Sharps Bros published a video on their social media pages, where John Sharps, the owner of the company, shows the prototype of an upcoming new product – the Heatseeker aluminum chassis for Howa 1500 Mini Action barreled actions. Let’s see what unique [Read More…]
Today’s Photos brings some fun for owners of the Ruger 10/22. Above you can see a suppressed 10/22 Charger in Scottwerx Chicago chassis. A classic 1920-30:s design with a very modern touch combined. Further below you can see the Scottwerx Squad Leader chassis as [Read More…]
So, I’ve had a fair bit of questions about what firearm I would carry if given the chance between the regular P365 and the P365 XL. Don’t worry you’ll get a definitive answer on that question later on, but I had to include the X-Compact as a twist [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 20th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’. Wow, 20 editions already! HGFC is one of our many series here on TFB. If you missed any one of our other articles, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale [Read More…]
For the month of July, we challenged our readers with the category of the “BEST PCC (Pistol Caliber Carbine)” for the Reader’s Choice. The PCC market continues to grow exponentially and if you saw our recent coverage of TriggrCon 2019 that was more apparent than [Read More…]
Welcome back to another Featured Deals of the Week, I’m your host Benjamin F, and as always, please let me know in the comments if you want to see more of any type of deals. Last week someone asked to see more reloading supplies, and I’ve been keeping my eye [Read More…]
Over the past few weeks, Boyds Hardwood Gunstocks has released a series of new products for Tikka, CZ-USA, Thompson/Center and Ruger rifles. If you read Rusty’s TFB Review of the Tikka T1X rimfire rifle, you’ll remember how impressed he was with this new gun’s [Read More…]
For those of you with Ruger Takedown 10/22 rifles, or who have plans to get into the game, Magpul has jus announced a set of new forends that add both style and function to the compact setup. The Magpul Backpacker features MLOK mount points whereas the Hunter version is [Read More…]
Good morning everyone and thank you for tuning in to TFB’s Silencer Saturday – where the neighbors have no idea how much lead you throw in the back yard. Today we start the difficult task of picking the best suppressors currently on the market. And, as I am not [Read More…]
Great, a Best Revolver article written by a guy who believes a defensive handgun should be a semiautomatic and be made of polymer. You can go ahead and stop reading now. All kidding aside, my advice to everyone looking for a defensive weapon is buy something that works [Read More…]
It’s your boy Benjamin F coming at you pre-written with another Featured Deals of the Week. I am cutting it way too close to the publishing deadline this week, so I’m going to be really salty if any of these deals get sold out before Sunday. As always [Read More…]
Twelve years ago today, The Firearm Blog opened its doors to the world with one main objective: to provide factual information about guns without all the usual tribal political debates that tend to follow. Our founder, Steve Johnson, had a unique vision that would bring [Read More…]
PROOF Research announced today that they’ll be providing barrels to the DoD’s extended long range sniper program. These new Barrett MRAD rifles are chambered in Hornady’s new 300 PRC round (that I recently had a chance to try in a different rifle). Here’s [Read More…]
The theme of Today’s Photo Of The Day is the M40A6 Sniper Rifle. Made by Remington Arms and introduced in 1966 it has seen action in several conflicts. The M40A6 edition has been with the Marine Corps since the middle of June 2016. Just like the H&K MP5, [Read More…]
I recently polled the TFB Staff on what they would consider the Best Summer Carry Guns. After the usual focused expletives and suggestions of flashbangs and SIG Rattlers tucked away in backpacks, I started getting some serious answers. Obviously, with the summer heat [Read More…]
With summer now in full swing, this is the perfect time to get out and do some long range rifle shooting. Usually, this is where I find myself behind a cozy bench with a Range Safety Officer (RSO) nearby. This is all good and fun, but it just doesn’t come close to [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 16th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you missed any one of our other articles, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is [Read More…]
Some of you may recall I wrote a Concealed Carry Corner piece about Trigger Guard Holsters. In that article, I mentioned doing a how-to Kydex article in the future. Well, the future is now. Also known as “minimalist holsters,” they offer a zero-profile [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Last week we unboxed the Dead Air Wolfman 9mm modular silencer. We’ll have a range review of the Wolfman and the YHM Turbo K here in the next few weeks. There’s a chance I’ll break the two [Read More…]
Two great companies have come together to design, produce and market both a PEQ-15 front sight and NGAL front sight. Midwest Industries in cooperation with Defense Solutions Group (DSG Arms) are releasing the two rail mounted sight options for users of the weapon [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 15th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you missed any one of our other articles, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is [Read More…]
So you bought that new 6.5 Creedmoor bolt action rifle and you’ve been following the Precision Rifle Series competitions for a while. Now you want to stretch the distance a little bit, don’t you? You want the skill to hit that 1000 yard target at the range, [Read More…]
We are in the heat of summer and most of our guns are equally hot, too! Hopefully, everyone is hitting the gun range and sending some lead down range. With the beginning of a new month, we have a new category for our Reader’s Choice Awards! For July, we are asking [Read More…]
For the month of June, we asked all of you to vote on the topic of “BEST Sub-Compact Striker Fired Pistol” which elicited a lot of different responses in our Reader’s Choice voting. Some of you said our definition was flawed and others threw out anecdotal [Read More…]
In early June, I visited the Vortex Rampage match of the National Rifle League in Iowa. In my previous article describing the match itself, I mentioned that I would also report on some of the guns shooters were running. The match was fun to attend and it had a laid [Read More…]
Last November, Rusty S, reviewed the ATN ThOR4. It was a mixed review. Some positives with a healthy dose of negatives. I got a chance to review the ATN ThOR4 640×480 whereas Rusty reviewed the 394×288 version. ATN sent me both to compare. So here is the ThOR4 [Read More…]
Finally, summer has arrived, and we can start the long slide from the longest day of the year down to the shortest. In the meantime, let’s all enjoy a nice dose of humidity, a helping of mosquitoes and those noisy pool parties put on by your idiot neighbor. “I asked [Read More…]
Hello everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, saving your hearing one weekend at a time since 2017. Last week we talked about the use of suppressors by criminals – a unicorn-sighting type event in comparison to all other violent crime in the United [Read More…]
Hello and welcome to another Featured Deals of the Week. As always please let me know in the comments if you want to see any types of deals that you haven’t been seeing. Ruger AR-556 16.1″ Barrel – $479 What the deal is: I’ve actually had the [Read More…]
Last week I posted some pictures of Condition Red Ordnance Mfg (CROM) new milled chassis for the Ruger PCC. I looked them up and found out that they are local to me so I reached out to them. They invited me over to take a look at their Ruger PCC Chassis, .500 Blackout [Read More…]
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