Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals and happy Labor Day! Today we bring you the best savings and exclusive offers just in time for the long weekend! As we celebrate Labor Day, take advantage of some of the year's best deals from your favorite online retailers. Whether you're looking for spare parts, optics, ammo, or even guns, there’s probably something out there for everyone. Don't miss out on these limited-time offers—shop now and make this Labor Day a fun one in honor of all of your hard work!

AR-15 upper receivers are available in an expansive and often bewildering array, but Rosco Manufacturing’s 11.5” K9 Wedge Lock URG stands out among the rest. Rosco rolled out URDs at the start of 2024 and I am sure it has been a boom for them. Pretty natural, I mean why not toss all your product into one package (or multiple)? Everything about this URG has been crafted with purpose, from its continuous taper K9 barrel profile to its Wedge Lock handguard system. As we delve deeper into the specs and features of the 11.5" K9 Wedge Lock URG, you can decide for yourselves if this setup is worth the hype at all. Let’s dive right into the review!

It was eight years ago when Brandon Herrera first teased the idea of the AK-50, and since that day, he has released approximately 50 video updates. You might ask if this really qualifies as a saga. Well, if we mean “saga” in terms of a long story involving achievements of epic and heroic proportions, then you bet! That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

Elmer Keith purportedly once shot a mule deer at 600 yards with a .44 magnum revolver. Instagram revolver aficionado @stateline_shootist decided to see how possible that shot really was. Is it possible, or is it a tall tale? Let’s find out.

When it comes to optic durability, Leupold has always had a strong reputation, especially among professionals and law enforcement. The Leupold Mark 4HD 1-4.5X25 M5C3 SFP Scope is no exception. It's designed to serve those who require precision and durability in the field, and after spending some quality time with this scope, I can confidently say it lived up to my durability expectations.

A gun really isn’t all that helpful in your daily life if you don’t have a good holster, and a good gun belt to hold it all on. Ever since the invention of the handgun, holsters and belts have played an important role in helping their users efficiently carry their firearms, and allow them to have near-instant access to them should the need arise.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and all of the different types of guns, shooting sports, history lessons, and ammunition you can think of! Last week we talked about a neat little aftermarket Ruger BX-1 mod I was able to pick up that allowed you to reliably feed CCI CB 22 Shorts out of a 10/22 rifle. While it’s not everyone’s first choice for a garden gun, it’s a lot cheaper than purchasing an entirely new firearm just to shoot shorts. This week we’re getting back into some more potent ammo - a lot more potent. This week’s rimfire ammo specimen is none other than Federal’s 22 WMR 45 grain Punch ammo.

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 103! 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.

Welcome back to another installment of Silencer Saturday. This week we are taking a trip down memory lane with the long-discontinued YHM Maxim Woodsman .22 LR suppressor. It’s an interesting design, albeit a little dated. Let’s look at this silencer and what it has to offer.

In our pursuit as shooters for the flattest, most stable, lowest recoiling, most accurate, and best handgun possible, we try anything and everything to achieve our goal. This can present itself through different metal alloy firearms, extendo magazines, weapon-mounted lights, red dots, and all manner of tweaks so we can get on a podium or simply kick our range buddy’s butt. One of my favorite pistols to shoot in the last couple years as I’ve joined the 2011 cult has been the Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy. The Prodigy (a 1911 double-stack) affords you a lot of good features like all 2011-style handguns. They are beefy (fill your grip completely), heavy (the weight mitigates recoil), and are modern enough for all of your favorite add-ons (red dot, flashlight, extendos, etc). Moreover, being an all metal frame and slide, you can craft these pistols to tighter tolerances than their polymer counterparts for a smoother operation. In sum, there is a reason why someone “spiked the punch” at the gun range with a dash of 2011, and everyone is drinking the Kool-Aid now.

We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 143. 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.

Long before you had to put up with my ramblings on TFB, I was - and still am - someone running a gun store as my day job. Nestled in central Minnesota where the winters are long and our waistlines are longer, I have been a family-owned gun store manager going on 15 years. In this time, I have seen all manner of ridiculous customers, firearms, and my fair share of haggling, bartering, and deal-making. If you want to get top-dollar for your gun that’s aspiring to be sold, then there are several things you should do to ensure maximum moolah!

The Steyr Scout Mk II is a unique rifle. It's not the first gun to wear the name “Steyr Scout,” but it keeps the features that made the original memorable while improving it in concrete ways. It's a one-of-a-kind blend of hunting rifle, precision rifle, and defensive carbine. Over the last several months I have used this rifle extensively, and it's time to share my findings.

I have noticed on Wheelgun Wednesday we like to talk about the extremes. What’s the biggest revolver ever made, what’s the oldest, what’s the most powerful. While these are certainly interesting topics and of course I want to know what is firing the biggest bullet, what about the inverse? While larger things are often more visually interesting the smaller you make something the more difficult it can be to even create. With this, I give you the Swiss Mini Gun, currently the world's smallest revolver.

AI is all the rage today. It’s one of the top buzzwords in the Boardroom and on Linkedin. It seems like a lot of the work that has gone into AI over the years is starting to bubble to the top. I have personally seen everything from customer service, fast food ordering and even image generation being handled by AI. I don’t think we’re going to see a slow down in AI deployment anytime soon, in fact this is probably just the beginning. I even saw someone propose to implement AI into a vending machine yesterday. One thing my caveman brain wonders is, what happens when one too many Karens give the Chat Bot a hard time about their triple third pounder with cheese, and AI starts to despise us?

SIG Sauer’s latest creation has been spotted! Various images floating around social media show the new SG56X series, which seems to blend features from the SG55X family with the MCX Spear LT. Let’s take a look at some pictures and see what we can gather from them.

With a resurgence in popularity by pop culture and new shooters looking for different options, several companies have brought back the legendary Hi-Power. I have already done a review for the FN High Power and Springfield Armory SA-35 individually but wanted to take a closer look at them next to each other to give a better look at which one may be good for you. Let’s take a closer look at the new Hi Powers in our Hi-Power face-off.

Hello and welcome to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and all of the different types of guns, shooting sports, history, and ammo! We’ve recently been talking a lot about different types of 22LR ammunition and one of my favorites so far has to have been the CCI CB 22 Shorts. These tiny little “garden gun” loads are fairly handy for several reasons. They’re fairly quiet, don’t cost an arm and a leg, and they’re also just barely powerful enough to take out small pests like rats, mice, and pest birds, but not so powerful as to over-penetrate.

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 102! 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.

In my time working a gun counter, I have sold a lot of silencers. But I have also had the “what silencer should I buy?” conversation at least five times for every silencer sold. So what is the right first silencer to buy? I can’t answer that for you, but I can help you ask the right questions.

We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 142. 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.

Anyone who carries a handgun, be it for professional duty or for personal use, knows that the fit and comfort of the holster is just as important as the feel of the firearm. There are several different materials used for holsters, but many will say the same thing – nothing beats leather. Falco Holsters has been around since 1989, and produces some of the finest holsters available and in many different materials. Its latest Enhanced Timeless Leather line perfectly blends all the features you would want in a classic leather holster with modern nuances that meet the exacting demands of gun owners everywhere.

I remember buying my first concealed carry holster more than ten years ago. I was coming off the high of passing my concealed carry class and decided it would be a good time to go shop for holsters. I went to a big-box store, and they had a pretty terrible selection by modern standards. The shelves at that time were lined with mass-produced leather and nylon universal holsters.

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we talked about how to avoid potentially risky situations and how to de-escalate if you are ever confronted. If you happened to miss last week’s article, I highly encourage you to click the link here to check it out. This week I wanted to take a look at the differences between how my dad carries a concealed pistol and how I will typically carry a gun. We were similar in styles when I first started carrying about 15 years ago but now we have both changed and carry drastically different. Let’s take a closer look at some of the generational carry differences.

Why a design that is over 40 years old has so deeply and indelibly penetrated the firearms market is a bit perplexing. Everywhere you turn at the gun range, it is Glocks as far as the eye can see. Gaston Glock obviously was onto something because here we are 42 years later deploying them for military, law enforcement, competition, self-defense, and general tomfoolery at the range purposes. One of the hallmark downsides to a factory Glock pistol though are their sights. They are plastic… a dull white color… and prone to breaking if you’re doing one of those YouTube brutality tests for some internet clout.

In Part 1 of this article, I talked about the history of the INSAS platform, Part 2 was dedicated to my personal experiences with these rifles as well as the opinions of soldiers I collected over the years. In the final article of the series, I will talk about upgrades of INSAS and the possible future of this weapon platform.

For over a week, the IPSC Rifle World Shoot III 2024 has been going on in northern Finland. The location was the new and enormous Ruutikangas shooting range, situated near Oulu. Over 840 competitors and Range Officers participated in this huge event, with over 5 days of shooting and 30 challenging stages. As could be expected, Finland offered a match with rifle-long distances, and a lot of free-handed shooting. If you weren’t moving, the targets often did. There was not a lot of shooting on the move, and most of the time the stage was built so that you could not use a support or a long bipod. And if you did, you ran into other disadvantages later in the stage.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and all of its different types of guns, gear, shooting sports, history, and ammunition. Over the last few months, we’ve been slowly digging and rigorously testing various types of rimfire ammo. My primary mission with this entire series is to provide readers and shooters with a good set of starting data for the types of ammunition they’d likely be buying for their various guns. While everything thus far has been chambered for a .22 Long Rifle, today, we’ll be getting into our first of many .22 WMR tests. First, we’ll be starting with a favorite of mine for years, CCI’s Maxi-Mag 40 gr JHP .22 WMR load.

Welcome back to another installment of Silencer Saturday. This time we will look at some standard thread pitches and some less-standard ones. Why would any manufacturer use a non-standard thread pitch? Let’s find out.

In the first part of this article, I talked about the history of the INSAS rifle and the problems that were described in the Indian press. After reading countless articles about INSAS, I had a chance to travel to India and asked every Indian serviceman I met about those problems.