trying to raise [Read More…]
Meprolight from the Mako Group has come out with a new handgun front and rear sighting system that consists of strips of tritium that line up with each other to almost form a sort of “cross hair” in addition to a center front sight dot, when everything is [Read More…]
Red dot sights are a significant step forward for handguns, but until the recent Glock MOS or S&W C.O.R.E. series, it has been an expensive proposition to get a handgun ready. Up to make the expense less for those with an existing handgun is Dueck Defense with their [Read More…]
The Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot is, for me, a yearly pilgrimage to all things automatic. With machine guns roaring every hour, vendors and purveyors of all things ballistic in abundance, and fellow enthusiasts all around, its better than being a Cubs Fan at the World [Read More…]
Ok, I admit it, I am completely awed by Freedom Ordnance’s upcoming 9mm belt-fed upper receivers. Yes, the practicality of said weapons is likely to be minimal, but the fun factor is off the charts, which is an excellent reason in my book to make and buy a [Read More…]
During the West Virginia Remington writers seminar we were treated to viewing several very high grade limited edition 200th anniversary rifles and shotguns. Other guns will become available such as the R1 pistol. There will be several grades offered from “C” [Read More…]