Suppress everything – That’s my motto. Even though the popularity of the .45ACP round is waining somewhat, due in large part to the performance of modern 9mm rounds, no one in their right mind would pass up the chance to launch 230 grain bullets quietly. [Read More…]
Keomaka is an artist who has a series of firearm and military themed paintings. In collaboration with Jim Fuller and Travis Haley, the artist made a special Signature Series of paintings, which tell the stories of life, values and passion of Jim and Travis. Travis [Read More…]
Photos from a backyard gunsmith in Iraq are showing a myriad of customization on Kalashnikovs, Lee Enfields (No.1 SMLEs and No.4s) and Mosin Nagants in some very interesting ways. Attempts to add picatinny rails, scopes, thumbhole stocks, forward grips, and bullpup [Read More…]
Earlier on TFB we wrote about how in the Ukraine an arms company was modernizing the Mosin Nagant platform with picatinny rails, bipods, etc… as an attempt to make it a somewhat viable modern day designated marksmen’s rifle. From India we also have an [Read More…]
Well I just heard the news today, Walther has introduced a new low budget 9mm handgun called the “Creed”. The pistol appears to be essentially a rebadged PPX with a new name and revamped external contours to match the company’s PPQ and CCP pistols. [Read More…]
The German Korriphila HSP 701 was the masterwork of the Czech designer, Edgar Budischowsky. Budischowsky had previously designed the TP70 .22 and .25 caliber pocket pistols, but the HSP 701 was a different animal entirely. This was a full size centerfire handgun [Read More…]
War History Online posted this photo on their Facebook page. 26-inch thick armor from Japanese Yamato class battleship, pierced by a US Navy 16-inch gun. The armor is on display at the US Navy Museum. I found this Ballistic Test Report which I believe to be about this [Read More…]
Big Green is going “Glock”: Remington is finally introducing its long-in-development polymer handgun. The new handgun is a tilting-barrel striker-fired affair, but it possesses some unique features that hint at a wider family of Remington striker-fired [Read More…]
Bug Out Bags are often hot topics on firearms, survival and ‘prepping’ forums across the internet. And while I fully support the open debate and discussion about survival kits, the main question, ‘what does the term “bug out” actually [Read More…]
WARNING: Some of the photos in the links embedded in this post are graphic. A man in New Brunswick, Canada, experienced a very unusual kind of out of battery firing with his Savage Axis rifle, in which the firing pin released and struck the primer while the bolt and [Read More…]
The war in Eastern Ukraine has brought international attention to the Ukrainian firearms/defense market and local industry. Companies from Guns & Safety exhibition was attended by many companies from around the world. Most of the exhibitors were focused on getting Army [Read More…]
One of the interesting finds pointed out to me by an ammunition collector at Knob Creek is this interesting tidbit of history. The .5 Vickers is a semi rimmed round that was invented in the last year of World War One by necking down a .600 Nitro Express round. It was [Read More…]
Henry Repeating Arms will start sales of a .410 caliber lever action shotgun in January 2017. They’ve recently released a video on their YouTube channel, where the president of the company Anthony Imperato talks about the entire Henry product line including some new [Read More…]
Presented at the 2016 International San Francisco Smart Gun Symposium (ironic, considering the city shuttered its last gun shop in 2015), then 18-year-old Kai Kloepfer presented a new handgun design that incorporates a fingerprint reader. Young Mr. Kloepfer is [Read More…]
Gadgets galore these days – most using the ubiquitous USB connection for charging. I myself have 3 or 4 high capacity batteries to bail me out when either of my iPhones (1 for work – 1 personal) or iPad is in need of a charge and I am nowhere near an [Read More…]
When Phil told me I would be getting another AR-15 in for review, I found myself dreading the arrival of yet another black rifle. In my mind, there is only so much that you can do with the AR-15 platform that would come even remotely close to impressing me. Once the [Read More…]
What is your ultimate shooting range pistol? “This pistol is really accurate,” we hear stated. “A tack driver for sure,” someone will say. Or, perhaps, we’ll hear that a pistol has poor accuracy. Despite these subjective claims, we rarely see actual numerical [Read More…]
It feels like déjà vu: India has once again issued a Request For Information (RFI) for a new rifle, this time in 7.62x51mm NATO caliber. The RFI was reportedly issued on the 27th of September, making it two and a half months between the nation’s government [Read More…]
Early August we posted about the new KRX Tactical shotgun, the new box fed 12-gauge by TriStar. The KRX Tactical blends familiar features and controls with a more traditional semi-auto shotgun while remaining at a reasonable price point. Shortly after the press release [Read More…]
When it comes to shooting firearms we can all be a little boastful at times. Whether its in our shooting prowess, rifle’s superb craftsmanship, or our vivid imaginations. Being a gun store manager, I come across all types of individuals and skill levels. Some [Read More…]
Rainier Arms has just announced a new single-stage trigger for the AR platform from James Madison Tactical in Richland, Washington. JMT has designed the Saber to be a sleek but functional drop in trigger with a 3.5-4.0 pound trigger pull weight. There are no shortage of [Read More…]
Think back to the first time you saw a weapon-mounted laser in a movie. For me, it was Terminator, when Arnold Schwarzenegger cut through a smokey room with a red beam of death. That massive device shined dimly even at short distances and probably had a sub 10 minute [Read More…]
Ruger is upping the ante on their best-selling, carry pistol. The Ruger LCP II looks to silence all the critics with multiple improvements shooters have been requesting for quite some time. Although, there is a lot to be said for simplicity, which the original LCP [Read More…]
For those looking to carry a D60 magazine pouch on their web gear, options have typically been limited. One can go over-sized and opt for a SAW Magazine pouch or try and fit it into a number of “general purpose” pouches which typically have a zipper top. [Read More…]
Soldier Systems Daily is reporting on a product from Geissele Automatics that was shown at Modern Day Marine. This particular product is picatinny rail mounted bayonet mount. It can securely fit an Ontario Knife Company M9 (Modern use) or the M7 (Vietnam era issue). It [Read More…]
We all knew at some point Ruger would introduce their American in a smaller and more concealable package. Today is officially that day! The Ruger American Compact has been introduced and is available in two different configurations: Manual Safety model and Pro (no [Read More…]
We have covered XS Sights‘ products here on TFB several times, never failing to be impressed with the level of attention, quality, and thought that goes into each sight. Not long ago I reviewed the Big Dot sights on the Sig P320 as well as on the Glock 43; you can [Read More…]
Pistol caliber carbines have seen a bit of a resurgence over the last year with the introduction of the CZ Scorpion EVO, the Sig MPX, and new HK MP5 clones. As you might expect, there are companies looking for a way to tap into the pistol caliber carbine segment [Read More…]
It looks like it could be back to the future for the US Army, if Textron’s new carbine design is any indication of what’s to come. The company unveiled its latest prototype of a cased, telescoped ammunition-firing rifle at Modern Day Marine 2016 in Quantico, [Read More…]
It’s that time of year. From doves, then Teal and on to ducks and geese, hunters across the country are taking to the fields and swamps for some on-the-wing shooting. A few weeks earlier, however, I had different goals in mind. Using a Glock 26 and some of the CCI [Read More…]
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