Can we all agree that paying a $200 tax and waiting six to nine months to cut a rifle barrel from 16.1 inches to 14.5 inches is extremely ridiculous? Yet, if you live in the United States, legally making a rifle with short barrel requires an application process that [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for joining us for TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where the NFA repeatedly punishes us for trying to prevent noise pollution. This week we will take a brief look at the Sig Sauer SRD762TI-QD suppressor – a tubeless, quick [Read More…]
Ivan Šantić, a Concept Designer from Zagreb, Croatia, trained at Hyper Island in Sweden He can be found at MOTH3R, which he describes as his “sustainable platform”. The reason why you find him, and his designs, here on The Firearm Blog is because he has [Read More…]
What It Is/I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Full Conceal. This is a discussion I’ve been trying to avoid. I don’t like commenting about, reviewing, endorsing, or condemning controversial products unless I feel very strongly about them. No good comes from [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James is at TriggrCon where he talks to the guys at Full Conceal to find out what the deal is with this fancy folding Glock. According to Full Conceal’s materials: “Our M3D pistol has a footprint of a common cell phone so you can safely carry it loaded in a [Read More…]
Hello everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Although I have shot the Q Honey Badger chambered in 300 Blackout every day and almost every night for the past week, I thought I’d give you all a break from my new romance with thirty cal kurz (band [Read More…]
This article is about the Ulti-clip, which TFB’s own Ray covered at SHOT 2017. No Social Media, No Marketing Budget, No Problem: Every town has a place that doesn’t look like much from the curb, but locals will tell you that it’s worth checking out. It’s [Read More…]
Good afternoon dear readers. Welcome to Silencer Saturday, where the only good barrel is a threaded barrel. Today we will stay small with a quick look at the fun of owning suppressed pocket pistols – specifically the GLOCK 43 with the Thompson Machine Poseidon. [Read More…]
Welcome back suppressor fans. Thanks for reading TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where it’s polite to hush your hosts. Last week we discussed the overly complex NFA transfer and approval process to own suppressors in the United States. After that discussion, two readers [Read More…]
Thanks for stopping by TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where the the loudest noises are voices in your head telling you to finally buy a suppressor. Today we will focus on demystifying the process of purchasing and transferring National Firearms Act (NFA) controlled [Read More…]
With the closing ceremonies only a few days away, the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea is drawing to a end. Unfortunately, for those who don’t run in specific snow-shooting-sports circles, the Winter Games that come around every four years is our only [Read More…]
Thanks for coming back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday – where the most important sound is silence. Besides a few odds and ends, today we will take a look at a few manufacturers located outside of the United States. Because of U.S. importation restrictions, the sale [Read More…]
As society continues to slip towards a life filled with the expectation that everything we need will be provided to us by someone else, the concept of ‘every day carry’ is falling by the wayside. I was taught from an early age, like many of you, that carrying a [Read More…]
I’ve been filling my freezer with help from Nosler’s bullets for a number of years That’s why I was keen to head over and see what the Bend, Oregon company had on tap for 2018. New Rifles For 2018, Nosler is introducing two new rifles in their M48 [Read More…]
I think I have found my next mini red dot sight – Shield Sights has just announced the RMSc MRDS, a slimmer version of their RMS for larger pistols. The smaller footprint allows for zero overhang on popular pocket pistols like the Glock 43 and the S&W Shield [Read More…]
Let me start off by saying that this subjective list of TFB’s ‘Top 5’ best guns from 2017 is not rooted in scientific study nor is it the result of massive data crunching of user polls. The below guns were picked by general popularity, page views, innovative [Read More…]
On the seventh day of Christmas (which in our timeline was yesterday), TFB brings you a taste of the broad category of what I am calling CQB Optics – glass that can be used from zero to a few hundred yards. Shooters often consider red dots optics to be for close [Read More…]
It is rare event that we here at TFB are given the opportunity to handle and shoot unique luxury firearms. As a regular reader of our news articles and reviews, I can understand how someone can get tired of all the polymer pistols, AR15 rifles and vanilla new product [Read More…]
The process of making Link’s slugs is so labor intensive and complicated that it is nothing short of being a true manufacturing process. It is not made by casting which is normally the way most of the lead shotgun slugs are made. TAOFLEDERMAUS You Tube channel has [Read More…]
Full Conceal out of Las Vegas, Nevada, have released the M1, based on the SIG P320 Compact in 9×19 mm. The setup gives you a 19 round magazine capacity. Nineteen? Really? Yes, if you count 9 in the grip, 9 in the front magazine holder and 1 in the chamber. Detailed [Read More…]
AK platform firearms are pretty ubiquitous, with variants coming from all over the world. Despite its popularity in the United States, for a long time there was no major production of a 100% U.S. made model. Century Arms International changed that dynamic with the [Read More…]
Ah, the final days of a very TFB Christmas are upon us. And what better way of keeping those silent nights (or days, afternoons, anytime really) actually silent then by gifting yourself a quality pistol suppressor. Lucky for you, or whomever is buying your gift, the [Read More…]
SIG Sauer Electro-Optics launched their new LIMA5 Laser Grip Module. It is basically a frame for SIG P320 and P250 pistols incorporating an integral laser sight. As you know both SIG P320 and P250 have their serial numbers on the fire control assembly. The latter is [Read More…]
Bug Out Bags are often hot topics on firearms, survival and ‘prepping’ forums across the internet. And while I fully support the open debate and discussion about survival kits, the main question, ‘what does the term “bug out” actually [Read More…]
Silencer Shop has just announced the availability of their new App in both the Google Play and Apple App Stores. Designed to be used in conjunction with the Secure Identity Document (S.I.D.) Kiosks found at participating dealers, the App currently has a few basic [Read More…]
A start up company by the name of H.S.S.S (High Speed Shooting Stabilizer, and their Facebook group Mobile Marksman LLC.) is coming out with their flagship product, the FANG. Essentially it is a polymer picatinny mounted device that allows a shooter to stabilize their [Read More…]
Since picking up my FFL and SOT, I have fallen in love with suppressors and shoot with them as often as I can. Unfortunately, most competition shooting (outside PRS) does not allow the use of suppressors, often labeling them as “unfair” accessories due to [Read More…]
Striking the waves of social media this month, a company by the name of Ideal Conceal, has released on its social media platforms a concept for a .380 caliber, double barrel, foldable, cellphone shaped handgun. Essentially this is a derringer in the shape of a smart [Read More…]
My EDC is a Sig Sauer P938. I like the size and with the factory 7rd extended magazine it feels like a compact. However there is room for improvement. Sig Sauer has a trigger guard laser that you can buy and attach to the P238 or P938. It works for both guns. I am not [Read More…]
The M1 Carbine is a weapon that, although popular with shooters and soldiers alike, has been unfairly dismissed in the broader context of the development of the modern assault rifle. Although initially fielded without select-fire capability, the lightweight and handy M1 [Read More…]
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