Earlier today, news began to trickle through online forums and social media platforms that retail giant Optics Planet had stopped selling magazines with a capacity over 10 rounds. With the internet being, well, the internet, we decided to have a look for ourselves. A [Read More…]
Jarod of Parker Mountain Machine makes accessories for a various firearms. He has focused on the SCAR platform and branched out to CZ scorpions. Now he offers a variety of slide cuts and RMR cuts for various pistols. Well now he has started a new venture called [Read More…]
After long decades of mainly using pistols locally made by Forjas Taurus, Brazilian LE agencies have been turning their attention to products from overseas manufacturers, mainly in the wake of multiple reports of technical/safety issues with the “bull brand” [Read More…]
Crimson Trace has expanded their Laserguard range of integrated pistol laser sights to include several Heckler & Koch Models. In addition to Laserguards for a number of other popular pistol brands, Crimson Trace now offer sights for the popular VP series. Crimson [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…]
USA1SHOT makes these injection-molded platforms that allow a shooter to non-permanently attach a brace to the grip of a handgun, while also attaching a Shockwave brace to the end of the brace itself. The majority of these buffer braces are permanently attached to the [Read More…]
SHOT show always boasts a wide assortment of new gear, with 2018 being no exception. Visiting the Nighthawk booth a particular pistol stood out with its new collaboration between Nighthawk, Hillbilly 223, and Agency Arms. These companies came together to produce the [Read More…]
Cool Fire Trainers is a handgun training product company that emerged out of training for competitive handgun shooting. They have rifle training system (more geared to LE carbine use), but it belongs to a separate company and isn’t apart from Cool Fire Trainer [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…]
A new report from the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) has revealed that the US Army’s new pistol, the XM17/XM18 Modular Handgun System has suffered from a number of failures during testing. MHS Suffering Teething Troubles The 2017 Annual [Read More…]
Fire the “Laser”!…via capacitive touch LaserMax has an entirely new line of lasers for subcompact handguns called “Gripsense”. Attached to the triggerguard, these light/laser combos (or in the case of the LCPII model, just a laser) have [Read More…]
ETS is best known for their translucent Glock magazines. Last year they came out with their CAM Loader magazine loader. I reviewed the CAM Loader last year. They have addressed one of the issues I had with the CAM Loader. The probem is that it only worked with 9mm and [Read More…]
NC Star has been working on improving their products. Yes they are made in China but so are Holosun and other products by more reputable optic makers. NC Star gets a bad reputation but they are innovating. I have been using their SPD (Solar Powered Dot) on my Sig MPX [Read More…]
Latvia’s armed forces and border guards are set to receive new Heckler & Koch G36s. On the 11th January, the Latvian Ministry of Defence issued a press release announcing the new contract with the German small arms manufacturer. The 7 year contract, worth 13 [Read More…]
Welcome back to Silencer Saturday. Today we are capping off the 2018 SHOT Show with a pictorial review of the week’s silencer and silencer related gear along with a one mile shot using a suppressed bolt action rifle. More on that in a minute. With 20 TFB staff on the [Read More…]
BASED ON THE P320®, THE M17 IS THE U.S. ARMY’S CHOICE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. After one of the most rigorous and highly competitive reviews in the history of military firearms, SIGSAUER Inc. was awarded the Modular Handgun System contract with a P320-based platform, the new U.S. Army M17. [Read More…]
At SHOT Show this week Texas-based ZRODELTA have launched their new Genesis Z9 modular pistol. ZRODELTA claim the Z9 is the world’s first fully modular pistol. Best known for their precision shooting accessories including optic mounts, muzzle brakes and bipods, [Read More…]
Sarsilmaz is a Turkish Aerospace manufacturer. Among the many components they make, they produce parts for the F-35. They have started a new company called SAR USA to import and distribute their pistols. SAR USA has some really cool pistols. The SAR9 looks like a Glock [Read More…]
Recover Tactical has been working on accessorizing Glocks and S&W Shields. They have made themselves known for their 1911 grips, Beretta 92 grips and Glock Gen 1-2 rail. Well now they are looking at the rest of the gun and applying their ideas. They created this two [Read More…]
I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Agency Arms event out at the Las Vegas Pro Gun Club. There were some other manufacturers there letting invitees to shoot some of their guns along with a selection of Agency Arms’ line of pistols. I was curious to check [Read More…]
Palmetto State Armory debuted their new AK-47 chambered in 9mm at the 2018 SHOT Show. They’re calling it the PSAK-9. The model they had on display was using MP5 mags but they are also going to release a model that uses Glock mags as well. They also have plans for [Read More…]
Hudson Manufacturing has just released their new H9A pistol. It is an aluminum-framed version of the striker fired double stack Hudson H9 pistol chambered in 9x19mm. The original Hudson H9 has a steel frame with interchangeable G10 made grips, while the H9A will be half a pound lighter than the 34 [Read More…]
Kicking off my SHOT Show 2018 coverage is, of course, some suppressed fun from the team at Desert Design and Development – D3LLC. Their mainstay line is a set of GLOCK mag fed integrally suppressed ARs that feature silencers that are true to the MP5SD platform. So [Read More…]
I think I have found my next mini red dot sight – Shield Sights has just announced the RMSc MRDS, a slimmer version of their RMS for larger pistols. The smaller footprint allows for zero overhang on popular pocket pistols like the Glock 43 and the S&W Shield [Read More…]
Not being a long range precision shooter, I am going to write this new product announcement from American Rifle Company using simple words and a lot of pictures. The Nucleus is a Remington 700 compatible bolt action with some advanced features like three toroidal [Read More…]
Firearm parts producing KE Arms has recently added two 9x19mm handgun barrel compensators to their product line up. Machined from 7075 billet and available in either an “Enhanced” or “Carry” configuration, both variants have “long” [Read More…]
Competition Pistols for certain shooting sports can be a breed apart: What may make a pistol great for home defense, LE/Military use, or concealed carry may not translate well to a pure competition pistol, and vice versa. Competition pistols can run into the multiple [Read More…]
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time, Tom R., the new head editor of The Firearm Blog, and James Reeves, the Executive Producer of TFBTV, will host a live Q&A session from a craphole dive bar in either the LGD or Irish Channel of New Orleans. The chat will be [Read More…]
There are lots of timeless firearm debates to throw all of your shooting friends in a frenzy. They are sometimes more dangerous than talking about politics at Thanksgiving dinner. 9mm vs. .40 S&W… Glock vs. 1911… Black vs. Flat Dark Earth… Keymod [Read More…]
Welcome to the first installment of TFB’s Silencer Saturday – where we will come to quietly play with our toys. It is my hope that we will provide our readers with a weekly roll up of news, reviews, product announcements and regulatory and legal issues in the [Read More…]
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