Kicking off my SHOT Show 2018 coverage is, of course, some suppressed fun from the team at Desert Design and Development – D3LLC. Their mainstay line is a set of GLOCK mag fed integrally suppressed ARs that feature silencers that are true to the MP5SD platform. So [Read More…]
Almost a year to the day that the Army MHS contract was awarded to the P320, the Sig Sauer 2018 Catalog is highlighting the consumer availability of the M17 pistol. This years lineup also includes numerous new pistol, rifle, optics and accessory models, some of which [Read More…]
Seekins Precision just dropped the NXR – a short-barreled AR patterned pistol with an SB Tactical stabilizing brace. The NXR is chambered in 300BLK and comes complete from the factory with an adjustable gas system. As featured, this Seekins AR pistol seems ready [Read More…]
There’s a new B&T firearm just released on the Swiss B&T website, literally minutes ago. The GHM9 Compact is available in Switzerland and the EU, and it looks sexy. Will it come to the US? We know that B&T release their firearms nationally first, then [Read More…]
Let me start off by saying that this subjective list of TFB’s ‘Top 5’ best guns from 2017 is not rooted in scientific study nor is it the result of massive data crunching of user polls. The below guns were picked by general popularity, page views, innovative [Read More…]
Windham Weaponry recently began manufacturing pistols chambered for the .450 Bushmaster. The irony, of course, is that Windham Weaponry is run by many of the same people in the same location that Bushmaster left when it was acquired by the Remington Outdoor Group. [Read More…]
At long last, we have reached the last day in TFB’s 12 Days of Christmas – long guns. Originally, I had marked today as being dedicated to rifles. However, after compiling my list, I decided that I needed to open the category up to include firearms that are [Read More…]
After 10 and a half years running TFB, I am finally retiring from blogging. It has been a wild ride. I started a tiny blog in 2007, on a whim because I was shooting or hunting almost everyday, then watching it grow into a team of 25 writers and become the most [Read More…]
In the movies, pistol silencers are usually associated with spies and villains with a classic ‘pew pew’ report when fired. In reality, paired with the right subsonic ammunition, this category of suppressor can turn your favorite handgun into a relatively quiet lead [Read More…]
SB Tactical announced the company was now offering arm braces for the Remington TAC-14 and the Mossberg 590 Shockwave firearms. These two guns are similar to shotguns since they both fire shotgun shells, but have shorter barrels and other size specifications that make [Read More…]
Tactical Edge Arms has added 10mm and .45 ACP versions of their RD series of pistols. The 9mm version was introduced earlier in October. The model designations RD-9, RD-10 and RD-45 indicate the calibers these firearms are chambered in – 9mm Luger, 10mm Auto and [Read More…]
Leapers, Inc. is now offering an extended length buffer tube for use on AR pistols. Buffer tubes, also called receiver extensions, are the part of an AR that capture the buffer assembly and, on rifles, is the part onto which buttstocks mount. The new buffer tube [Read More…]
Christmas is coming. But what do you buy the operator that has everything? He/she has every kind of 5.11 khakis available, caps from every major firearms manufacturer (including Hi-Point), a dozen pairs of tactical gloves, their gun safes are full and they even have one [Read More…]
Krebs Custom is one of the few companies which name is associated with the highest-end AK rifles on the market. Recently, the company has introduced a new AK pistol called PD-18. These are Polish AKM based builds chambered in 7.62x39mm. The PD-18 pistol has a [Read More…]
Until about two months ago, I had no intention of ever pulling a binary trigger. Seemingly serving no useful purpose, I viewed these fire control designs as gimmicky and on par with bumpfiring at hip level using a thumb-in-a-belt-loop stance. But when an Instagram [Read More…]
There is an ever-growing abundance of Glock after-market parts available for consumers. The Glock pistol, whether you love it or hate it, is embraced by the entire world in varying capacities. It is the Lego set of pistols. The tinker toy of handguns. Like an AR-15, [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James gets to tackle one of his favorite subjects – the pistol caliber carbine. James is hands-on with the Brügger & Thomet GHM9 (possibly, this acronym stands for Grasshopper Mouse/Grashüpfermäuse, a scorpion-eating rodent). The GHM-9 is a [Read More…]
The firearms accessories company IC13, in coordination with Lunar Concepts has come out with a modern-day equivalent of the Second World War or Vietnam era bandoleers, albeit in a much less expendable version as the en-bloc clip and M14 magazine bandoleers were [Read More…]
In 2012, Alessandro “Alex” Bosco returned to the United States with just $3,000 in the bank. After years of military service and private business experience, he was ready to pursue a career in law enforcement, sitting for agency interviews and hoping that [Read More…]
Zenith Firearms have released a new model called the Zenith Z-5RS “Pistolman”. The base model is made by MKE in Turkey. The clones I’ve seen from there looks decent and I haven’t heard any of my friends complaining about any issues. Those who [Read More…]
Inland Manufacturing announced another firearm that it will be offering in the near future. Called the Inland Motor Patrol (IMP) pistol, the new handgun appears to be based on the recently announced M30-P. Differentiating itself from the M30-P, the M30-IMP has a [Read More…]
Earlier this year, Tom Gomez reviewed Springfield Armory’s SAINT AR-15 and provided an excellent technical look at the rifle. Today, Springfield Armory is releasing a pistol variant. It is built around the same features and functionality of the rifle such as the [Read More…]
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot, But he’ll remember, with advantages, What slings he used that day. Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household words – 1907 leather, and USGI web – Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb’red. [Read More…]
USPSA have been doing the provisional “Carry Optics” for a while now. IPSC just decided to let the new Division “Production Optics” have a go as a trial, until the end of December 2020. You can check the IPSC rules in the picture below for [Read More…]
A sling is not only a carrying strap, but also an ever-present shooting aid. It stabilizes the rifle when a bipod is not available or practical (e.g. sitting position in tall grass), or when braced against unstable supports. This article investigates four shooting [Read More…]
Russian Interpolitex 2017 exhibition was full of various less lethal solutions. Particularly, we had a chance to see the Taser-style GARD less-lethal weapon. We’ve earlier wrote an article about it on TFB. In this article, we’ll talk about more features of [Read More…]
InfidelAA posted a video showing a way to conceal carry an H&K SP5K. Can you imagine a mugger coming across this? Not your everyday carry CCW. I was amazed at this technique and tried my hand at replicating it. I used an Omega MP5K from Atlantic Firearms. If [Read More…]
Kevin Brittingham started Advanced Armament Corporation when he was 19 years old. In the more than two decades that have passed, he has helped to influence the silencer, ammunition and firearms industries in dramatic fashion. If you are looking for proof, take a walk [Read More…]
Inland Manufacturing announced a new .30 Carbine chambered pistol that it plans to ship in 2018. The new pistol has a design similar to that of the reproduction M1 Carbines the company already makes. However, this gun is definitely different. Starting off, the gun uses [Read More…]
There have been three things that have kept me from considering a Heckler & Koch UMP clone build. First, rather than a more typical three-lug muzzle attachment system, the UMP’s barrel comes standard with the mushroom-esque flange that only a few silencer [Read More…]
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