TFB Review: C&H Precision COMP Red Dot 
TFB Podcast Roundup 129: The May 17th Roundup 
Concealed Carry Corner: Optimal Versus Realistic Carry Guns 
Wheelgun Wednesday: M.R. New System Arms Cucciolo - The World's Largest Revolver 
Zastava AKs, Part 2. M70 - The First Mass-Produced Yugoslavian Kalashnikov 
The Rimfire Report: The Fondly Remembered Winchester 250 Lever Action 
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find S&W revolvers for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. If there was ever a perfect revolver it was the S&W model 19. A revolver in medium weight that [Read More…]
The below photo is of a Spanish solider carrying a H&K G36 rifle fitted with the Spanish Future Solider program (COMFUT / COMbatiente FUTuro) accessories. The rifle is equipped a huge day/night scope with integrated ballistic computer and camera. For close quarter [Read More…]
Holsters are like underwear – everybody has their own preferences about what fits their gun best. Fortunately, there are a great many manufacturers who provide a range of options, materials and colors. The DeSantis Super Fly is one example of the options [Read More…]
Since their formation in 1947, the Canadian Rangers, Canada’s Arctic defense/surveillance militia, have been carrying .303 chambered Lee Enfield rifles. Today, more than 60 years later, each Ranger is still issued with a Lee Enfield No. 4 rifle and each year are [Read More…]
Until now, most discussion concerning firearms and cigarette lighters had been that a cigarette lighter in the shape of a pistol might be mistaken for a real weapon, perhaps by a police officer. However, a Californian has now proven the opposite to be a definite [Read More…]
The famous Barrett M82A1 rifle, chambered in .50BMG (12.7x99mm), has been in use by militaries around the world since its introduction in 1982. It is also quite popular with civilian shooters in the United States – those that can afford the $10,000 price tag, that [Read More…]
Crosman has entered into a “strategic licensing agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps for the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of U.S. Marine Corps branded airsoft products.” (marketing speak for licensing/endorsement deal). Crosman is no [Read More…]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is part of the tour of Europe the Guns For Sale team did earlier this year in conjunction with the IWA 2011 show. More behind-the-scenes footage from the CZ plant is available here: CZ. The CZ Collection Room is a very cool place, and [Read More…]
NOTE: This post is part of the tour of Europe the Guns For Sale team did earlier this year in conjunction with the IWA 2011 show. More behind-the-scenes footage from the Fiocchi plant is available here: Fiocchi. Fiocchi has been producing ammunition since 1876, and is [Read More…]
All of the key-holing problems associated with the Kel-Tec PMR-30 have apparently not been solved by the recent barrel replacements. Kel-Tec issued a statement regarding ammunition recommendations for the .22 WMR pistol, stating that the handguns are [Read More…]
Michael James Gesty, owner of Black Wolf Weapons/Spartan Armory in Tucson, Arizona, has been indicted on 9 counts relating to the illegal manufacture of machine guns, allowing straw purchasers to buy weapons, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a drug user, [Read More…]
As regular readers of this blog know, TFB visited the IWA trade show in Germany earlier this year, as well as various factories in Europe: Beretta, Benelli, Fiocchi, Sig, CZ, Steyr, and Chiappa. As it turns out, we missed one very important factory: Ruger! Luckily, [Read More…]
We welcome ATK to the Zombie Invasion. Champion Traps & Targets, an ATK company, is now making zombie targets for your plinking and practice pleasure. Unlike the Ansel Adams-style black and white zombie targets before them, Champion has gone for a more modern, [Read More…]
The sale of Chiappa firearms in the USA is about to plummet. They have just made the worst gun industry PR move of the decade. Earlier this week gun bloggers and forum readers noticed that Chiappa Firearms, Italy, had issued a press release saying that they were going [Read More…]
If you’re a fan of Barrett rifles, you might be interested in a current auction on Gunbroker – The Outpost Armory has listed a prototype Barrett rifle, the M99A1, in .50BMG. From the auction description: This AWESOME, ONE OF A KIND M99A1, direct from Barrett [Read More…]
I’m not quite sure what to make of this. A company called “Holy Smoke, LLC” claims to offer the unique service of loading ammunition with human remains (ashes) contained in either the shot cup or sealed in the bullet/projectile. The website does not [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Century rifles for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. The Century Arms G-1 is a copy of the Fn-Fal that uses surplus parts from metric versions as well as [Read More…]
Not that long ago electronic ear muffs were priced out of the reach of most casual shooters. Prices generally started around $200 and went up. Fortunately, times have changed. Unlike ammo, the price on entry-level electronic hearing protection has come down [Read More…]
From the press release … Wixom, MI – Trijicon, Inc., global provider of innovative Brilliant Aiming Solutions™ for hunters, shooters, military and law enforcement personnel, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Army has commissioned an additional 10,000 [Read More…]
Ares Armor has developed a tunable compensator for 5.56mm weapons with 1/2-28 muzzle threads, which they are calling the “EFFIN-A.” Jesse of Predator Intel describes the device: This is the first Compensator that can be both stacked and tuned to custom fit [Read More…]
An ARFCOM readers S&W M&P15T suffered an incredible catastrophic failure, probably the worst I have seen. NVCapCop reports … My S&W M&P15T was destroyed today with an epic Kaboom (catastrophic failure). I did not suffer any major physical injuries [Read More…]
Wolf Ammo announced a new 7.62x54R cartridge for 2011. The new load is called Extra Match, and Wolf claims it is “one of the most accurate 7.62x54R rounds in the world.” The load uses a 200 gr FMJ bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2435 fps. The case is [Read More…]
As a CZ-75 fan, it was great to visit the CZ factory in the Czech Republic. One of the highlights of the trip was examining the first prototype of the CZ-75 as well as the first serialized production model and the one millionth pistol made. Alice Poluchova, president of [Read More…]
The Firearm Blog hit 10,000 Facebook fans just as we turned five years old. We want to thank all our loyal readers, commenters, guest authors and fellow gun bloggers/writers. Thank you! Please head on over to our Facebook page, “like” it if you have not [Read More…]
Kel-Tec recently released several updates on the production of the highly-anticipated KSG shotgun. At this point, Kel-Tec has made several small runs of the shotgun, and those units have shipped to various people for testing and evaluation. Additionally, Kel-Tec is [Read More…]
In my recent review of the Lancer L5 Advanced Warfighter Magazine, I mentioned that I did not get a chance to shoot with these mags yet, but had high hopes for them. Last weekend my hopes were affirmed after I shot a 3-gun match at a local club, and they performed [Read More…]
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After testing the market with the Mossberg Tactical 22, Mossberg has finally entered the AR-15 fray with the Mossberg MMR (Mossberg Modern Rifle) AR-15. Initially two models will be made available. The MMR Hunter is designed for varmint or small/medium game hunting [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Stoeger shotguns for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. A large number of us have a love of old cowboy guns. The short double barrel shotgun is right up [Read More…]
The first Beatles concerts in the United States was so loud policemen had to plug their ears with bullets. To see the full size photo click through to CNN and look at photo #5. [ Many thanks to Mik for emailing me the photo. ]
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