Today we have some more photos of the US Army’s new Modular Handgun System, the SIG Sauer M17, in action from a number of US Army units including the 1st Cavalry Division, 1-502nd Infantry Regiment and 108th Cavalry Regiment. A Soldier with 1-502nd Infantry [Read More…]
A plethora of over 1,000 firearms of various types, calibres, makes and models have been seized by LAPD at a Bel-Air residence. Police reportedly acted on an anonymous tip-off and gained a search warrant to raid an 8,000sq foot home in the affluent Holmby Hills [Read More…]
If you’re in the market for a replica Old West cartridge revolver or a classic percussion pistol reproduction then you may be familiar with Italy’s Pietta Firearms. This year they’re expanding their line of Colt 1873 Single Action Army revolvers with [Read More…]
Several weeks ago we took a look at the five most interesting, rare and unusual firearms consigned to the May 2019 Rock Island Premiere Firearms Auction. As always, RIA’s premiere auction was full of one of a kind lots. The auction ended past Sunday and the [Read More…]
Welcome back to another Deals of the Week post everyone. As always let me know in the comments if you want to see more or less of a specific type of deal. S&W M&P40 Police Trade-IN w/ night sights – $279.99 What the deal is: I know, I know. Believe me, I [Read More…]
I stumbled across the Noblex-Docter Optics GLOCK M.O.S. red dot sight while hanging out with my other cyber family over at AR15.com. There are currently two threads discussing this ultra low profile mini red dot sight designed specifically for the GLOCK optics read [Read More…]
Brownells has just announced the availability of the Tommy Built Tactical T36C – a revamp of the famed Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle. This one, of course is semiautomatic only, and is sold as a pistol. For those interested in jumping into the ATF eForms [Read More…]
When someone walks into a gun shop looking at their first firearm for concealed carry, it can be intimidating. The firearms market is full of great carry options for people. Over time people usually find what works best for them. When I worked behind the gun counter [Read More…]
About a month ago, Iraqi police seized over one thousand Ukrainian Fort-19 pistols that were smuggled into the country. Reportedly, the documents accompanying the cargo and the markings on the boxes were stating that the articles inside the container are bicycles. The [Read More…]
When one walks around any large gun/defense/security exhibition, the variety of weaponry on display usually causes a mind-boggling effect, particularly when a camera is being carried by the person mentioned. You turn away from a particular stand or booth and have a [Read More…]
Ghost guns from across the pond Pictures released by the UK Crown Prosecution Service show the handguns produced in an illicit workshop shut down in a well-publicized raid on an industrial unit in Hailsham Sussex to be copies of the Browning FN 1922 7.65 (.32 ACP) [Read More…]
Kimber have introduced a new entry to the EVO SP family, their line of high-end compact carry 9mm pistols. The Stainless EVO SP Raptor is part of Kimber’s Raptor line of pistols which also includes 1911s. It has top strap serrations and scaled Millenium Wood [Read More…]
Double the lead, half the noise I’m no stranger to double stack 1911’s, as I used to carry a Para Warthog over a decade ago, and I’ve shot many competition configured STI’s. That Para Warthog went by the wayside years ago after I discovered [Read More…]
Canik USA have announced the launch of a pair of new 9x19mm TP pistols, the ONE Series. Available through Canik’s importers Century Arms, the ONE Series is described as a “distinctive packaging and are offered at incredible prices.” Here’s [Read More…]
Generations have grown up with Bill Ruger’s iconic .22 calibre pistol. Hundreds of thousands have learnt to shoot and spent countless hours plinking with the Ruger Standard. The Standard was the pistol Ruger was launched on and 70 years later the company have [Read More…]
In 2003, I was a young shooter and really my only other experience with a handgun was with a 2nd generation Glock 17. Prior to owning my first gun, I spent a lot of time on Glocks and a Smith and Wesson 686 I loved. I researched for a couple months and still [Read More…]
Usually, in the shooting community, there are two types of people. The first are the people who love big bore handguns either for hunting or just a range gun. The second are the people who see zero purposes to big bore handguns. Big bore handguns can be intimidating but [Read More…]
Ah, the famous SIG Sauer P320 M17 pistol, placed into service by the U.S. Army and other branches after a long and pronounced testing and evaluation period that was not without controversy. But, besides a few slight specifications and material treatment variations, the [Read More…]
With summer approaching that brings us warmer weather and new options to carry firearms! We might be rockin’ cargo shorts versus parkas, and we may be looking for smaller guns to be rockin’ as well. So as we begin May we have made it into our 7th edition of [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James meets with H&K to talk about the newest addition to Heckler & Koch’s striker fired polymer wondernine, the VP9. In particular, the VP9L as it is called is a long slide version of the venerable VP9 and VP9-B, and it will give [Read More…]
How did we arrive at a Dan Wesson ECP Vs Wilson Combat ULC showdown? After years of carrying and practicing with a Glock 19, and a couple of other compact polymer double-stack 9mm pistols, I found I wasn’t really getting to where I wanted to be with my CCW pistol [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James meets with Beretta reps to talk about the new additions to Beretta’s tactical/practical competition shooting guns. This episode looks at the Beretta 92X competition, which was built from the ground up to be a competition/tactical pistol. It [Read More…]
Intro The debate over off body carry has been one that has been going on for well over a decade now. It’s still just as strong today as it was when it started. There are Pros and Cons to off body carrying and no matter what, people will have different uses or [Read More…]
At last SHOT Show, SB Tactical showed off their prototype for their new SBA4 stabilizing brace. With the popularity of their SBA3 brace, SB Tactical made an SBA4. As I mentioned in my SHOT Show article, the SBA4 is a hybrid of the SBM4 and SBA3 braces. Saint Petersburg, [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James visits Naroh Arms for the ‘skinny’ (LOL pun) on Naroh’s new Naroh N1 single stack 9mm pistol. Naroh has already been in the gun business, manufacturing AR-15 parts and accessories, but they’ve decided to try their hand at manufacturing [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James meets with representatives from boutique uber-manufacturer, Nighthawk, to looks at the newest member of the Nighthawk 1911 lineup – the Nighthawk Firehawk 1911. James and Nighthawk also look at Nighthawk’s new means of attaching a red [Read More…]
Ruger has added a new competition revolver to their Custom Shop products. The new wheel gun is called Super GP100. This is not just a tuned GP100 but rather a hybrid of a GP100 and Redhawk. It is based on a Redhawk frame that allows having a large 8-round .357 Magnum [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James meets with Beretta to look at the new-for-NRAAM Beretta APX Carry. This tiny pistol packs 6 rounds of 9mm in a smaller version of the familiar and reliable Beretta APX pistol. This gun is geared towards CCW/EDC/concealed carry, and will be [Read More…]
Last year SIG Sauer launched their own line of air weapons, SIG AIR. Their latest offering is a BB / .177 version of the popular P365 pistol. The P365 BB weighs in at 13 oz or 0.36 kg, which is only slightly lighter than the real thing which comes in at 17.8 oz or [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s #NRAAM2019 coverage, James gets his hands on the glorious resurrection of the SIG Sauer P210 pistol. The P210 is a Swiss legend, renowned for its accuracy and top-shelf trigger. And although SIG is bringing back the P210, this model isn’t a carbon copy: It includes a [Read More…]
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