Today’s podcast we’re bringing on a new friend of mine Roy Hill, to talk about a very honorable organization called SOWW. The Special Operations Wounded Warriors is a charity that specifically focuses on members of the armed services who are active with or have served with the special operations community. Roy Hill has had a lot of experience within the firearms world and while he now sits on the board of SOWW, at one point in time he worked for Brownells, which is where I happened to meet him. After hearing about what he does with SOWW today, I thought it was important we had him on to talk about what exactly SOWW does with the charitable donations that it receives.

It's time for a $5,000 Springfield M1A Tanker vs. a $2,000 Aero AR-10 DMR Showdown! Today, we're diving into the world of Designated Marksman Rifles (DMRs) with a head-to-head challenge between a high-end M1A Tanker with Leupold optic and a budget-friendly Aero M5 AR10 using a Burris scope.

This week on Wheelgun Wednesday I have the great pleasure of talking about one of my personal favorite revolvers and this time with some historical province. We are covering Pat Garret’s Presentation Engraved Colt 1877 “Thunderer”. Everyone has heard of Billy the Kid. Western anti-hero, reluctant outlaw, or no good people shootin' runt to some. Billy’s name is synonymous with Western history but much less so is the man who killed Billy the Kid - Sheriff Pat Garrett. Let’s dive right into his revolver and the history behind it!

Welcome back to another TFB review. A few weeks ago I looked at FN’s updated and modernized take on the legendary High Power. If you happened to miss that review, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, we are taking a look at the more classic Hi-Power style pistol we all know from the pages of history. Springfield Armory came out with the SA-35 back in 2021 and this is one of the most faithful reproductions of the Browning Hi-Powers on the market today. After spending a couple of months with the SA-35, I can confidently give you some points on the pistol. Let’s take a closer look at the new Springfield Armory SA-35.

The world is hungry for visual storytelling, and TFB’s   Photo Of The Day does its best to keep the feed live. Here we have soldiers from the U.S. Marine Corps together with Malaysian soldiers assigned to the 8th Battalion (Para), Royal Ranger Regiment, 10th Parachute Brigade.

Big Horn Armory has released a takedown version of their Model 89 lever action rifle. The takedown mechanism of this rifle was designed by none other than John Moses Browning himself. By the way, Model 89 lever guns are also basically Browning designs as they have Winchester Model 1886/1892 pattern actions. In fact, 89 in the model name of BHA’s lever gun is the arithmetic mean of 86 and 92, because size-wise the Big Horn Armory Model 89 is right between the Winchester Model 1886 and 1892. Let’s take a look at the specs and features of the Big Horn Armory Model 89 Take Down lever action rifle.

Colt CZ Group’s expansion continues at pace with the announcement that their factory in Hungary will increase its production capacity to help serve the export market. The factory was initially established, following an agreement with the Hungarian government, in 2018 to produce CZ Bren 2 rifles for the Hungarian armed forces but Colt CZ Group now plans to export Hungarian made firearms as part of external procurements and sales.

In Part 1 of this article, I wrote about the fascinating history of CZ99 which involved the shady international arms dealer, the collapse of Yugoslavia, and an unknown gunsmith who couldn’t tell the difference between numbers “8” and “9”. In the second part of this story, I want to talk about the intricate destiny of this design after Yugoslavia was sanctioned in 1992 and lost access to the US market. From the beginning, CZ99 was developed specifically for USA customers, and losing your main client is always challenging.

Photo Of The Day with possibly the rainiest image we have ever published. As you may know, the FN F2000 is nicknamed the “tactical tuna”? Above you see U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Peruvian Naval Infantry marines run through dry-fire rehearsals during live-fire marksmanship training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, July 2.

Welcome everyone to the 241st edition of 'Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?', one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question - is this Gat a sweet deal or only have Fudd appeal?  Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article.

The quest for treasure has consumed human imagination for centuries, whether buried pirate gold or submerged, shipwrecked Spanish doubloons. But what about finding long-lost firepower? Florida-based Bowman Arms says it’s bringing a load of surplus Thompson submachine guns to the market after they spent decades “submerged” in a secret location.

SilencerCo have acquired Zev Technologies with the aim of supporting Zev’s shift away from OEM manufacturing to reinforcing their brand as a developer of innovative products like the OZ9 Pistol and the Folding Defensive Pistol (FDP-9) and the Folding Defensive Carbine (FDC-9).

Smith & Wesson have expanded their compact carry pistol range with the new Bodyguard 2.0, a micro compact pistol chambered on .380 Auto.

Well known for their special edition rifles Henry have introduced a new series of rifles celebrating The American Legion. The series includes three rifles, a .22 Golden Boy, a .44 Big Boy and a .357 Mag/.38 Spl Big Boy X. The first two rifles feature engravings with the American Legion’s four pillars: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism, and Youth. Henry say they will be donating a portion of every sale of the rifles to The American Legion. The Big Boy X has ‘American Legion’ embossed on its stock.

This is a review of the Pulsar Thermion 2 XL50 LRF - HD Thermal Riflescope. The XL50 may look like its other siblings in the Thermion 2 LRF line-up, but it has all the superpowers that the others want. I've had the privilege of using various thermal rifle scopes and optics over the years. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but for about a year, I had the opportunity to field test the Pulsar Thermion 2 XL50 LRF. This review will cover my firsthand experience with a huge amount of images. This is Pulsar’s high-end thermal rifle scope, with an MSRP of $8,799.99 when it was introduced at SHOT Show. 

Photo Of The Day - A U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician participating in Exercise Tanuki Bandit 24 fires a suppressed M110 A1 Semi-Automatic Sniper System at Draughn Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2024. Check out the flying brass!