Legacy has come out with a new camouflage pattern that’s sure to garner interest from hunters. It’s called Yote, which is short for Coyote, and is designed to mimic the fur of the aforementioned predator. New camo patterns are always interesting and this one [Read More…]
The U.S. Armed Forces have alot of guns. Let me correct myself, the military has A TON of guns. Where are all these kept and stored though? In armories of course. But these mysterious enclaves filled to the brim with boy toys must be an absolute joy to even step inside [Read More…]
Ruger announced the introduction of a new GP100 Match Champion revolver with adjustable sights. This compliments the fixed sight Match Champion the company introduced about a year ago. The revolver is designed with competition shooting in mind, though I suspect it would [Read More…]
Strike Industries sent me a new comp (the Sierra Comp) that they made in conjunction with Victor Lopez (of Sierra Element Tactical Firearms Training). He worked on the design with Strike for over a year. The unique design of the triangle ports allow gas to escape the [Read More…]
During our time at The Remington Tactical event at Gunsite we had one new hunting rifle, which is unusual at this kind of seminar. It is the R25 GII in .308 Win. The rifle is based on the DPMS Gen II .308 I liked so much in the past. The first thing that gets [Read More…]
DSI – Dark Storm Industries – is fairly new in the gun world, having been founded in 2013. Friends and firearm enthusiasts Peter and Ed started DSI out of irritation at the lack of locally-available AR parts, and they’re already getting a reputation – a good [Read More…]
Ruger announced a new version of the LCRx revolver that has a 3″ barrel. The gun retains the five shot cylinder, but replaces the standard Hogue Tamer grip to one without the finger grooves. The guns are chambered for the .38 Special +P. Unlike earlier versions [Read More…]
Earlier this month, I took part in firing ten thousand rounds through an AR-15 in one day. Here’s why: At the 2013 NRA Annual Meetings in Houston, Texas, I came across a number of new products and companies, but none stood out as much as Battle Rifle Company. [Read More…]
Schizuki sent us this photo of his CZ 75 B chambered in 9mm Luger/Parabellum. The grips are Hogue CZ-75/CZ-85 Pau Ferro Grips, which in my opinion look a lot nicer than the factory plastic grips. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
Ruger announced they will now be making a version of the LCR chambered in 9×19. This brings the total number of calibers in the LCR line to five. The new gun is a five-shot revolver like its rimmed-cartridge cousins. It is heavier than the .38 Special guns (17.2 [Read More…]
Anyone who has felt the pain of a 3″ magnum slug in a pump-action is probably wincing right now. Its like thinking of a risqué Roseanne, the thought just hurts. DTAC, a start-up out of Easton, PA, has a new solution to the shoulder-numbing kick that [Read More…]
Great Lakes Tactical makes integrally suppressed 10/22 rifles that are a beautiful thing to (not) hear. As I mentioned earlier in the week, I had the chance to do some shooting with the guys at Great Lakes Tactical in Ohio. In addition to the full auto Glock, they [Read More…]
Sig’s ever popular commemorative engraving program is being enhanced with a some new levels and minimum orders. Now available will be four different levels of engraving called standard, silver, gold and platinum. The gold and platinum levels are only available [Read More…]
Taurus has introduced a pair of survival kits that feature the company’s handguns. According to Taurus, the kits are “designed to assist you for the first 24 hours of a horrific catastrophe.” One kit is built around the Taurus Judge, while the [Read More…]
The solider/militiaman photographed carrying a AR-15 in the Crimea has surfaced again, this time in Eastern Ukraine. Arto Pulkki at Suomen Sotilas writes … Finally, let’s focus to a single individual – the mystery person whom has been seen in photos and [Read More…]
Now how cool is this? Six young adults, ages 13-14, have been selected for the inaugural “Young Guns” program. What a great way to involve our next generation of shooters. From the press release: With nearly 100 applicants to choose from, Cimarron and Pietta [Read More…]
JP Enterprises has announced the introduction of four 22LR complete rifles along with the option to build custom uppers. Taking an obvious shot at Smith & Wesson in their press release, JP touts their all-metal construction: No “me too” .22, the JP-22R [Read More…]
Weight can be deceptive. You can’t put your finger on the how or why of it, but you almost subconsciously make an inarticulable quality judgment as soon as you assess the weight of a tool in your hands. Often, ‘lightness’ connotes [Read More…]
Ruger has announced a new version of the Ruger LCR named the Ruger LCRx. The LCRx features an exposed hammer and can be fired either single action or double action. While the majority of the market will probably prefer the snag-free original design, I think many folks [Read More…]
Sturm, Ruger & Co. announced the release of the new SR-762 rifle. The new rifle is chambered in 7.62 NATO (aka 7.62×51) and uses a two-stage piston system like the one used in the SR-556 rifles. The 16.12″ barrel is chrome lined and threaded for the [Read More…]
I’ve always been a S&W revolver fan. Of course when that’s your issued service revolver, early in your police career, you tend to be fond of what you carry daily. I never had anything against Rugers I just never gave them much thought for protection. After I [Read More…]
Pachmayr is now offering the company’s Tactical Grip Glove for the Smith & Wesson Shield and Springfield Armory XDs pistols. The Tactical Grip Glove is a slip on grip enhancer similar to the Hogue Handall. The device is a soft rubber sleeve that is pulled [Read More…]
SIG SAUER (Germany) has launched a major new line of modular competition pistols. The line has 9 base models, 7 special/accessorized models, and 20 modular accessories. The new X-Series pistols are based on the SIG P226 X-Series and I believe supplants the old SIG [Read More…]
Remington announced their 2013 limited edition model 700 to benefit the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF). For the past 13 years, Remington has produced a limited run of rifles for the RMEF, with all profits going to benefit the conservation group. This [Read More…]
Colt has released a new caliber of AR in their precision Competition Rifle name. The photos here are of the .308 caliber model that was at Media Day on Monday. The trigger was crisp and short, as we’d expect from a competition rifle trigger. On all models the [Read More…]
Rock River Arms has a new 3-gun competition rifle in their line-up. Despite being designed for a specific niche in the AR-15 community, the LAR-15 R3 Competition Rifle has a lot of features that any shooter can appreciate. Jim, one of RRA’s law enforcement [Read More…]
Most of our readers are familiar with Fred Eichler. For those not familiar with him he is a hunter of some note. He appears on many hunting shows as well as being a big game hunter, varmint hunter and possessed of a real passion for bow hunting. For those wishing to [Read More…]
[ Many thanks to Noodles for writing this guest post. ] South East Portland Oregon, Chris Costa, 3 days, a full class, 400 rounds of buckshot, 100 slugs, 100 birdshot, and what was supposed to be 600 rounds but quickly became more of 9mm, Benellis, 870s, Mossbergs, [Read More…]
Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd., a full-line distributor for the hunting and shooting-sports industry, is proud to exclusively offer the Zombie Edition of Sig Sauer’s popular 1911 and P238 pistol. Both Zombie Edition pistols have attention-grabbing enhancements, [Read More…]
I hope many of you will be as excited about this announcement as I was Thursday. I was very pleased to have a conversation with Jeff Creamer, director of product management for Sig Sauer. Before I pass along the particulars of the new Sig M11 A-1 let me tell you a very [Read More…]
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