For the fans of 10mm, the choices of affordable handguns chambered in the hard-hitting cartridge is a bit on the slim side. In the episode of TFB TV, Patrick takes the Ruger SR1911 in 10mm out to the range and puts some rounds down range. The SR1911 has some solid features given the price point [Read More…]
We shoot Fiocchi .38spl 125gr XTP ammunition from a Smith & Wesson Model 13-2 with a 4″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight. Buy this round at Ventura Munitions. Guns in this video: S&W Model 13-2 [Read More…]
Mike takes a look at a very old Swiss favourite, about which much incorrect information abounds – the Schmidt-Rubin M1889 rifle in 7.5×53.5mm GP90 calibre. A smokeless calibre. Yes, you heard that right – smokeless. Turns out all the books that say “semismokeless” are [Read More…]
There is a ton of really great reasons to buy a Ruger Precision Rifle, but Patrick tends to think that the rifle might be too good. So good in fact that it could have possibly damaged the precision rifle market …. or did it? Patrick talks about 5 reasons that the Ruger Precision Rifle has [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James is at GLOCK USA in Smyrna, GA to shoot the Glock Operator’s Course…and run the Glock 18c ragged. James interviews Chris Edwards, Glock USA’s rangemaster, and gets hands-on instruction on the proper use of the Glock 18 from Glock’s extremely [Read More…]
This episode of TFBTV, Patrick finds a new favorite range toy and starts the break in process for his new handgun, the Ruger Mark IV 22/45 LITE. This pistol is the latest in the line of lightweight .22lr pistols that have changed how we look at the Mark series of pistols. Now they are the […] [Read More…]
We shoot Fiocchi .38spl 125gr XTP ammunition from a Smith & Wesson Airweight Model 638 snub nose revolver with a 2″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight. Buy it at Ventura Munitions. Thanks to our sponsors: [Read More…]
I’m sure Josh Thompson spent more than just one shot in creating this video. Nevertheless it’s really amazing to see the end result. I mean, it’s hard enough to hit one swinging target I wouldn’t even come up with the idea of trying to hit two [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James serves up the counterpoint to his earlier video, “8 Reasons Why the Ruger Mini-14 is Better Than the AR15” (see it here: https://youtu.be/GIZALtOcMf0). In this video, James goes over 8 ways the AR15 simply outclasses the Ruger Mini-14, with plenty of [Read More…]
Earlier we produced an episode on TFB TV about the Soviet SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle. In this episode, we examine the disassembly and assembly aspects of that same rifle. As mentioned earlier, the SVT-40 incorporated a number of very advanced features for its time such as a removable 10 round [Read More…]
The question that seems to be popping up reasonably often right now seems to be”Is the P320 unsafe?” Well, we can’t really answer that with certainty, but we can tell you everything that has come to light as of the morning of August 9th, 2017. We also are going to take a closer [Read More…]
The Ruger SR-22 is a wonderful choice if you are looking for your kid’s first handgun on paper. It fits just about any criteria that you might have set out for a first semi-auto pistol be it for yourself or your kids. At first glance it might be easy to look over things like the […] [Read More…]
We shoot Federal .40 S&W 165 gr HST ammunition from a Glock 23 with a 4″ barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel and measure velocity, penetration, expansion/fragmentation, and retained weight. Buy it at Ventura Munitions: [Read More…]
I’ll bet you can’t figure out what is a slide stop and what is a slide release. Even though most people have no idea what the heck the terms mean if anything, the rife thing that is thrown around when talking a slide lock reload it some fool regurgitating what the manufacturer calls the [Read More…]
Initially losing to Simonov’s AVS36, Tokarev’s design was later retried and adopted as the SVT 38, later becoming the SVT 40 after the Finnish Winter War debacle that the Soviet Union found itself in, just prior to the Second World War. Very forward thinking in many aspects of the [Read More…]
Stevens, under the Savage Arms family, has a simplistic, new single-shot shotgun they would like to announce to the world: the Stevens 301. Nothing we have not seen before, but affordability and utility are always a great find in any firearm model and this offers both. [Read More…]
Night Optics formerly announced its latest product: a night vision monocular that is called the Sentry 14 1x 4G. The non-magnifying monocular can be used hand held or while mounted to a helmet. Additionally, a quick release weapon mount is available for the Sentry 14 1x [Read More…]
My friend Tom often says “It isnt about the arrow. It is the Indian that makes the difference”. Here is a photo of Chris Kirkpatrick. No, he is not the guy from NSYNC. Chris won the Topstraps Long Range Rimfire Challenge with a 2×4. Ok it is actually a [Read More…]
Savage Arms may be ready to launch a new line of shotguns under the Stevens brand. Several online sites have started showing a number of Stevens S1220 shotguns, a gun not shown on the Savage Arms website. The Stevens S1220 shotguns appear to be autoloading shotguns that [Read More…]
Many of us fill our belly with beer and burgers on Memorial Day. Some of you might even go to the range to celebrate freedom by putting some holes in paper, others might head to the lake with friends and family, spend the day running around town with kids in tow, or [Read More…]
Peter Hofer Jagdwaffen is an Austrian firearms manufacturer. They are most known for making fine bespoke double rifles and all kinds of combination hunting firearms. In their catalog, you can see some unbelievable combinations and barrel layouts of break action [Read More…]
Today Ruger announced Christopher J. Killoy as their next CEO. He is only the 4th one the company has had in 68 years. William B. Ruger (1949 – 2000) William B. Ruger, Jr. (2000 – 2006) Michael O. Fifer (2006 – 2017) Christopher J. Killoy (2017 [Read More…]
Earlier this year, Savage Arms introduced a new single shot shotgun under the Stevens brand. The Stevens 301 shotgun rolled out at the start of the year and was part of the company’s display at the recent National Rifle Association Annual Meetings in Atlanta, GA. [Read More…]
There are several companies in the industry offering carbon fiber wrapped barrels. What makes BSF different is that their barrels are not carbon fiber wrapped, but they are carbon fiber sleeved or jacketed. Also, the carbon fiber sleeves of BSF barrels are perforated to [Read More…]
Thompson Machine is now offering an integrally suppressed 17 HMR rifle based on the Savage 93R. The Savage 93R is a bolt action rifle that comes in a variety of styles. One such variant comes with a threaded barrel. However, Thompson Machine decided to go with [Read More…]
TarHunt is a gun company located in Bloomsburg, PA. They specialize in making rifled slug guns. They also make a very interesting 20 gauge slug load called Schrifle. So basically it is a non-sabot projectile loaded into a 20 gauge plastic hull with the bullet sticking [Read More…]
The U.S. Air Force recently posted solicitation for 150 M4 training rifles coming from Olympic Arms, under the name of Cobolt. This is not at all to be confused with the high end competition AR company similarly named Cobalt. It turns out that the Air Force has been [Read More…]
Saw this posted on Facebook. It is a commercial with a surprise ending. Watch the video below first. Ok, did you watch the video? You weren’t expecting that were you? I sure did not. Kudos to Doppelherz for a cool commercial. Does anyone recognize the make and [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, Edward O visits the range day booth of Yankee Hill Machine to see their newest suppressor offerings. We try the Nitro 30 cal suppressor on a Savage bolt gun, and the new YHM Turbo 5.56 suppressor on their Model 57 rifle. The Nitro features a remove-able end cap, which can [Read More…]
It seems that 2017 may be the real breakout year for the 6.5 Creedmoor. I don’t think I’ve seen as many new ammo loads and rifles being introduced in this caliber before now. Thompson/Center just happens to be the latest company to throw in with its Compass [Read More…]
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