Having shot my first real Steel Challenge Competition last year (with some medals), I’m on the lookout to improve the performance of my firearms for this style of shooting. For instance, my .22LR rifle was way too heavy and due to the lack of a proper handgun, I [Read More…]
In a bit of a recent gun-industry surprise, Smith & Wesson has just introduced the new CSX micro-compact pistol. The new metal-framed single-action pistol will initially come chambered in 9mm and will feature a unique aluminum alloy frame complete with ambidextrous [Read More…]
SDS Imports began importing the PX-9 Gen 2 back in July and have now announced that Gen 3 is available. The new PX-9 Gen 3 pistols are available in black, OD Green and Flat Dark Earth finishes in duty and tactical pistol models. The non-threaded duty models have [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its various guns, ammo sports, and mysteries. Recently I’ve been going through a bunch of .22LR handguns that are well known for either their [Read More…]
“Now I Have A Machine Gun Ho-Ho-Ho”. Yes, it’s a Christmas movie and no I still can’t afford an H&K SP5 (or a genuine MP5 for that matter). That being said, I can’t even really find any of them for sale these days despite it being more [Read More…]
Micro-compact carry pistols have become probably one of the most oversaturated parts of the firearms market right next to AR-15’s. While I used the term oversaturated, I don’t necessarily think that is such a bad thing, it just means we have lots of options [Read More…]
California has seen its fair share of ups and downs when it comes to the availability of certain arms and even ammunition within the state for private citizens. Despite the struggles, companies like Rock River Arms are doing their best to get firearms that fit within [Read More…]
JTAC Industries recently launched a brand new bullpup lower receiver for the Stribog SP9-A3 pistol that also accepts CZ Scorpion pattern magazines. JTAC reports that their Stribog Bullpup Lower doesn’t require any modification to the Stribog upper, and installs [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, I decided to go over one of [Read More…]
When it comes to revolvers, let’s face it: nothing results in a faster reload than Jerry Miculek with a swing-out cylinder and speed loaders. There have been many attempts in the past, however, to take one time-consuming step out of the revolver’s manual [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about rimfire firearms, ammunition, sports, and accessories. A few days ago I was browsing around my local gun shop and came across what I recognized as somewhat of a rare find [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many guns, accessories, and ammunition. For a long time, rimfire enthusiasts like myself have been looking for affordable alternatives [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report. This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world. In this series, we often look at the various firearms, ammunition, and practices observed within this small corner of the firearms world and I absolutely [Read More…]
While in most countries firearms development and production are getting more and more restrictive, Turkey seems to effectively expand its gun industry, and the recent IDEF 2021 is a good example. Almost half of the firearms manufacturers at the expo were founded in the [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM Phantom 22 rimfire suppressor. Speaking of the YHM Phantom, last week we got a first look this new rimfire silencer and it really is [Read More…]
Continuing the series of articles and social media posts dedicated to some of their most interesting historical firearms, Ceska Zbrojovka published photos of their first polymer-framed handgun – the CZ 100. This pistol was designed in the early ’90s and [Read More…]
Fans of the legendary Browning Hi-Power semi-automatic pistol will be excited to know that EAA is introducing their new Girsan MC P35 9mm pistol. Based on the same design as the original John Moses Browning Hi-Power pistol, the P35 promises all the reliability, [Read More…]
Uintah Precision, a company known for making AR-style bolt action rifles, has entered the market of semi-auto AR-15 pattern firearms. Their first AR is simply called Semi-Auto AR-15. If you have been a Uintah Precision customer and like the quality of their bolt guns, [Read More…]
FN America have announced the introduction of their first-ever .22LR pistol, the FN 502 Tactical. The optics-ready, hammer-fired 502 Tactical feeds from a 15 round magazine and is modelled after the FN 509 and has a 4.6-inch threaded barrel. The new FN .22 comes in [Read More…]
FN America have announced the introduction of some improvements to their semi-auto SCAR line of rifles. The main upgrade is the inclusion of non-reciprocating ambidextrous charging handles to the SCAR 16S, 17S and 20S. This mirrors upgrades already made to the military [Read More…]
Crossman has just announced that in a salute to the flag and our nation’s heroes they will be launching their new Full Auto R1 Fallen Patriots rifle along with 6,000 rounds of BBs for free with each order. The promotion is both a great deal for customers and will [Read More…]
Over the last few months, I have had the opportunity to carry SIG’s new P365X pistol and put a decent amount of rounds through it. SIG has been trying to make a number of variants of the P365 line which I wrote about earlier this year. This P365X is a newer [Read More…]
In today’s Photo Of The Day, we have a set of pictures published by Ceska Zbrojovka depicting one of the rarest CZ 75 pistol subspecies – the CZ 75 Automatic. As the model name implies, this is a select-fire handgun, a member of the machine pistols family of [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the sweet YHM R9 suppressor. Last week we got a first look at the Elevated Silence Evolution on a bolt action [Read More…]
Like it or not, loading magazines (or belts) is just one of the things that one has to do before serious trigger time with any repeater. Sometimes, I like to get it out of the way ahead of time (as in prior to a high-round count match or course). Other times, I must do [Read More…]
If any Taurus owners have money to spare, CAA now offers the MCK Micro Chassis for Taurus G2c, G3, and G3c pistols. The CAA MCK Micro chassis offers a large-format pistol form factor with brace functionality, along with storage for an extra magazine and flashlight [Read More…]
Over the years, TFB has occasionally posted some tidbits about a pistol called the TARA TM-9, starting way back in 2013. Since then, we’ve gotten occasional updates on this interesting 9mm hailing from the nation of Montenegro in southeastern Europe. Montenegro is [Read More…]
There is nearly an endless amount of semi-auto shotguns available on the market today to choose from. However, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like the VRF14 before. The new VRF14 from Rock Island Armory is the company’s newest offering [Read More…]
The 1911 pistol (along with the M2) have withstood the test of time and ventured far beyond anyone’s expectations when it has come to their longevity. Further proof of that exists today with the addition of the new Bantam 1911 Carry pistol from SDS imports. This [Read More…]
Continuing the coverage of new Ukrainian firearms released at the Arms and Security 2021 exhibition, today we’ll take a look at the Ballista rifle introduced by a Ukrainian company called Magna. The Magna Ballista is a multi-caliber semi-auto bullpup rifle. It [Read More…]
