In this very special April Fool’s edition of TFBTV, James Reeves takes a light look at a heavy myth: Is it true that forward slide serrations are important for operating a handgun while your hands are slippery? What about the grip? Is a slippery grip too difficult to handle for mag changes, [Read More…]
Good afternoon dear readers. Welcome to Silencer Saturday, where the only good barrel is a threaded barrel. Today we will stay small with a quick look at the fun of owning suppressed pocket pistols – specifically the GLOCK 43 with the Thompson Machine Poseidon. [Read More…]
You have to hand it to Ruger – over the past few years the Newport, New Hampshire headquartered firearms manufacturer has transformed their image from “bolt action and rimfire” to “backpack-ready and NFA” (raise your hand if you predicted that Ruger would [Read More…]
TACCOM has released several new accessories for the Ruger PC Carbine. Among the new TACCOM products, there are an extended charging handle and a funneled magazine well. Let’s take a brief look at each of these two accessories. Extended Charging Handle This TACCOM [Read More…]
SIG Sauer USA has several reasons to celebrate after two police departments chose their firearms and optics. As always, you win some lose some. In Berlin, Germany, SIG lost the Police department deal to H&K and due to ITAR they are out of the competition for the [Read More…]
Recently, I had the opportunity to shoot the Desert Brutality match outside Phoenix, AZ. Organized by Ian and Karl from InRangeTV, Desert Brutality was a two-day match that amplified the physicality of a normal 2 Gun match. It was a fantastically fun match and the [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James has a look at Ruger’s new/old 9mm revolver in the proven SP101 format. TFB’s managing editor, Pete, was skeptical of the SP101 in 9mm. From his November 2017 article about the “new” 9 mil 101: “Ruger has just announced a new model of [Read More…]
Last week, TFB published the “March Gatness” tournament – a readers’ choice bracket tournament to determine which rifle, revolver, and handgun was the best of the best (or at least the readers’ favorite). The winners will be featured in a TFBTV video. To vote, [Read More…]
The Full Conceal M3D Glock 19 pistol has been pretty controversial since we first posted about them a while back. In case you missed any of our previous post about it, the Full Conceal M3D is a Glock 19 pistol that has been converted by Full Conceal to fold in half [Read More…]
As I had mentioned in the Brownells HK416 article, I got a chance to visit Zib Militaria and tour their facility while I was in Germany. Normally they do not offer tours to customers. They run a mail order business but they do allow local customers to come and pick up [Read More…]
Lone Wolf Distributors now offers 9x18mm Makarov barrels for Ruger LC380 pistols. The new barrel is one of their Alpha Wolf series of barrels. It is a drop-in part and doesn’t require any modifications to the Ruger LC380 pistol. The overall length of the 9x18mm [Read More…]
What does an average person know about the Pakistani weapons and the military-industrial complex? Nothing. Ordinary people are not interested in this kind of weird stuff. OK, so what does an average gun enthusiast know about Pakistani weapons? Probably not much either. [Read More…]
Good evening everyone. Thanks for coming back to TFB’s Friday Night Lights Series. A common theme among first-time buyers of high-end night vision gear always seems to revolve around price. Specifically, why is everything so expensive? We touched on this briefly last [Read More…]
One thing I was not expecting to see at IWA was Mateba let alone the 6 Unica. The 6 Unica is one of my grail guns and I was pleasantly surprised to see it at IWA. These somewhat unicorn guns were made from 1997 – 2005. When one goes up for sale they typically [Read More…]
I will be attending TNVC’s Night Fighter: Armed Professional at the Alliance Police Training Facility. This course is designed to increase the student’s night vision skillsets during real world operations. The course will be a combination of some live fire and some [Read More…]
We know of Czech Small Arms (CSA) from their vz.61 Scorpion and their vz. 58 rifle. They debuted the vz. 15 last year but this time I got a chance to see it in person and take a closer look at it. vz. 15 The vz. 15 is a polymer framed striker fired handgun with [Read More…]
At the last SHOT Show, Pete wrote an article about Thermal Defense Solutions (TDS) and their 3D Printed suppressors. They are here at Big 3 East with a selection of their 3D printed inconel suppressors as well as their self regulating AR 3D printed gas system. The 3D [Read More…]
As I said in another article, I kept my eye out for things I don’t see here in the US while roaming the halls of IWA 2018. A large percentage of IWA is made up of airsoft and airgun manufacturers along with blank firing guns. MWM Gillman GmbH is a company that [Read More…]
Last week, Hrachya posted a sneak peak of the Umarex HDR50. I happen to attend IWA 2018 while I was in Germany last week and got a chance to take a closer look at it along with some of Umarex’s other offerings. First I shall premise this post with a little [Read More…]
Galco Gunleather is excited to introduce the improved Pocket Magazine Carrier (PMC™) which made its debut at SHOT Show in January. Improved for 2018, Galco’s Pocket Magazine Carrier now features vertical magazine orientation, an adjustable tension unit and twin [Read More…]
The US Marine Corps is set to replace its M9s with 35,000 Modular Handgun System pistols, budgeting over $6 million for the procurement. Since the US army’s adoption of the XM17/18 in January 2017, there has been much speculation around if and when the other [Read More…]
When it comes to reflex optics, the Trijicon RMR (Ruggedized Miniature Reflex) has been an industry stalwart for years. Whether you are needing a reflex sight for a handgun, a shotgun or a rifle, Trijicon’s RMR is always in the conversation. More recently, [Read More…]
RedBall Sports makes high capacity magazines for Hi-Point pistol caliber carbines. Earlier TFB reported about their 9mm magazines and recently the company announced that they are now making .45 ACP magazines for Hi-Point 4595TS Carbines. Arguably one of the most [Read More…]
When I first started carrying concealed, I was carrying a single-stack, striker-fired gun, but thanks to some inspiration from the late Bob Owens (RIP) and a chance encounter with a SIG P239 Gen2 SAS in a Houston gun store on my birthday, I ended up going DA/SA for my [Read More…]
At IWA, I walked past EMTAN’s booth.See photo below. Nothing of much interest as their booth had AR-15 style rifles. That is until I spotted something on the wall that looked interesting. It is a 9mm AR that uses CZ Scorpion Evo mags. Considering the [Read More…]
The last time I professionally celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day, my friends and I used a Super Soaker water cannon to “hyper-drink” Guinness by the pint. And even though that may have be 20+ years ago, I can’t in good conscience recommend such irresponsible [Read More…]
The yearly exhibition IWA is very soon upon us, and the German firearms manufacturer Oberland Arms is releasing a new 9×19 mm semi-automatic rifle in AR15-style. It is called OA-15 M9 and comes with a 45 cm (17.7″) match barrel in Stainless steel made by [Read More…]
Umarex has released an image of an upcoming new product that will be introduced during the IWA 2018 arms exhibition held in Nuremberg, Germany. This is a .50 caliber CO2 revolver which Umarex markets as a home defense gun. It is called HRD 50. This revolver has 11 [Read More…]
Today, we often talk about body armour in both military and civilian contexts. Advanced modern body armour is now capable of stopping powerful rounds but the use of armour in warfare dates back centuries. Overmatch is no new concept. This week I came across a great slow [Read More…]
Solid copper hollow points typically offer excellent reliability and are a solid alternative to traditional, lead core jacketed hollow points, especially in locales where lead is banned. This test features a Springfield Armory standard, 5″ 1911A1 firing [Read More…]
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