With different shot materials, pellet shapes, and configurations available, wildfowling has become as much a science as it is a sport. Many hunters may be puzzled as to which load is best for their duck and goose hunting. Shot like Kent’s Tungsten Matrix and...

Go read this article... I love the photo but sadly it was taken of a deactivated MP5 (due to Austrian gun laws). Thanks to Gregor for sending it in. Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day. The post Weekend Photo: Love is … a full auto submachine gun...

Go read this article... At AUSA, Soldier Systems shared 4 new M-Lok compatible products by Magpul. They are: 1. M-Lok Vertical Grip retails for $22.95. 2. M-Lok Offset light rail retails for $34.95 it is made of aluminum quite a departure from their usual polymer...

A little more than a year ago, DSA posted this manufacturing video to their YouTube page. While it’s more geared towards marketing and doesn’t cover the topic as thoroughly as I’d like, viewers can still see a few items of interest, such as before-and-after photos of...

ZingaroStudios, who has before contributed POTD photos, sent us these photo he took recently at the McMillan Fiberglass Stocks factory. In these photos Specter molded stocks are going through the final assembly process. I am unable to find any information about the...

Thanks to the last 50 years of public education, millions of Americans no longer appreciate the difference between facts and feelings. Consequently, when facts hurt their feelings, many Americans just brush off the irrefutable evidence and attack anyone who points out...

A carjacker in DeKalb County, Georgia didn’t make it an inch before he was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer working security. An armed man approached a woman from behind and attempted to steal her vehicle around 8:30 p.m., DeKalb police interim Chief...

The Fostech Arms Origin shotgun will ship in the next three weeks according to the company rep I spoke with at the NASGW show. There have been many pre-orders, and Fostech Arms expects it would take about 6 – 8 months to deliver a shotgun ordered today. If you are not...

Sean Sorrentino of An NC Gun Blog attended the NC State Fair’s pre-fair “Safety Press Conference” yesterday to ask about security measures at the fair, now that rogue superior Court Judge Donald Stephens abused his power and banned concealed carry at the fair, despite...

Fully automatic firearms have never been illegal in the United States on a federal level. As a matter of fact, there are over 180,000 legally owned machine guns in the country but the registry was closed in 1986 (no new machine guns can be owned by non-dealers, we...

Go read this article... Week 28. We have a clear winner with .38 Special. Also Ammunition To Go is really sweeping the board this week with cheaper ammo. And Munire is sporting some $0.09/round .22LR. Almost like seeing a unicorn… We do appreciate the support and...

It appears that the Myers family claim that Vonderritt Myers was only armed with a sandwich is a bit dishonest, unless Ruger is now making a ham & cheese in 9mm. Additional information on 10/8 officer-involved shooting in the 4100 block of Shaw:...

While it’s somewhat well-known that the Soviet Union produced special-purpose silent cartridges for clandestine use, but less well known are US experiments in this area. In fact, the US developed several weapons, and several different types of ammunition, for...

The adage about redundancies, “Two is one and one is none,” applies to many things beyond pens and firearms. For example, I carry several lighters in my outdoor gear, just in case one becomes damaged or lost. I carry multiple cutting edges too, to provide back-ups in...

I-594 is a massive 18-page gun control initiative that has been proposed in Washington state with the promise that the “universal background checks” that it proselytizes for will somehow contribute to reducing gun crime. It is an incredibly popular initiative among...

Go read this article... Wojtek Weaponry has a working prototype of a KeyMod hand guard for the HK 91 rifle. The company shows photos of the rail installed on a rifle here and here. I’ve seen other rail systems for these HK rifles, but I don’t recall seeing any KeyMod...

Go read this article... Maxpedition has released a new style of bag that is designed for Active Shooter response. They are called Mag Bags. The Mag Bag Triple is $116.99. The Mag Bag Double is $106.99. Mag Bag Pals is only $99.99 The post Maxpedition Mag Bags appeared...

One of the most unique birthday presents I’ve ever received arrived a few days early. The giant cardboard box held something I never would have guessed: A brand new solar oven. I have been researching commercially-made units for years, and even tried making my own...

The guys at Tactical Response are reporting that they have seen multiple failures of the Tapco G2 trigger system in AKMs, and they clearly think it is junk. I find this a bit surprising. G2 triggers are easily one of the most widely used AK triggers in the U.S....

Go read this article... Firearms distributor TALO posted their exclusive new Classic VI 50th Anniversary Ruger 10/22 Takedown rifle over on their Facebook page. It features an awesome hardwood stock and forend instead of the polymer versions that come with the...

If you hunt long enough, you’ll probably find yourself in a position where your only option is to draw from your knees. Practice now so you’re ready in the field. http://cf.c.ooyala.com/pqOWpqbjqXcOYtcg40rS0lvnglwyjT2v/QCdjB5HwFOTaWQ8X… Please enable Javascript to...

This diagram shows the relationships of some of the larger companies within the gun industry and how they’re connected to whom, and what comprises different groups of companies. In other words the “Big Picture” of the origins of the firearms we all love and enjoy....

Today we’ll cover part two of that long list of questions that will help you have the hunt of your dreams instead of the hunt of someone else’s. This list is intended to help you clarify what you’re spending your hard earned money on when you’re booking a hunt. It is...

Deer hunters across much of the country aren’t all that happy right now. The object of their dismay is not bad weather, or disease, or anti-hunters. It’s the acorn—lots and lots of acorns. There are fewer trail camera pics, hunters are no longer seeing deer on their...

Taofledermaus, known for some interesting YouTube videos well before Demolition Ranch made it highly entertaining, has embarked at creating a firearm out of construction equipment, a 22LR rifle, and some air rifle pellets. Using “powder activated tool” rounds, the...

Go read this article... There were some interesting developments at FN’s AUSA 2014 booth. SoldierSystems reports: At AUSA FNH USA is displaying their Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) entry. Based on the tried and true SOF Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR)...

A member of the National Parks Conservation Association partners with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation and Nature Valley in Wyoming to tag barbed wire fences in Teton National Park. Photo by David J. Swift, courtesy of NPCA flickr.com. Fences. Perhaps the only...

With the annual fall brawl of inshore feeding well underway, top billing goes to the usual coastal darlings: trout, redfish, tarpon, cobia, and snook in Florida. However, anglers with plenty of gas in the tank who are seeking opponents with perpetual appetites should...

St. Louis police investigate the scene of an alleged gunfight between an off-duty police officer and a man with a criminal record. There is a sort of mental illness sweeping through the St. Louis area, where activists have gotten it into their feeble little minds that...

The California Wildlife Association (CWA) recently had a fantastic fundraiser dinner at the Pacific Rod & Gun Club here in San Francisco. James Beard Award winning Chef Hank Shaw was the lead attraction and his thing is that everything he eats is either hunted,...

Go read this article... Stand tall and stand proud America. Earlier we posted a video of a shooter playing some Beethoven on some steel targets. Well now comes Musical Targets. Here is a great reason to have high capacity magazines. So you can play music while...

I’ve sharked the surf longer than I can remember, and I’ve never seen a shark blitz like this in the suds. This monster mash occurred a few days ago in October off Cape Lookout in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. It appears that a smorgasbord of baitfish—could be mullet,...

Go read this article... I thought they just made jets and discontinued automobiles. Saab Defense just unveiled their updated Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system at AUSA 2014. It is called the M4 Multipurpose Weapon. It is to replace the more commonly known M3 Multi-role...

The gated community of Lakes of the Four Seasons in Indiana likes to bill itself as “Chicagoland’s best kept secret.” It boasts its own private security force, a championship golf course, four lakes, two restaurants… and utter contempt for the Second Amendment rights...

Go read this article... Scalarworks has a minimalistic approach to an Aimpoin Micro mount. Their Low Drag Mount (LDM) retails for $149.00 It weighs 1.33oz for the absolute co-witness and 1.38oz for lower-third co-witness. The post Scalarworks LDM/Micro mount appeared...

I don’t know of any fire starting product bold enough to flat-out guarantee their product will spark flames in the coldest, wettest extremes on the planet. But if there was a top contender for that position, I’d put Überfire in the lead. Here’s why. I was recently...

Go read this article... Apparently an off-duty officer in Western NY State went to an outpatient imaging center. Here is the case report. The officer was carrying his Colt 1991-A1 compact. Due to a miscommunication with the technician and the officer, the officer...

Go read this article... A marksman with a Ruger 10-22 and BX-25 magazines takes aim at musical targets to play a version of the Star Spangled Banner that you won’t hear anywhere else! The post A Second Amendment National Anthem! appeared first on Bearing Arms. …read...

The Washington Post has been following an unusual Government procurement during the investigation and now prosecution phases. In short, a little-known program office attempted to procure suppressors from a mechanic, at quite a premium, but the Government seems intent...

Tyler writes … Being slightly new to firearms I finally got some time off to do some modifications I’ve always wanted to do. The first was a glock 22 gen 4 [ed: photo below] that I stippled and, it being my first time, I feel it turned out quite well. Attached is a...

As many of you are aware, we’re entering that time of year popularly known as the October Lull. But is this lull inevitable? I’d say no. You simply need to adjust. For that, I recommend planning a buck bed ambush. While daylight activity in mid-October might be harder...

Kyle sent us this photo of a PPSh-41 with an interesting carved stock. He took this photo at the Latvian War Museum in Riga, Latvia. The stock is carved with what looks to be angels, oak leaves and an eagle. There are words scratched into it. If any Latvians recognize...

In an interview in advance of the WWII movie Fury, Brad Pitt revealed to an interview that he got his first shotgun at just six years old. It isn’t a secret that Brad Pitt and his wife Angelina Jolie are shooting enthusiasts, but Pitt likely blew the minds of the more...

It’s rarely the bears in the woods or the sharks in the water that get us. Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury and non-natural-caused death in the U.S. More than 2.5 million drivers and passengers are treated in emergency departments each year as the...

Liberty Ammunition was showing their new 10mm and 45 Colt loads at the 2014 NASGW show. The ammo is part of the company’s Civil Defense line. The 10mm load is rated at 2,400 fps, while the 45 Colt is listed as good for 1,800 fps. The Civil Defense line of ammunition...

Go read this article... The Projected Recoilless Improvised Grenade (PRIG) was a shoulder fired weapon developed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) for use against lightly armored vehicles. It is perhaps the most ingenious example of kitchen cupboard...

Hey, did you seen the story on the Moms Demand Action Facebook page the other day about the Iowa woman who saved herself by gunning down her abusive husband after he repeatedly threatened to kill her with a knife? Yeah, we didn’t either, but it happened all the same:...

Go read this article... Another NASGW show announcement from Hornady is the Lock-N-Load 1911 Auto Primer Tube Filler. The pistol shaped device is a semi-auto method of loading trays of 100 primers into a tube designed for the Lock-N-Load loading press made by Hornady....

Semiwadcutter (SWC) bullets have always been among the most popular revolver bullets in magnum calibers, due in no small part to the legendary Elmer Keith helping bring about not just magnum revolvers, but also the heavy bone-shattering bullets “Keith-style” bullets...

Security cameras at the Liberty Township, Ohio Kroger captured these images of the armed robber. Michael Bloomberg’s gun prohibition group Moms Demand Action has been carrying out a social media campaign in an attempt to bully the Kroger corporation into banning the...

These six new whitetail calls deliver a wide range of sounds for many applications throughout the season. Photographs by Luke Nilsson. 1. M.A.D. R.I.P. Growl $21; flambeauoutdoors.comPROS Top-notch materials and construction. A low, raspy grunt changes to a quality...

Go read this article... Nosler has announced a new line of hunting ammunition, marketed under the Nosler brand name and loaded with their Ballistic Tip line of bullets. From the press release: For decades, Nosler’s Ballistic Tip ← The Gun Feed home page

Go read this article... Blaser is now selling a 4.7 ounce bipod that uses a specially designed magnetic mount for quick attachment in the field. Blaser states you carry the bipod in a pocket and only attach it when you are ready to shoot. The bipod is made largely of...

Over at Townhall, my friend and fellow Gunsite graduate Katie Pavlich takes aim at a dishonest narrative the media is attempting to fabricate, that a person who is unarmed isn’t a threat. Here’s a taste. The way the media uses the term “unarmed” implies there was no...

Go read this article... Eddie sent us these great photos of his S&W revolver chambered in .500 S&W and his Magnum Research Desert Eagle chambered in .50 Action Express. The muzzle energy of a .500 S&W is about twice that of the .50 AE. Submit photos you...

Go read this article... Papierfliegerei 3D printed most of the parts to build his machine gun. It does not use any propellent but is electric powered. Ok, the title I used is a little misleading. It is a machine gun by definition since it shoots multiple projectiles...

Moms Demand founder Shannon Watts seems to have a hard time making logical arguments. We’re having serious reservations about the sanity of Moms Demand Action for Gunsense In America. They attempted to rewrite reality just yesterday, blaming a 20011 murder committed...

Go read this article... Rat Worx and Manticore Arms have teamed up to bring an integrated suppressor and rail system to the market for the 9mm IWI TAVOR called the ZRX. The package will include the Manticore Arms rail system along with a new muzzle brake and a...

Go read this article... I recently met up with a rep for ERGO Grip (Mike Gurule) as a chance encounter and found out that they are here in New Mexico, basically spitting distance from me. We started talking and he told me that ERGO Grip was heading to the National...

Go read this article... With the fifth season of The Walking Dead starting tonight, what better time for Jerry Miculek to go on a zombie killing spree with the weapons used in the popular television series? The post Headshots with Walking Dead Weaponry! appeared first...

A spilled bin of cash and other items remain at one of the multiple crime scenes outside a Phoenix bank where a business owner shot and killed one of two bank robbers Wednesday. A Phoenix business owner saw a bank robbery beginning to unfold in the strip mall where he...

At the end of September, the Guns & Ammo website posted a magazine article by Jeff Cooper from their 1966 issue, covering carbines. In it, Cooper evaluates – and praises highly – the then-new Remington 600 rifle, as being handy, powerful, and well-made. Two days...

Go read this article... Ares Armor recently settled a slight dispute with another company and this company has agreed to pay damages. Why is this important? Ares has decided to use the settlement funding to pass on some savings and sell a BCG below cost. They are...

How does that old saying go? You can fool some people all of the time. You can fool all people some of the time. But you can’t fool all of the people, all of the time. Alison Lundergan Grimes likes to portray herself as a supporter of gun rights… to voters. She has a...

MyGunCulture is reporting that SilencerCo has released threaded barrels for Glock and Sig Sauer pistols. The notable feature is SilcencerCo designed them specifically for suppressor use and avoiding baffle strikes. The barrels are held to an extremely high tolerance...

The suspect, Jeffery McSwain, Jr., attacked a woman inside this vacant Flint, Michigan home. The mother of a woman who told police she was attacked inside an eastside home said she is thankful for neighbors who rushed to her daughter’s aid, including a man who held...

Legend has it that east of Lexington on the morning of April 19, 1775, British Regulars and Royal Marines were tormented by a 55-year-old Hezekiah Wyman. Those his wife told him that he was “too old to fight,” the white-haired gentleman mounted his white horse and...

My favorite gun app is, without a doubt, Gun Disassembly 2 (read my full review here). For those of you who have not heard of it before, the app lets you explore and disassemble/reassemble a wide range of firearms. It has everything from the Ruger LCR to the M134D...

Professional dancer Derek Hough busts skeet with a shotgun on a recent episode of Dancing with the Stars. Those who would desire to destroy the basic human right of armed self-defense have a lot going for them. They all but own the mainstream media and Hollywood, and...

Vonderrit Myers Jr. allgedly used the stolen two-tone Smith & Wesson Sigma 9mm pistol ( arrow, left) to shoot at a St. Louis Police officer, who returned fire, killing Myers. Perhaps someone should have told Vonderrit Myers Jr., “hands up, don’t shoot.” The...

1) Triple Threat The Ben Parker Magnum Spoon comes equipped with a super-sharp 3/0 Owner Stinger treble hook tied with Pearl Flashabou. 2) Tough Darts With a flat center and flared edges, the Magnum darts toward the fish on a slack line. 3) Twist Tamer A size 4 Spro...

Propper’s Blog posted up an excellent link on the early development of camouflage. As it turns out, the first impetus of camouflage in the modern era was from the development of optics… but not to target infantry. But before the First World War, camouflage mostly...

Go read this article... The Kel-Tec RDB and M43 recently made their first public appearance at the Bullpup 2014 Convention in Kentucky. I spent the better part of an afternoon shooting both rifles from bench rest and offhand at targets ranging from 7 yards out to 300....

NY Daily News writes … There’s a rite of passage where I grew up of inheriting your ancestors’ weapons,” Pitt said, according to The Independent. “My brother got my dad’s. I got my grandfather’s shotgun when I was kindergarten.” Pitt also detailed his early history...

Pennsylvania state Reps. Ryan Bizzarro, left, and Marty Flynn were accosted while they walked home Tuesday night near the Capitol in Harrisburg (AP Photo) A pair of Pennsylvania State Democratic Representatives are alive today because one of them was able to draw and...

It should be no secret that I am a fan of customizing and personalizing weapons. You own it, so you should make it uniquely yours. Jackrabbit Designs (out of Waxahachie, TX) is now offering custom laser engraving of, well, anything you want to send them. They can do...

I must confess that I haven’t paid much attention at all to “Gamergate,” nor do I know or care about the feminist critique of the video game industry, because I don’t care a great deal about that industry at all. If I did care about the indutry or its critics, I might...

Go read this article... There isn’t a lot of detail on this incident yet, but initial reports out of St. Louis make this sound like a classic case of a good guy with a gun taking down a bad guy with a gun. Early Sunday morning a store clerk at a BP gas station shot...

Protests and arrests at St. Louis-area Walmarts led to a decision to remove ammo from store shelves. Several St. Louis area Walmart stores have made the proactive decision to lock away their ammunition due to apparent fears of theft from supporters of deceased...

Armalite has announced a partnership with Rany Luth’s (founder of DPMS Panther Arms) company LUTH-AR to provide Armalite’s 2015 line of rifles with LUTH-AR stocks. The Tactical Wire reports: Geneseo, IL-ArmaLite is pleased to announce its partnership with industry...

Go read this article... Pennsylvania State Rep Marty Flynn defended himself and another lawmaker with a concealed handgun. Details are still very sketchy, but Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico has confirmed to an ABC News affiliate that two muggers targeting...

Go read this article... Navy Arms announced they are now selling reproduction Winchester 1873 rifles. These rifles are made by Winchester Repeating Arms and finished by Turnbull Restorations. Rifles will be made in both .45 Colt and .357 Magnum calibers. The receiver...

Two variants of the IWI Galil ACE have shown up on the website of the Ukrainian firm FORT. The first variant, pictured above, is the FORT-227. It is the FORT equivalent of the Galil ACE 22 Carbine. It is chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO with a 13″ barrel. FORT’s website...

I stood at one end of the dock’s T-face, tossed the plug at a 45, cranked back toward the structure, and barely reached the far corner when something knocked a chip in that chartreuse/blue paint job. The cool fall evening certainly made “largemouth bass” a reasonable...

Go read this article... Eddie sent us this photo he took of a PGM Hecate II anti-material rifle chambered in .50 BMG. This particular rifle belongs to the Brazilian Special Operations Brigade. The optic is a Schmidt & Bender 3-12X50mm. The Hecate II is...

Go read this article... Troy has announced it will offer their M7A1 stock – debuted originally as part of the Troy PDW – as a kit. The Tactical Wire reports: West Springfield, MA – Based on overwhelming consumer demand, TROY ← The Gun Feed home page

A multiyear telemetry study on Maryland’s Chesapeake Farms that ended in 2008 revealed that buck movement increased steadily throughout the fall, eventually peaking during the rut. What’s more, the Maryland study findings mirror those of two earlier Texas studies....

Autumn typically sees declining water levels in most bass lakes, but that’s no reason to let your optimism fall. If anything, now is a time of increasing opportunity. Whether it’s manmade reservoirs being drawn down for winter or the natural recession of lake levels...

James Madison Tactical (JMT) recently announced an updated version of the company’s 80% AR-15 lower. The JMT lowers are made of polymer and come in black, flat dark earth and OD green colors. JMT states the company improved the cosmetics of the Gen 2 lowers, and the...

Administrators at E. R. Dixon Elementary School forced a five-year-old girl to sign a “suicide contract” because she drew a picture that looked something like a gun, and then pointed a crayon at a child and went, “pew-pew.” When the mentally ill are released from...

Go read this article... It’s time. Time to start tracking the rut. Hunters are out there looking for scrapes and rubs, and frantically checking cameras trying to determine when the rut is in full force. Buck chases are one of the best indicators of the rut; however,...

Now available to the general public, Kyle (FPSRussia) got one of the first cracks at the Ohio Ordnance Works Heavy Counter-Assault Rifle. Ohio left no portion of the design untouched, stripped significant weight from the design and adding modern touches including a...

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy used the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School to viciously smear the gun industry in his state, a stance that he has refused to apologize for despite the fact that his claims were patently dishonest. In response to Malloy’s...

Go read this article... This is hilarious. The Swedish military is making fun of US recruitment ads. They point out common characteristics seen in US military commercials. Juxtaposed to a stereotypical military commercial is the reality. Oh and their strange...

Go read this article... A South Tucson police officer responding to a “shots fired” call about 1:30 AM early Friday morning came under fire from a suspect armed with some sort of cut-down Mosin-Nagant. South Tucson Police say when an officer arrived he saw a man and...

Very exciting news for M1 Carbine fans – a company named MKS Supply is marketing new production, American-made M1 Carbines in three varieties (Early, Late, and A1). From the press release: MKS Supply Brings Back the M1 Carbine! Almost too cool to be true Dayton, OH,...

hickok45 seems to have had a good experience with the Battle Rifle Company rifle he was sent. He’s very fortunate. Andrew Tuohy has had far different experiences with BRC rifles, including a recent 10,000 round disaster which suggests that the company simply has no...

Go read this article... Armalite and Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI) experimented with a number of different belt-fed machine guns / auto-rifle versions of the AR-10. The photo above and below are of different prototypes. In the below photo the rifle is fed from a 250...

The BUL M5 polymer 1911 pistol, which has been imported by a number of other companies (Kimber and Charles Daly, for instance), is being imported by Battle Ready International under the BUL brand name. According to correspondence, they have already received their...

At the 2014 NASGW Show, Hornady Manufacturing announced a new line of ammo called Full Boar. The line is aimed at the hog hunting market. Wild pigs tend to be tough critters, so Hornady uses the all copper GMX bullets in these loads. The GMX bullet is designed for...