We are navigating some strange times my friends. Of all the items I would have expected to disappear from store shelves in a time of crisis, toilet paper is close to last on the list. Am I missing something? Does COVID-19 feast itself on the light and fluffy paper that [Read More…]
Franklin Armory’s Binary Firing System upgrades your rifle and may turn it into your favorite shooter. Skeptical at first, I have become a “true believer” (in the cult-like fashion of other Franklin acolytes). I fired every single 9mm round I had, then [Read More…]
Franklin Armory is coming out with a Binary trigger for the Ruger 10/22 platform. The trigger will have ambidextrous controls with a safe, semi, and binary option, allowing shooters to fire a round when the trigger is pressed and then another round when the trigger is depressed from the trigger [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2020] BFSIII 10/22 Binary Trigger from Franklin Amory](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200120_110603-660x260.jpg)
For SHOT Show 2020 Industry Day at the Range, Franklin Armory brought out their new BFSIII 10/22 Binary Trigger. Binary triggers have been popular for AR shooters for quite some time with Franklin releasing their eight previous binary triggers over the past 5 years. [Read More…]
Bless our friends at Franklin Armory. Every year in the days leading up to SHOT Show they attempt to smash the gun internet with another epic release. As it appears, 2020 is no different. Franklin has just announced a binary trigger for the Ruger 10/22 platform. Like [Read More…]
You may remember the recent CA11 and CA12 from Franklin Armory? It is now time for more Franklin firearms in the caliber 350 Legend. The target market is, of course, restrictive jurisdictions and States. Prices will range from $1,059 to $1,439 depending on which [Read More…]
A few days ago the ATF issued an open letter regarding the Franklin Armory Reformation and its reclassification as a non-NFA short barreled shotgun, requiring transfers and interstate transportation to receive Attorney General approval. In a press release issued [Read More…]
We are breaking some new ground here today in the world of the Gun Control Act (GCA) and the National Firearms Act (NFA). The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has just published a letter stating that the Franklin Armory Reformation has been reclassified as a [Read More…]
The endless search for the perfect muzzle brakes gets another piece to the puzzle as Franklin Armory release their new series of muzzle brakes named Aura. Choosing the right muzzle brake and timing is probably one of the most important parts on any build, especially if [Read More…]
Oh boy! The fun they must have at Franklin Armory as they read Californian (and other states’) firearms legislation and invent new ideas and products. Recently they launched the “Title 1“, which technically was not a rifle, not a pistol and not a [Read More…]
Franklin Armory Claims NASGW Caliber Award for Best New Shotgun Less than a week ago The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) hosted its 2019 Caliber Awards. Founded in 1953 to bring together shooting sports buyers and sellers together, NASGW [Read More…]
Franklin Armory have announced they were filing a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey. Specifically they have filed suit alleging that by barring them from selling the Franklin Armory Reformation, New Jersey has violated their 2nd Amendment rights. The Reformation [Read More…]
Franklin Armory (Nevada) just introduced a new firearm which will be of interest especially for enthusiasts in the State of California (and similar ban states). “Title 1” is the name of the firearm which is said to have all features and no magazine lock. [Read More…]
We have made it all the way into the month of September for 2019! This officially marks our 11th edition of the Reader’s Choice Awards where we choose firearm and related accessory categories, and let you vote on the BEST ones in the industry. For September, our [Read More…]
Franklin Armory had their Reformation RS7 at Range Day this year, in addition to expanding their binary trigger pack system to the CZ EVO line of pistol caliber carbines. Introduced last year at SHOT 2018, the Reformation falls in an interesting legal category wherein it isn’t a rifle because [Read More…]
Well it’s not technically a musket, it isn’t a smooth bore, it has straight rifling rather than spiralled. You may remember the hype which surrounded Franklin Armory’s mysterious Reformation in the run up to SHOT Show 2018. Well almost exactly a year [Read More…]
Franklin Armory is well known for pushing the envelope and creating some outside the box products that skirt the law to some degree. Take their Reformation. It looks like a short barreled rifle but since it does not have spiral rifling, it is not a rifle. Their most [Read More…]
Does quantity have a quality of its own? The Franklin Armory PDW-C7 is at its core a compact 5.56 AR Pistol with a 7″ barrel. What sets it apart from other factory AR pistol offerings, however, is its factory installed BFSIII binary trigger. One can debate the [Read More…]
If you recall, the Army is researching the utility of a third arm system to augment future soldiers and to help them manage the weight of heavier weapon systems like belt fed light machine guns. I did an independent study using a hobbyist steadicam rig. After I [Read More…]
A couple of months ago, Franklin Armory unveiled the BFSIII CZ-C1 binary trigger for the CZ Scorpion EVO 3. If you have visited their website during this period, then you have probably seen the countdown set for the start of the preorder availability of this trigger [Read More…]
Franklin Armory has been making lots of waves so far in 2018. From the straight cut barreled Reformation debuted at the 2018 SHOT Show, their Binary Trigger for the CZ Scorpion Evo to their new TR-4 Binary Trigger with a full-auto option (for legal full-auto firearms). [Read More…]
Everyone knows about Binary Triggers by Franklin Armory by now. It is a clever design that allows your firearm to fire on pull and release of the trigger. This has been approved by ATF as two independent manipulations of the trigger and therefore considered [Read More…]
On April 24th, 2018, the US Patent and Trademark Office awarded two patents to Franklin Armory® for their innovative Binary Firing System™. Patent numbers 9,952,012 and 9,952,013 demonstrated a total of 62 claims awarded to Franklin Armory® for their unique design! [Read More…]
In what sounds like the title for a summer blockbuster, Franklin Armory has unveiled a Binary Scorpion BFSIII capable of firing on both the pull and release of the trigger. For their latest product, the engineers at Franklin have come up with a new trigger that allows [Read More…]
Since the announcement last week, there has been a lot of rumor and speculation about the secret behind Franklin Armory’s Reformation. Many people thought that since Franklin Armory is known for their Binary Trigger, then the NFA work around must be trigger [Read More…]
At the Shot Show Range Day, Franklin Armory had their latest toys out to play. Yes the new Reformation was there but that information will be coming soon in a different article. Let’s focus on the other products they brought out. Franklin Armory has been [Read More…]
Franklin Armory just announced the Reformation – an 11.5 inch barreled AR15 with a stock that does not require an NFA Tax Stamp. Would you like to know the secret? Are you ready? Lean in really close to your computer/mobile device/teletype machine: I HAVE NO CLUE [Read More…]
Coming off the heels of their latest release of binary trigger for H&K guns, Franklin Armory has sneakily announced a new model for the B&T APC9. Set to be released around the 2018 SHOT Show, most of the details, pricing and other information has yet to [Read More…]
Until about two months ago, I had no intention of ever pulling a binary trigger. Seemingly serving no useful purpose, I viewed these fire control designs as gimmicky and on par with bumpfiring at hip level using a thumb-in-a-belt-loop stance. But when an Instagram [Read More…]
The latest regulations are certainly putting the squeeze on California firearms owners. With the new laws requiring nearly wholesale updating to one’s firearms collection (or, you know, registration), owners have been in a bit of a lurch on options. Almost all [Read More…]