The PSDR 3 is a fully suppressed .45 ACP Smith & Wesson Model 625 revolver developed in 1993 by Joe Peters, under contract from Northrhine-Westphalia, for Germany’s SEK (SWAT) teams. This photo is from Visier Special 6, 1997 (special edition of one of the [Read More…]
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have published Annual Firearms Manufacturers And Export Report 2007 (warning: PDF Link). It gives some interesting insight into firearms sales: Pistols Manufactured in 2007 Revolvers Manufactured in 2007 Rifles, [Read More…]
In 2007 Sig Sauer came out with a Blackwater branded Sig P226. This year they have partnered with Blackwater to produce a 1911. It features picatinny rail, custom wood grips with blackwater logo, Nitron coated stainless steel slide and SIGLITE night sights. Specs: [Read More…]
The Vltor Fortis is a updated clone of the Bren Ten 10mm Auto pistol (Which itself was a CZ 75 clone). It was announced last year at SHOT. This year a final production model has been on display. It will be available in both 10mm AUTO and .45 ACP. It should be on sale [Read More…]
The GI Expert is a new entry level .45 1911 pistol from Para USA. A 1911 for the 21st Century – it feels like an old friend, the one that the company armorer worked over for you to earn your Expert Marksman’s badge. Using new millennium technology Para has built you [Read More…]
You were warned … This is the Frankenstein’s monster of early 20th Century American arms: An M103 Springfield in an SBR (Short Barrel Rifle) configuration presumably converted to .45 ACP with a 1911 pistol grip being used as the magazine well. It is hideous. [Read More…]
Next year (2009) Winchester Ammunition will be will be introducing the Winchester Super-X Power Max Bonded and the Winchester Supreme Elite Bonded PDX1. From the Super-X Power Max bonded press release: Super-X® Power Max Bonded™ is specifically designed for the [Read More…]
Mr Completely is trying to find blanks for his micro-sized blank firing pistol Pictured next to a .45 ACP case. You’ve all seen those videos of various mini-guns being fired from helicopters and so forth, but here’s a little different mini-gun. I got it [Read More…]
Charter Arms have issued a press release heralding their “revolutionary new rimless revolver” the Charter Arms Rimless Revolver (CARR), that will go on sale Q1 2009. Problem: The major drawback to rimless semi-auto cartridges in revolvers is they require [Read More…]
Guncrafter Industries are selling a .50 GI conversion kit for the the Glock 20/21. Click to expand the image The .50 GI round should not be compared to the Desert Eagle’s .50 Action Express or the .500 S&W. It is slightly more powerful than the .45 ACP. [Read More…]
This year Auto Ordnance started selling a Thompson 1927A-1 “Lightweight Deluxe Pistol”, complete with 50 round drum magazine! It has a 10.5″ barrel and aluminum receiver. A total length of 23.3″ and weight 5 lbs. 14.5 oz. Not exactly light [Read More…]
At SHOT Show S&W announced their new Night Guard revolvers. Press release: Smith & Wesson introduces the Night Guard Series, chambered in .45 ACP, .44 Mag./.44 S&W Special, .357 S&W Magnum/.38 S&W Special and .44 Special. With 2 1/2″ barrels, [Read More…]
USCitizen is off to the Gunblogger Rendezvous (I wish I could go!) and has posted a photo of this luggage: Contents: * One Kimber Pro Carry in .45 Auto with three magazines: empty * One leather inside-belt holster for 1911 pistol(not pictured) * One Bushmaster AR-15 [Read More…]
The Walther PDP Pro-ACRO used to be a pistol that was relegated to law enforcement only, but now it has been released to the public for consumer sales so we all can enjoy this duty-proven pistol. People like to throw around the buzzword “Glock killer” within [Read More…]
What a great Photo Of The Day! This is from the 2024 International Sniper Competition where Sgt. Paco Casas and Sgt. Benjamin Jean-Jourdaine from France fire their rifles at their assigned targets. This is during the “TI-89” event on the Galloway Range at Fort [Read More…]
You can now enhance your 1911 pistols with Ed Brown‘s Flat Wire Recoil System. This new set features a durable stainless steel guide rod paired with a long-lasting chrome silicon flat wire spring and plug. According to Ed Brown, this upgrade will increase the [Read More…]
Bear Creek Arsenal has a new 9mm AR pistol with no buffer tube. This new bufferless design incorporates a patent-pending blowback bolt carrier group. And yes, it takes Glock mags! Bear Creek @ TFB: TFB Review: Bear Creek 300 Win Mag Huntmaster TFB Review: Bear Creek [Read More…]
Bear Creek Arsenal has had a wide selection of AR15-based rifles and components, including pistol caliber carbines, AR-10’s on up to .300 Win Mag, as well as AK platforms. Today we’ll take a look at the 16-inch Bear Creek Arsenal BC-15 upper receiver fitted with [Read More…]
Welcome back to Part II of the Beretta 80x review. In Part I, we took a look at the design and features of the gun. This part of the review will focus on shooting and carrying it, which I did a lot over the last few months. Let’s get into it. Beretta @ TFB: [Read More…]
The Beretta 80x was a major surprise when it was announced at SHOT Show 2023. The Cheetah line was pretty popular a few decades ago, but it seemed that the days of bigger-than-mouse-gun .380 ACP pistols were gone. So how does the 80x stack up? Is there a place for a [Read More…]
The new Bond Arms Stinger Fireball is a trimmed-down double-barrel pistol with lighter cartridges than the company's larger Cyclops derringers.
Welcome back to Wheelgun Wednesday, our weekly article series where we cover everything related to revolvers. Today’s topic is the technical challenge of effective sound suppression of revolvers. In Part 2 we looked at “Gap Sealing Cartridges”, now [Read More…]
TFB has been running our very special Photo Of The Day for years, sharing great photos from around the world and the world of firearms. Sometimes the selected pictures involve a lot of action and shooting, sometimes there’s another reason behind the choice. Like [Read More…]
HuGood afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM R45 Multi-Host Suppressor. Last weekend we Went shopping with a trip to Kittery Trading Post. This week we get a quick look at [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM R45 Multi-Host Suppressor. Last weekend we flipped through the paper to bring you another edition of Suppressors Ripped From the [Read More…]
Based off of the original WWII-issued Remington Rand M1911A1 pistol, the new Tisas AS or “Armed Services” museum-grade 1911 pistol is Tisas USA’s love letter to the classic war-era 1911 pistol. The Tisas AS features the original type E solid hammer, [Read More…]
Springfield Armory released a new handgun model in mid-2023, the modern striker-fired Echelon. Last year’s launch of the series included standard models with a 17-round and a 20-round magazine, available with either three-dot iron sights or a U-dot rear sight, as [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and all of its guns, shooting sports, ammunition, and of course, rich history! This week we’re taking a look at an old and probably almost [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM R45 Multi-Host Suppressor. Last weekend we raised our glasses to the new year and had a brief year in review. I had planned a [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM R45 Multi-Host Suppressor. Last weekend we finished off a three part series on the SureFire SOCOM556 RC3 with some bolt action [Read More…]
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