Happy November everybody! Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday (yes even over Christmas) and it also happens to be one of the best times of the year to pick up sweet deals on guns, ammo, and gear for yourself, your friends, and your loved ones. We have a lot to [Read More…]
Hello 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. Last week Rusty ran us through the B&T KH9SD integrally suppressed pistol caliber carbine (I’m honestly [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Weekley Amazon Deals 5: National Coloring Book Day Edition. Coloring books can do a lot of things for both young and older minds alike. For one, coloring books teach children at an early age to develop fine motor skills with their hands as well as small [Read More…]
Last year, Brownells dropped their new Gen 2 version of the BRN-180 upper receiver onto the market. They came out with both shorter barrel variants as well as an option for .300 Blackout. Every time I saw the new BRN-180 Gen 2 upper, it piqued my curiosity and after a [Read More…]
Following up on the late October announcement on their The Good, The Bad and The Quiet contest in Texas, Dead Air Silencers is already planning on hosting round two. One team out of 25 contestants took home a substantial prize package full of silencers, guns and [Read More…]
Let’s be clear – guns like the SIG MCX, GLOCKs, the H&K SP5 and AR-15’s are all awesome. Everyone interested in personal protection, shooting sports or just collecting should have some combination of a modern pistol and a semiautomatic rifle and have the [Read More…]
Our friends at Dead Air Silencers are hosting a unique adventure opportunity next month. Dubbed “The Good, The Bad And The Quiet, teams of two to five people will unearth clues with a chance to win a prize package with six Dead Air Silencers, a DDM4 AR-15 pistol and [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 high performing and very affordable YHM R9 suppressor. Last week we took a look at the FN509 Compact [Read More…]
The mount masters at Reptilia Corp. are at it again. They’ve given us excellent light bodies, they’ve given us RMR add-on mounts for LPVOs, they’ve given us solutions to add devices like the Wilcox RAPTAR to our scope mounts, and more. With a [Read More…]
It has been 11 months since the US Army awarded three OTA contracts as part of its Next Generation Squad Weapon program. Despite the uncertainty around the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the program remains on track and set to begin its next major phase. TFB had the [Read More…]
The Firearm Blog is on a mission to review as many of the Schmidt & Bender PM II Riflescopes as we can. In case you didn’t know PM is short for Police & Military. Previously we had a look at the classic S&B 5-25×56 PM II with the LRR-Mil reticle, [Read More…]
Earlier this week we reported that the US Army had issued its first OTA for the Next Generation Squad Weapon Fire Control optic to Vortex Optics. We now learn that L3Harris Technologies has also been awarded an OTA. L3Harris Technologies have prior experience in [Read More…]
For those who might be unfamiliar with the Big Daddy Unlimited Epic Shoot 2019, this is their 2nd Annual year of hosting this shoot for media of the firearm industry to receive a more intimate look at products from manufacturers, unlike the stampede and chaos that is [Read More…]
Can you guys believe it’s almost Black Friday? Don’t worry, there’s plenty of retailers who can, and they’re already posting their Black Friday sales. So without further ado, here’s our Featured Deals of the Week: Pre-Black Friday Edition. [Read More…]
Throughout the crazy world we call the internet, there are countless optics available for sale in every budget you can imagine. Throughout the years, I’ve had the opportunity to try out a ton of different optics and prefer a few in various price ranges. Out of all [Read More…]
We have seen an amazing amount of progress in the world of red dot and reflex optics as firearm aiming solutions in the past five to ten years. From smaller form factors, insane battery lives, optical clarity, ruggedness, reticle sizes and shapes as well as competitive [Read More…]
One of the great things about the gun community is the variety of experiences you can have over time. Whether it’s sporting clays or tactical carbine classes there are always new techniques and skills to learn. Shooting drills and doing transitions while using [Read More…]
We caught up with Head Down Arms (HD) at TriggrCon 2019 to see what was new with them from the last time that we spoke this winter while attending SHOT Show 2019. Their newest product to the market that is not yet on their website is an AR-15 pistol purposefully [Read More…]
Welcome back to another Featured Deals of the Week, I’m your host Benjamin F. As always please let me know in the comments if you want to see more of any kind of deal. Mossberg 590 Shockwave 12ga – $249.99 What the deal is: Alright most of you are probably [Read More…]
Every December when the holiday season starts to unfold, I volunteer myself to write TFB’s 12 Days Of Christmas. Yes, it’s my favorite time of year and I enjoy giving you all gift ideas for friends and family, but a I also have a secretly selfish motive factored [Read More…]
Unity Tactical continues to innovate and brought many of their new offerings to NRA 2019. Talking to Chip, he said people often ask for a Unity version of products already made well by other companies. Instead of making more of the same, Unity’s goal is to provide [Read More…]
There are many traditions associated with Saint Patrick’s Day: wearing green, window-mounted shamrocks, disgusting green beer and now TFB’s Skilled Shooter, Lucky Shot posts. I’d like to think that we have included a little something for everyone (who doesn’t [Read More…]
Reptilia Corp was founded by some guys who used to work at Magpul. One of them went onto AXTS and helped them re-brand into Radian Weapons before starting Reptilia Corp. Well now they have started their own company to make the products they wanted to make but were [Read More…]
The deal article of the week is here boys and girls. I can hear your wallets crying already. High Tower Armory 90/22 Conversion – $269.99 What… what the hell is it? Not my usual subheader, but pretty accurate if I do say so myself. This is “the next [Read More…]
Hopefully, you survived Thanksgiving and Black Friday… This week’s “Deal of the Week” feature is a curated list continuing on from Black Friday deals, and extending into Cyber Monday/Week deals from across the internet for firearms related [Read More…]
Deals of the Week – Ruger AR-556 MPR, Sig Romeo5 and Magpul PMAGs, Leupold Mark AR Mod-1, Winchester XPR Introducing the Deals of the Week, a weekly round-up of some of the best deals on firearms and accessories that can be found on the internet. Ruger AR-556 MPR [Read More…]
Life, uh…Finds a way If there was a major theme I saw while gunsmithing and working behind the counter in a local gun store, it was that every year the day after opening day of any hunting season, we would be hit with an influx of crestfallen and stressed [Read More…]
Not to be outdone by the 4,000+ mile river in South America, umm, I mean the largest eCommerce site in the world, our friends at Brownells have kicked off a Prime Time sale and charity challenge that ends on 7/20/2018. Although the details are spelled out below, the [Read More…]
As a lifelong student of firearms, my belief is that you can never get too much training. Anyone that says otherwise is foolish. That said, the QUALITY of training is very important, as is, to a degree, the legitimate pedigree of the instructional staff (a friend posted [Read More…]
Guidefitter, the industry network for professional outdoor guides and outfitters, today announced it has added support for six new pro purchase programs to its enterprise influencer marketing platform, the Grid. Outdoor gear brands that offer exclusive pricing [Read More…]