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...

Out here getting a break from the rain and gloom of Seattle in sunny and warm Phoenix, AZ for another TAC-CON event this week. This time they are releasing two new products, and making some other announcements. The big news for a lot of people will be the release of...

Quake Industries has released the Stack-A-Rest, a four-piece stack-able rest system for shooters. Weighing in at only 10 ounces, the rest system is designed to be easily carrier in a variety of situations interestingly, they rest system is designed to be used in...

Kyle Lamb gives his opinion in “Glock versus M&P” debate, and he makes the case that the M&P is an all-around better handgun. I’m amused that he’s describing the color of the gun with his company’s logo on it as “cat crap brown.” I’m sure that someone is going...

Go read this article... American Tactical Imports (ATI) was showing a pair of new shotguns at the recent NASGW show in Little Rock, Arkansas. The new Alpha shotguns are semi-auto guns that use an inertia recoil system. Two models will be offered initially. The Sport...

Go read this article... A few companies have been showcasing their firearms with this compact carbine stock. Troy has their M7A1. LWRC has their PDW Well this stock is actually made by a Canadian company called North Eastern Arms. My FFL got one in and I got to play...

Go read this article... Griff sent us this nifty photo of him shooting 350 yard targets his Springfield M1A Socom 16″ with a Aimpoint PRO mounted atop. He is on his cousins farm in Lancaster, OH. The post POTD: M1A On The Farm appeared first on The Firearm Blog. …read...

In the past month or so, there have been some bantering about the legitimacy of indexing your temple while using a pistol. Earlier we posted about one training group’s technique of indexing your cheek. Aaron Cowen, over at Moderno, explains the specific use and...

Go read this article... There is horrible news out of New Mexico today. Two sheriff’s deputies who stopped to spend the night at a Las Cruces hotel after transporting a prisoner to Arizona got into a dispute that resulted in the unnamed 27-year-old deputy apparently...

Go read this article... MilArt blog has an excellent piece on experimental Canadian small arms. Included are very high resolution photos of the SAL SLR, the late war/post-war Canadian selfloading rifle effort. Be sure to follow the link and read the whole thing....

Milton Hall was a homeless, mentally ill man who sometimes became belligerent when he was off the medication he took to help control his emotions. In 2012, Hall, armed with a knife, squared off against a number of Saginaw, Michigan police. Hall refused to drop the...

We’re getting the details of a SWATting incident that occurred in Fairfax, Virginia on October 15. SWATting is a dangerous and illegal practice of calling the police and claiming that a person is actively committing a violent crime with a weapon. The goal is to...

Go read this article... The Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC) has released their new LDI-DBAL light and laser system. The system is categorized as a “Class 1″ laser, meaning it is legal for civilians to own. The DBAL comes with a plethora or outputs: The Dual Beam...

Crossman airguns have released the Armada PCP air rifle with a special edition Multicam edition currently being auctioned on GunBroker ending November 2nd benefiting the Navy Seal foundation. Other sponsors of the air rifle include Zeiss, Surefire, Tarjac, and MagPul....

When we left David Marshall Williams and his tappet gas mechanism, Winchester had decided to entrust design of their entry into the US Carbine trials to a team headed by William C. Roemer and Fred Humeston, with Williams sidelined into developing his own alternative...

On October 16th, MagPul filed a claim against Elite Tactical Systems for patent infringement in the Colorado District Federal Court.. The claim alleges that Elite Tactical Systems has infringed on three MagPul patents, 8,069,601, 8,635,796, and 8,839,543. The initial...

The Department of the Army’s Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command has just issued a directive to small arms armorers to deface Biblical scripture references that are part of the product description of several models of the Trijicon Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight...

In a crowded AR-15 market, especially in a contracting market, manufacturers have to find their niche and set themselves apart. Hailing from Madera, California Houlding Precision is a AR-15 manufacturer offering unique billet AR receiver sets and complete rifles....

Thanks to Dave for sending in this photo of his nifty Short Barrel Rifles. Their specs are … AR: 11.5″ barreled, Noveske NSR, ACE SOCOM stock, Lancer L5AWM, Gemtech Halo, EOtech, Surefire X300 in rhino config, DD sights, Ares Armor Huskey sling SCAR: 10.5″ barrel,...

The North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, NC (image via Wikipedia) Two men leaving the North Carolina State Fair were robbed at gunpoint last night as they left the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, NC. Police say the victims were walking to their vehicles after...

Go read this article... Siam was unique in South East Asia for its avoidance of Western colonization. Its sovereignty was guaranteed by politically deft royals and a Japanese-modeled system of aggressive modernization. At the turn of the century, Siam sought to rearm...

Thanks to reader Jay for sending a link to this video: A company, Creative Digital, in collaboration with Michael’s Machines, has developed a solenoid actuated trigger controlled by a microprocessor for around $200. The concept is really interesting. My initial...

You don’t join a gang because you are intelligent and have career options in life. You join a gang because you’re an idiot who can’t grasp that “thug life” is only going to lead you to an early grave, or to a government-mandated dating program where a larger, strong...

Red Jacket Firearms grew from a boutique manufacturer to a national brand nearly overnight due to reality television, and may return to near obscurity for the same reasons. (Image via The Red Jacket web site). Like most of America, I’d never heard of Red Jacket...

Go read this article... The Military Arms Chanel is reporting that IWI US will begin importing a Galil Ace rifle and Galil Ace pistol into the United States starting in 2015. The guns will be chambered in 7.62

Go read this article... Who doesn’t love watching things in slow motion? Larry Vickers went to Ft. Bragg to hang with the Green Berets. Here is a montage of the heavy weapons they had on hand. The post Heavy Weapons Moving In Slow Motion appeared first on The Firearm...

Sandia Labs worked with the military to develop a different method to change focal length of a scope. They used the human eye for inspiration. They call it Rapid Adaptive Zoom for Assault Rifles. According to Popular Science: RAZAR does this using minimal energy, with...

Go read this article... Ares Armor is updating their Polymer 80% AR15 Lower Receivers so they are offering closeout pricing on the existing models. For $50. Which is over %50 off. I have no experience with Polymer lowers and don’t know about their durability or...

Last week’s installment of this series asked a fundamental question: Do human beings have an unalienable right to self- defense? There is no question the founding fathers of our constitutional, representative republic believed they do, and they acknowledged that right...

Go read this article... S&S Precision has designed a pair of jeans with some interesting features. They are called 757’s performance denim. Strategically located hidden pockets – front internal pocket for stowing clip type knife out of view or keeping smart phone...

Go read this article... MadKaw69 sent us a photo of his “dissy” (Bushmaster Dissipator: shorter barrel, longer sight radius). It features a heavy stainless steel barrel, M16A1 furniture and a A2 upper receiver. Thanks MadKaw69. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s...

Go read this article... That was yesterday, which also made it a perfect day to finish setting up the “bones” of my .22 “challenge course.” My goal was to build a course that would help me get ready for rugged African hunting, and I modeled it strongly on last year’s...

Go read this article... Julian wrote … Noticed some Desert Eagle loving from TFB lately so figured if I could one of mine thrown in the mix. Desert Eagle XIX w/ 44mag and 50ae braked barrels. Ultradot Matchdot II w/ Vortex Optics mounts from my AR-15. Just “barely”...

KAK Industry just notified us that they got a restock of the Sig SB-15 Arm Braces. This is awesome because now they have their Super Sig SB-15 Package Deals back in-stock. The Super Sig SB-15 package deal comes with the KAK Super Sig Tube, Sig SB-15 Arm Brace, LOP...

Go read this article... http://www.tactical-life.com/news/nypd-union-challenge-ban-duty-cops-carrying-guns-nfl-stadiums/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nypd-union-challenge-ban-duty-cops-carrying-guns-nfl-stadiums ← The Gun Feed home page

Go read this article... Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Crowdfunding for Second Amendment businesses over at indiegogo. Who bill themselves as “The world’s funding engine.” Nice to see a budding ammunition manufacturer with a veteran at the helm. It’s Second...

Eric from Solid Concepts, who developed the first 3D printed metal gun, printed this 1911 chambered in 10mm Auto. Its probably not everyone’s taste, but I really like the aggressive styling of the frame and slide. I also like how Eric printed an extract from the...

Go read this article... For many American shooters, the Israeli Galil rifle is something of an icon. It was originally manufactured and exported by Israel Military Industries (IMI) in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Around 1993 the rifle stopped coming into the...

14NEWS, the Tri-State’s News I can almost guarantee that this story will not be picked up by any major news outlets. After all, it involves a gun being used by a teenager to stop a criminal and save his own life. No shots were fired, and it doesn’t fit the narrative...

Stephanie Hayden-Ford and her husband Kristafor Ford Have been arrested on child abuse charges. You’ve got to be kidding me. Two former stars of the now canceled “Sons of Guns” reality show were arrested and booked on child abuse charges, according the Livingston...

Law enforcement officers conduct a room-by-room search to clear Marysville-Pilchuck High School after a shooting in the Cafeteria left two students dead and others critically injured. A freshman male student* walked into the cafeteria of Marysville-Pilchuck High...

Go read this article... Tired of listening to Progressives tell you that the Second Amendment only allows people in militias to keep and bear arms? Or that the Founders would have never intended the Second Amendment to apply to modern weapons? In his latest FIREWALL...

Week 29. I hope you didn’t miss the break last week too much. I was out of pocket, enjoying Lake Bridgeport in Texas, without internet. It doesn’t look like the prices of ammo collapsed or skyrocketed in my absence. I did find some .22LR for $0.07/rd, but when I went...

Go read this article... I really like this photo Kevin sent us of his M1 Garand. Kevin writes … M1 Garand at 1000 yards on a perfect winter day. The old battle rifle still shoots just as true as the day it left the factory. Needed a spotting scope to set windage, and...

Go read this article... While most of the stories we run on this site involve law abiding gun owners defending themselves against threats of the 2 legged variety, occasionally we have to run a story about a four legged threat. In this case, a Florida homeowner had to...

Go read this article... We had heard through the grapevine that Wilson Combat was going to be releasing their .308 rifle soon and were thinking it would be in a few weeks. I guess it was a lot closer to being released then I realized because they sent out the...

A would be home invader in Ohio probably thought he had the worst luck in the world when he encountered not one, but two armed homeowners in two different break-ins a few hours apart. According to 14News: Brian Hiner says Michael Roberts, 26, broke into his home...

While .22LR is certainly not the ideal caliber for self defense, we’ve certainly documented quite a few stories of it getting the job done here at Guns Save Lives. It looks like it did it again this week in Birmingham, Alabama. According to AL.com, The resident,...

Go read this article... I come down on the side of the AR-15 rig they show for a “house gun,” but to each his own! The post Top 5 Guns For a Bump in the Night appeared first on Bearing Arms. …read more

Matthew Halleck, a Minnesota concealed carry permit holder, was outed publicly by a concerned parent of the elementary school he takes his children too. (Photo: KAAL-TV) Details are still unfolding in the shooting at a Washington school today, and our thoughts and...

Go read this article... Two nights ago this buck showed up on the farm I’m going to hunt in western Illinois next month. He was up and moving late at night, checking a scrape that was made by a younger buck at the edge of an ag field. Whitetail Properties land...

MGI’s .50 Beowulf Hydra has now become available for purchase. From the press release: Old Town, Maine (October 2014) MG Industries, manufacturer of the modular MARCK-15 AR “Hydra” platform, are pleased to announce the availability of the Hydra Modular weapon system...

Built specifically with recoil reduction in mind, the Walther CCP is an excellent option for new shooters and female shooters, as well as experienced shooters looking for an everyday carry gun. relatedFirst Look: Walther CCPWalther Arms is combining the styling and...

There was an active shooter situation reported At Marysville-Pilchuck High School In Marysville, Washington this morning at approximately 10:45 AM Pacific time. KIRO7 is providing a constantly updated print report here. KIRO7 is providing a live video/audio report...

What is it? Earlier this week I toured a number of companies in the Portland, Oregon area and had the pleasure of seeing just how many cool and interesting products are made. Here’s a photo I snapped at one company. Got any idea what it is? I’ll tell ya. It’s a...

Go read this article... German firearms manufacturer Blaser has announced a new over/under shotgun, the F3 Vantage. From the press release: New Hybrid Design for Maximum Performance The “F3 Vantage” embodies the Blaser design philosophy to deliver a premium sporting...