December is a gun auction month. Many of the largest American firearm auction houses hold premier auctions in December where they sell the most unique, rare and expensive firearms. When the companies publish the catalogs of their premier auctions, we thoroughly browse [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 73rd edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reviews the Smith & Wesson Model 327 and explains why he thinks it is the best carry revolver today. Yes, it’s expensive, but this high tech .357 Magnum wheelgun is so unique and well thought out that it’s well worth the cost of admission. [Read More…]
The famous British firm Webley & Scott have been setting up shop in India with the goal of producing firearms for the Indian people. Surprisingly, the first line of production will be the iconic Mk IV revolver, followed by a newly designed semi-automatic pistol, [Read More…]
Spooky Season is in full swing, and we here at TFB wanted to get into the spirit, so today I have a special Halloween edition article for all you ghouls and goblins. Although we’ve done some All Hallow’s Eve-themed work in the past, and we’ve also [Read More…]
Welcome back to another installment of our series of articles dedicated to firearms consigned and sold at the largest American auction houses. Last time, we took a look at some of the most obscure guns found in the catalog of the September 2020 Rock Island Premier [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the 66th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet [Read More…]
The venerable 1911: love it or hate it, view it as outdated or enduring, it’s hard to argue against the design’s historical importance. It served as the US military’s standard issue sidearm for the majority of the 20th century, through multiple [Read More…]
Zeta Industries has just introduced a new and unique revolver speedloader that is specifically designed to work in tandem with your K-Frame sized revolvers. The Zeta Industries K-PAK is a K-Frame speedloader made from polymer and is small enough to fit in your pocket [Read More…]
Just a couple of weeks ago Nighthawk Custom & Korth released a new, beautiful, .357 Magnum revolver. Now they are introducing a meaner model apparently based on the same frame: the Korth Ranger .357. Again this is part of the four new releases initially announced a [Read More…]
For most gun people, the derringer pistol concept immediately brings to mind motifs of the Wild West. After classic late 19th-century firearms like Colt revolvers and Winchester or Henry lever-action rifles, derringers occupy their own solid niche in the story of the [Read More…]
Here on TFB, we followed closely the development of the Russian semi-auto pistol Udav, produced by the TsNII TochMash and on the road to replace the Makarov as Russian military sidearm. We also had an insight on the civilian version of the model, the Aspid. According to [Read More…]
Welcome back to another installment of our series of articles dedicated to the most obscure and rare firearms consigned to major American auction houses. Every time an online catalog of a premier gun auction is published, we thoroughly browse it to find and tell you [Read More…]
“Well, you gonna pull those pistols or whistle ‘Dixie’?” Moments after delivering this line in the 1976 film “The Outlaw Josey Wales”, Clint Eastwood (playing the titular character) deftly draws a brace of Colt revolvers and opens [Read More…]
At the beginning of last month, we took a look at some of the rarest and most obscure firearms consigned to the Spring 2020 Poulin Firearms Auction. Initially planned to be held in April, this auction was postponed due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and took place in [Read More…]
Welcome back to The Rimfire Report! In this ongoing series, we review, discuss, and explore the various aspects, firearms, and practices of the rimfire world. This week we’ll be reviewing the Taurus 942 small frame revolver in 22LR. This pocket-sized pistol can [Read More…]
Many of us started our passion through firearms as hunting during our youth years. Some of those experiences would have been incredible to capture on camera – let alone to have a professional cameraman follow some of our crazy exploits. Well, with Hosted Hunts [Read More…]
Italian gunmaker Pietta has partnered with Davidson’s to produce two new exclusive revolvers. Founded in 1963, Pietta specializes in historical weapons. The brace of brass-and-blued model 1873s will be available chambered in .357 Magnum and the classic .45 Long [Read More…]
Welcome back to another installment of our series of articles dedicated to the most obscure firearms seen in the catalogs of major American auction houses. In this article, we’ll take a look at four rare and unusual firearms consigned to the Spring 2020 Poulin [Read More…]
North American Arms has added another special edition rimfire wheelgun to their Custom, Curious & Collectibles Shop firearm line. The new revolver is a custom version of their smallest Mini Revolver that is chambered in .22 Short. What sets it apart from standard [Read More…]
If you have been keeping a keen eye on the firearms industry there are several trends that have been occurring in the last 3 – 5 years in a big way. For one, we are seeing an abundance of factory-configured pistols that accept red dot sights. So many shooters over [Read More…]
The MATEBA Autorevolver, thanks to some media exposure, uniqueness and limited availability, has gained a cult status among firearm enthusiasts. In the anticipation of hopefully seeing newly manufactured models on the market, here we get the chance to have a close look [Read More…]
With the exception of the guys that seem content doing mag dumps into the dirt, shooters typically want to shoot at something. The targets that people choose are almost as varied as the firearms they choose to shoot with; anything from professionally made targets bought [Read More…]
Sturm, Ruger & Company has published a press release announcing the second revolver in their newest Super GP100 custom shop revolver line. Earlier, in April of 2019, Ruger released the first model of Super GP100 which was chambered in .357 Magnum. The main [Read More…]
ALTOR Corporation of Cave Creek, Arizona, has designed a rather unusual single shot pistol that almost looks like the descendant of the CIA’s Deer Gun. The pistol will be available in .380 Auto and 9x19mm caliber options. Why do you need a single shot pistol in [Read More…]
The 1895 Nagant revolver is a unique wheelgun that stands out from many designs. The Nagant revolver is well known as a Russian revolver, however it was actually designed by Emile and Leon Nagant in Belgium in the early 1890’s. In 1898 the full production began in [Read More…]
Befuddled old men are fond of saying that revolvers are “six for sure” and insist that they cannot ever fail. But are revolvers really more reliable than self-loading handguns? Let’s find out by gettin’ dirty. ««« GUN AND GEAR GIVEAWAYS »»» PLEASE check out our [Read More…]
After introducing the .357 Magnum version, Taurus has decided to inject some serious power in the Raging Hunter line by introducing a .454 Casull version. This addition gives more purpose to the hefty yet aggressive lines of the revolver and it surely broadens its [Read More…]
Ah, Pumpkin Spice season – My favorite time of year. While the rest of the world is asking for an additional pump of high fructose corn syrup, hold the nutmeg, I feel the urge to retreat into the woods towards peaceful isolation – black coffee in hand. [Read More…]
We just read in the latest Wheelgun Wednesday the cautionary tale by Nicholas C about the proper grip technique to be adopted with the Chiappa Rhino. In the same days, Laugo Arms Czechoslovakia published on their YouTube channel a couple of videos explaining how their [Read More…]
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