We’ve been reading and seeing a fair amount about the Maxim 9 from SilencerCo for the past few years. The time has finally come where their first pistol, an integrally suppressed 9mm pistol made from all SilencerCo parts, is now available for sale with an MSRP of [Read More…]
A very talented builder over at AR15.com is constructing his very own Magpul Folding Machine Gun (FMG9). Using an airsoft platform, a Glock slide, a nine inch barrel and a mill, “RDTCU” was able to build a fully functional PDW. I’ll let his details and [Read More…]
At the American Suppressor Association Media Day, SilencerCo had an assortment of suppressed weapons. I was drawn to the Maxim 9 pistols. I got a chance to check them out at Shot Show last January but those had 3D printed frames. Click here to see the pics and article. [Read More…]
CZ-USA has announced that the new CZ Striker gun, the P10C, has just landed on US shores as of yesterday evening. This means that in just a few short days they will be on their way to dealers all over the US. Expect them to be rather hard to find, but they will be out [Read More…]
The State Department and Department of Defense have announced a planned sale of almost $300 million of defense materials through the Republic of Iraq to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Peshmerga. The article specifically states that the deal is to [Read More…]
Kriss USA announced the company was re-releasing California compliant Vector CRB carbines for its customers in The Golden State. The updated guns will meet all of the state’s newest gun restriction laws including the use of a grip wrap barrier made of Kydex. [Read More…]
I just posted about the new Magpul GL Enhanced Magwell and another tipster sent me more products that Magpul will be announcing at the 2017 NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta. We already knew that they were releasing a windowed DAKA pouch since they announced it earlier [Read More…]
We just received a tip that Magpul is going to be rolling out a new polymer magwell in the next couple days. I expect this to likely be released on the opening day of NRA Annual Meetings. Other than the spec sheet above we have no information beyond that. A sub $25 mag [Read More…]
Over a year and a half after its initial announcement, the SilencerCo Maxim 9 has finally hit dealers shelves. Back then, at a seemingly over-the-top launch event in Miami, a Crockett and Tubbs theme took media types out into international waters for some high-seas [Read More…]
This week’s modification minute features the MGW Sight Pusher, used by professional gunsmiths to adjust and replace handgun sights, rather than potentially damaging hammer/mallet/punch approach. Enjoy! Please support our sponsor Brownells. Products in this video: [Read More…]
The Safariland Group announced it will show new concealed carry holster options at the National Rifle Association Annual Meetings in Atlanta. The new rigs will be offered under the company’s Safariland and Bianchi brands. Here is a quick overview of some of the [Read More…]
Every now and then something cool and interesting flys under the radar. In this instance, it is a dry fire training tool with a rather self-explanatory name, DryFireMag. Currently, the DryFireMag is being produced for Glocks only at this time. They say they are working [Read More…]
As many readers here know, I’ve been a long time Glock shooter in competition. My G34 in its various iterations has been showcased on TFB through reviews of various components as companies submit products for testing. That, or I take unilateral action and upgrade [Read More…]
The FN 509 is about as close as you can currently get to the Modular Handgun Submission that Fn America sent into the DOD trials, but isn’t exactly the same gun. In this episode of TFB TV, Patrick takes the brand new FN 509 out to the range to get acquainted with the new to […] Read [Read More…]
As far as I knew there were only three handguns chambered in 5.7x28mm: Masterpiece Arms Defender, Excel Arms Accelerator and of course the first one – FN Five-seveN. But it turns out that there is also a Ukrainian pistol called Fort-28 chambered in this [Read More…]
Full disclosure: This news has been out for some time but no one has reported it. It looks like FN America has stepped up to the plate this time to protest Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s selection of the Sig P320 as their new duty sidearm. Previously, [Read More…]
Walking around the 2017 SHOT Show, I had the pleasure of handling Springfield Armory’s new 1911 EMP-4 Concealed Carry Contour pistol. The EMP-4 Concealed Carry Contour is an evolution of Springfield Armories original 1911 EMP 4” Lightweight Champion. The EMP-4 [Read More…]
Remember the Texas Black Rifle Company Micro Comp we posted about a while back? TBRCi just released a version of their Micro Comp V3 made out of Titanium. It’s going to be available in three different finishes. Raw Titanium, Flame Anodized and Electro-Anodized [Read More…]
Polymer framed pistol modifications have become big business in the last decade. Between stippling, reductions, finger groove removal and other alterations, framework can cost upwards of $500. And if you add in slide milling for optics, added grip surfaces or just plain [Read More…]
Teksilon recently announced a new handgun training product called the Interactive Pistol Training System (or iPTS for short.) The IPTS is an electronic training system that combines a training pistol, target, app and accessories for a complete rig that can help you [Read More…]
If that Glock Duty holster wasn’t silly enough there is this monstrosity. It has the “first of its kind offense retention system”. I call it the Tactical Toaster Holster. It has a taser to protect your gun from being drawn by someone else. It is not [Read More…]
No, not that Arsenal, the other Arsenal. At SHOT 2017, I briefly swung through the Arsenal Firearms/Salient Arms International (SAI) booth looking at Glocks, but I must have missed the bigger news. DefenseReview.com is reporting on the company’s new rifle the [Read More…]
In an effort to further diversify the audience here at The Firearm Blog, we are announcing an exciting new multimedia partnership. Through the use of polling, online surveys, gun show handouts and man-on-the-street interviews, TFB has discovered that the second largest [Read More…]
The Pistol Caliber Carbine craze continues to gobble up everything the industry can manufacture to feed it. While larger companies are laying off workers, pistol caliber carbine companies continue to report strong demand for their products with many planning on scaling [Read More…]
Last month I test fired some LEGO heads out of my .40S&W Glock 35 Gen4. A few days after I posted that article, my friend Joel helped me reload some with some gun powder. As many had surmised, it did not work in cycling the Glock. However I wanted to test it and [Read More…]
Last month I test fired some LEGO heads out of my .40S&W Glock 35 Gen4. A few days after I posted that article, my friend Joel helped me reload some with some gun powder. As many had surmised, it did not work in cycling the Glock. However I wanted to test it and [Read More…]
Last month I test fired some LEGO heads out of my .40S&W Glock 35 Gen4. A few days after I posted that article, my friend Joel helped me reload some with some gun powder. As many had surmised, it did not work in cycling the Glock. However I wanted to test it and [Read More…]
Yes, the Glock 19 has been a smashing success for the concealed carry market, but its still far from what the “Perfection” that Glock tends to advertise. While its combination of form factor, barrel length, capacity, and size is basically the largest that [Read More…]
Love them or hate them, there is little denying that the RONI kits for the Glock pistol are extremely popular with the shooting public. Made by CAA, these kits come in a variety of sizes with a range of options to accessorize your Glock handgun. One of the latest is the [Read More…]
In what is sure to top the current craze over making music with firearms, Russia’s IPSC Grand Master Vitaly Kruchin outdoes his own performance of taking musicians to the shooting range, by taking the shooting range to musicians! In this example, he is using .22 LR converted Glocks to engage [Read More…]
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