Weatherby has issued a limited edition rifle celebrating the companies 70th anniversary. The stock is absolutely gorgeous and made from Missouri select walnut. The rifle comes in a full size leather case that is also leather and felt lined. A 70th anniversary hunting [Read More…]
With SHOT Show 2015 right around the corner, Weatherby has announced the return of their Orion Over/Under shotgun. According to executive vice president Adam Weatherby the line is being brought back due to high demand. The company was founded in 1945, making this their [Read More…]
According to Tactical Shit, a high profile customer has seen LAPD practicing with select fire MP7s. Rumor has it that the testing that began in 2013 has been completed and certain Motorcycle Police and K9 Officers are being issued the Elusive and Exclusive Heckler and [Read More…]
Bersa’s Firestorm, which is chambered in .380 ACP, is returning to California. Considering the rather limited options of Californians, it’s always good when a gun makes it back into the state. The Firestorm is a popular concealed carry gun designed for balance and a [Read More…]
Using the internet to search for firearms online can be a great tool to find firearms in your local area or even across the country for a good price. As we move further into the digital age and online scams become increasingly widespread, this unfortunately affects our [Read More…]
Over the Thanksgiving break, I was at Oakley HQ in Foothill Ranch, California and got a personal factory tour. I saw some pretty cool things which I’m excited to share with you. I’ve always liked Oakley eyewear and had thought of them as a high-quality [Read More…]
The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) strives to provide law enforcement with the information and resources necessary for training and resources. As a part of that the NTOA carries out testing on various pieces of gear to make sure it’s capable of keeping [Read More…]
Dear Readers, Last week I published an editorial written by Alex on the subject of the lawsuit. It attracted 200+ comments and caused many emails to be sent to Alex and myself. It is safe to say that the post was not well received by the TFB community or the internet [Read More…]
First off. Disclaimer. I’m not a lawyer. But I did consult one when setting up my Trust and I paid for it from my own funds. I had been planning to set up a Trust for over a year. Finally the stars aligned and it was time to do it. I opened up a browser […] [Read More…]
DSI – Dark Storm Industries – is fairly new in the gun world, having been founded in 2013. Friends and firearm enthusiasts Peter and Ed started DSI out of irritation at the lack of locally-available AR parts, and they’re already getting a reputation – a good [Read More…]
Primary Arms, a company responsible from separating me from lots of my money, has a great deal for Californians who want to get an AR15 pistol before the Single Shot Exemption ban takes place next year. They’re selling complete Radical Firearms AR15 pistols in [Read More…]
An article that came out in The Smithsonian talks about a device made by Yardarm Technologies that once placed and activated in the backstrap of a handgun, allows a real time feed back to a Police headquarters that shows if the gun has been fired, or how many times it [Read More…]
I first met the faces of Bond Arms at a media event in Florida and had a chance to fire some of their fantastic wares on the range. I destroyed some paper with a .45/.410 model and gave the .38/.357 a try as well, and I was very pleased by the shootability and quality [Read More…]
In a crowded AR-15 market, especially in a contracting market, manufacturers have to find their niche and set themselves apart. Hailing from Madera, California Houlding Precision is a AR-15 manufacturer offering unique billet AR receiver sets and complete rifles. [Read More…]
A Navy office at the Pentagon secretly ordered 349 suppressors made without serial numbers, according to an investigation begun almost two years ago, reports the Washington Post: The mysterious workings of a Pentagon office that oversees clandestine operations are [Read More…]
The Washington Post has been following an unusual Government procurement during the investigation and now prosecution phases. In short, a little-known program office attempted to procure suppressors from a mechanic, at quite a premium. For what would seem to be an [Read More…]
I have been watching the intelligent rail for some time now. Having the ability for all your accessories to run off of a single source and also use communication tools such as live video is also a major perk. There is a lot of positive that can come out of the [Read More…]
California Waterfowl (CWA) recently had a fantastic fundraiser dinner at the Pacific Rod & Gun Club here in San Francisco. James Beard Award winning Chef Hank Shaw was the lead attraction and his thing is that everything he eats is either hunted, fished, foraged, or [Read More…]
Self described boutique AR manufacturer Houlding Precision Firearms showed up at the Blue August Gun and Outdoor conference with plenty of nice toys for us media folks to play with. While I have grown bored of the AR platform (and it seems most of our readers have too [Read More…]
In the competition and tactical shotgun worlds, speed loading is quite the interesting topic. The traditional weak/strong hand “load 2” and “load 4” techniques seen many years ago in Europe and have since made their way to the U.S. have inspired [Read More…]
Last year the Governor of California signed into law a bill that will ban all hunting in the state with lead-based ammunition by mid-2019. Because of this ban, the NSSF has been investigating the production of non-lead ammunition. They have just published a report [Read More…]
On January 13, 2014, California State Senator, Kevin de Leon held a press conference where he discussed legislation that would ban the purchase and manufacture of “plastic and self-assembled firearms.” During the press conference, Leon made some blatantly false [Read More…]
Weaponsman reports that a fully transferable prototype AR-10, serial number 1038 (that’s the thirty eighth AR-10 ever produced) is up for auction at James D. Julia, Inc. This rifle, undoubtedly one of the most important firearms of the second half of the twentieth [Read More…]
Franklin Armory (FA) is now shipping the F17-L rifle chambered in 17 WSM. The rifle was first shown at the 2014 SHOT Show, and has been described by FA as the first gas-operated rimfire rifle. Features: gas piston system ships with standard magazine release (not bullet [Read More…]
In the never ending quest to make the AR platform rifle lighter there is now a 6lb competitor out there. The HPF-Wraith has several integral parts that are made entirely of carbon fiber. Carbon fiber parts include the handgaurd, buffer tube with the rest of the [Read More…]
If you live in a state like California where bullet buttons are a must, then you know just how much bullet buttons suck. I knew of this pain and I don’t wish it upon any of my fellow gun enthusiast. It doesn’t have to be so bad however, some companies have [Read More…]
HPR (High Precision Range) is taking the path of light, high speed frangible bullet in making their new Black Ops ammo. With a high muzzle velocity and low bullet weight they are able to make a bullet that’s design is to hit a soft target and dump all of [Read More…]
Okay, y’all…let’s get this out of the way right up front. This little lantern is relatively expensive when compared to the likes of a Rayovac or Streamlight. With all due respect I suggest that you stop reading now if you are not of a mind to spend a bit more for [Read More…]
Our sister blog AllOutdoor.com recently did a nice review on the Triple Aught Design (TAD) Stealth Hoodie LT (which I also own, and love), and so as a complement I want to give you some insight into the company based on a factory tour I recently took here in San [Read More…]
Updated. Your eyes do not deceive you. That is not a free-float fore-end. It is indeed a pump-action AR-15, named the UMOS by Bentwood Gunsmithing of Nevada. The UMOS, or Universal Manual Operating System is a novel retrofit kit for AR-15s that utilizes [Read More…]
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