Mossberg has just announced a new shotgun platform designed with the competition shooter in mind. The Mossberg 940 Autoloading Competition Shotgun is based on the 930 line with added aftermarket accessories installed at the factory as well as gas system upgrades, new [Read More…]
Breaking from traditions, one iconic rifle maker has done something different for 2020 – meet the Savage Arms RENEGAUGE. Initially available in three versions – Field, Turkey and Waterfowl – the RENEGAUGE takes square aim at the hunting firearms [Read More…]
Thompson Center unveiled 4 NEW rifles to usher in the New Year of 2020 with the introduction of the Compass Utility, Compass Compact II, Compass II, and Venture II bolt-action rifles. Lane Tobiassen, President of Smith & Wesson, had these words to share about all of [Read More…]
Join me as I take a first look at the Brand New Mossberg 940 JM PRO Shotgun. A truly turnkey competition 12 gauge shotgun that has significant improvements over the older Mossberg 930 models. First and foremost, the gas system was re-engineered. This lets the new 940 go well beyond 1000 rounds [Read More…]
It’s finally back – the new Colt Python will make its debut in 2020. The return of one of the ultimate American wheelguns has been eagerly anticipated since the re-release of the Colt snake series began a few years ago. With production spanning nearly half a [Read More…]
I never thought in my day that I’d ever see another pistol chambered in 5.7x28mm. Starting its life early in the 90s as the caliber used in both the FN P90 and its close companion the FN Five-seveN, the caliber has since gone almost nowhere only being used in a [Read More…]
Just a bit over three years after the introduction of the LCP II, Ruger has decided to release the firearm in the widely available and easy to shoot .22 LR caliber. TFB was lucky enough to get an exclusive look at the LCP II 22 LR for testing and evaluation purposes so [Read More…]
Since the introduction of the 509, FN America have steadily expanded the line with midsize and optics ready options. The 509 line has no expanded to include a Compact MRD Optics-Ready variant, the pistol has a 3.7-inch barrel and a compact slide. The 509 Compact will [Read More…]
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Angstadt Arms have teased the unveiling of their new ‘subgun’, with a video featuring their previous pistol calibre carbine, the UDP-9. Angstadt have released a teaser trailer for the new MDP-9 but we don’t get a look [Read More…]
SIG Sauer’s expansion continues as they push into the bolt action rifle market with the new CROSS Rifle. Manufactured entirely at SIG Sauer’s New Hampshire factory with an aim to break into the hunting rifle market. The CROSS will be available in 6.5 [Read More…]
SIG Sauer continue to expand their SIG AIR ProForce line of airsoft guns based on their popular real counterparts. The newest addition to the ProForce line up is a battery-powered, automatic electric gun (or AEG) version of the MCX Virtus. Here’s SIG AIR’s [Read More…]
Outlaw Ordnance and the Kahr Firearms Group have teamed up to bring the firearm industry some pretty gnarly custom pistols in the last couple of years, and they are at it again. Magnum Research has dropped their 2nd “Warrior Traditions” pistol with the [Read More…]
Norma is known to the world over for their high-quality, factory-loaded ammunition as well as their components they have offered to the public, such as their rifle powders, so people could attempt to replicate that same quality with their own handloads. Now Norma is [Read More…]
If the SIG Sauer P365 flipped the firearms industry on its head with their micro-compact pistol that secretly packs a high capacity magazine… then the Springfield Armory Hellcat took that metaphorical head and punted it down the street a little further! The [Read More…]
Mission First Tactical has just released a new magazine called Extreme Duty Window Magazine, primarily designed for the .223 Rem / 5.56×45 mm round. As you can see in the pictures, the magazine comes with a window and an indicator on the spring, so you know how [Read More…]
The Trigger – probably one of the most important features on any firearm. A firearm with top components won’t be the same thing if the trigger is bad, and the same thing goes for bottom-end firearms. I’ve shot low-cost AR15s that would have been decent [Read More…]
Although I don’t have enough time with it yet, I think the 6.5 Creedmoor is a great round. Low recoil combined with great performance, two very important boxes for me. I don’t reload, and I don’t plan to. However it is interesting to see how the [Read More…]
In the last couple of weeks TFB was able to get an exclusive look at Smith & Wesson’s latest offering to the concealed carry market: The Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield EZ. This new offering from Smith & Wesson seeks to upgrade the firepower of the [Read More…]
Rimfire is life – a recurring mantra on The Firearm Blog. And when an apex predator firearms manufacturer with a deep portfolio of world class defensive pistols changes course to focus on the .22LR cartridge, our beliefs become even more solidified. Today we get [Read More…]
At the European Handgun Championships (EHC2019) in Serbia a few months ago Shield Sights (U.K.) stole the show with some clever marketing. The shooting team from the United Kingdom had Shield-sponsored Jerseys in a strange Hawaii pattern with colorful Shield sights [Read More…]
We are days away from the Something Big Is Coming GLOCK live event on December 10th, 2019 and speculation is running wild. Appalachian Mountain Club-esque image teasers bring to mind exploration, trailblazing and adventure. Personally, I’ve heard some fantastically [Read More…]
CZ USA have announced the introduction of an affordable, tack-driving precision chassis version of their rimfire 457 Varmint series of rifles. The new rifle, available in .22LR, will come in either 16.5 or 24 inch barrel configurations. It ships with Luth-AR’s MBA-4 [Read More…]
The Twitter account for KommandoStore just revealed that in 2020 they are going to be the exclusive importer of Mateba Firearms into the US. No details have been provided so far on how many models may be part of the import deal, however, it is clear that the 6 Unica [Read More…]
I don’t have an airgun, but I have a few friends with FX Airguns and they tell me how accurate they are, even at fairly long distances. That’s not how I remember the airguns from my childhood! You had to use fairly large targets – or go a lot closer [Read More…]
Last year SIG Sauer introduced the commercial version of their M17, the US military’s new service pistol – the Modular Handgun System. Now SIG Sauer have announced the introduction of the P320-M18, the civilian variant of the compact M18 which is the US [Read More…]
In a recent article, TFB wrote about the experiences with regards to Long Range Shooting with handguns in general and the B&T Universal Service Weapon (USW) specifically. For the European market, it is now time for another addition to the B&T USW line. Owners [Read More…]
The endless search for the perfect muzzle brakes gets another piece to the puzzle as Franklin Armory release their new series of muzzle brakes named Aura. Choosing the right muzzle brake and timing is probably one of the most important parts on any build, especially if [Read More…]
We have heard the pleas from the American pistol caliber carbine market countless times over the years: “why doesn’t H&K make a semiautomatic MP5 pistol for the civilian market?” Arguably the most iconic submachine gun in history, the H&K MP5 is highly [Read More…]
I have never been much of a blade nut, until recently that is. From Erik writing about high-end knives to James ”Rambo” Reeves weaving tales of post-war financial planning, I’ve been pulled into a vortex of edge angles and steel comparisons by our very own staff. [Read More…]
Ruger have announced the addition of full and compact size Pro models of their 9x19mm Security-9 expanding their ‘Pro’ range of guns. The Pro Compact has a 10+1 capacity and a 3.4in barrel while the mid-sized frame Pro has a standard 15+1 mag capacity and a [Read More…]
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