Among the many interesting people Pete was able to talk to at SHOT Show 2023, Clark Aposhian is probably one of the most interesting to me. Clark’s list of certifications and accomplishments within the political sphere of the gun world is quite impressive and he [Read More…]
This latest episode of the TFB Behind The Gun Podcast comes once again from SHOT Show 2023 with our returning host Pete. Open Source Defense is an organization much like TFB in that we’re both not interested in the culture war – just the guns. Open Source [Read More…]
The TFB crew is back with fresh new episodes of the TFB Behind The Gun Podcasts from SHOT Show 2023. In the following weeks and months, we’ll be publishing episodes recorded at SHOT Show by our fearless leader, Pete. This week Pete speaks once again with Brandon [Read More…]
Gun law, gun culture, and gun businesses from overseas never cease to fascinate me simply because they are somehow thriving in the fairly unfriendly territory when it comes to firearms. Falco Holsters is a holster manufacturing company born out of the rich hunting [Read More…]
With SHOT Show 2023 just around the corner, we here at The Firearm Blog will be on the lookout for all the new guns and gear, and some that we may have overlooked over the previous years. We will be covering both manufacturers of modern, new designs of revolvers (like [Read More…]
One of the things I don’t get to do often enough is talk to shooters from other parts of the globe. Miles V (our guest from a couple of weeks ago) who has spent a lot of time in Thailand recently introduced me to Chun who was able to participate in the 2022 IPSC [Read More…]
Last week we had the opportunity to break the story on an innovative new holster specifically specialized to work with virtually any handgun/suppressor combo as long as it has a TLR1 weapon light attached to it. I was able to get the owner of HUSH Holsters and designer [Read More…]
Thanks for joining us for our last TFB Wheelgun Wednesday of 2022, where we’ll take the pulse of the revolver market over the past year. We’ve also covered a number of high profile revolvers that have been auctioned off this year, so we’ll include some [Read More…]
A couple of weeks back TFBTV’s Hop and I had a chance to head out with the good folks from Smith & Wesson to get some range training with two very experienced firearms instructors. The first of those was the legendary Jerry Miculek who is well-known both as a [Read More…]
Welcome back to Wheelgun Wednesday, a weekly articles series on The Firearm Blog where we discuss everything revolver: from historical to modern wheelguns, from prototype and experimental revolvers to custom-made and mass-produced ones, from conventional designs to the [Read More…]
Safariland is one of the most well-known and respected names in the firearms industry, mainly because of its reputation for producing high-quality American-made duty holsters. With a heavy emphasis and focus on safety, Safariland also produces IWB holsters, armor [Read More…]
Longtime readers and viewers of TFB and TFBTV will know Miles V fairly well. Miles is most well known for covering a lot of older firearms, their history, how they were used, as well as who they were used by. Miles is also fairly well known for just how well-traveled he [Read More…]
Thanks for joining us on another TFB Wheelgun Wednesday, where we cover all topics relating to revolvers. As with most things, it’s good to take an objective look at whether our tools are effective or not, so on occasion, we’ve been breaking down the pros and [Read More…]
The Rock Island Auction Company was established in 1993 by Pat Hogan and has since grown to be one of the most well-respected and well-known names in the firearms industry for firearms auctions and other militaria collectibles and curios. Rock Island dedicates a [Read More…]
Many of you will know the name MIL-SPEC Monkey from our previous work with him on TFBTV’s various morale patches. “Monkey”, as we call him, has been a military gear and weapons aficionado for quite some time with his study beginning within the video [Read More…]
Imagination, Integrity, and Innovation. These are the three hallmarks that dominate the ethos of the folks at Trailblazer Firearms and today on the TFB Behind The Gun Podcast I’ve had the opportunity to bring on their President, Ron Dan. Ron and I met during [Read More…]
Aero Precision recently announced that not only would they be offering their first suppressor, but also their first-ever bolt-action receiver as well! The Lahar-30 is intended to be Aero Precisions suppressor offering for those who want to get into buying suppressors [Read More…]
Desert Brutality 2022 is right around the corner and set to take place between November 11-13 in St. George, Utah at the Southern Utah Practical Shooting Range. The Southern Utah Practical Shooting Range is back up and running again as the host location for Desert [Read More…]
TriggrCon 2022 was an absolute blast and I’m really glad that Rainer Arms has got the ball rolling again and is offering something akin to SHOT Show, but available to the general public. TriggrCon 2022 was hosted at the Flint Oak Hunting Lodge in Kansas and was a [Read More…]
We’re back again with another TFB Staff writer interview on the TFB Behind The Gun Podcast! This week I’ve brought in one of our newer writers Lucas D! Lucas D is an avid hunter, competitive shooter, and deep sea fisherman who’s got a lot of experience [Read More…]
As the legend goes, the court jester in medieval society was the only human being in the King’s Court that could openly criticize, poke fun at, and tease the king without fear of being put on the gallows or worse. Obviously, in today’s hypersensitive world, [Read More…]
If Finnish Brutality sounds familiar, it’s because we’ve covered the event briefly before right here on TFB. I recently had the opportunity to participate in InRangeTV’s Woodland Brutality 2022 and I had an absolute blast with not just the stages but [Read More…]
You all know him and love him – Nick C! I’m really excited to finally have Nick C on the show to talk about night vision. Long-time readers of TFB will know that Nick has poured a lot of time, work, and broken parts into his weekly article series Friday [Read More…]
Mental health is a very polarizing subject on its own. Throw in firearms and you’ve got the ingredients for a heated discussion that is guaranteed to end any holiday family dinner in spectacular fashion. However, Michael Sodini, President of Walk the Talk America [Read More…]
Suppressors are now one of the most popular and sought-after firearm accessories on the market. It’s almost universally accepted now that suppressors do provide a tangible benefit to shooters when employed correctly. However, the rub has always been that [Read More…]
For Today’s TFB Podcast episode I’ve brought on a recent acquaintance of mine, Tara from How I Carry. How I Carry is basically Tara’s online presence and what she does is specializes in what I think is a very underserved market – concealed carry [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 20! Ammunition has finally made its way back onto store shelves and I always like to come back around to this subject every so often to give myself a bit of a reality check when it comes to ammunition prices. The first observation right [Read More…]
Reloading is one of those hobbies I never thought I’d actually pick up – even as a firearms owner. However, all it took for me to get addicted to the benchtop hobby was for a good friend of mine to send me a very inexpensive Lee Challenger reloading press [Read More…]
Gunsmithing is one of those trades that often gets passed down from generation to generation. Sadly, in these times it seems like it’s almost falling out of favor. With the advent of tighter QC controls making firearms more or less maintenance-free for longer [Read More…]
Practical shooting organizations have been in existence within the United States for over 70 years at this point and arguably longer if you include competitive Olympic shooting sports. However, with the increase in popularity and affordability of handguns, sports like [Read More…]
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