A new world record handgun shot has been made by former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Victor Avila. The shot took place during a 90-minute shooting session where the results were recorded by several methods including GPS and laser ranging devices. The world [Read More…]
Welcome back folks to another Featured Deals of the Quarantine. As always please feel free to leave me a comment if you want me to hunt down something you’ve been looking for but can’t find. Without any further ado, let’s get to the deals. CZ P-09 [Read More…]
In a press conference held on January 7th, 2020, Mayor Quinton Lucas of Kansas City, Missouri announced that the city government was suing Jimenez Arms, Inc. Several co-defendants were named in the lawsuit along with Jimenez, including some local Kansas City-area [Read More…]
Overwatch Precision‘s primary offering has been Glock parts, most notably their “TAC” trigger kits. Last fall they even released a tongue-in-cheek seasonal “Pumpkin Spice” edition. Now Overwatch is expanding their offerings by bringing some [Read More…]
Shadow Systems developed a pistol that has impressed what was a rather…..skeptical eye. The Shadow Systems MR918 has been a fun review, a review that reminded me of the challenge of remaining subjective. I took this review and started my research before the [Read More…]
Have you ever had the opportunity to participate in a scavenger hunt for firearms? Whether you have or haven’t, join us and cheer on the one guy that is on a bitter-sweet quest. Redditor Jayheag7’s (hereafter referred to as “Jay”) grandfather [Read More…]
Every year the advent of fall brings changing leaves, cooler weather, football, and of course: the return of the seemingly ubiquitous #PumpkinSpice craze. While it started primarily with pumpkin spice lattes, the autumnal flavor and accompanying orange color themes [Read More…]
When looking for concealment holsters, it looks like a fairly straight forward process, but there are thousands of variations to pick from. I went through several different holsters before settling on the model I use with a claw attached. I get a lot of questions on [Read More…]
When I was younger, I heard a ton of different negative arguments about carrying a handgun inside your pocket. I decided to start pocket carrying about eight years ago and I’ve definitely have learned things along the way. Pocket carrying is like anything else and [Read More…]
Carrying a handgun concealed can be challenging at first because you typically have a semi-heavy object riding around on your pants. Once you start to conceal carry a handgun, there are a few different ways to carry the gun daily. Now I know there are more ways than [Read More…]
One thing I’ve learned when working in various gun stores for a side job is the struggle left-handed shooters have to go through. Left-handed people have to either find a fully ambidextrous handgun or learn to manipulate the handgun with their wrong handed [Read More…]
When it comes to the gun community, we all love talking about what’s new and exciting. While I love talking about the newest and greatest from the industry, training with your firearm is one of the most important aspects of concealed carry. I will be the first to [Read More…]
If you’re sick of full-size rimfire pistols with 10 round magazines and all the panache of a Papa Nambu, the Taurus TX22 might be the gun for you. Can Taurus dethrone the Ruger SR22 as the ultimate kit gun? Let’s find out together! Here’s what Taurus has to say about it: THE MOST [Read More…]
Usually, in the shooting community, there are two types of people. The first are the people who love big bore handguns either for hunting or just a range gun. The second are the people who see zero purposes to big bore handguns. Big bore handguns can be intimidating but [Read More…]
I had some time to stop by and check out Gray Guns booth this weekend at NRA. Gray Guns has been making aftermarket upgrades for different handguns and recently they started making upgrades for the SIG P320 and P365 pistols. This has been increasingly popular with the [Read More…]
Background As many of you know, for the last few years I have carried a P226 Elite religiously. To me, the P-Series from SIG Sauer is biblical and some of the best handguns to use daily. When the 320 was released to market a few years ago, I was interested, but it [Read More…]
Intro Since my early days of shooting, I’ve always felt like it was a struggle to find holsters for the guns I used daily. This issue started for me when I was 11 years old shooting in IDPA and USPSA. I was shooting an HK USP Compact and since it was 2003, the [Read More…]
Dressing for CCW as a young gun owner was a struggle for me. I’m 27,so I will admit I’m growing closer to the age of comfortable pants and fashion you would find in your dad’s closet rather than a cool trendy millennial. I remember when I turned 21, the [Read More…]
How do you make the ultimate Glock competitor? You violate US patent law, of course! The Smith & Wesson Sigma series of pistols was introduced in the early 1990s with 9mm and .40 S&W variants to compete with the G17 and G22 respectively. The design was so similar to the Glock that the [Read More…]
Hornady has been making Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) firearm safes for the last six years under the RAPiD Safe line. Hornady has just secured two patents relating to that RFID technology. That line of safes allows users to open the safe with the right key [Read More…]
Overview The CZ SP-01 Tactical from CZ is one of the hottest selling models for CZ currently. It is based on the classic CZ 75 and then modernized for the 21st century The gun was launched in 2004 to accommodate the increasing number of weapon attachments on the market. [Read More…]
Intro In the last few years, there has been a massive increase in vehicle-based shootings. These shootings include police attacks, where officers are ambushed in their cruisers. Let’s be honest though getting into a gunfight at all is a bad day, and getting in a [Read More…]
Intro In the last few years, there has been an increase in the number of people who carry “truck guns” or vehicle-based guns in everyday life. It can be tricky navigating certain laws when it comes to truck guns but we won’t get into the legality. Maybe I’ll [Read More…]
Welcome to the first installment of First Firearm series. We’re starting off in a slightly predictable way with considerations for your first Home Defense (HD) handgun. However, for those that aren’t ready or able to jump into concealed carry, having the ability to [Read More…]
Welcome to another installment of Concealed Carry Corner. This week we’ll be discussing Trigger Guard Holsters and the variations within the concept as well as its strengths and limitations. Trigger guard holsters have also been called minimalist holsters because they [Read More…]
Every once in a while, you stumble across an invention that you can appreciate. However, for various reasons, the invention was not readily accepted, or perhaps it was ahead of, or behind its time. The Link Loader, as I’m dubbing it, was just such an invention. While [Read More…]
The Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Defense Budget Proposal has been submitted to Congress and will take some time before we find out if it is approved or denied. But within it there is a specific budget document titled “Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [Read More…]
Kydex, or Boltaron, holsters are all the rage these days. But how are they actually made? With what tools and techniques do these excellent (or sometimes poor) IWB or OWB setups come from? In this episode we look at a local Kydex holster maker and go through all the steps it takes to bring one [Read More…]
The Sig Sauer P365 was one of the most talked about semi auto pistols to SHOT Show this year. TFB sat down with Sig’s media team and got the low-down on the newest member of the Sig Sauer family. The Elephant in the Room The very first thing I noticed about the [Read More…]
As we roll into that giant sunset in the SHOT Show sky, let’s take a second to review some of the most significant handguns announced a few weeks ago. As a sign of the times, the top requested pistol is basically an MP5 without a stock. Both long rumored and long [Read More…]