(00)7 James Bond Guns You Didn’t Know About
This is a guest post from Caleb Daniels, author of the forthcoming book Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns Of James Bond from Headstamp Publishing.
New Spartanat Book Explores Drone Warfare
The last time we wrote about a new Spartanat book, the comments section pointed out that some of the most important lessons learned in Ukraine were about the role of drones on the battlefield. Well, guess what—Spartanat has a new book about that, too. It’s called Defense Against Drones.
Utah Hunters Helping Condors Program Offers Lead-free Ammo
Utah's Hunters Helping Condors program is trying to reduce lead ammo use in hunting units where California Condors live. To do this, the state Division of Wildlife is offering hunters a coupon towards lead-free ammo and a prize drawing. Let's check out the specifics of this program.
New Nosler Whitetail Country Ammunition Line
Nosler has just introduced a new line of hunting ammunition called Whitetail Country. Tailored for deer hunting, this ammunition family is loaded with expanding bullets of two types - Solid Base and Straight-Wall. The former is a boat tail bullet loaded into bottleneck cartridges and the latter is a flat base bullet offered in straight-wall cartridges.
TFB Review: Springfield Armory Model 2020 Boundary 7mm PRC
For the early day-breakers among us, you will have noticed that the mornings are getting crisp and it's getting to be “that time of year again” - hunting season. If you consider yourself a hunter or huntress, you will have noticed in the last decade how the landscape of bolt-action rifles has been evolving. While a wood stock can be gorgeous and classical, carbon fiber is all the rage. Strength, rigidity, lightweight, rad colors, you name it. Then, you tie in other modern accoutrements like a carbon fiber sleeved barrel, M-LOK attachments, and a custom action and it's the stuff of dreams.
POTD: The New M230LF Dual Feed Bushmaster
There’s a new generation of Bushmaster Chain Guns and thanks to this Photo Of The Day you’ll learn of its existence. Pictured here is the M230LF Dual Feed Bushmaster, which can instantly switch between ammunition paths, enabling operators to seamlessly address targets that require different 30x113mm ammunition types. LF is short for Link Fed.
The Rimfire Report: Taurus TX 22 Long-Term Review
Hello and welcome back to the Rimfire Report! I’ll be filling in for Luke this week, and we’ll be taking a look at a gun I've had in my collection since 2019. A bare-bones Taurus TX 22. We’ll take a look at my experience with the firearm, and I'll give you an honest opinion.
Parker Mountain Machine Releases The PMM G45 Ultra
The PMM G45 Ultra is a complete custom build with a Glock footprint, decked out by the guys at Parker Mountain Machine who encourage you to take the gun out and beat it up. The New Hampshire company cautions potential buyers not to let visual appeal influence them into treating the G45 Ultra like a safe queen that only makes appearances on social media. Rather, the G45 Ultra is meant to be a serious out-of-the-box duty gun for hard use.
Aguila Copa Mundial Wraps Up In Saltillo, Mexico
Aguila Ammunition’s Copa Mundial event just ended in Saltillo, Mexico. Over 350 shooters came to the event and competed in various shooting matches including sporting clays, five-stand, silhouette, and practical shooting. One million pesos [$17,425] was on the line in prize money as well!
TFB Weekly Web Deals 109: Deals for October 14th, 2024
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 109! This series is brought to you by KYGUNCO, your one-stop online shop for all things firearms.
We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking for deals on new or used guns, ammo to add to your reserves, or specific accessories like flashlights, range bags, optics, bipods, and magazines, each week we’ll have new sets of deals that might fulfill one of those needs and save you a few dollars.
Silencer Saturday #350: New Direct Thread Gemtech Silencers
Welcome back to another edition of Silencer Saturday. This week we are taking a look at some new silencers from Gemtech. These models swap the original quick detach mounting systems for direct thread mounts. Why might that be something that you want to do? And what are the specific models with changes? Let’s go.
TFB Armorer's Bench: Converting 30-30 Win to 32-40 Win
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to showcase a recent experiment, converting 30-30 Win to 32-40 Win. I have heard that folks have done this or at the least attempted it but I have always been unsure. Let’s dive into it and see if converting 30-30 Win to 32-40 Win works out!
TFB Review: Magpul SL MP5 Stock
The Magpul SL stock is Magpul’s take on the classic MP5 sliding stock. It is made and engineered in the USA by a brand with a long and trusted track record. It is the most affordable sliding stock option for the MP5 platform at the time of this article. The design differs from other sliding stocks on the market. I bought one, and am ready to provide some thoughts and opinions in this review.
POTD: Revolver That Fires Rubber Balls Using Blank Cartridges
This little wheelgun externally looks like a regular snubby however its design is quite unusual. Its ammunition consists of two components – 10mm rubber balls and 5.6x16 rimfire blank cartridges. In order to load the gun, one must swing the cylinder open, load the blanks from the rear of the cylinder like in cartridge revolvers then load the rubber balls from the front of the cylinder like in percussion revolvers.
TFB Podcast Roundup 150: The October 11th Roundup
We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 150. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war stories, competition shooting, gun industry news, and much more. In addition, we’re also featuring the most recent episode of TFB’s own Behind The Gun Podcast which airs every week on Thursday mornings. If you’d like to check out the full episode list for TFB’s Behind The Gun Podcast, you can find it here on the TFB website or on your favorite podcast app. Sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to this week’s selection of gun podcasts.
New CZ 600+ ERGO DRIVEN HUNT Rifle
Ceska Zbrojovka introduced the CZ 600 line of bolt action rifles back in the fall of 2021. Fast forward three years and CZ is releasing an improved version of their centerfire bolt gun - the CZ 600+ ERGO DRIVEN HUNT. Some of the new features of the upgraded rifle are the new magazine pattern, user-replaceable barrel, fluted bolt and extended scope rail.