There are many good ways to flex on people at the range or on social media. You may choose to show off night vision equipment like TFB writer Nick, mountainous piles of suppressors like Editor-in-Chief Pete, or reveal an alarming amount of thigh meat like short shorts [Read More…]
According to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement website, a Chinese company illegally selling weapons and suppressor components in the United States has been seized following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation that took place with [Read More…]
I finally did it. After years of hem-hawing and debating the ATF EForm 1 process, I am now officially an owner of a National Firearms Act (NFA) Stamp. I didn’t get struck by lightning and all my animals are still alive. Not only that, but it was much easier than [Read More…]
Who doesn’t enjoy shooting suppressed .22s? Terrifically quiet, smooth and easy-shooting, and far less expensive to blow through rounds than probably any other gun you own except a Daisy Red Ryder. Tons of people enjoy hushed plinking for fun, and many shooters [Read More…]
COVID-19 turned 2020 around in a hurry, and gun sales increased drastically. In a matter of days, ammo went from being a plentiful resource to a treasured commodity. Shelves were cleared out, and new gun owners wanted to know what gun they should buy. With that [Read More…]
Welcome to another installment of Underground Arms Watch series where we take a look at criminally made and modified firearms seized throughout the world. Modified suppressed rifle seized by Italian police Pictured is a modified ‘Contender’ type single-shot [Read More…]
Hot off the heels of their latest suppressor announcement – the Resonator K, Yankee Hill Machine has rolled out three additional releases that we hope to get our hands on at the 2020 SHOT Show. The YHM R9, the YHM Nitro N20 and the YHM Turbo Integral 5.56mm AR-15 [Read More…]
Our friends at Yankee Hill Machine have just announced the arrival of a new suppressor to their rifle model lineup. The YHM Resonator K has been anticipated ever since the Turbo K made its debut. As a typical American silencer owner myself, I can understand the “ this [Read More…]
Continuing from Part 1 of December’s Underground Arms Watch edition, below are some of the good and not so good criminally manufactured and modified weapons recently seized off the streets. ‘Numerous weapons found by OPP, border services during search’ [Read More…]
Fine Ballistic Tools, or FBT (three letters we hold dear), is a young Austrian company which many of our readers have likely never heard of. It is always interesting to go to an event such as ADIHEX and finding companies like FBT, bringing something new to the market. [Read More…]
When it comes to pure fun, rimfire shooting is about as good as it gets without getting naked. Well, I guess if you have a private range you can do both, just make sure to keep your barrel holstered and pointed down range before firing. Moving on, I’ve expressed my [Read More…]
Welcome back to the Reader’s Choice, where we ask for your input on what are the BEST products in various categories surrounding the firearms industry, let you Vote, and then watch as chaos unfolds in the Comments section! With the beginning of a new month, we [Read More…]
Manta Defense has launched the new generation of their suppressor covers – the Manta V2. This new product looks a little bit different than the previous Manta Defense suppressor covers and also has been redesigned to make it slimmer and lighter compared to the [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Round Table sponsored by Ammunition To Go! For those who are first joining us, this is a multi-part series where TFB will discuss the characteristics of great ammunition for specific applications. This could vary from big [Read More…]
You’re probably tired of hearing me say this, but suppressed rimfire is life. And to spread the icing on that cake, suppressed precision rimfire is heaven. Between my modest arsenal of pistol caliber carbines and AR15s, nothing brings me more joy than quietly shooting [Read More…]
OSS Suppressors is breaking new ground in their flow-through silencer technology designs The OSS Rad 22 is a titanium and steel rimfire suppressor capable of handling fully automatic firing schedules and hot rounds like the 5.7mm. Pricing is listed as $449 MSRP with [Read More…]
Tubeless suppressor designs are a relatively new addition to the commercial market. If you aren’t familiar with the process, professional manufacturers use programmable, radial welding machines that turn the suppressor and lay down perfect welds at a steady rate. The [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB’s new series – “First Firearm”. In this series, we’ll cover topics that apply to choosing your first firearm. Most of our faithful readers have already started their path to gun ownership and gun collecting, but we don’t want to leave out [Read More…]
Ok, so there are more than just five items on my list; I couldn’t decide which of the SIG Sauer ammunition should take the top five slots. But since SIG has been nice enough to supply me with ammo for decibel testing for TFB’s Silencer Saturday, I thought it would [Read More…]
Recent research from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Boston University made headlines in several non-specialized blogs and media, thanks to its potential. Boston Engineers managed to design and manufacture a noise canceling barrier which allows airflow to [Read More…]
For those of you who shoot suppressed and also understand the satisfaction from a purpose-built tool, Warren Innovative Technologies may have just the thing for you. SuppressorTools.com has almost 20 3D printed tools, each one is designed specifically for today’s [Read More…]
Hot off the heels of double Yankee Hill Machine silencer reviews this past Saturday, we are right back at you today with some 300BLK subsonic goodness. The YHM ULTimate upper receiver (“top end”) was announced in mid-October 2018, and since the government [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…]
Good evening everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday… Wait, that’s not right, my brain must be mush from SHOT. With our our winning team of writers and videographers who pulled long days, interviewing hundreds of companies and writing thousands of [Read More…]
I preach the gospel of hearing preservation through the use of silencers (and/or over-the-ear muffs) to all of our readers on a regular basis. Shameless plug: Catch TFB’s Silencer Saturday every, well, Saturday, here on the blog. But maybe we should be just as adamant [Read More…]
Marching through the Sands Expo Center for a week can be a seemingly never-ending grind. From an outsider’s point of view, SHOT is an sea of new guns and gear, but the reality is that it is also a maze of wheeled luggage and cheap knives, lubricants and ballistic [Read More…]
A beltfed 50 caliber machinegun conjures up images of utter dominance over enemy solidiers, vehicles and structures. The muzzle blast alone is enough to strike fear into the hearts of men. Unfortunately it’s that blast that will pummel the shooter, crew and LAV [Read More…]
Our friends at the American Suppressor Association are entering the last hours of their $15K raffle and membership drive. Join the ASA to support the legal and responsible use of silencers as well as helping to spread the joys of quieter shooting among American gun [Read More…]
Today we salute the unofficial end of summer in the northern hemisphere, swapping lemonade and hotdogs for pumpkin spice lattes and scones. In the firearm world, the changing of the seasons can mean a change in the way we carry our concealed weapons. The shorts that [Read More…]
Thanks to a tip from my friends at AR15.com, Witt Machine has released a low profile silencer that is both affordable as well as touting extreme performance. The Canooter Valve is a 8.4 ounce, 3.9” long, 1.125” diameter suppressor that claims 136.9dB at the [Read More…]
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