Go read this article... Forgotten Weapons has the story on an 1895 Winchester-Lee rifle that exploded three days ago. The rifle was firing ammunition made from modified .30-40 Krag brass at the time of incident. Fortunately, the owner was only mildly injured. Ian of...

Kaboom! Bang! Explosions downrange, machine guns going off, helicopters flying overhead, entire belts of tracers stitching their way across the range in the darkness. You’ve all seen it, the famous Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot through Youtube videos or various other...

Is anyone here a LaRue fan? If so, you might be excited to know that are bringing a new trigger to market–The MBT (or Meticulously Built Trigger). It is a 2 stage trigger built from S7 Tool Steel. One of the best improvements you can make (aside from shiny new...

Buried quite intentionally in the wall-to-wall media coverage of the Republican “wave” election of 2014 was a “document dump” of more than 64,000 documents that the Obama Administration hid for years regarding the Department of Justice’s gun-running plot to Mexican...

FN America announced the company is now selling commercial AR-15 barrels. These hammer-forged barrels are made in the company’s Columbia, SC plant. Barrel lengths range from 14.5″ to 20″ long and range in suggested retail pricing from $349 to $379. From FN America: FN...

Go read this article... .22 Plinkster gets together with the Gould Brothers for a little trick shot shooting. .22 Plinkster is known for his remarkable marksmanship with .22LR firearms. I was most impressed with his trick shot of shooting a round and then shooting the...

Senator-elect and concealed carrier Joni Ernst is one of the solid Second Amendment supporters who won in a Republican “wave” election last night. We were up very late last night/early this morning watching the Republican Party win a convincing wave election in the...

What was the Soviet reaction to the Sturmgewehr? EnsignExpendable, at his excellent Soviet Gun Archives blog has the answer: “To the People’s Commissar of Defense, Marshal of the Soviet Union, comrade I.V. Stalin: Since the Spring of this year, forces of the Kalinin,...

Go read this article... Jerry Miculek compares a S&W L-Frame against a Colt Python and a Ruger Speed Six. He admits it to us that he is a little biased since he has been shooting for S&W for the past 25 years. After the test firing he does a table top talk and...

The historically interesting – though obsolete – Beretta 92S pistol is available for an excellent price from Palmetto State Armory, blogs WeaponsMan. The 92 series, once described by Andrew Tuohy as “the best handgun you should never buy”, went through a series of...

Go read this article... Winchester recently came out with a new collectible gift box with 200 rounds of 45 acp ammo inside. This is a really good gift idea for birthdays, Christmas or just because. It will certainly make a 1911 shooter happy! The all wood collectible...

Go read this article... Zachary sent us this photo of the Walther P38 pistol and bayonet his grandfather brought back from WWII. The bayonet has its original Afrika Korps belt frog. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term “frog”, a frog is what holds the...

Oh, can you imagine the screams of outrage among their constituents if that headline were only true, and people were required to prove that they had a rudimentary knowledge of how our system of government works before voting? But don’t worry, and don’t get outraged....

Ballistic Radio has been running their Knight’s SR-15 pretty hard. How hard? They’ve so far fired 9,500 rounds, without any cleaning or weapon-induced malfunctions. The picture at the title of this article says a lot, but there’s a video as well. Realistically, there...

Go read this article... MAC reports that the IWI Galil ACE will be offered in the USA as a pistol and rifle chambered in 7.62x39mm. It will go on sale after SHOT Show (February 2015). The first officially announced Galil ACE product is the pistol variant. From the...

Go read this article... Troy Industries just released their new 45 Degree Folding BattleSights. They feature an ambidextrous sight base allowing them to fold compactly to either side of your rifle. They’re available in either the HK front and round rear or M4 front...

Go read this article... Remington will be expanding their reach with more air guns in 2015 including a new adjustable stock air rifle and 1911 Co2 bb pistol. Air guns fire a metal projectile such as a bb or pellet at high velocities using compressed air or gas and can...

Homeowner Linda Orist said that her tenant was forced to defend herself after the home invader refused to stop advancing upon her. A Colorado Springs woman who lives alone in a rented home is shaken up but fortunate to be alive after being forced to shoot and kill a...

Tactical Life got a sneak peak at the new Ruger AR-556. Ruger’s direct impingement AR-15. According to the video, the gun will retail for $749 and has a lot of features not seen in an AR of that price point. Such as folding rear sight, serrated angled face, forged...

Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman said the shooting of Darrien Hunt was justified, based upon the testimony of officers, eyewitnesses, and the physical evidence. Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman said that the shooting of a man who allegedly lunged at officers with a...

Go read this article... I saw this posted on Facebook. It looks rather interesting and rather adaptable for many professions and hobbies. TrakBelt360 is a Kickstarter campaign for a belt system that allows 360 degree movement of the accessories attached to the belt....

Go read this article... Winchester Ammunition announced the expansion of the Train & Defend line of ammo at the 2014 National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers show in Little Rock, Arkansas. The new loads will be for the .45 ACP. The Train & Defend...

Liberty Ammunition is introducing 10mm Auto into its Civil Defense Line of ammo. The lead-free ammo features approximately twice the velocity, three times the terminal effect, 30% more energy and less felt recoil. The ammo is nickel-plated, has solid copper...

Remember the WarFairy 3D printable AR lowers we posted a while ago? (You can see them here and here). Well it looks like someone actually made one, and test fired it too. It didn’t go too smoothly however, check out the creators notes and video below. These pictures...

Jennifer Zahrn of the National Rifle Association notes a sad historical truth: only about 40% of eligible voters will head to the polls tomorrow to cast their votes in elections that will often be swung by the smallest of margins. As gun owners, it would be easy to...

Go read this article... Nikki Turpeaux says no American should be hastily deciding, blindly trusting or idly standing by as our nation struggles to keep its head above water. The post Nikki Turpeaux “High Dive” appeared first on Bearing Arms. …read more

Go read this article... A reader (who did not leave a name) sent in this photo of a post apocalyptic style shotgun he made from a broken and rusted $30 Rossi single shot … This started out as a thirty dollar broken Rossi single shot that I bought from a pawn shop....

Homemade firearms have long featured strongly in Indian criminology. Known locally as Kattas or tamanchas, these crude handmade pistols account for up to 30% of firearms related crime. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, their use is continuing an upward...

Go read this article... Now expanding product offerings past on-weapons accessories, MagPul has introduced and is now shipping their Black Book series. The first offerings in the to-be-expanded series are the Precision Rifle Data Book and the Rifle Quick Reference...

Go read this article... Faxon Firearms announced they are now offering three different calibers as part of their normal stocking identification markers for AR-type magazines. The three marking bands are: 5.56/.223 in blue 7.62 ← The Gun Feed home page

John Browning’s namesake company is expanding its handgun offerings to include a .380 1911. While other designs have been inspired by the platform (the Sig comes to mind), none have yet to use full-size mechanical interfaces (safety, slide catch, etc. The .380 version...

It was our great pleasure to meet up with Kendall Jones last weekend and getting her and Taylor shooting AAC Silencers and 300 Blackout. You may remember Kendall. Recently she dang near broke the Internet when she was on Safari in Africa and posted pictures on her...

There are dumb criminals, and then their are criminals so dumb that they almost defy description. Almost. The man accused of burglarizing two Fort Collins police cars last week and swiping a pair of assault rifles in the process left a bank card with his name on it...

Since the French announcement earlier this year that they would begin replacing the aging FAMAS with a new design by 2017, there has been some speculation over what design would be chosen as its replacement. One question that hovered over the heads of myself and a...

Two Democrat governors who rammed through onerous gun control legislation last year and a Lt. Governor with a penchant for calling normal gun owners “extremists” may find gun owners in their states having the last laugh tomorrow at the polls. Governors John...

Go read this article... I first became acquainted with the Sccy pistol line while working at a gun store in Southern Colorado. Our little hole in the wall shop had received one of their early production handguns, and the owner liked it enough to carry around in a...

The first two articles in this series: A Gun Ownership Primer: The Philosophy Of Gun Ownership A Gun Ownership Primer, Part 2: Does Evil Exist? The first article of this series ended with this paragraph: But let us assume that this article has, at least, persuaded you...

When we say no politics here on TFB we mean that we guarantee when you come here, rather than be bombarded with political opinions or propaganda you will get nothing but firearm related information and the best media coverage we can provide. However, what we will do...

NDR reports that SIG Sauer (Germany) is reducing staff in their Eckernförde headquarters from 132 to 49 people. Some employees have been offered employment with Sig Sauer (USA). Just five years ago SIG Sauer had 500 employees in Germany. Sig Sauer (USA) has become the...

Konstantin Lazarev has some excellent photos on his Facebook page of an AK-12 undergoing testing. The rifle has been painted in earth tones, and has clearly already seen fairly heavy use, judging by all the wear. These photos also offer a look inside the receiver of...

Earlier today on Twitter I laid out my thoughts on what my “ideal” rifle would be (those of you who aren’t yet following me on Twitter can do so here), since I’ve been unable to find the “one gun” that would do everything that I would like a rifle to be able to...

Go read this article... In November, a few races for U.S. Senate could determine whether more anti-gun laws are in our future and whether your rights will be infringed. Don’t risk your rights. #GUNVOTE The post #GUNVOTE 2014: U.S. Senate Races Could Determine Whether...

Two of the Colorado state senators instrumental in the passage of highly restrictive gun control laws were recalled from office by the voters in 2013. A third resigned to avoid this happening to her. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the anti-gun measures into law and has...

Go read this article... In 2013, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy led the effort to impose strict gun laws on Connecticut’s citizens. The post #GUNVOTE: Connecticut Firearms Industry Rejects Politics of Divisiveness by Governor Dannel Malloy appeared first on...

Go read this article... Photographer Justin Officer sent us this photo he took of a custom finished Glock. With custom engraved “Its Miller Time” on the slide. * (* Don’t drink and shoot). Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day. The post Weekend Photo:...

Go read this article... TFB’s serial adventurer Claymore sent me this photo of the M16A1 Carbine he purchased in the early 1980s. Claymore writes … This was one of the first NFA firearms I bought after getting my S.O.T. Had to be about 1983 or so. At that time dealers...

Go read this article... http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/shotspotter-detection-system-documents-39000-shooting-incidents-in-the-district/2013/11/02/055f8e9c-2ab1-11e3-8ade-a1f23cda135e_story.html

Go read this article... http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/in-virginia-governors-race-gun-control-surfaces-late-as-a-key-issue/2013/11/01/0733d32c-4249-11e3-a624-41d661b0bb78_story.html

The Department of Justice Inspector General is blasting the agency for yet another “Fast and Furious” style program that armed Mexican narco-terrorists as Obama Administration officials stood by and watched. Federal agents and prosecutors in Arizona made multiple...

Go read this article... DLamz sent us a photo of his Accuracy International rifle/stock collection. They are (left to right) … Custom Remington 700 in .308win with AICS (Accuracy International Chassis System) Custom Stiller 7mm WSM with AX AICS Accuracy International...

Pete sent us photos of this beautiful custom short barrel shotgun be built. He has named it “The Woodsman”. It started life as, circa. 2000, as a Remington 870 Police Magnum. Rose Action Sports cut the barrel, crowned it and threaded it for choke tubes. Pete then...

Go read this article... Week 30. Run for it. Munire has .22lr for $0.10/rd. But only 202 500rd bricks in stock (at the time of compilation of this data). Otherwise, ammo prices seem to be holding pretty constant. We do appreciate the support and constructive comments...

Go read this article... This is the music video “The Hickenlooper Blues” that premiered on Armed American Radio with Mark Walters and is the subject of pro-rights columnist David Codrea’s 10/26/14 story (http://www.examiner.com/article/armed…). Music and lyrics by...

Go read this article... TargetVision is now taking pre-orders for a short-range version of its wireless spotting scope. The waterproof and impact resistant camera is set up near the target and transmits an image of the target to the shooter’s iOS or Android device....

This past few days I, I was out at the TAC-CON event with several other media types, including Shawn from WeLikeShooting and Hank Strange. Hank Strange was there for the event as well, and he was kind enough to be my camera man for a bit and take some video. Though...

It appears that I-594 is surging towards acceptance in Washington state, thanks to more than $10 million in spending by anti-gun billionaires Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Paul Allen, and Nick Hanauer. They’ve conned a lot of very gullible Washington...

Go read this article... dwavinchi sent us a photo of his Springfield Armory National Match M1A with a Sage EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle) chassis / stock system installed and scoped with a Leupold 3-9x. The resulting rifle is not very dissimilar to the Mk 14 Enhanced...

American Tactical Imports (ATI) is suing the Tennessee Arms Company (TAC) for patent infringement. ATI claims that TAC’s Hybrid Polymer Lower Receiver infringes on ATI’s patent 8,789,305 (“Hybrid lower receiver for a rifle”). This patent forms the basis for American...

Go read this article... Here is a good reason to know what is beyond your target. Also a good idea to choose a better backstop. A tree does not make for a good backstop if you constantly use it. It looks like they have been using that large metal plate as a target...

Go read this article... Oleg Volk posted a public release on Alloutdoor.com. According to Oleg, Keltec is ramping up for a massive release later this year. Supposedly several thousand will be released. Many of you and I have been waiting for the carbine version of the...

Announced at the 2013 NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits, the Beretta Pico is now shipping to dealers. These .380 ACP guns are less than 0.71″ across at the widest point. The MSRP is $399. These diminutive pistols have been a little laggardly in making it to market....

Go read this article... The Westmoreland County (PA) Coroner’s Office has nearly 100 guns to sell off. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office is willing to make you a great deal on nearly 100 firearms… if you can stomach their dark histories. A western Pennsylvania...

Tykwon Davis was a good boy who was doing nothing wrong when he was shot by police, according to his mother. The mother of a Chicago teenager doesn’t buy the reason that police officers say they shot her son: Chicago police officers said they had no choice but to...

The Russian special forces dual-medium assault rifles are reportedly slated to enter production next year, according to vpk.name. These rifles use supercavitation to allow for much shorter projectiles that work in both air and water media, which represents a...

French company ALSETEX was showing off their mockup of a new semiautomatic grenade launcher, the Cougar, at Eurosatory 2014. Unlike other smart-grenade launchers like the XM25 or Daewoo K11, the Cougar does not use a heavy and complicated “smart” sighting system, nor...

VPK.name has three separate reports (in Russian) on the Russian government’s program to replace its aging generation of small arms. The two leading contestants appear to be the heavily modernized Kalashnikov design AK-12, and the balanced-action AEK-971. According to...

Go read this article... I am a Glock fan. Have been ever since I had my first one. That said, there is a time and place for polymer. And certain components that take a lot of impact abuse are probably not the first place I would eschew the use of steel. The plastic...

Day two of the TAC-CON media event in Phoenix. Today was shooting drills with the trigger. Yesterday I focused on shooting the AK trigger, and getting used to that. Today I wanted to shoot the 241 more, and use it as designed in some drills. I have to say that I am...

Token safety reminder included, Midwest Industries has posted up pictures of their M-LOK compatible bottle-opener. At first I was questioning the reason for its very existence, but knowing that IBC goodness can only accessed by an opener, I am staying open-minded....

Day two of the TAC-CON media event in Phoenix. Today was shooting drills with the trigger. Yesterday I focused on shooting the AK trigger, and getting used to that. Today I wanted to shoot the 241 more, and use it as designed in some drills. I have to say that I am...

Go read this article... Do you think your vote matters or have you lost faith in the people who ask for it? When good people lose interest, someone else will fill the void. America’s leaders aren’t the people we vote for. They’re the people who vote. We are the 5...

Go read this article... The Miltary Arms Channel is giving us a preview of the Galil ACE, a lightened and modernized version of the Galil which is based on the best design features of AKM (obvious to most) and the M1 Garand (not obvious to most). The first version...

Jamie Pereira and Tito Velez have fallen afoul of zero intelligence policies and high school administrators run amok. They were suspended from school and face expulsion for posing in this photo with airsoft guns in a private home. Being an elementary school or high...

Token safety reminder included, Midwest Industries has posted up pictures of their M-LOK compatible bottle-opener. At first I was questioning the reason for its very existence, but knowing that IBC goodness can only accessed by an opener, I am staying open-minded....

Kyle Lamb dishes his thoughts on the polymer-pistol debate: Glock vs. M&P. He has detailed observations from years of shooting and running classes. However, the video seems rather self-serving as Kyle has a vested interest in the VTAC version of the M&P.That...

MagPul has released their new armorer’s tools, the BEV Block and and Armorer’s Wrench. As is typical of MagPul, they have taken common items and added functionality. The BEV block allows users to work on barrels, uppers, or lowers without separate jigs or vice blocks....

Go read this article... Frequent TFB commenter JNZ emailed us a photo of his new long range rifle that he will be using over the winter while a fully custom rifle is built for him. It is a Tikka T3 CTR in .308 topped off with a Leupold Mark6 TMR scope and Surefire...

Just wanted to say a quick Happy Halloween to TFB readers out there! I decided to celebrate early by not eating candy, but rather by destroying a pumpkin using a Mossberg 590A1 shotgun. Instead of letting your carved pumpkins rot, I suggest shooting at them this...

When I instruct at Project Appleseed events—something I don’t get to do as often as I would like—the shoot boss typically gives a benediction, reminding us of the bloody sacrifices that that first generation of Americans made in order to win a liberty we all too often...

Aero Precision, a major manufacturer of AR-15 and AR-10 receivers, recently started making 1-piece scope mounts for the AR-15 and AR-10 style rifles and other types of black rifles. Based in Tacoma, Washington, Aero Precision was founded as a CNC metal component...

Sooner or later criminals are going to learn that crime in a nation where lawful gun ownership is on the rise is a very bad idea. First, deputies say came the sound of rocks on the window of a home in the Humble/Atascocita area. Next came the 911 call from a frantic...

A man who falsely reported that a handgun open carrier had robbed a 7-Eleven in Virginia in under investigation for suspicion of filing a false police report, according to Fairfax County Police. On October 15, Robert Dickens was “SWATted” as stopped at the convenience...

Go read this article... Due to a little unwarranted attention from law enforcement in Slovenia, Polenar Tactical came out with a video explaining who they are and what they do. They are the ones who made the “Sh!t you see at the Range“. They make some great videos and...

Go read this article... Silencerco posted up a video mixing Halloween and some of the silencers. It is rather creepy but you get to watch pumpkins and other various Halloween decorations get shot up in slow motion. They use an AR with the NEA CSS along with a Benelli...

Clint Eastwood as Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino. Does anyone else get this image in their heads when reading stories about armed seniors who don’t lie down for criminals? A senior citizen in Dallas didn’t take kindly to a thug who tried to rob his wife. A 36-year-old...

Go read this article... As a fan of single stack 1911s I am pleased to report that RIA have added four single stack variants to their line of .22 TCM 1911 pistols. For those of you unfamiliar with the .22 TCM, the cartridge is a based on a .223 Remington case cut down...

At the 2014 NASGW show, Adaptive Tactical announced the new 10 round detachable, box magazine conversion kits for Mossberg shotguns. Previously, the company offered 10 round rotary magazines. Responding to consumer demand, the company is now offering the same capacity...

Go read this article... Whether the recipients are those willing to stand on the front line of freedom or victims of happenstance, your firearm passion fuels worthwhile efforts across the nation. Here’s a snapshot of the gun industry’s generosity in the last month!...

Go read this article... For a change I thought I would feature an interesting military munition for todays POTD. A reader sent us this photo asking if we could identify it and if it was a real cartridge. It is indeed real, but it is not a firearm cartridge. This round...

It’s a battle between barely-legal bump-fire stocks. Slide Fire Solutions, makers of a patented bump-fire floating stock, are suing Bump Fire Systems, makers of the very similar (and much cheaper) AR15 BFSystems stock. Kevin’s Tech Ramblings covers the issue in...

Go read this article... Euro Optic’s website has released pricing on the Desert Tech MDR rifle. It looks like conversion kits in .223 and .308 may be available on release, priced at $657.03 and $950.00, respectively. Thanks to Sadler for the tip. The post Desert Tech...

Go read this article... Democrat Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and his allies at Senate Majority PAC must be feeling desperate about the pending 2014 elections. They’ve stooped to a race-baiting attack attempting to link the death of Trayvon Martin in Florida to...

More detailed information to come on Dad’s AR-15 build for prairie hunting, but I wanted to post a brief range report from this past Sunday. Dad’s AR-15 has a 20″ Heavy Bergara Barrel with a 1-8″ twist, rifle length gas system and target crown. Based on the weight and...

During the fall Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot, TFB got the opportunity to catch up with Robert Landies II of Ohio Ordnance Works Inc, and talked to him about his interesting new rifle, the HCAR (Heavy Counter Assault Rifle), an updated BAR for the modern era. He is the...

Moms Demand Action supporter Mary Reed, a survivor of the Tucson shooting that targeted then-Representative Gabby Giffords, lied about the assassination attempt in an attempt to help the Bloomberg-funded gun control group bully the nation’s largest grocery chain into...

Moms Demand is primarily a social media campaign, that generates very little real world interest or support outside of their paid staffers. (image via WLWT5) Moms Demand Action has been conducting a bullying campaign in recent weeks on behalf of their employer,...

Former Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Jose Canseco—the first player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season—is recovering from a negligent discharge: Former major league slugger Jose Canseco is recovering after shooting himself in the hand at...

Go read this article... We posted an image of this earlier this year. Apparently it is exclusive to Cheaper Than Dirt. According to Michael Bane’s article, the DP-12 MSRP is estimated to be $1k. They make some obvious remarks about the KSG and the UTS15. I hope to see...

Go read this article... The Czech Defense Ministry has canceled a $4.5 million (USD) contract to purchase 238 USA-manufactured SIG716 rifles along with day/night optics and spare parts and tools from Meopta, a prominent Czech optics manufacturer (Meopta was importing...

Go read this article... American Tactical Imports (ATI) will introduce a new shotgun in 2015 based on the Omni Hybrid AR-15 receivers. The prototype gun was shown at the 2014 NASGW Expo. The gun uses the company’s established polymer-metal hybrid lower and the...