Small arm designs are introduced in both revolutionary and evolutionary processes, each being equally important to developing a reliable and capable firearm system. For manufacturers, engineering a new gun and its progressive iterations, is a painstaking progression that requires refinement, numerous evaluation cycles, and performance improvements. For the consumer, the excitement of a new system is intertwined with compatibility concerns, the hope for additional features in future releases, and waiting  – a cycle that is not unique to the firearm industry. In early 2015, SIG Sauer released the MCX, a revolutionary design in a market awash in direct impingement AR-15 variants. In the years since the initial release, the MCX progressed into the MCX Virtus, arriving at where we are today – the introduction of the SIG MCX SPEAR-LT.

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 ran out of time to work on some projects and ended up having a 10/22 in need of a binary trigger installation land on my bench. This one requires the entire trigger pack/assembly of a Ruger 10/22 to be disassembled and reassembled with new components. Binary triggers may be a novelty to some but to me, in a rimfire platform, I welcome it because it is good fun. Let’s dive right into the Franklin Armory 10/22 Binary Trigger Installation!

Good evening everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 multi-caliber suppressor. Last week we got behind the HUXWRX FLOW 556K FBI HRT rifle suppressor. This week we continue with the 3D printed them and get modular with the PWS BDE 7.62 silencer. And we all know what BDE stands for. So does this new market entry live up to its name? We’ll find out.

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we looked at the rise in PDWs being carried by individuals and what that looks like in public. When it comes to carrying concealed, there’s a wide variety of situations and settings that make you stop and question if you should carry. It happened to all of us who carry on a regular basis where you have to make a choice whether or not to carry in a certain situation. People will occasionally send me a question about a certain place or situation to carry in so I figured we could take a closer look at some of these situations. Let’s jump into the complicated world of carrying in questionable places.

Colt Camp Perry Model was a single-shot .22LR pistol, intended for use in slow (and I do mean slow) fire competitions.  Guaranteed to bring a grin to any über-strict “at least three seconds between every shot” RSO, the Camp Perry Model had a 10″ barrel.  Why does this single-shot pistol feature on Wheelgun Wednesday, you might ask?  Because it was based on the Colt Officer’s Model frame.

With the advancements in carry guns today, there are some really interesting models coming to market as well as some really cool aftermarket options for the next generation carry guns. With all the options on the market, there have been some arguments online about which model performs better and what’s the best bang for your buck. The two guns we have in question are the SIG Sauer P365XL Spectre Comp and the Parker Mountain Machine JTTC compensated P365. Both guns are great choices for their own reasons but it’s time to see what works best in the P365 platform. Let’s take a closer look at these two guns and see what does better when looking at the PMM JTTC Comp vs SIG Spectre Comp.

Welcome everyone to the 159th 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 has a 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.

Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 58. I hope everyone’s summer was great. This year I had a lot of good opportunities to get out and about with a lot of new guns and I’m very grateful to have been able to spend more time this summer shooting and competing than I did last year. However, like usual, I wasn’t really happy about the intense heat so you could say that I’m itching to dive headfirst not only into fall but also winter down here in the south. This week’s episodes are a combination of the old and the new as we’re bringing back a great episode from the Gun Talk Media podcast, a new podcast about unexpected enemies during SHTF situations, and of course, once again featuring one of our own homegrown podcasts with a long overdue guest – Nick C – TFB Staff Writer and Night Vision Extraordinaire. If you’re curious about the title, you won’t have long to figure it out, it’s our first featured episode of this week featuring Hop from TFBTV, DeltaThirtyFour, and BrassFacts discussing which ACOG is objectively the best ACOG (Hint, it’s the TA11). Sit back, relax, and as always, enjoy this week’s selection of gun podcast content.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all bout the rimfire firearm world and its many firearms, ammunitions, shooting sports, and history! Last time on The Rimfire Report we took a look at the very budget-friendly Heritage Arms Rough Rider 22 caliber rimfire revolver. That little revolver is apparently one of the best-kept secrets of the rimfire world as many of you have had similar enjoyable results as I did while shooting the revolver. However, when it comes to modern arms and training, nothing is quite as ubiquitous or common as America’s rifle, the AR15. Pete’s September 3rd SILENCER SATURDAY featured a full-auto CMMG 22LR AR-15 conversion kit. Humorously enough, I had already planned to do a review and overview of the CMMG Bravo 22LR AR-15 Conversion Kit for Rimfire Report and if it hadn’t been Labor Day weekend, you all would have gotten a double dose of CCMG rimfire goodness. Unfortunately, our overview today will be a much milder, semi-auto look at the conversion kit but the same warning that Pete aired last week will be aired here – be careful, this conversion kit is sure to bring a smile to your face.

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 23. The subject of LPVOs (Low Power Variable Optics) is a hotly debated subject among the TFB staff and to a certain extent the rest of the firearms community. Love em’ or hate em’, LPVOs offer you a lot of advantages over fixed power optics or simple red dot and magnifier combos. They are considered by many to be fairly lightweight compared to some fixed power optics and they also tend to offer you an illuminated reticle that is often paired with a BDC (bullet drop compensation) reticle that allows you to take more accurate shots at a distance without having to use Kentucky windage. Like nearly everything else in the firearms world, you’re dealing with a compromise when it comes to LPVOs so you should always make sure that your chosen optic matches the type of shooting you’ll be doing. If you’ve decided on an LPVO but haven’t picked one up yet, today we’ll have a small selection of LPVOs that are on sale. The average price of an LPVO tends to hover somewhere around the $750 mark but can be as low as only a couple hundred bucks or as high as several thousand dollars – no matter what you’re after in terms of price and quality, there’s a usually a sale out there for you. Today I’ve picked out a handful for you guys to check out in case you’re in the market for a new LPVO.

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 ran out of time to work on some projects and ended up having a Winchester 150 that was having light strike issues drop into my lap. The Winchester 150 and 190 rifles are extremely similar barring the mechanical differences between the lever action (Winchester 150) and the semiautomatic action (Winchester 190). Besides those action differences, they share a lot of the same common issues. In the middle of my work with this one, I thought it may be fun and informative to share. Let’s dive right into the Winchester 150 and 190 rifles!

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 multi-caliber suppressor. Last week we got a taste of Swiss rimfire with the B&T 22 Suppressor with the CMMG AR-15 .22LR conversion kit. This week we take the HUXWRX FLOW 556K full auto to see how it handles cyclic rates and blowback management. Let’s take a look at the video.

Since colonial times, Americans have held shooting competitions with rifles used for militia service. These “service rifle competitions” have grown and become formalized into their own sport. Thousands of shooters participate across the country each year, with the national matches held at Camp Perry each summer. Though they are not the most high-speed or tactical event, they are an accessible sport and an excellent test of marksmanship.

The world of concealed carry firearms has drastically changed from where it was 10-15 years ago. The endless amounts of firearm options to carry has become mind-boggling and the overall quality, as well as reliability, have gone up. In terms of innovation when it comes to carrying capacity and overall size, we have grown lightyears in the last twenty years. We can talk about innovations and changes all day long, but most people don’t talk about how the carrying world has changed as well. People are now arming up and carrying not only handguns but also PDW-style firearms and sometimes even soft body armor panels for added protection. This new trend has become a rather polarizing topic among various groups in the gun community, but regardless of your stance, it’s definitely happening and important to talk about even if it’s just to be aware of what’s going on. Let’s take a closer look at the rise of PDWs for personal protection.

A while back, we featured the work of a French gunsmith, Cedric, on TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday, in which he had worked his magic on a Smith & Wesson 617. Well, for one of his latest projects, he souped up a Smith & Wesson 64 revolver for a retired police officer that carried this revolver for years. Cedric said that this project involved a lot of polishing, adding a single gas port to the barrel, and replacing the rubber grips with the ever-beautiful Nill wood grips.

The Athlon HELOS BTR rifle scope series comes in a wide variety of magnifications and objective lens sizes, but the one I’ve tested and reviewed here is the 4-20x50mm version with a Minute Of Angle (MOA) reticle and turrets. MIL reticle and turrets are also an option on all but one in the HELOS BTR line, which is the 1-10x28mm that comes in an MOA bullet drop compensator reticle. The Athlon HELOS BTR as tested has the reticle located in the first focal plane (FFP), and the magnification level of 4-20x is a nice jumping off point for targets 50 yards and beyond.

Welcome everyone to the 158th 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 has a 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.

Happy Labor Day everyone! While we will be forgoing our regular daily posting, we couldn’t leave our faithful readers high and dry regarding the great Labor Day sales going on today. However, just a quick recap on the history of Labor Day if you allow me. Labor Day was officially recognized as a federal holiday on June 28th, 1894 when congress passed a bill recognizing the event as a statutory holiday for the entire country. Before that, however, Labor Day can trace its observance on a state level back to my home state of Oregon which was the first state within the union to make it a public holiday in 1887, largely at the behest of trade unions and labor movements to set aside a day to celebrate the American worker and the contributions laborers made to the nation’s growth and success. Fast forward over 130 years, and Labor Day is a much celebrated national holiday for every American as we take the three-day weekend to meet up with friends, family, and loved ones and enjoy the unofficial end of summer. I think it’s important on weekends like this to take some time to seek out friends and family and to enjoy the fruits of your hard work throughout the year. Whether that’s with a barbecue, family vacation, or just a much-needed trip to the range, you should really take this time to enjoy everything we have in this great nation of ours that we’ve all helped contribute to. Now everybody put on your best white outfit and let’s dig into some hot Labor Day firearms sales!

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 go over the process of polishing feed ramps. There are precautions and decisions that need to be made before attempting this sort of stuff. Most handguns do not need their feed ramp polished. That being said, this will cover pistol feed ramps only. In the future, if given the chance, I will go over polishing AR15 feed ramps. Let’s dive right into Polishing Feed Ramps!

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM Turbo K 556 rifle suppressor. Last week we explored the Prairie Tactical PTAC-BOLT rimfire suppressor. This week we continue the .22LR theme with a look at the B&T USA 22 Suppressor – a lightweight, inexpensive, and super quiet rimfire silencer. If you are in the market for a .22LR suppressor, buy it – you will not be disappointed. Hang on, so is today’s review over? I think not. Let’s add a twist and put this Swiss baby into full auto mode.

Welcome back. Last week we took a look at a thermal clip-on from Steiner. Well, this week we have another installment of Hollywood Night Vision Myths here at Friday Night Lights. This is where I pick apart a movie, TV show, or video game that uses night vision and point out if they did a good job or not. This week we will take a look at Amazon Prime’s Terminal List.

In Part 1 of the TacFlow Academy Large Caliber Rifle Instructors Course, I covered training, safety, and the TacFlow Standards. In Part 2, we took a deep dive into equipment, shooting position, and The Three Ugly Sisters. In this 3rd and final edition of this series, we’re going to dive back into the equipment and ammunition used throughout this course.

The debate of using factory self-defense ammo or hand loading your own ammo has been going on for quite a while. With ammo scarcity becoming a real problem in the last few years, the transition to reloading has been a popular choice to fill that void. Typically, in the past, older guys who enjoy shooting were the main ones doing reloads but with the ammo shortage, the idea of reloading has become more mainstream. Over the years, I have been on both sides of this issue and it’s a fairly interesting one to consider when looking at the big picture. Let’s take a closer look at factory ammo vs hand loads.

“Psst… hey kid, you want a revolver? Everyone’s doing it, you know you want to.” Welcome to another TFB Wheelgun Wednesday, where we explore the world of revolvers. This week’s edition will be more geared towards those who haven’t joined the revolver-owning cool kids, but we certainly want to hear from our regular wheelgunners to cover other reasons or considerations. For those readers that haven’t taken the leap, let us know what’s held you back. Let’s dig in to the top 5 reasons you should get a revolver!

Welcome everyone to the 157th 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 has a 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.

Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 57. This week’s smattering of podcasts covers a lot of different subjects and is a bit more focused on its individual guests rather than broad topics. This week we’ll hear from Dave Sohm from Mission Critical Concepts Training, Riley and Jacob from the Concealed Carry Focused Concealed Carry Podcast, Phil Strader from SIG Sauer talking about the new P365 X-Macro, Josh of Black Diamond Guns and Gear, Kenzie Fitzpatrick (3gunKenzie), and of course our very own home-grown TFB podcast featuring last week’s guest, Preston from Creative Arms and Quite Bore. Sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s selection of gun-focused podcasts.

Hello and welcome to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many types of guns, ammunition, and of course its rich history! Last week we took a close look at the Desert Tech Trek-22 bullpup conversion for the Ruger 10/22 Carbine. I like the Trek-22 and want to do some more testing with it down the road – perhaps even a dedicated assembly rather than just stuffing my off-the-shelf 10/22 carbine into it. I think the Trek-22 has a lot of potential and that we can increase its accuracy even with the sub-optimal optic mounting solution. The Trek-22 will definitely be back for more. This week we’re flipping the table from last week and testing out another pistol – this time courtesy of AllOutdoor.com writer Paul B. Paul came into town to enjoy the sweltering mid-south heat and humidity and he brought along a firearm I’ve actually never had a lot of trigger time with – the Heritage Manufacturing Rough Rider. Despite what I’ve heard about it, the Heritage Rough Rider has perhaps become my favorite Single Action Army (SAA) style rimfire revolver and today we’re going to take a look at it and compare it to one of my more recent reviews on the Ruger Wrangler series of revolvers.

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 22! The concept of the “perfect pair” isn’t anything new but it’s still one that optimizes efficiency in terms of compatible magazines. Magazines, although considered by many to be expendable or consumable firearms part, do still cost quite a bit of money and just a dozen of them can set you back hundreds of dollars depending on the firearm you’re trying to feed. Today we’re going to be focusing on getting you pair of firearms that use the same magazines so that you can spend less on magazines, and more on ammunition and training with your firearms.

Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article I decided to touch further on a project I had referenced intending to do back when I worked with the Frankford Arsenal Rotary Tumbler Lite. As far as cleaning rimfire suppressors goes, there are a few different options. You can do it by hand (scrubbing and soaking in solvents), you could get an ultrasonic cleaner, perhaps attempt the infamous “Dip”, or I have heard about people using stainless steel pins and a wet tumbler which is normally used for reloading. I had some time to put this to the test while I worked on some other projects and my Dead Air Mask really needed a cleaning. Let’s dive in and see how cleaning a suppressor with a wet tumbler went!

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM Turbo K rifle suppressor. Last week we took a ride  through preseason hunting preparation with a a look at the SilencerCo Harvester EVO. This week we venture off into new territory with a review of the Prairie Tactical PTAC-BOLT Modular rimfire suppressor. Is this your next rimfire silencer? Let’s take a look.