Having always had a passion for firearms, Rusty S. has had experience in gunsmithing, firearms retail, hunting, competitive shooting, range construction, as an IDPA certified range safety officer and a certified instructor. He has received military, law enforcement, and private training in the use of firearms. Editor at Outdoorhub.com
Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about rimfire firearms, ammunition, and appreciation of all the “small things” we have to be thankful for on the range. Today’s edition is a guest post by yours [Read More…]
I’ve carried the G20 Gen3 at work and as an EDC for years. I even killed my first mule deer with it about two decades ago. It’s been reliable, faithful, and in thousands and thousands of rounds fired and hours in the field, I only had one spring fail. [Read More…]
Welcome back to Wheelgun Wednesday! This week, we are taking a look at the most hotly anticipated and highly valued firearm to hit the auction block in Rock Island Auction Company’s premier auction in December. Normally, a gold-plated and engraved 1st [Read More…]
Welcome back to The Rimfire Report, our weekly article series where we discuss everything rimfire – history, news, guns, ammunition, equipment, gear, sports and more. Today, we have an in-depth review of the Volquartsen Summit straight-pull .22 rifle. Volquartsen [Read More…]
Welcome back to The Rimfire Report, our weekly article series where we discuss everything rimfire – history, news, guns, ammunition, equipment, gear, sports and more. Today, we have a full long-term review of Tactical Solution’s take-down bolt-action .22, the [Read More…]
New from POF-USA is their “Dragoon Series” Renegade+ rifle. The key feature of the Dragoon series is a 13.75″ barrel with a pinned and welded Dead Air KeyMo brake to make it a stampless gun. 13.75″ will be ideal for home defense. The barrel [Read More…]
Welcome back to Wheelgun Wednesday, where we love to discuss all things revolver-related! This week, we’ll be taking a look at the current state of the revolver customization industry. There’s quite a few good reasons to get your revolver worked on, such [Read More…]
This week on Wheelgun Wednesday, we will be taking a look at some of the best choices for revolver hunting ammo for 2023. Note that this is not necessarily caliber specific. We are simply looking for factory ammo that has consistent velocities, good quality control, [Read More…]
The new for 2023 Taurus Raging Hunter 10 in, aka the Raging Hunter 10.5″ (its actual barrel length) is a massive 5-shot .460 S&W magnum chambered revolver that weighs nearly 4.5 lbs. Like most other .460 S&W magnum chambered revolvers, it can handle .45 [Read More…]
FN has a new entry into the 9mm micro-compact pistol category: the Reflex and Reflex MRD. The pistols come with an 11-round flush fit w/pinky extension magazine and a 15-round extended magazine, and the MRD is cut for RMS-C/Holosun-K optics. If threats are hiding in [Read More…]
Palmetto State Armory was kind enough to send us one of their AK-104s to test out, specifically their 12.5″ barrel model. The PSA AK-104 is a stamped receiver model with a hammer-forged front trunnion. Its standout cosmetic features are a folding stock, [Read More…]
This week on Wheelgun Wednesday, we’ll be taking a quick look at one of Taurus’ new revolvers for 2023 that we’re currently reviewing: the massive 10.5″, bipod and scope capable .460 Raging Hunter. Taurus USA was kind enough to send us a review [Read More…]
This week on Wheelgun Wednesday, we’ll be taking a look into German revolvers of the past with the Mauser C78 revolver. The “1st model” C78s were solid frame guns, but shortly after their introduction, the vastly improved hinged frame “2nd [Read More…]
This week on Wheelgun Wednesday, we will give a quick roundup of some of the interesting wheelguns we were able to get hands and eyes on at SHOT 2023. Keep in mind, SHOT is hectic, but we tried to get our eyes on as many new and interesting revolvers as we could. We [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] POF-USA Tombstone 9mm Lever-Action](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_Tombstone_9-660x260.jpeg)
What do you want on your Tombstone? POF-USA gives you plenty of options with their new Tombstone 9mm lever action. Featuring a 10.5-inch receiver rail, M-LOK slots all along the forend, and a threaded barrel, this new short-throw, mag-fed 9mm lever gun has plenty of [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] MK Machining's MK2 Bullpup Chassis and Amazingly Good Bullpup Trigger](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mk-chassis-scaled-660x260.jpeg)
Before SHOT 2023, I was tipped off by a co-worker who knew that I was a Tikka fan that a company was bringing a bullpup chassis and optimized bullpup trigger for the Tikka to SHOT. That company is MK Machining of Hallsville, MO. One of the few bright lights in the [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] New KelTec KSG410 and R50 Rifle](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_KSG410_6-660x260.jpeg)
New this year from KelTec, formerly known as Kel-Tec, is the KSG410, a dual mag tube, single-barrel shotgun that fits into the footprint of KelTec’s KS7. Also new from KelTec is their R50, a 16″ barreled rifle version of their P50 5.7×28 pistol, [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Two Reintroduced Leverguns From Marlin - 1894 and 336](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_Marlin3361894_6-660x260.jpeg)
Ruger’s Mayodan, NC facility has been busy cranking out reintroduced Marlin models, and they have two more to add to their list: the 1894 and 336. The reintroduced models have features updated such as hooded front sights and should be available soon to the [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Grand Power .22LR Stribog, Stribog Carbines and More](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_GrandPower_9-660x260.jpeg)
New this year via Grand Power’s importing partner Global Ordnance will be a .22LR Stribog as well as fully outfitted Stribog Carbines. The .22LR Stribog TR22 will initially come as a pistol, priced close to the 9mm Stribogs. The Stribog carbines will be [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Tippmann Ordnance .22LR Gatling Gun](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_TIPPMANN_22_10-660x260.jpeg)
New this year from Tippmann Ordnance is a .22LR Gatling Gun with an innovative and low-cost feed belt. The six-barreled gun comes complete with a tripod, T&E mechanism and belts. The belts themselves are an all-new polymer design from Tippmann Ordnance that is [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] Mossberg Adds Optic Ready Models to the 590S Line](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/51604_590s_or_9shot_mlok_2700x650-660x260.jpeg)
Hidden away in Mossberg’s SHOT booth was a few new shotguns: Mossberg 590S models with the Optic Ready capability, as well as new M-LOK forends. Able to mount a low-profile optic, and cycling everything from mini shells to 3″, the new 590S Optic-Ready [Read More…]
New from Viridian this year is a closed emitter green dot sight, the FX45. With a 5 MOA green dot, 6061 aluminum housing and fitting into the Aimpoint ACRO footprint, the Viridian FX45 is available at an MSRP of $459.00. Viridian is also offering a host of other new [Read More…]
America is getting another hot Italian Import: the Beretta PMXs, a semiautomatic version of their 9x19mm PMX submachinegun. Though TFBTV’s James Reeves covered this development in May of 2022, Beretta brought this gun to SHOT 2023, bringing this development one [Read More…]
New for 2023 is Franchi’s All Terrain Elite. The All terrain elite is a version of Franchi’s Momentum rifle that features 2-position iron sights, a long top rail, threaded barrel, and a midnight bronze cerakote finish. [SHOT 2023] Franchi’s new All [Read More…]
New this year from RIA USA is an American designed, American-made pistol with a lot of unique features: The 5.0 Pistol in 9x19mm. We got a chance to shoot this smooth operator at SHOT 2023 Industry Day at the Range. Let’s take a closer look: [SHOT 2023] [Read More…]
New for 2023 from IWI US is an American version of IWI’s Carmel rifle. With the same 2 position gas selector and cold hammer forged, chrome line free-floated barrel as the international Carmel, the US semiautomatic only version has some cosmetic differences that [Read More…]
This year at Shot Show Industry Day at the Range, Savage brought their new 1911 pistols in 3 different trims both with and without rails, and with Black Nitride, Stainless and two-tone schemes. Savage Also brought out their new A22 takedown and their carbon barreled [Read More…]
As previously reported on TFB, new this year from Glock will be a Davidson’s dealer exclusive Gunsite G45. Designed as a collaboration between Glock, Gunsite and Holosun, the Gunsite G45 was designed to be a robust fighting pistol in the vein of what Col. Jeff [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] New Underfolders and More from Zastava USA](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TFB_Zasatava2023_6-660x260.jpeg)
Zastava USA had all kinds of new things in the works for 2023. First and most prominent,will be the addition to their catalogue of true underfolding ZPAPM70’s in the M70AB configuration, complete with bayonet lug. In addition to being a true underfolder [Read More…]
Shot Show Industry Day saw a lot of new Revolvers from Taurus. Despite a gathering thunderstorm blowing into the area, we got to take some shots with these neat new wheelguns before lightning struck. Let’s take an initial look at the lineup! [SHOT 2023] Lots [Read More…]
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