One accessory I have never played with on one of my firearms is a pistol muzzle brake. I had always wondered are they kind of for looks only or do they actually serve a valuable purpose without ever knowing the true answer. Well, Tyrant Designs recently reached out [Read More…]
Black Collar Arms has introduced their Pork Sword chassis system for the Remington 700 bolt action. The chassis is designed to be built as a pistol and has a rear Picatinny attachment point for an SB pistol brace. The Pork Sword chassis is also built to accept AICS [Read More…]
The Glock evokes a lot of emotion from the TFB community. It’s amusing. You have people who are Glock haters, many times because the Glock is the “Toyota Camry” of the gun industry: Reliable, prolific, “boring.” And then you have the tuners [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to our fourth edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you missed any one of our other articles, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is [Read More…]
It is no secret that we have our fair share of GLOCK pistol fans here at TFB. Sure, we love a solid AR15, a sleek pistol caliber carbine or a classic scattergun just as much as the next shooter. But, without naming any names, many of the resident TFB staff seek the [Read More…]
Gun Dynamics have announced a crowdfunding campaign to bring XTech Tactical’s Smart Laser to market. XTech Tactical are better known for their grips, magazines and other accessories, the laser is new ground for the Arizona-based company. The Smart Laser has a [Read More…]
Hot off the heels of double Yankee Hill Machine silencer reviews this past Saturday, we are right back at you today with some 300BLK subsonic goodness. The YHM ULTimate upper receiver (“top end”) was announced in mid-October 2018, and since the government [Read More…]
There’s a lot you can tell about a person by their firearm choices. For example, if a guy carries an Interarms import Walther PPK or an H&K P7, he’s probably a well-heeled shooter and maybe a little of a Bond or Hans Gruber fan. If he carries a revolver, [Read More…]
Hi everyone, last week Pete launched “As Seen On TFB”, our new weekly review of the news, reviews and editorials from the past seven days here on The Firearm Blog. We will be continuing to recap of all the highlights, at the weekend, in cased you missed them during [Read More…]
In 2016 TFB was the first to report about the new Tanfoglio Domina Open pistol. Time flies and the Domina can now be seen in competitions around Europe. Tanfoglio (Italy) just released pictures of the 2019 version, which is the topic of Today’s Picture Of The Day [Read More…]
Today’s Picture is from Beretta Defense Technologies. I think the pistol is a Beretta APX, but I have been wrong many times before. Anyway, the real point here is the dry fire training and the coin exercise. Have you ever tried this exercise? To be honest, I have [Read More…]
In the past few years, we have drilled down into the netherworld of NFA laws, attempting to determine the subtle differences between short barreled rifles (SBRs), Any Other Weapons (AOWs) and simply firearms. We’ve also reviewed the new ATF accessory classification [Read More…]
I didn’t write the type of this firearm in the title because I am not really sure what it is. It is not a pistol, because it has a stock … or is it a brace? WIll they sell it in SBR form only? Or is it an SMG/PDW marketed for the military and LE markets? [Read More…]
Good afternoon shooters and welcome back to TFB’s Concealed Carry Corner where we discuss anything and everything related to the topic of packing a firearm for personal protection. Today we are going to revisit a topic we touched on more than two years ago: a by the [Read More…]
Stoeger is a Turkish manufacturer mostly known for its shotguns, which are frequently based on designs of the parent company Benelli. Being part of the Beretta Holding, however, Stoeger has also been manufacturing semiautomatic pistols for some years. Specifically, they [Read More…]
For a few years now, there has been an increasing trend of attempts to smuggle arms into Nigeria through the ports, hidden in sealed containers, and in false bottoms of trucks crossing the almost inexistent borders from the Benin Republic and from the North of Nigeria, [Read More…]
The US Army’s roll out of the new M17 Modular Handgun System continues with the US Army Military Police School among the latest units to recieve the new SIG Sauer-made pistols. The US Army Training and Doctrine Command have posted an article announcing the [Read More…]
Edelweiss Industries, not to be confused with the Swiss Edelweiss Arms, is truly an unusual find in a defense-oriented event such as IDEX. The small Austrian company, born out of the shooting range Edelweiss Adventure, offers an interesting array of Glock accessories. [Read More…]
The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) of the Czech Republic has announced some exciting news for anyone interested in shooting Pistol Caliber Carbine or Mini Rifle. They have asked to host the First World Championship for Pistol Caliber Carbine and [Read More…]
The TRB RS9 Vampir is a rather unknown pistol from Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was briefly introduced to TFB readers by Miles in 2017. At IDEX 2019, TFB had a chance to get a closer look. TRB The company, born as a military-industrial conglomerate in 1955 and recently [Read More…]
Because I know all of my readers are just dying to have this question answered, yes, I did sit and write this deal post on Valentine’s day. keep it simple stupid (K.I.S.S.) “Not a Glock” – $439.99 What the deal is: The K.I.S.S. 80PBuild kit is [Read More…]
When it comes to concealed carry, just having a gun and successfully concealing it is only half of the equation. Another half are skills – situational awareness, legal knowledge and last but not least – marksmanship. In the previous article, I talked [Read More…]
A tiny 9 The new Kimber Micro 9 ESV is one of the latest additions to Kimber’s Micro 9 line of pistols. Like other Micro 9’s, the ESV has a steel slide and aluminum frame, and is an upscaled version of their Micro chambered in .380. The unique features of [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have added to their X SERIES of pistols a new compact P320. The P320 XCompact features a redesigned modular polymer XSeries grip frame with a ‘reduced fastback carry cut and a low-profile internal magwell.’ The XCompact also has an extended [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV SHOT Show coverage, James covers the Archon Type B. The Firearm Blog’s own Adam S. previously reviewed the Archon Type B as follows: Developed in Italy, manufactured in the European Union, and designed specifically to fulfill the preferences and highest expectations of [Read More…]
OPSGear Warehouse Liquidation – Everything super cheap What the deal is and why it’s a good one: Yeah, I just combined those headings. It’s the wild west out here. OpsGear is apparently liquidating their warehouse inventory, which means tons of goodies [Read More…]
We all know that STI International has some outrageous pistols (we mean that as a compliment, by the way) because not only are their firearms spooky accurate, but they have futuristic looks that could kill. All of this was dialed up a notch at SHOT Show 2019 when they [Read More…]
Griffin Armament quietly announced a line of tubeless silencers at last week’s SHOT Show. Named the EXPLORR, the lightweight cans come in 300RUM, 6.5CM and .224, feature Griffins QD mounting system and sports a smaller footprint than other options. The Watertown, WI [Read More…]
Magnum Research, the proud producers of huge handguns, is at it again with another goliath caliber in a revolver. Their newest endeavor is complete by bringing to market their BFR (Biggest, Finest Revolver) in the monstrous .500 Linebaugh cartridge. If we ignore rifle [Read More…]
Stance, grip, sight alignment, sight picture, breath control, trigger squeeze and follow through, all important elements for good marksmanship. Of these, for a precise pistol shot, I prioritize sights and trigger. I demonstrate this to my students by standing like a [Read More…]