Photo Of The Day – We take a look at a 12″ Chiappa M1886 Ridge Runner Takedown in .45/70 Government. Caption from Schrombo: “I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.“ – Ellen Ripley That‘s the [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! In this week’s edition, we are going to overview a very brief history of some of the most interesting offerings of rimfire ammunition that have been produced throughout the years. While rimfire has been [Read More…]
Hot on the heels of the introduction of their LAR-15Ms chambered in .350 Legend, Rock River Arms have announced another addition to their multi-calibre LAR-15M range, with a new hunting AR, chambered in .450 Bushmaster – describing it as a ‘Modern Straight [Read More…]
Cosmi semi-auto shotguns have always been some of the most fascinating firearms in the shotgun world. With long recoil action, tubular magazine located in the stock, and action capable of pivot opening like a break-action shotgun, the design of Cosmi guns is unusual, to [Read More…]
Late in 2017 CMC Triggers (Yes, in Texas) released drop-in barrels for the Glock pistols. It is now time for CMC to introduce barrels for the AR15 platform. The CMC barrels are available in 7.5″, 10.5″ and 16.25″ and in .223 Wylde. In case you [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, Hop takes (another) Kel-Tec P17 to the range to see if the kinks have been ironed out. Is the third time a charm? Or is Hop demonstrating a troubling inability to learn from his mistakes? Let’s find out! ««« GUN AND GEAR GIVEAWAYS »»» PLEASE check out our [Read More…]
XS Sights has just announced that they will now be offering a 30-day Satisfaction Guarantee on all of their pistol sights in addition to their already existing No Questions Asked Warranty. This means that if you purchase one of XS’s pistol sights like the DXT2 Big [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to a another quiet Silencer Saturday afternoon. It’s quiet mostly because of our love of suppressed firearms, but it also seems like everyone has started to shelter in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please take precautions [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves buys himself a Molot VEPR-12 short barrel shotgun. Impressed by its reliability in previous reviews, James wants to find out if the venerable VEPR-12 and its self-regulating gas system is also reliable with the SilencerCo Salvo-12 shotgun silencer. Watch today [Read More…]
I know what many of you are thinking right now: “Pete, this is a major crisis, no one cares about your g*ddamn short barrels, silencers or vertical fore grips!” That’s where you are wrong, friend. In these times that try men’s and women’s souls, the things [Read More…]
Three years ago I reviewed my Leupold Thermal Tracker. Just like the LTO, the LTO-Quest HD is an entry level thermal device. It is a handheld scanner that has a unique form factor that looks like something out of Star Trek. Let us take a look at this LTO-Quest HD and [Read More…]
As I sit here in my apartment, surrounded by toilet paper, ramen, and enough alcohol to kill a lesser man, I reflect on what’s truly important in life. Getting a really good deal on something you absolutely don’t need and honestly shouldn’t be buying. [Read More…]
We are navigating some strange times my friends. Of all the items I would have expected to disappear from store shelves in a time of crisis, toilet paper is close to last on the list. Am I missing something? Does COVID-19 feast itself on the light and fluffy paper that [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have announced that Vermont State Police will be adopting their new M400 Pro rifles as their official patrol rifle. With over 300 troopers the new rifles will become standard equipment for Vermont State Police cruisers. The rifles have 16” nitride barrels [Read More…]
Gerber has been a long time favorite knife and tool manufacturer of mine. Being from my home town of Portland Oregon, the company has made many EDC knives as well as multi-tools and other bladed tools alike. Gerber has just announced that you can now custom design your [Read More…]
In their 2020 catalog, Chiappa Firearms has a new series of lever-action rifles called Wildlands. Currently, this series includes four rifles: two Winchester Model 1892 replicas, a takedown 1892 and a takedown 1886. What sets these series apart from other Chiappa lever [Read More…]
The Barrett M82A1 is one of the most iconic and recognizable rifles on the planet today. Since 1989 they’ve been the go-to anti-materiel rifle for various military and law enforcement agencies. Mike Pappas of Dead Air Silencers is certainly no stranger to 50 [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – It’s time to take a closer look at a Smith & Wesson, in this case, the Model 3913NL which is very close to the LadySmith version. All the pictures and words connected below originally by Schrombo, check out his Instagram. I found [Read More…]
Over the last decade, a debate has gone on between the keyboard warriors about the effectiveness of competition shooting for concealed carriers. On each side of the argument, people claim shooting competition can force a shooter to think and react under stress. Others [Read More…]
The announcement of the Vice President model 1911 marks the 3rd pistol in the Nighthawk Custom Boardroom Series which has already debuted the Chairman and the President. Like the other two models in the Boardroom Series, the Vice President is equally striking in [Read More…]
Slagga Manufacturing, a company that has been working on creating a US-made replica of the Soviet VSS Vintorez rifle, has announced about a significant progress in this project: they’ve built a working prototype of Viska, the American Vintorez. VSS Vintorez is a [Read More…]
Surefire X300 Ultras have been a leader in pistol weapon mounted lights for a long time. Some have experienced fitment issues with the A model lights. This can be annoying, but there are easy solutions to the problem. Duck Tape Fixes Everything First, check and see if [Read More…]
Just like Leica, Zeiss had chosen this year’s IWA exhibition to release their brand new and company-first Thermal Imaging Cameras. Once upon a time, everyone had a video camera, now we use our Smartphones or GoPros instead. But the really cool people use Thermal [Read More…]
In 1999 Steyr unveiled their first polymer frame semi-auto handguns, the Model M-A1 pistols. Included in this lineup was the M9-A1 pistol that they so kindly sent over for me to review. These pistols featured an on trigger safety system that Steyr called a [Read More…]
It is Wednesday again and if you are in search of wheelguns you have come to the right place! Last week we took a look at the rather thunderous Raging Hunter .44 Magnum from Taurus so this week we are going to go in a completely different direction, and check out [Read More…]
The legal and leadership team at SIG Sauer have announced a victory today in a patent infringement case brought forth by Steyr Arms. The claim, as described in a complaint filed in the Northern District of Alabama in 2017 had previously alleged that SIG infringed on [Read More…]
The Army’s Precision Sniper Rifle program began as a survey in 2008 that was eventually awarded to Remington in 2013, with their Mk 21 MSR (Modular Sniper Rifle) and Later the Mk 22 ASR. Recently, the United States Army has selected the Leupold Mark 5HD [Read More…]
The Swiss Army has placed an order for almost 10,000 VarioRay LLM laser lights from Rheinmetall. The Swiss Army calls the laser light LLM 19 and it will be used on the Swiss soldiers’ assault rifles, as part of Germany’s Future Soldier System-Extended System [Read More…]
Towards the end of last year, TFB reported about the Maverick Recoil Suppression System from Area 419. Area 419 have been keeping busy and they continue to develop new and interesting products, mainly for the Precision Rifle scene. This time we’re looking at a [Read More…]
Mankind’s desire to see in the dark has taken another step in Germany. The German Army has just ordered 368 systems with an option for a total of 402 systems. The supplier is Hensoldt and the product is called IRV 900 A2. Quickly described, it is a thermal sight [Read More…]
Your Privacy Choices