One of my favorite pistol releases this year has been the surprisingly good Taurus GX4 micro-compact 9mm pistol. Although the pistol comes with already great factory sights, one of the first things I usually swap out on my pistols is the factory sights in favor of night [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM Phantom 22 rimfire suppressor. Last week we took you through the multi-host SilencerCo Hybrid 46M. This week we bring [Read More…]
Good afternoon suppressor lovers an welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM Phantom 22 rimfire suppressor. Last week we got a good look at the Rugged Mustang22 rimfire can. This week we dig into the [Read More…]
XS Sights out of Texas have announced some new tritium night sights for Springfield’s Hellcat OSP. XS are introducing the DXT2 Big Dot and R3D night sights for the optics-ready pistol. MSRP for the night sights will range from $110 to $132. XS Sights @ TFB: XS [Read More…]
A while back we covered the auctioning of Al Capone and Sonny Capone’s collection of firearms and memorabilia. That auction has now concluded and in an unsurprising turn of events, the entire collection sold for millions. Most notably, Al Capone’s Colt 1911 [Read More…]
Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM Phantom 22. Last week we dug into the Dead Air Primal on the Henry Model X in .45-70. [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM Turbo K rifle suppressor. Last week we get a basic overview of the very capable SilencerCo 36M modular suppressor. This [Read More…]
Suppressing a .45-70 lever action rifle is one of my life goals. Carrying a suppressed “Planet Gun” (my term for a firearm chambered in a caliber that can take down any species on Earth) is simply awesome. And yes, I realize that Blue Whales are probably resistant [Read More…]
In the pantheon of stories about the Wild West, “Lonesome Dove” is often hailed as one of the best. Writer Larry McMurtry’s seminal novel was published in 1985, and earned the following year’s Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A few years later, the [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its various arms and ammunition. This week we’ve got a reader-submitted firearm that doesn’t often get a lot of attention in the [Read More…]
The lever action rifle modernization trend continues growing and Midwest Industries keeps releasing new products for this market. The company has expanded their line of Two Chamber Muzzle Brakes by introducing two new large bore options. While the MI’s new Large [Read More…]
We’ve all heard the tired “boating accident” trope, and it was funny while it lasted, but in all seriousness, boating season is upon us, and a lot can go wrong on the water, so let’s take a look at boat guns. The term boat guns is an aquatic [Read More…]
Ranger Point Precision has a passion for all things manly. Whether it’s motorcycles, firearms, or movies with guns in them, Ranger Point Precision has always got its finger on the pulse of the “gun guy” world. Ranger Point Precision also recently [Read More…]
There is perhaps no more well-known American domestic battle than the battle of Athens, TN. War-weary veterans returning from the various theatres of WWII came home only to face a machine steeped in corruption and faced yet another battle for liberty – the Battle [Read More…]
Good afternoon friends and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 suppressor. Last week got to spend some time with the impressive CGS Hydra rimfire suppressors. This week we get [Read More…]
In the world of lever guns, Mad Pig Customs has become a bit of a legend. This small Connecticut-based gunsmithing and Cerakote shop has been cranking out fun projects for years, and has garnered something of a cult following on social media. One of Mad Pig‘s [Read More…]
At their upcoming May 2021 Premier Firearms Auction, Rock Island Auction Company will be offering a true treasure of American history, a pair of flintlock pistols that belonged to none other than Alexander Hamilton himself. Although over the years, RIAC has sold a [Read More…]
Need a Big Bore Revolver? Henry Pate’s got you covered. By the time the American Civil War broke out, Henry Clay Pate already had some combat experience from the 1850s. Pate, a U.S. Marshal and staunch slavery supporter, had participated in the attack on [Read More…]
The photos of today’s POTD are from August 2019. The man-portable FGM-148 Javelin is a fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. Here we see a U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade as he fires one from his [Read More…]
I don’t have a lever action, but I wish I did and perhaps one day my wish comes true. Now, if I had one I would certainly be very interested in getting the new Henry Red Dot Mount from Phoenix Weaponry. I’d put a red dot on it and imagine I was a modern [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This weekly series is all about rimfire firearms and their various related topics. This week we’re talking about rimfire takedown firearms and some of the best ones I’ve seen throughout the [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This weekly series is all about the rimfire firearm world. SHOT Show 2020 was a blast for all firearms enthusiasts but I feel like rimfire junkies got their fair share of awesome releases too with guns [Read More…]
December is a gun auction month. Many of the largest American firearm auction houses hold premier auctions in December where they sell the most unique, rare and expensive firearms. When the companies publish the catalogs of their premier auctions, we thoroughly browse [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report. In this weekly series, we explore, discuss, and review the various firearms, ammunition, and topics surrounding the rimfire firearm world. This week we’re going to have a little fun and poke at [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! The Rimfire Report is TFB’s ongoing series that discusses, explores, and reviews various rimfire firearms throughout history and in today’s case – Hollywood. The movies can be a great [Read More…]
Unleaded Fuel for your wheelgun This year, Hornady introduced their new “Hangun Hunter” line of lead-free copper alloy ammunition for many popular handgun hunting calibers (and, for some reason, 9mm): Per Hornady: Hornady Handgun Hunter™ ammunition is [Read More…]
The trend of modernized lever-action rifles keeps growing and currently, most of the major lever-action rifle manufacturers offer such guns. At NRAAM 2019, Marlin introduced the Dark Series, at SHOT Show 2020, Henry released the X-Series and Rossi jumped on the [Read More…]
Lever-action fans, cowboy action shooters, and ranch hands, this one is for you. As first teased at SHOT Show 2020, your lever guns are getting some new food. One of the industry’s premier ammo manufacturers, Federal Ammunition, has partnered with Henry Repeating [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! In this weekly series, we continue to discuss, explore, review, and remember the various firearms and trends surrounding the rimfire firearm world. This week I’m going to focus on some blasts from [Read More…]
In January of this year, SHOT Show 2020 went on just as so many had before. Throngs of industry professionals milled about, discussing the next big things for firearms, ammo, optics, shooting accessories, and more. As the months of Coronavirus precautions have continued [Read More…]
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