It was 1982, President Reagan was in the White House, and the Soviets weren't having it. The whole world was nervous. We were at the height of the Cold War, and a nuclear exchange seemed like a real possibility. There was a survivalist craze upon the land, and I was not [Read More…]
Starting a firearms book collection isn’t for every shooter or firearms enthusiast. Not everyone reads a lot these days (offline that is), and the price alone is a strong deterrent. You can’t really attach the Collector Grade Publications “The Black [Read More…]
Partially as a result of the AK’s success, non-Kalashnikov designs utilizing the magazine of the 7.62x39mm Avtomat were few and far between until very recently. Due in part to civilian demand, in part the needs of special forces, and in part to countries armed [Read More…]
Back in the 1990s, Heckler & Koch USA decided to put together a working reference collection of the company’s products. This collection was put together at their Sterling facility in Virginia (Here are some pictures from the previous facility), but has since [Read More…]
Week 40. We’re back! We figured that a couple of weeks off was okay since we’d be flooded with SHOT posts and it would be lost in the shuffle. We are in the last quarter of this experiment and overall the response has been pretty supportive. Hopefully the [Read More…]
While I was at SHOT Show I stopped by the Century Arms booth and took a look at their new rifle. It’s been five years since Century Arms put their first 100% American made C39 rifle on the market and this year they’re coming out with the C39v2 which they [Read More…]
Vega Holster is a family run Italian business that specializes in holsters and accessories. I had the opportunity to chat with Francesco Toschi, the son about their new products. Their newest offering is a modularization of their polymer holster series (which reminds me [Read More…]
Week 38. I hope you all had a good holiday and you were gifted tons of ammo! This week also be on the lookout for the 3rd quarter summary… We do appreciate the support and constructive comments and will continue this article series as long as it is productive. As [Read More…]
Leitner-Wise’s has teased their upcoming BUIS the “e-Sight” on their blog. Touted as the ultimate low-profile optic, the e-sights are a pair of standard-height flip-up sights. They are tight-lipped on additional details, but suffice to say they [Read More…]
I take no pleasure in posting the picture above. Its from a hunter in my native Indiana who used the wrong powder and suffered a catastrophic detonation. According to the Indiana DNR from their 7th District’s Facebook page: Corporal Eric Doane worked a firearm [Read More…]
Week 35. A lot of prices are up this week–must be pre-holiday price raising. Still, ammo makes a great Christmas/Hanukkah/[Insert Holiday of Choice]/etc. gift, and with the lower gas prices, maybe there is some extra cash to put toward shooting… We do [Read More…]
Week 33. 500 rounds of 9mm for under $100 at SG Ammo–that is the cheapest I’ve seen in a while. Other than that, not a whole lot of changes. Hopefully next week we will see some “Black Friday Deals”… 🙂 We do appreciate the support and [Read More…]
The SIGTac SB15 pistol stabilizing brace has been a huge hit for Sig Sauer, everyone seems to be rocking the braces on their AR and AK pistols. Well did you know their gen 2 version is already out and at retailers? I saw the pictures of them floating around a while [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…]
Week 32. Nothing super exciting going on this week. Which is a good thing. Buy ammo. Go shoot… 🙂 I’m going to be restocking some of my stores in the next few weeks so I’ll post how my experiences went (there was a discussion on last week’s [Read More…]
The HomeLESS is a nifty project that encompasses a number of open source software applications and open source hardware designs which facilitate dry fire practice at home using lasers. The interactive capabilities of the software is VERY impressive. Just watch the [Read More…]
Week 30. Run for it. Munire has .22lr for $0.10/rd. But only 202 500rd bricks in stock (at the time of compilation of this data). Otherwise, ammo prices seem to be holding pretty constant. We do appreciate the support and constructive comments and will continue this [Read More…]
Week 29. I hope you didn’t miss the break last week too much. I was out of pocket, enjoying Lake Bridgeport in Texas, without internet. It doesn’t look like the prices of ammo collapsed or skyrocketed in my absence. I did find some .22LR for $0.07/rd, but [Read More…]
ZingaroStudios, who has before contributed POTD photos, sent us these photo he took recently at the McMillan Fiberglass Stocks factory. In these photos Specter molded stocks are going through the final assembly process. I am unable to find any information about the [Read More…]
Jorge Llames is a competitive shooter. In the picture above, he is competing in the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire. He has a unique technique to locking his arm. He is double jointed and hyper extends his arm when he shoots. The picture above really exaggerates the [Read More…]
Week 26 of data! Look out for the Mid Year Summary also posted today. There has not been a clear winner for a new caliber to replace 300BLK. There is still time to vote in the comments…! We do appreciate the support and constructive comments and will continue this [Read More…]
The Durrand Line has divided the countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1893 when the British Empire created it with the king of Afghanistan. More for territorial reasons than ethnic, the line literally splits the Pashtun tribe in two, half of it’s people in [Read More…]
Week 25. Next will will be the quarterly trending and summary! Interesting ammo news this week too… The Brady Center announced that they will be filing a lawsuit against online ammo retailers that they claim supplied the Aurora theater shooter with ammo (among [Read More…]
Thanks to arrangements by The Firearm Blog and NRA, the author recieved the pleasure of touring the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, VA with a personal commentary on the collection by the Senior Curator Doug Wicklund. Mr. Wicklund has been with the NRA [Read More…]
Week 22. Looks like Fiocchi is putting out 300BLK to distributors now–there are several vendors with some. And 22LR is even more “stupid” expensive. Did something happen recently that depleted the stock? .223 Rem is all over the board this week. Brass [Read More…]
Week 18. There was basically an even amount of price increases vs. price decreases across all of the vectors, so no real movement or spikes that are noteworthy. Ammoman has free shipping and it looks like some of the 7.62x39mm from SWVA Arms also qualifies. We do [Read More…]
Week 17. So, it appears that prices are generally moving a bit up. We have more vendors that have increased prices on calibers than have lowered. .223 Rem and .308 Win have taken the brunt of the increases. The Armory contacted me and wanted me to let everyone know that [Read More…]
Week 16. A couple of the vendors contacted me today and wanted to pass on that they are seeing a run on ammo right now, likely due to the sanctions that were recently announced. Also given some of the other world events within the past couple of days we may see some [Read More…]
Landed in Prague on Friday. Hotel check- in isn’t until 2pm so I left my luggage at the hotel baggage room and headed for the Česká Zbrojovka store. I asked about taking photographs and they were a bit cautious about it. They were concerned that I was casing [Read More…]
About a month ago, I stumbled across BeatenZone Manufacturing and their ATCH with a typical post here in TFB. Anxious for us to try their product, BeatenZone contacted the editing staff and promptly sent me one of their new Advanced Tactical Charging Handles for [Read More…]
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