We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 121. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world. Last week we checked out the very rare British-made Birmingham Small Arms “Ralock” 22LR semi-auto rifle. A lot of you who had one [Read More…]
We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 116. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war [Read More…]
We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 115. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war [Read More…]
We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 112. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war [Read More…]
We’re back to our continuing coverage of Finnish Brutality 2023, this time with my good friend Calvin T from Firepower United. Many of you will remember Calvin from his YouTube channel that often collaborated with TFBTV and it just so happens that this year Calvin [Read More…]
Thermal and digital night vision is making leaps and bounds within the firearms community when it comes to the capabilities they are now offering end users at much lower pricing than we’ve ever seen before. PARD, a European producer of digital and thermal night [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 102! Just about every new gun owner I meet always has something slightly different they’re really interested in that has its own little community and intricacies. Likewise, there are a ton of different types of podcasts to listen to [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 101. Two of this week’s podcasts we’ll be featuring are pretty interesting topics. “Gun Culture” is one that has come up in conversation more than once over the last couple of months. While I won’t comment [Read More…]
Finnish Brutality 2023 concluded just last week and it’s been constantly on my mind. While the fun of the match is over, myself and many of the other attendees have been already looking forward to the next couple of brutality matches and have been coming up with a lot [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 98! We’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes this week from across the web from folks like Gun Talk Media, Sons of Liberty Gun Works, Classic Firearms, and of course our own homegrown TFB Behind The Gun Podcast. This [Read More…]
Frontier Armory is a leading source of African firearm parts. In addition to their array of imported parts, they are also creating a US-made reproduction Halbek device. What is a Halbek device, exactly? The legendary Ian McCollum at Forgotten Weapons made a great video [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This week’s special edition is going to depart from our normal subject and instead focus on another cartridge design that is only a couple of decades older – pinfire. Similar to rimfire [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 74! TFBTV has long been a staple of The Firearm Blog brand, however, over the years our humble little YouTube channel has not only seen some pretty amazing growth but it’s also come under attack several times by YouTube itself. Just [Read More…]
Arizona-based XTech Tactical have introduced their new US-manufactured MAG47 Elite magazines for 7.62x39mm AKs. Building on their MAG47mil, the new magazine is slick-sided for easier removal from pouches. The magazines have an MSRP of $37.95. AK Magazine Articles @ [Read More…]
Over the past seven decades, the FAL has stood as a battle rifle icon. Designed for Fabrique Nationale Herstal by Belgian small arms engineer Dieudonné Joseph Saive, the Fusil Automatique Léger (“Light Automatic Rifle”) is a short-stroke gas piston firearm [Read More…]
Did you ever think that a suppressor could be a collectible? I didn’t really until now. In this Photo Of The Day, we’ll take a look at a suppressor made by Maxim Silent Firearms Co. around 1910, over 110 years ago. In relation to Sweden Makes Suppressors [Read More…]
The KP-15 and by extension the WWSD (What Would Stoner Do) have been an extremely hot topic within the AR-15 building community for the last two years or so with tons of people who both like and dislike the concept, as well as its implementation. Naturally, I was [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the new Smith & Wesson Shield Plus in .30 Super Carry. James has reviewed the Shield Plus already in 9mm, but in this video, James is bringing you a comparison of the specs and features with a short discussion of the PLUSes and minuses of the .30 [Read More…]
This week’s Wheelgun Wednesday has us looking at an ungainly, unconventional late 19th century Romanian-designed and partially British produced revolver: The Gatling Dimancea. More Revolver Articles @ TFB: Wheelgun Wednesday: Colt 1851 Navy Revolver Attributed to [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James and Hop Reeves take on the CDR Rifle, a collaborative effort made by KE Arms, Karl Kasarda and Ian McCollum of InRangeTV and Forgotten Weapons and Brownells, Inc. The CDR is pitched as a “budget” version of the WWSD (What Would Stoner Do) rifle, an [Read More…]
The Springfield Armory Hellion made a huge splash when it was introduced. Bullpup fans and obscure gun nerds have been clamoring for an imported VHS-2 for years, and it finally happened. But how does the Hellion perform? Is it more than just an interesting gun for [Read More…]
If you have been a long-time reader of TFB, the WWSD (What Would Stoner Do) rifle should be familiar to you. In short, it is a project of the two YouTube channels Forgotten Weapons and InRange, in which they tried to follow Eugene Stoner’s original vision for the [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves, Ian McCollum of @Forgotten Weapons and Jeremy from The Truth About Guns try out .30 Super Carry for the first time and compare it to 9mm. How’s the recoil difference between these 2? Check today’s video to find out. ««« GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO [Read More…]
In the previous article about the history of the AK-12, I talked about the “Ratnik” program and the earliest known prototype of the rifle. Now, it is time to talk about the second and third prototypes, which will be much easier, since I was personally [Read More…]
When it comes to revolvers, let’s face it: nothing results in a faster reload than Jerry Miculek with a swing-out cylinder and speed loaders. There have been many attempts in the past, however, to take one time-consuming step out of the revolver’s manual [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report. This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world. In this series, we often look at the various firearms, ammunition, and practices observed within this small corner of the firearms world and I absolutely [Read More…]
Welcome to the TFB Podcast Roundup 4. I recently took a trip out to Wyoming to do some prairie dog hunting and while my time out there was phenomenal, I was unfortunately stuck for many hours inside of the increasingly unbearable air transit system. Thankfully, this [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 multi-caliber suppressor. Last week we knit-picked our own James Reeves on his faulty rifle suppressor caliber analysis. This week we [Read More…]
Headstamp Publishing has announced Ian McCollum, of Forgotten Weapons fame, new book ‘Pistols of the Warlords – Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 – 1949‘. The new book comes hot on the heels of the shipping of their latest book Thorneycroft to SA80: [Read More…]