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…]
It’s been a hot minute since Taurus had a full-size striker-fired pistol in their lineup, but the G3 is finally here! In this episode of TFB TV, Hop shoots the Taurus G3 to see how it compares to Taurus’ own TH9, and to find out if it can punch above its price bracket. Taurus G3 [Read More…]
Shadow Systems developed a pistol that has impressed what was a rather…..skeptical eye. The Shadow Systems MR918 has been a fun review, a review that reminded me of the challenge of remaining subjective. I took this review and started my research before the [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we go back in time almost 18 years, for the one and only Level III IPSC Competition in China. The pictures were posted by Mr. Vince Pinto, who was the Handgun Rules Director (1996-2017) at the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). [Read More…]
XS Sights is well known for making pistol, shotgun and rifle sights, as well as mounts for optics and backup sights. Their latest set of pistol sights, the RadioActive Material, or RAM Night Sights, focuses on providing a sight set designed to work both day and [Read More…]
Good morning everyone and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, home of the Turbo K2. Last week we dove into an academic exercise regarding the normalization of suppressors by the government, industry and [Read More…]
For this week’s edition of Friday Night Lights, we will take a look at some PVS-14 alternatives. The venerable PVS-14 is like the Glock of the night vision world. It is robust and there are way more out there than you think. However, some people want the Taurus or [Read More…]
If you head southeast toward Arlington from the heart of Fort Worth, Texas, you will soon come to a small industrial park just off of Highway 287. Nestled in with several other businesses including a manufacturing company and machine shop, a laser etching/engraving [Read More…]
In this article, we’ll present to you the first part of Underground Arms Watch December edition’s look into notable seizures of criminally manufactured and modified weapons seized off the streets. Read last month’s post here. 200 Glock conversion [Read More…]
There is an all-new pistol brace backplate available for Masterpiece Arms MPA30DMG and MPA30SST pistols. Made by EZ Accuracy, the backplate attaches directly to the Masterpiece Arms pistol and allows you to mount any brace that is compatible with a Picatinny rail. This [Read More…]
There is no question that Hi-Point firearms have made a name for themselves by providing law-abiding citizens with affordable and functional firearms. With an average out the door price of about $150, the pistol can provide those in dire need of a self-defense weapon [Read More…]
CAA USA has introduced the second generation of their MCK (Micro Conversion Kit) handgun conversion kit/chassis. Although visually it may look similar to the first generation, the MCK Gen2 has a number of (eight, to be exact) design changes that should actually improve [Read More…]
Originally slated to release in April of 2019, the XTech Tactical Smart Laser has finally been fully developed and is ready to ship. The two-year-long development process has produced the ultimate home defense pistol accessory. The XTech Smart Laser light/laser combo [Read More…]
For those who might be unfamiliar with the Big Daddy Unlimited Epic Shoot 2019, this is their 2nd Annual year of hosting this shoot for media of the firearm industry to receive a more intimate look at products from manufacturers, unlike the stampede and chaos that is [Read More…]
How anyone braves Black Friday chaos in person I’ll never understand. Unless Walmart decides to start handing out free AR-15’s, you’ll never find me in a post-turkey brawl at a big box store. I guess I’m more of a grab-a-coffee-and-hunker-down-for-Cyber-Monday [Read More…]
Small carry guns are about as polarizing as the new Star Wars movies or which way the toilet paper roll goes when its time to refill. Depending on who you talk with, small guns will either be a great resource or completely useless. There’s plenty of arguments for [Read More…]
THE 5 BEST .380 ROUNDS FOR SELF DEFENSE I wouldn’t carry a .380 in my ass if it had room for a tugboat. That’s what Clint Smith, notorious pater familias of Thunder Ranch said to me, probably within the first hour I’d ever met the man. Clint is one of the [Read More…]
80 Percent Arms is the United State’s biggest producer of 80% firearms. They have a proven track record of providing their customers with new and unique products that have changed the nature of the 80% lower industry. Today, 80 Percent Arms is happy to announce [Read More…]
For the month of October and our Reader’s Choice voting, we voted on the BEST Pump-Action Shotgun you could potentially have. For some of us, that open-ended statement might need to fill the need of hunting, home defense, competitive shooting, recreation or oddly [Read More…]
The firearms industry produces its fair share of, shall we say, “niche” products. From Henry’s smoothbore .22 repeater to folding Glocks and much, much more, most of us have come across at least a few offerings that make us scratch our heads. For many, [Read More…]
Hello my spooktacular readers. Yes, I know that Halloween was yesterday, but that doesn’t mean these spooky savings aren’t still screaming good deals! You’ll be haunted by regret if you don’t at least give them a look! Okay, I’m done with [Read More…]
I have learned a lot about the firearms industry from my time here at TFB. But one of my most important lessons has been to never predict the death of a company or a segment of the industry until you see a corpse in a coffin and you’re throwing dirt on the lid. And [Read More…]
The True Precision has announced their line of threaded and non-threaded barrels for the SIG P365 XL pistol. To say that the SIG P365 and the P365 XL have been gaining traction would be an understatement. Both SIG models have been featured here on TFB and already [Read More…]
About this time of the year, in 2017, TFB announced that the Microtech Suppressors had been approved by the ATF. Two years have passed and since then there has been very little news, other than a constant flow of new knives from the company. This all changed recently, [Read More…]
In my previous articles, I’ve talked about why it’s important to have some sort of light when concealed carrying whether it’s a weapon-mounted light or some sort of handheld light. When concealed carrying, it’s important to have some sort of [Read More…]
Filling in roll marks with fingernail polish on firearms can be a fun project to make your gun have a more custom look and make it stand out against factory stock. This can be done with paint pens, crayons, model paint, or fingernail polish. In this article, we’ll [Read More…]
Strike Industries has released a Gen3 Glock pistol compensator called Mass Driver. As you can expect from a new product made by this company, this is not just another compensator but it packs some cool features. By calling it forward-moving not only I mean that it is an [Read More…]
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. recently released their free-float handguard version of the PC9. The welcome addition of the free float handguard model to the PC9 platform breathed a breath of fresh air into the pistol caliber carbine market. Ruger has decided once [Read More…]
The SIG Sauer P365XL 9mm is no longer “breaking news” since it has been out on the market for roughly 3 months now. It has had an impressive rise to fame though as the original P365 broke the mold for what people believed a carry gun could hold and achieve. [Read More…]
Several weeks ago, TFB was contacted by a minority shareholder of CAA Israel purporting a change in licensing and distribution in the United States. Regretfully, the information contained in the now removed post was incorrect. Since that time, we have been working [Read More…]