Welcome everyone to the 105th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a [Read More…]
TangoDown has just about everything when it comes to gun-related gear and accessories. The company just announced that they have released a long-sought-after adapter plate for the Trijicon RMR and the SIG P320 line of pistols – the SSM-03. Naturally, upon seeing [Read More…]
There are a lot of currently available and established items out there in the weapon light department and as much as I like to stick with what I know, I also like to try new things when they show promise. NITECORE has just introduced their i-Generation P10iX Xtreme [Read More…]
Savage Arms recently partnered with the Big Game Brew small-batch coffee company to feature their Renegauge shotguns and their Backcountry Xtreme rifle series. The Big Game Brew company donate a portion of their sales to conservation efforts around the country to [Read More…]
B8 Tactical’s holsters are focused on comfort and versatility. The company has just announced that they will be adding a new G2 series backer for their EDC IWB and OWB holster lineup. The new backer will feature three layers that add to both the comfort and [Read More…]
Night Vision Devices is a Pennsylvania-based operation providing low-light optical solutions for both US and foreign governmental agencies, as well as the growing civilian night vision market. The company describes themselves as: “…the source for the highest [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB’s Podcast Roundup 5. This week we’re getting a chance to hear from somewhat of a legend within the YouTube gun community: Dugan Ashley. For those of you who don’t know or don’t remember, Dugan Ashley was a pioneer of the [Read More…]
Today we have two pictures from Poulin’s Antiques and Auctions and their auction held in May of 2021. Some auctions contain a lot of objects that may not be of your highest interest, but here and there you’ll find some exceptional items like [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! As rimfire shooters, we are all pretty intimately familiar with the various load offerings that .22LR has on tap for us to choose from. Anything from very quick and very light 32-grain hollow-point [Read More…]
More than five years ago, I published a review on the MicroMOA Govnah, a tool-less adjustable gas block with a three-setting push plate. Today, even though the Govnah is no longer available, I still believe that gas regulation is an important part of shooting a [Read More…]
I recently had the pleasure of traveling just a short distance up the road to Mechanicsburg, PA to meet up with the owner of a small machine shop. Joe, owner, and operator of Mischief Machine has been hard at work developing some cool new products out of his small shop. [Read More…]
In 2018, CMMG unleashed the Banshee pistol caliber carbine for everyone to enjoy. At the time, pistol caliber carbines and SBRs were going through somewhat of a resurgence and if you fast-forwarded to today, you’d struggle to not run into one at nearly every gun [Read More…]
Vortex Optics has announced the latest addition to their Razor HD LHT range, the 4.5-22×50 scope with a first focal plane reticle. The HD LHT lineup has been very popular with long range hunters and shooters. Adding an FFP option is sure to be a hit with the target [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Weekly Amazon Deals 6: National Book Lover’s Day! Gun enthusiasts are actually quite lucky when it comes to the amount of reference material we have available to us within the firearms world. Regardless of what your specific niche within the [Read More…]
Still life photography is a genre with a large gray area between fine art and documentary photography. Add a firearm to the picture and some will frown and some will cheer. We’re pretty sure you’ve come to our Photo Of The Day to give two thumbs up for [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, I list off my picks for the 10 [Read More…]
Pictures of Special Forces from North Macedonia are not so common, but in our Photo Of The Day, we have some examples. Here they can be seen together with U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers demonstrating room-clearing tactics during the Trojan Footprint 21 exercise, held [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the sweet YHM R9 suppressor. Last week we got a first look at the Elevated Silence Evolution on a bolt action [Read More…]
I’ve been following the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) for quite some time now and I still have yet to take the plunge into becoming a competitor myself. At a recent media event, I had the pleasure of meeting Troy Livesay – a professional PRS shooter who [Read More…]
Is the summer too hot for you? What about some snow at the Tux Alps at 2500 meters above sea level, in Austria. Here temperature fluctuations of over 30 degrees and wind forces up to 100 km/h are not uncommon. Here we have some scouts with one mission: several days of [Read More…]
Today we get a special look at something only servicemen and women may have seen – the Leonardo DRS DVE (Driver’s Vision Enhancer). Thanks to @WildBillHMMVW, I got a chance to check ut his Thermal Hummer. As always, Friday Night Lights is brought to you by [Read More…]
I’m sure a lot of you are familiar with or at least heard of a concept called Barrel Harmonics. In short, barrel harmonics (or barrel whip) has to do with the tendency for the vibrations that a barrel experiences during each shot taken with the rifle. Barrel [Read More…]
Cold Steel has just announced that they will be adding a new series of tactical folding pocket knives to their extensive lineup of EDC knives. The new Recon 1 series of tactical folders from Cold Steel will feature 4 different blade types to choose from, all of which [Read More…]
Still on the fence about making your Heckler & Koch SP5 into a short barrel rifle? Are you thinking about picking up a stock for your SIG Sauer MCX instead of a shoulder brace? Now may be as good a time as any. ATF EForm Articles @ TFB: TFB TUTORIAL: Using The ATF [Read More…]
Fans of the SIG M400 Snakebite will be happy to hear that there have been some SIGnificant improvements made to the TREAD lineup in the way of the new TREAD Snakebite SE. The new TREAD Snakebite SE offers the same great features as the TREAD Snakebite but with some [Read More…]
The Maven Outdoor Equipment Company just launched two new binoculars to complement their B Series of binocs, both with a couple different magnification options within each new offering. The first of the new introductions, the B1.2 is actually an updated version of [Read More…]
Like it or not, loading magazines (or belts) is just one of the things that one has to do before serious trigger time with any repeater. Sometimes, I like to get it out of the way ahead of time (as in prior to a high-round count match or course). Other times, I must do [Read More…]
The World moves faster and faster, and the number of images produced grows even faster. But rest assured, TFB’s Photo Of The Day will keep its focus on guns and firearms. Here various Special Forces and other special units play a central role and today it’s time [Read More…]
Over the last few months, I have started going on hikes daily typically with a larger hiking pack. Hiking park trails is a great alternative exercise to running while making your body work harder. Like many others, I gained a few pounds in the days of Covid lockdowns, [Read More…]
The Gun Collective will be hosting a special live stream at this year’s NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits on Saturday, September 4th at 3pm. The TGC panel will include many of the online firearm’s industries biggest personalities including our very own James [Read More…]