With the 4th of July just passing by, I tend to get a ton of requests from friends and co-workers to go out and learn how to shoot. Typically in the past, I will pass on taking new people out to shoot, but lately, I have switched my position. Many of you don’t [Read More…]
Ruger have announced the introduction of a new Ruger Custom Shop 1911, in .45 ACP, joining the SR1911 in 9mm. The pistols use Koenig Shooting Sports’ low-mass hammer and competition sear, flat-faced match trigger shoe, precision-machined Cylinder & Slide [Read More…]
Back in January TFB reported that ZEV Technologies were introducing their first pistol, the O.Z-9. ZEV have now announced that they will be releasing an O.Z-9 modular build kit using components from their design. The O.Z-9 Modular Build Kit (MBK) will offer a high level [Read More…]
In the early 90s, the gun world was about as stable as dating a dancer named Tiffany you met at the gentleman’s club on a Tuesday night. In short, it was a roller coaster time for the industry and times were slowly changing. Colt was trying to keep up with the [Read More…]
GLOCK has announced to distributors that the new G43X and G48 Black Slide models will be hitting loading docks across the country in a few short weeks. For those of you who were on the GLOCK slimline train last year, but wanted a round trip ticket to Black Slide bliss, [Read More…]
We here at TFB have been following the P365 XL since news of its launch broke back in May. Well, we can now confirm that SIG Sauer’s latest pistol is now shipping. The P365 XL has a longer barrel, frame and slide but retains the original P365’s grip size [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the Rex Delta, a reasonably priced 15+1 striker-fired 9mm handgun clearly geared towards inching in on the Glock 19 market share. But how does it compare to the Glock 19? What does this Slovenian pistol do differently or better? We find out today. [Read More…]
Constructed by Lou Biondo of Business End Customs, two 1911 pistols made from meteorite metal are heading out for sale by Heritage Auctions for approximately $1M. The meteorite pistols are constructed from part of the Muonionalusta Meteorite discovered in Sweden in [Read More…]
The first batch of the much anticipated LWRCI SMG .45 has shipped earlier this week. Within the next few weeks, more will show up at local dealers. These versions all come with an 8.5″ barrel, the SB Tactical SBTi folding subgun brace and two 25-round magazines [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 15th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you missed any one of our other articles, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is [Read More…]
Springfield Armory is announcing a new promotion called the Instant Gear Up. With the purchase of a qualifying pistol, customers will receive five additional magazines, a hard case, soft case, holster and magazine carrier at the time of purchase. There are no rebate [Read More…]
The Fobus APN holster is the company’s latest IWB offering and is currently for sale in the United States. It is designed as an ambidextrous all polymer IWB holster with a sweat guard and comes in three different configurations; the APN26 for the Glock 26, APN365 for the SIG P365, and the [Read More…]
It has been 30 years since the Swedish Police Force last changed their service weapons. But they’re now beginning the search for new duty pistols. The Swedish Police are evaluating several brands and models. In the last few months, the Police have tested no [Read More…]
This summer Taurus USA has unleashed a flurry of new handgun iterations that bring in more exotic looks, desired accessories, and specialty engraving to woo your wallets. These come through their staple models of the Taurus 92 9mm, Judge .45 Long Colt/.410 Gauge, and [Read More…]
Israeli start-up ReCover Tactical was displaying some of their new Glock 43 components on a massive, scaled up handgun which drew the attention of almost every passerby. But the best announcement from the company is the confirmation that their Hi-Power grips are finally available for order in the [Read More…]
SIG Sauer has introduced a BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW Custom Slide Assembly for their P320 series of pistols. The New Pro-Cut Slide Assembly unveiled today will fit either the P320F or P320C models from SIG. Unfortunately, these new custom slides are not compatible with [Read More…]
TFB reported about the initial announcement of this new 9mm competition handgun a little over a month ago. And now, the P320 XFIVE Legion is officially released and listed on SIG’s website. This is the first striker-fired pistol to become a Legion series firearm. [Read More…]
For the month of June, we asked all of you to vote on the topic of “BEST Sub-Compact Striker Fired Pistol” which elicited a lot of different responses in our Reader’s Choice voting. Some of you said our definition was flawed and others threw out anecdotal [Read More…]
TFB EXCLUSIVE: Pre-Production Development of The CZ P-10 C – Part 3 The CZ P-10 family has grown. CZ started with P-10 C and decided to expand the family to cover both subcompact and full-size guns. The CZ P-10 C is called a compact gun, but I like to consider [Read More…]
The Picture Of Today is a Glock 17 taking a refreshing swim, to keep it cool. Haven’t we all been there? Shooting a firearm so hot you get burn marks if you touch it? Still we want to keep on shooting. The pistol is a Glock 17, Generation 4. It has the Aimpoint [Read More…]
Did you ever read about “Boaty McBoatface”? Facially, it’s a true news story. The gist; in 2016, the Brits polled the internet for assistance in naming a new research ship. Certainly, this seemed like a good idea at the time – using democracy to come up with a [Read More…]
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming. I’m your host, Benjamin F, and these are the Featured Deals of the Week. I have read your comments, and I know that a lot of people are upset that deals end up sold out after only being on here for a brief [Read More…]
In this “Guns of SOCOM” episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the SIG P226 Mk25 “Navy” edition from SIG Sauer. James further discusses the history behind the SIG P226 Mk25 “Navy” (and its predecessor, the Mk24) and the history of the Navy SEALs’ selection [Read More…]
When I was younger, I heard a ton of different negative arguments about carrying a handgun inside your pocket. I decided to start pocket carrying about eight years ago and I’ve definitely have learned things along the way. Pocket carrying is like anything else and [Read More…]
As we have discussed before, the beauty of SIG’s grip module system is that the frame of the firearm is not the serialized part thus legally it’s just an accessory. This feature allows the end users to easily acquire and swap frames of different colors and [Read More…]
When I first picked up my P365 in January of 2018, I was one of the lucky few to actually find one. I drove down in one of the worst snowstorms I’ve ever seen, but I was determined to pick up this elusive gun right after returning from the SHOT Show. Right after [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 14th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you missed any one of our other articles, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is [Read More…]
Faxon Firearms have announced the launch of their new 9x19mm pistol line, with the guns available from the 24th June. The FX-19 Hellfire and the compact FX-19 Patriot come with custom Faxon frames and barrels, a 1911-profile grip angle, an undercut trigger guard, [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson are celebrating shipping their three millionth M&P Shield. Since its introduction back in 2012, Smith & Wesson have shipped the pistol in various calibres and configuration including .380 APC, 9x19mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. Since the very [Read More…]
A few months ago, I decided to pick up something different from what I currently shoot. I snagged a Beretta APX Compact at my local gun shop. When I first picked it up and put the gun in my hand, I immediately noticed how aggressive the grip checkering was on the [Read More…]
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