TFB Podcast Roundup 126: The April 26th Roundup 
Concealed Carry Corner: Important Skills For Carrying Concealed 
Wheelgun Wednesday: Enduring Legacy of the Smith & Wesson Model 29 
AKs from Finland. Part 4: RK 95, The Last of the Clan 
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Colt Magic or Ruined Classic? 
AKs from Finland. Part 3: Finnish AKs Go to Hollywood 
Kalashnikov manufactured Saiga 12 and VEPR shotguns will be fast running out of stock, if they haven’t already. Atlantic Arms, a well known retailer of Russian and Eastern European firearms, ran out of all Saiga 12 shotguns on 17 July (VEPR shotguns are still [Read More…]
Strike Industries has released a novel contraption: the AR Trigger Hammer Jig for AR-series weapons. As Strike describes the jig: The AR15 Trigger Jig allows you to clearly see the sear, hammer, and disconnector engagement points while under normal spring tension. The [Read More…]
Colt marked its founder’s 200th birthday by donating a O1991Z 1911 Commemorative Pistol to The Museum of Connecticut History at The Connecticut State Library. We are honored to donate this special commemorative firearm to the outstanding collection [Read More…]
According to Caleb Giddings at Gun Nuts Media, credible reports have confirmed that Taurus International Manufacturing have fired their CEO Mark Kresser. His release is a sudden move for the company after it has been trying to re-invent its image under his leadership [Read More…]
Adams Arms recently debuted their new line of Dissipator rifles and uppers. What’s a Dissipator you ask? It’s essentially an AR-15 with a 16″ barrel and a rifle-length gas system. Why would you do that? Mostly for the benefits of the longer [Read More…]
Yesterday I received an email from SilencerCo, which I figured would be more info about the Salvo 12 shotgun suppressor they just released. But I was pleased to see more SilencerCo humor. This time it was Johnny Dronehunter: Defender of Privacy – Official [Read More…]
For those into firearms history, and the lore of the sea. Here are some photos of a pretty rare harpoon gun circa 1800. Check out the photos and description from The Cannon Superstore below. If you are interested in this piece of nautical history, I understand [Read More…]
New from Oakley Standard Issue (SI) is the limited-edition SI Fuel Cell Ultrablend shooting glasses . Each pair of glasses is airbrushed by hand with two different patterns and three different Cerakote colors giving each pair a unique camouflage pattern. I really [Read More…]
Sig has certainly jumped forward of other companies in the polymer gun market. With it’s modular design the 320 can be configured to fit just about any shooter at a reasonable cost. When looking through the Sig Pro Shop you see one wall with a lot of different frames [Read More…]
CMMG announced a pair of new varmint rifles called the Mk4 V and Mk4 V2. Both rifles are chambered in 5.56 NATO and are based on the AR-15 platform. Both the Mk4 V and the Mk4 V2 have 24″ fluted barrels made of 416 stainless steel. A KeyMod handguard is [Read More…]
Taofledermaus on YouTube tests out viewers request to try a screw driver projectile in a shotgun shell. It works but it does not seem very accurate.
Ian McCollum (Forgotten Weapons) acquired an Edgertronic camera to capture the fast action of his Schwawrzlose 1908 pistol. He never understood how it functions until now. Slowed down enough he could see how the action works. It is pretty interesting how it picks up the [Read More…]
Ruger has released a striker-fired version of their venerable LC9 compact 9mm pistols. The new version of the LC9 is compatible with all previous LC9 accessories and holsters. Ruger promises a “short, light, crisp trigger pull”. Much to my chagrin, [Read More…]
DRD Tactical announced a new quick takedown pistol chambered in 7.62 NATO. The gun is classified as a handgun and it is equipped with the SIG SB15 arm brace. Features: Lothar-Walther 12” Stainless Steel LW50 barrel Noveske KX3 Flash Suppressor Nickel Boron coated [Read More…]
Beretta Defense Technologies (BDT) have announced that the US Army has purchased an additional $250,000 worth of Beretta M9 pistols. While the Beretta M9 will not be around forever, I think it will be a round for a while yet. Accokeek, MD (July 28th, 2014) – Beretta [Read More…]
New to the market is Blackbore, which claims to have “The Cutting Edge in Choke Design.” Dorky moniker aside, the tagline actually has some relevance to their product line. Setting itself apart from Carlson or other choke manufacturers, Blackbore [Read More…]
Great Lakes Tactical (GLT) makes a SOCOM 16 adapter that allows a shooter to attach any common 5/8-24 muzzle device, such as a sound suppressor, without the need to to swap out the factory front sight or gas plug. Although the factory gas plug works with the adapter, [Read More…]
This video is from 2011. Ted Gundy is a WWII Veteran. On top of that, he was a sniper. The US Army Marksmanship Unit honors his achievement and skill with the USAMU Black Hat. According to Lt. Col. Daniel Hodne, only 8 black hats have been given to people outside of [Read More…]
Long Island Topshots posted a slow motion video. It shows what happens to a shotgun shell when fired from a shotgun without a barrel. Here is the link to the video on FACEBOOK According to Long Island Topshots the shot fired About 100 yards and 654 [Read More…]
Andy of Florida Gun Supply sent this to us. They torture test an Enfield Rifle Company’s MERC415. They drop it from a helicopter. From the video, it seems they are only a couple hundred feet off the ground. They don’t mention what altitude they are at. It [Read More…]
The final part of my Meopta Factory tour was led by Stanislav Palicka. The Mechanics Division is where they machine and coat the components for assembly. Luckily, most of the employees of the mechanics division were on vacation so Stanislav could explain aspects of the [Read More…]
For the fourth time in recent years the US Army is considering dropping the M9 Beretta and the 9mm NATO round it chambers in favor of a pistol that shoots a larger caliber, harder hitting round. The Federal Bureau of Investigation on the other hand have just [Read More…]
Stepping out of the chronology that the past few Weekly DTIC entries have taken, today we’ll be examining two much more modern pieces of research, which help explain some of the phenomena observed by end-users when firing their weapons in anger. The first document [Read More…]
IWI US announced they are now shipping state compliant TAVOR rifles to Massachusetts, Maryland and New Jersey. The new rifles are model # TSB18RS. The state compliant TAVOR rifles have an 18″ barrel and a 2″ muzzle brake that is permanently attached. The [Read More…]
The glut of AR-style pistols keeps getting larger (and that’s a good thing!). Now, Adams Arms has released their Tactical Evo “Upgraded Pistols” featuring their piston system. The new pistols utilize Adams’ sister-company VooDoo [Read More…]
Tactical-Life.com takes a look at 7 megapistols. Hybrids of rifles made into the pistol category. The obvious benefits are high powered and no Class 3 ATF license and tax stamp. Most of the 7 are a form of an AR pistol. Here are the ones that stand out. CzechPoint SA [Read More…]
SureFire has released a more powerful Fury Scoutlight. Now it is boasting 600 lumens. According to Soldier Systems: SureFire has expanded its signature Scout Light Series with the new M600P and M620P Fury Scout WeaponLight models. Both models feature SureFire’s newest [Read More…]
A few weeks back I received a pair of the new Tifosi Jet FC glasses from their Tactical line of eye wear. The whole kit contained frames, three lenses (smoke, HC red and clear), hard case, soft case and a cleaning cloth. Being that it was a sunny day I put the smoke [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Concern, makers of Tigr SVD, Vepr and Saiga rifles and shotguns, and KBP Instrument Design Bureau, the less well known manufacturer or the GSh-18 pistol and VSK-94 rifle, have been added to the Government of Canada’s list of sanctioned Russian [Read More…]
Like most of the gun community, here at TFB we are not fans of trigger locks (locks built into a gun, not locks designed to secure a firearm). They are just one more thing that could go wrong and prevent you using your gun at a time when your life depends on it. [Read More…]
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