YouTube… as firearm enthusiasts we have plenty of reasons to complain about how this video repository is run. Yet there’s still a lot of great content in it, which keeps us coming back for more. Sometimes their algorithms work even surprisingly well, [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to another episode of TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine – home of the new Resonator K. Last week we talked about suppressing the 5.7 cartridge, a topic I myself am unfamiliar with. However, [Read More…]
How anyone braves Black Friday chaos in person I’ll never understand. Unless Walmart decides to start handing out free AR-15’s, you’ll never find me in a post-turkey brawl at a big box store. I guess I’m more of a grab-a-coffee-and-hunker-down-for-Cyber-Monday [Read More…]
Today we’re going to examine two iconic firearms from two wildly different worlds. The FP-45 Liberator, the American made single shot insurgency pistol, was a symbol resistance to an occupying force. The Hi-Point Yeet Cannon, a modern-day semi-automatic handgun [Read More…]
My name is John J. Rambo. You may remember me as the residency-displaced activist from the documentary motion picture First Blood, which film chronicled my advocacy for economically-challenged and domiciliary-fluid persons in a small Washington town run by law [Read More…]
Everyone should have a well-stocked medical kit. More-so, I think that all gun owners should have, at the very least, a small kit to deal with the injuries they have an increased chance of encountering. We all enjoy watching YouTube videos of “people doing dumb things [Read More…]
Around these introducing words, you can see a zoomed-in version from one of the pictures from the Concamo photoshoot. Yes, that is a Heckler & Koch 417P and that’s at least the first time I’ve ever seen or heard about it. In fact, there’s only [Read More…]
I’ve had the Aimpoint ACRO P-1 now for a while. I didn’t realize I was one of the first ones to get one, so I took no hurry in my evaluation. On the other hand, there are some benefits with evaluating products over time rather than just over the day. [Read More…]
The 610 is back! I’m a huge fan of The Centimeter and I also have a soft spot for Smith & Wesson revolvers. So I was excited when I found out that Smith & Wesson was bringing back the 610. The Model 610 is an N frame revolver chambered in 10mm Auto but it can […] Read More [Read More…]
TFB’s First Firearm Series is dedicated to those that haven’t yet taken the plunge into firearm ownership, or for the particular firearm at hand. So, if you’re looking at getting your first AR15, I hope we can ease any confusion you may have. The current market [Read More…]
I always love hot takes on gun subjects from big, fancy publications whose contributors really don’t know shit about guns, but they take a hard stance on the issue nonetheless because “By God, we are the [ New York Times / Washington Post / USA Today etc. ] [Read More…]
It has been announced that France’s GIGN, the elite police tactical unit of the National Gendarmerie have adopted the FRAMM multi-position stock, for use with ballistic face shields, from BCB International. Here’s BCB’s video demonstrating the FRAMM: [Read More…]
Umarex has taken their Gauntlet and re-worked it into another caliber for consumers to play with! Now you can get the Gauntlet Pre-Charged Pneumatic (PCP) Air Rifle in .25 Caliber for your recreation, hunting, or league shooting fun. While this rifle is extremely [Read More…]
This is all gear that I have used, abused, and loved over the years, and I wanted to share it with you special ladies out there (or dudes) buying a last minute xmas present for your special dude (or lady). – James Flashlights: My grandmother used to buy value [Read More…]
At the 2018 NDIA Armaments Forum the US Air Force detailed some of their current major small arms programmes. One of these was for a new ultra compact Aircrew Self Defense Weapon. This is a compact conversion of standard M4 carbines into a package small enough to be [Read More…]
Before we get into the Benchmade contest detailed below, we wanted to open up a dialog about the possibility of having more dedicated knife reviews at TFB. Along with watches, knives and guns always seem to run in the same circles. Whether it’s an Everyday Carry [Read More…]
After more than five years of promises, presentations and demonstrations, the first balanced recoil sporting rifles (SR-1) recently hit the shelves in Russian gun stores. However, until July 17, for once, Russian and American gun enthusiasts will be in the same [Read More…]
Available to those transiting through or vacationing in Dubai is the tucked away gem of the Dubai Museum and Al Faidi Fort. The museum tells the story of the pre-historic surroundings and the small hamlet that would eventually become the sprawling metropolis that is the [Read More…]
A local TV channel of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic has published a video telling about two domestically made firearms: an anti-materiel rifle and a twin-barreled machine gun. They adapted or used the parts of standard-issue guns to build weapon [Read More…]
For those of you who are out in the dating scene, I applaud you. In the midst of all that is the internet – Snapchat, Tinder, MySpace, etc – the casual-scene pitfalls would surely be too much for me to endure. Instead, TFB is reaching out to those willing to [Read More…]
SHOT’s tough. Not only is it demanding of your time and patience, but it’s physically challenging, as the TFBTV cast is usually up at 7am every day to film video, and then they cut that day’s video until 2am or later. Wash, rinse, and repeat that [Read More…]
BCB International, a British security and survival manufacturer based in Cardiff, Wales, will debut their ingenious FRAMM adjustable and foldable weapon stock at SHOT Show 2018. The FRAMM stock is designed to be used with ballistic helmets with visors. The FRAMM [Read More…]
Air Force testing crews from Eglin AFB in Florida were recently in the news as testing the Army’s newly adopted Sig Sauer 9x19mm MHS handgun for pilots being ejected out of their aircraft. Actual testing was conducted at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio at the [Read More…]
I hope everyone had a amazing Thanksgiving and a restful. Cyber Monday is here and if you did not empty your wallets on Black Friday, here are the top 5 gun-related deals I have managed to find this morning (please note, discounts listed below show the total discount [Read More…]
What usually makes it difficult to write about rare and obscure firearms is the absence of any visual content (photos, videos etc.) of reasonable quality. If you write about any particular firearm or mechanism and have the description only or a couple of poor images [Read More…]
Henry Repeating Arms has a reputation of willingness to assist worthy organizations by producing custom rifles for fundraising campaigns. The company has once again stepped up, and in cooperation with Barron Engraving, is supporting efforts to preserve and restore the [Read More…]
SMT Tactical makes a padded cheek rest for Kel-Tec KSG shotguns. It is designed to make the cheek weld more comfortable and to eliminate the pain in the cheek area that many shooters experience after an extensive shooting session with this shotgun. The new cheek rest [Read More…]
Listen, I want the NFA repealed, the 1986 ban on new machine guns abolished and complete firearms freedom as much, if not more, than any other flag-waving American. However, the current law of the land is, well, the law of the land. So if the internet equivalent of a [Read More…]
G2 Research, known for its morbidly named R.I.P. rounds (Radically Invasive Projectile) has been working steadily to expand its stable of machined projectiles. Launched to 9mm, the company expanded to rifle rounds and is now going full-circle on its first offering for [Read More…]
North American Arms and Talo Distributors teamed up for a new mini revolver kit called the Bug Out Box. As I understand it, the kit is supposed to be suitable for keeping as part of an emergency kit in your car, home or outdoor gear. The kit consists of two parts: a gun [Read More…]
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