With the AR-15 being the Lego-style build it yourself rifle on the market today, I’ve talked about the SIG Sauer P320 is a similar modular design with the Fire Control Unit being the heart of the gun. Those designs are great, but how hard is it to build your own [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report. In this ongoing series, we discuss everything and anything related to rimfire firearms! This week I’d like to address a bit of “fudd lore”. We’ve probably all heard it at one point or [Read More…]
A few months back, I wrote an article on finding a Remington 870 police trade-in shotgun for right around $50. What I didn’t tell you was that I went back and bought a second 870 for the same price once the article was released. Both shotguns had some degree of [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to another episode of TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine – home of the new Resonator K. Last week we talked about suppressing the 5.7 cartridge, a topic I myself am unfamiliar with. However, [Read More…]
Over the past few weeks, I was at various indoor and outdoor ranges with friends as well as coworkers of mine. On every occasion we saw a number of different people who all were equally unique in their own ways. We saw all kinds of people from the new guy who we thought [Read More…]
Unfortunately, I have never been to Alaska. But someday, I will go. In preparation for the adventure of a lifetime, like any red blooded American man, I started perusing a list of backcountry sidearms suitable for an encounter with a grizzly. I didn’t look at maps, [Read More…]
When I teach people about precision rifle shooting I like to explain the rifle is a tool, while the scope is a ruggedized precision instrument. Each click of the turret only moves the erector assembly about 7/10 of a thousandth (.0007) of an inch. For perspective, a [Read More…]
TFB’s Top 10 Calibers for Gun Hipsters Everyone knows that one guy who won’t shut up about his meme caliber. He will find any and every excuse to talk about it, show you pictures of it and tell you about its amazing terminal ballistics. Despite a cornucopia [Read More…]
Befuddled old men are fond of saying that revolvers are “six for sure” and insist that they cannot ever fail. But are revolvers really more reliable than self-loading handguns? Let’s find out by gettin’ dirty. ««« GUN AND GEAR GIVEAWAYS »»» PLEASE check out our [Read More…]
What do you get when you bring together replica STEN parts, a .22 semi-auto and a lot of hard work? You get a pretty cool build. Marius Horskjær, from Denmark sent us in some photos of a build he recently finished. Initially, asking if it might be eligible for our Hot [Read More…]
For the month of September and our Reader’s Choice voting, we voted on the BEST Aftermarket Trigger you could add to one of your firearms. This could have been anything from your handguns to your rifles to your shotguns. The most frequently upgraded firearm, in [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is provided by VEREX Tactical, a company located in Oberalm, Austria. While the Marlin 1895 SBL depicted in the photos has a bunch of custom carvings, engravings and finishes, what really jumps out is the actual lever which is made of a [Read More…]
ADIHEX, the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition, is an annual event towards the end of the, scorching hot, summer in Abu Dhabi, UAE. As the name implies, this is not firearms dedicated show, but the “hunting guns” area alone is usually [Read More…]
No this isn’t an edition of Austin’s Hot Gat or Fudd Crap series and I don’t think it was Bubba which got to this particular Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield. No, this Obrez SMLE is probably a little more legitimate. I came across this rifle in a UK MoD [Read More…]
The Custom Revolver likely is not a new title to most of TFB readers, as it is a classic published almost 20 years ago. In its hardcover form, it quickly went out of stock and its qualities and rarity made it a collectible. It may seem an odd choice to review such a [Read More…]
A Side by side for a SXS While they might be Elmer Fudd’s gun of choice, side by side shotguns aren’t that common in America anymore, mostly due to the fact that many of the good ones are quite expensive. Those that aren’t, such as the Stoeger Coach [Read More…]
Twelve years ago today, The Firearm Blog opened its doors to the world with one main objective: to provide factual information about guns without all the usual tribal political debates that tend to follow. Our founder, Steve Johnson, had a unique vision that would bring [Read More…]
Ruger is releasing a spruced up* version of their popular Ruger American Rimfire rifles that feature the Go Wild Camo brush stock with bronze Cerakote barrel, Receiver and bolt handle. The new Go Wild Camo rifles are offered in .22lr, .22WMR and .17HMR and follow their [Read More…]
The Cody Firearms Museum, at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, in Cody, Wyoming is celebrating the upcoming opening of their newly refurbished museum with a special one-of-a-kind engraved Henry Rifle. The rifle is currently up for auction on GunBroker and has already [Read More…]
Many of us who carry a handgun routinely want to be healthy and stay fit, but what do you do with your handgun when you are in a gym or workout facility? This situation presents a lot of problems for the law-abiding concealed carrier who is trying to work out. You need [Read More…]
The Firearm Blog has partnered with Lone Wolf Distributors to bring you a series on building your own Glock. Buying an 80% receiver is not new to the gun industry. Glocks are the rage, why not build one the way YOU want it? Get yourself a hot gat, and loose that [Read More…]
This was one of the most interesting Reader’s Choice polls we have conducted thus far! The voting results we received were close, but simultaneously the victor won by a landslide. The diversity of suggestions from you, our beloved readers, was very impressive as [Read More…]
Every once in a while when you are mindlessly thumbing through your newsfeed on Facebook you come across something extraordinary! For me recently, that extraordinary thing came in the form of Malt Liquor on the side of a Hi-Point. A small custom shop named Autonomous [Read More…]
During the days of IWA 2019, the French manufacturer Chapuis Armes revealed on their Facebook page that Beretta Holding Group had just become their majority shareholder. Below is the full press release. Beretta Holding SA take a majority stake in the French company [Read More…]
Good evening TFB fans. Hopefully you all had a chance to get out on the range and do some shooting this weekend. As winter passes through the rear view mirror here in the northern hemisphere, warmer weather should help us get back behind the sights (or glass) and dust [Read More…]
Hi everyone, last week Pete launched “As Seen On TFB”, our new weekly review of the news, reviews and editorials from the past seven days here on The Firearm Blog. We will be continuing to recap of all the highlights, at the weekend, in cased you missed them during [Read More…]
Good morning everyone and welcome to “As Seen On TFB”, a weekly review of the news, reviews and editorials from the past seven days right here at The Firearm Blog. The idea came to us from a reader who requested more content on the weekends. While we work out what [Read More…]
My wife’s coworker came across these photos and shared them with me. They are scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of an AR-15 barrel The background that I got was that this sample is 4″ long from an AR15 barrel that split down the middle somewhat [Read More…]
We have a huge problem in this country that has us all on edge. An issue that separates citizens into two distinct groups, laden with emotions that are deep rooted in a history of distrust and anger. No, not THAT issue – I’m talking about Tactical Shooters [Read More…]
Let’s be honest. Most of us get the cheesy required gun lock when we buy a gun. And that cheesy lock gets chucked on a shelf (or in a bag), and we forget about it (until we sell it). And if we do actually install it on a gun, we find it is basically useless. [Read More…]