We are rolling into the cooler months of fall as we usher in the month of September which means hunting, hiking, exploring the outdoors, and tidying up our properties outside before we are bombarded with snow. All of these activities might have us searching for better [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Today we are looking at how the Schriever Air Force Base store some of their ammunition. The base is named after General Bernard Adolph Schriever. As you can see there is not a Magpul PMAG in sight, only metal magazines. I am not going to judge, [Read More…]
I know many will disagree, but I think we live in a Golden Age of gun culture. Never before so much good (and bad) information was readily available. There are blogs, sites, forums, reviews, videos, manuals and training classes available to anyone who wants to learn [Read More…]
Unfortunately, there are not enough good pictures of Miniguns to keep us going every week, but this Monday we’re back with our very own Photo Of The Day: Minigun Monday where we admire pictures of Miniguns in various places and spaces. This time we’re [Read More…]
Selecting a good defensive round is one of the most overlooked but perhaps one of the most critical elements of selecting your tools for self-defense. Arguably, ammo selection is just as important, if not more important than selecting the gun itself. However, I would [Read More…]
This week between August 13-14, Viridian Weapon Technologies will be featuring the FACT Duty Weapon-Mounted Camera (WMC™) at the Midwest Security and Police Conference Expo (MSPCE). At this event, law enforcement personnel will have an opportunity to get a hands-on [Read More…]
The Custom Revolver likely is not a new title to most of TFB readers, as it is a classic published almost 20 years ago. In its hardcover form, it quickly went out of stock and its qualities and rarity made it a collectible. It may seem an odd choice to review such a [Read More…]
The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) recently hosted General David L. Goldfein, a four-star general, who is the current Chief of Staff of the Air Force where he recieved his new M18 Modular Handgun System sidearm. The AFOSI also hosted [Read More…]
Do you remember that old fable about the grasshopper and the ant – where all summer the ant pushed himself to gather food while the grasshopper sat on his ass drinking vodka tonics and playing Xbox? Wait, I think that was me 20 summers ago. Anyway, we are [Read More…]
British Border Police discovered what might be the largest cache of smuggled firearms ever to be found at a UK port. 60 pistols were found during a search at the Port of Dover on 2 August. The pistols are believed to be blank firing pistols converted to live fire. The [Read More…]
The National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF) is celebrating their 3rd Annual declaration of August being the National Shooting Sports Month. The mission of the NSSF with August being the National Shooting Sports Month is to create… a time for the community of [Read More…]
About ten years ago, a law was passed that clarified the federal government’s stance on firearms in National Parks. Since we are wading through the heart of summer here in America, TFB thought it would be a good idea to revisit the topic of possessing/carrying [Read More…]
Those of you who are into extreme long-range shooting have probably heard about the tacomHQ Structured Barrels because apparently, these barrels have been around for at least a couple of years. But for the majority of us, mere mortals, learning about the structured [Read More…]
TriggrCon is meant to be an annual gathering of innovative, forward-thinking, and tactical brands proudly showing off their ‘wares for the firearms community to drool over (that may not be the mission statement for TriggrCon, but you get the idea). So [Read More…]
Monday again – and a great way of starting the week with some Minigun shooting. A month has passed since we started, and this is the fourth edition of the “Photo Of The Day: Minigun Monday”, the time and place where we go wild about pictures of Miniguns in [Read More…]
Shooting with an optic especially with a red dot is one of the best advancements for the AR platform. There is a whole world of optics and mounts to shoot a red dot with your AR but there are some that are specially made for use with night vision. These night vision [Read More…]
This year the Cody Firearms Museum hosted the third annual Kurt Swanson Bucholz Arsenals of History Symposium in Cody, Wyoming. We saw the gathering of many historians, researchers, and representatives from a wide range of museums throughout the world. All congregating [Read More…]
Drawing From Concealment There are endless videos on Youtube and Instagram of people drawing from concealment. Often, the fine details of removing the cover garment or tightening the belt are missed. The excitement of the latest red dot, new pistol, or other [Read More…]
Snipex, a Ukrainian company specialized in manufacturing of anti-materiel rifles, has announced a new rifle called Snipex T-Rex. The new gun is chambered in 14.5x114mm. The model name is given because of the very powerful cartridge and the distinctive shape of the rear [Read More…]
There’s no denying the Heckler & Koch MP5 is one of the most iconic submachine guns ever made. Its full-auto cyclic rate was really controllable and is always worth a good smile. HK brought in their civilian legal MP5 models in the 1980s but in recent history [Read More…]
Twelve years ago today, The Firearm Blog opened its doors to the world with one main objective: to provide factual information about guns without all the usual tribal political debates that tend to follow. Our founder, Steve Johnson, had a unique vision that would bring [Read More…]
Love M-LOK? Well, Springfield Armory now have you covered. They have introduced a new slim-line M-LOK handguard to their SAINT line of ARs. Here’s what Springfield Armory have to say about the new rifles: Springfield Armory® is pleased to announce new M-LOK [Read More…]
In case you didn’t know, Hudson Manufacturing is kaput. After lots of hype and build up the makers of the H9 pistol went under. However, the H9 will live on but as a replica airsoft gun. I just recently got into airsoft and I was browsing Evike when I spotted the [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for tuning in to yet another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where a trip to Home Depot’s plumbing section is not just for leaky faucets anymore. Today we will finish up with the Yankee Hill Machine Turbo K review with a [Read More…]
The POF-USA Revolution .308 AR10 patterned rifle has won the 2019 Rifle of the Year award from the Firearms Industry Choice Awards. Details on the announcement and the award can be found below. POF-USA revolution Wins Rifle of the Year for the 3rd Year in a Row [Read More…]
Two months ago, SIG Sauer rolled out the Small Parts Picker for their popular lineup of MCX rifles and P320 pistols. The concept is beautifully simple: all those small, hard to find parts can now be found in one place as a searchable exploded diagram with part numbers [Read More…]
Shooting for the peak A term we often bandy about here at TFB is “peak handgun”, also known as the Glock 19. It is the ubiquitous, somewhat unavoidable baseline of a compact, striker fired pistol. Other handguns in this category, especially new ones, [Read More…]
With the 4th of July just passing by, I tend to get a ton of requests from friends and co-workers to go out and learn how to shoot. Typically in the past, I will pass on taking new people out to shoot, but lately, I have switched my position. Many of you don’t [Read More…]
Let’s take a trip back in team to December 1984. Just before SHOT Show, Heckler & Koch USA advertised the models HK91A2 and HK93A2 for $399 each. The deal was: “At Rock-Bottom prices you will never see again.” They weren’t wrong. We often [Read More…]
In these Photos Of The Day we look at high-speed projectiles in the form of missiles. The frigate Hamburg shoots an air target missile (RAM Rolling Airframe Missile) from the front launcher on the missile deck, located in front of the bridge of the ship. With the RAM as [Read More…]
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