A few years ago I went to the Vehicle and Darkness D3 course with Haley Strategic. At this course, students learn how to fine-tune fundamentals while manipulating lights and shooting in and around vehicles. A vehicle ballistics lab was also very informative. After the [Read More…]
Primary Weapon Systems (PWS) is known for making a long stroke piston AR rifles. What sets them apart from other AR manufacturers is their ability to run internals modeled after the AK platform; while still maintaining the ergonomics and last round bolt hold open [Read More…]
SHOT show always boasts a wide assortment of new gear, with 2018 being no exception. Visiting the Nighthawk booth a particular pistol stood out with its new collaboration between Nighthawk, Hillbilly 223, and Agency Arms. These companies came together to produce the [Read More…]
Cool Fire Trainers is a handgun training product company that emerged out of training for competitive handgun shooting. They have rifle training system (more geared to LE carbine use), but it belongs to a separate company and isn’t apart from Cool Fire Trainer [Read More…]
Good morning fellow silencer lovers. Thanks for coming back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday. If this is your first time joining us for this weekly digest, our goal is to bring you the latest news, events and products coming out of the suppressor industry. Think of this [Read More…]
NC Star has been working on improving their products. Yes they are made in China but so are Holosun and other products by more reputable optic makers. NC Star gets a bad reputation but they are innovating. I have been using their SPD (Solar Powered Dot) on my Sig MPX [Read More…]
Since their acquisition DDI, Palmetto State Armory has been cranking out AKs. This year Palmetto State Armory is going to be making AKs chambered in 9mm and 5.56x45mm. They will have firged bolts, trunions and carriers. They had some on display at SHOT Show 2018. The [Read More…]
I apologize in advance for not having all the names, specifications and pricing for the new 2018 Thompson Machine silencers to make their debut at this year’s SHOT Show. The best thing to do if you see something you like is to email Brooks here. Bringing out a [Read More…]
Welcome back to Silencer Saturday. Today we are capping off the 2018 SHOT Show with a pictorial review of the week’s silencer and silencer related gear along with a one mile shot using a suppressed bolt action rifle. More on that in a minute. With 20 TFB staff on the [Read More…]
BASED ON THE P320®, THE M17 IS THE U.S. ARMY’S CHOICE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. After one of the most rigorous and highly competitive reviews in the history of military firearms, SIGSAUER Inc. was awarded the Modular Handgun System contract with a P320-based platform, the new U.S. Army M17. [Read More…]
At SHOT Show this week Texas-based ZRODELTA have launched their new Genesis Z9 modular pistol. ZRODELTA claim the Z9 is the world’s first fully modular pistol. Best known for their precision shooting accessories including optic mounts, muzzle brakes and bipods, [Read More…]
New from American Tactical for 2018 is a conversion adapter that allows you to use 9mm Glock mags with your AR-15 lower. It’s made out of 6061-T6 Aluminum and locks into place via the AR-15 mag catch. The Glock mags are released by hitting a button on the bottom [Read More…]
Last month Lone Wolf announced their venture into pistol caliber carbines. Well, Lone Wolf showed off their newest Alpha Wolf Pistol Caliber Carbine and Pistol. The new Lone Wolf pcc sports a rotating locking bolt. They are offering it in a 16″ rifle length barrel [Read More…]
Ruger has a LOT of new firearms that they are introducing to consumers for 2018, but some of them tower in popularity above others. It was pretty easily recognizable by how long the lines were to shoot and test firearms at SHOT Show’s Industry Day at the Range. [Read More…]
Hudson Manufacturing has just released their new H9A pistol. It is an aluminum-framed version of the striker fired double stack Hudson H9 pistol chambered in 9x19mm. The original Hudson H9 has a steel frame with interchangeable G10 made grips, while the H9A will be half a pound lighter than the 34 [Read More…]
Solidly in the category of “Why didn’t I think of that?”, the suppressor smiths at Dead Air Armament have come up with one of the most useful products at SHOT2018 so far. These flip-up sights are in between prototype and pre-production phases and are [Read More…]
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…]
Not being a long range precision shooter, I am going to write this new product announcement from American Rifle Company using simple words and a lot of pictures. The Nucleus is a Remington 700 compatible bolt action with some advanced features like three toroidal [Read More…]
MagPump, best known for their series of rifle magazine loaders, have launched their new Magpump 9mm magazine loader. The transition into the pistol magazine loader market is the next obvious step for the company that already offers a series of loaders for both the AR-15 [Read More…]
The first installment in this series of three articles concerning flying with firearms gave a rundown of what treatment you can anticipate at most airports when you’re checking a gun case as luggage. We discussed how things tend to go smoothly and how you can [Read More…]
Competition Pistols for certain shooting sports can be a breed apart: What may make a pistol great for home defense, LE/Military use, or concealed carry may not translate well to a pure competition pistol, and vice versa. Competition pistols can run into the multiple [Read More…]
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time, Tom R., the new head editor of The Firearm Blog, and James Reeves, the Executive Producer of TFBTV, will host a live Q&A session from a craphole dive bar in either the LGD or Irish Channel of New Orleans. The chat will be [Read More…]
Welcome to the first installment of TFB’s Silencer Saturday – where we will come to quietly play with our toys. It is my hope that we will provide our readers with a weekly roll up of news, reviews, product announcements and regulatory and legal issues in the [Read More…]
A hearty welcome to Deviant Ollam, of The CORE Group, as he contributes a 3-part series about “Flying with Firearms”. As a well-known security lecturer, trainer, and gun aficionado, he brings the most complete knowledge dump you will find anywhere on the web [Read More…]
In what some analysts are claiming as some of the most vicious urban combat in Southeast Asia since the end of hostilities in Vietnam, the Marawi campaign earned an infamous spot in Military and Filipino history. We covered the battle whenever major news breaks came [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…]
Ah, the great Open vs Concealed Carry debate! Even the most blasé firearms conversation turns into a spirited discussion when the topic of “open carry” is raised. SURELY in this day and age of the Independent Modern Woman, we can all agree that IF she carries at [Read More…]
Getting ready to crack their 100 million views milestone, TFBTV has come a long way in just under three years. The channel has added new hosts, debuted exclusive review guns, educated us with historical and scientific episodes, and entertained us with fan-supplied [Read More…]
As we continue our steady march towards the new year, let’s take a glance back over our shoulder at the most popular reviews at TFB for 2017. As with news articles, TFB is blessed with a talented staff that collectively has a broad base of firearms and gear knowledge. [Read More…]
Ruger has just announced the PC Carbine – a pistol caliber carbine chambered in 9mm. And to answer your most immediate question: YES, it takes GLOCK mags. As well as SR/Security-9 magazines with an included interchangeable magazine well. At an approximate street [Read More…]
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