Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I am going to relay my experience threading a barrel without a lathe. More specifically [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we looked at the best caliber for smaller carry guns. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I wanted to take a look at another issue [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to jump right back into the Savage Model 101 that I touched on in the most recent [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to add to my pile of dummy rounds and show you folks one way to make them. There [Read More…]
Good evening everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the brand new YHM 338 Bad Larry Suppressor. Last week we discussed the fast approval times and a few impulse-buy suppressors if you feel like [Read More…]
Fix It Sticks has been promoting and expanding its firearm-focused toolkits a lot recently and they’ve also just announced a whole new toolkit specifically for ARs. The New AR Toolkit from Fix It Sticks is their most extensive AR toolkit available and features [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to take you guys along with me for another closer look at some tools I picked up [Read More…]
Fix It Sticks has a bunch of handy little toolkits that are compact, and quite useful in the range of everything from regular field stripping to mounting and removing optics. Fix It Sticks has just announced one of its newest dedicated tools – the Field Pistol [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I am going to relay my experience working with silicon carbide and the process of applying [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I wanted to recap some of the new tools I spied at SHOT Show 2024. SHOT 2024 came, went, [Read More…]
Breakthrough Clean Technologies, based in Louisville, Colorado, was founded in 2013. As the name implies, their focus is on cleaning products – primarily for firearms, but they also deal with some other areas like lenses and boats. Their original product was their [Read More…]
At SHOT 2024, Wheeler introduced the following new products: XL F.A.T. Wrench with Complete Crowfoot Set, 30-piece Hex/Torx screwdriver bench set and new and improved AR Armorer’s Kits. Let’s take a closer look. The 30-piece hex/torx set is designed for user [Read More…]
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For decades, Tipton Gun Cleaning Supplies has been a reputable and respected brand in the industry. The company is best known for its top-tier gun vises and workpiece holders, designed meticulously to aid gunsmiths, repairmen, and enthusiasts in their hands-on gun [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2024] Fix It Sticks Announces A Batch of All New Products for 2024](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1335-660x260.jpeg)
At SHOT Show 2024, Fix It Sticks, a leading name in the compact toolkit market has announced a lineup of new products for the year 2024. Renowned in recent years for their wide array of gun-oriented and quality tool kits, the company is offering even more options to [Read More…]
Real Avid has announced its latest offering, the Bore-Max Master Cleaning Kit, at SHOT 2024. This new kit is designed to be more than just a simple cleaning kit; it functions as a portable cleaning station and mobile workstation packaged within a briefcase-sized [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I am starting the year off right with a commentary article. Today we are covering the [Read More…]
There is finally a good way to freshen up a tired Galil magazine. Wolff Gunsprings is now selling replacement Galil magazine springs for both the standard 35-round and extended 50-round models. These new springs also add 5% more power than standard springs for reliable [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to take a second to reminisce and look back on all that we have covered in our new [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. Today we get to dive into a rather spontaneous project. This is one I’ve had on my list for a while but [Read More…]
One of the most popular brands of firearm (and bicycle) tools on the market has added a new option to its already extensive lineup of handy tools. Fix It Sticks has just announced the introduction of its new Hardcase Rifle and Optics toolkit which combines tools [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. Today we get to look at a box of gun parts and what to do. Last time around we took a look at the process of [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. I am stoked to finally be writing this article. This has been on my list since I was in school for [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. I am excited to finally roll out an article on rust bluing. This article ties in with a previous Armorer’s [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. We are back again with the Traditions Blunderbuss Muzzle Loader Kit and this time we are finishing up the [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. Recently the projects have been stacking up but so have the odd jobs so there has been very little time to [Read More…]
Keeping your guns maintained in the field is an important capability to have and it’s the reason why I usually go to the range with a whole bag full of tools. You simply never know when something will need immediate maintenance or when you’ll experience a [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. I recently had the absolute pleasure of touring the Silencer Central headquarters in Sioux Falls South [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to take a break from the more intensive activities to in the shop and commentate [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to finally roll out my review of the Real Avid Master Gun Vise. Anyone who has [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to walk through assembling the Real Avid Master Gun Workstation step-by-step. [Read More…]
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