In lieu of the recent news of ATF taking another look at firearms with braces, F5 MFG is coming out with an ACR brace to convert an ACR stock into a brace. F5 MFG is known for their soda can launcher. While it is not the XS Products can launcher, it is a similar product. I actually bought one last year in Vegas from Ventura Munitions while I was in town for SHOT Show 2019.

TFB have written about several interesting products from Really Right Stuff, like the Limited Visibility Spotter Kit, the BH-55 Ball Head, the Cinch-LR Bino Adapter and one of their larger tripods. They now have a new packable tripod called Ascend-14. It’s available in either a Platform version or with the integrated Ascend Ballhead. It’s also possible to use the RRS Anvil-30 mount directly to the tripod.

PepperBall has just introduced their new LifeLite Mobile Launcher, which can light up potential threats, and propel non-lethal PepperBalls around 250 feet per second.  The PepperBall projectiles are similar to paintballs that break upon hitting a target, but rather than paint, PepperBalls expel an irritant designed to temporarily incapacitate an assailant. The new LifeLite Mobile is the second generation of handheld, non-lethal protection that was designed with a slightly smaller profile and neutral appearance when carried openly. The full press release can be found below:

Cold Steel is one of the most famous modern American knife brands. In its 40 years of history, it has brought to market a great deal of iconic designs. Founded in 1980 in California by Lynn C. Thompson, the company has always been owned by the founder, who over the years proved himself both as a talented designer as well as as an innovative and outspoken marketer. Now, for the first time, Cold Steel is changing hands.

Christmas time is right around the corner and there’s still enough time to order gifts for that special someone in your life who carries a firearm daily. With ammo being in short supply this year, it may seem like a challenge to find that perfect gift for your friend or spouse. Whether it’s something for training at home or gifts to make it easier to carry gear daily, there are plenty of options out in the market to surprise someone with. Let’s jump into 5 great gifts for a concealed carrier for Christmas.

If you love both Magpul and limited edition knives, chances are you’ve been lusting after each iteration of their Rigger knife. Well, that story is coming to a close. Magpul is releasing the last of their Rigger series; the Stonewashed Green Micarta Rigger.

As someone who generally is disinterested in the newest and coolest tacticool whatsa-whosits, I have to admit to you that I was surprised to pick up anything with the intention of improving my AR15 or making my shooting experience more enjoyable with one. The item in question today is the Ultadyne Apollo Max .223/5.56 Muzzle Brake. If you have not heard of Ultradyne, they are an American company with American made products in the form of firearm accessories such as sights, muzzle devices, and combinations of the two. With today’s subject being the Apollo Max Muzzle Brake, I should mention what makes it unique…it reduces recoil far better than other muzzle brakes I have been around and that can benefit the user in multiple ways. Let us dive right into a review on the Ultradyne Apollo Max .223/5.56 Muzzle Brake!

To my knowledge, this is the first time TFB writes about Flatline Ops. They are based in between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, in the city of Bellingham, Washington, where they design, engineer and manufacture their products.

For those who like Judas Priest and Rob Halford, and would like to rock their AR-15 with leather accessories on the next 3Gun stage, they now have a brand new grip series ready for you. These are going to be available in the US very soon.

Armageddon Gear, Buena Vista, Georgia (USA) has a new option for those who want to put some cosmetics on their tripod. I have a few of their bags for Precision Rifle Series-style shooting and have always liked their products and quality. Their new tripod caddy ables you to store important things like your Kestrel wind and temperature device, pens, ammunition, magazines, gloves and everything else you need and don’t need.

Red dot shooters use risers for a multitude of reasons. One of those reasons is shooting under night vision. NODs are expensive, so who wants to drop two bills on an optics mount? Not the people at Primary Arms. They just introduced the new GLx Microdot Riser Mounts.

Charging handles – some don’t care about them and some love to style them, but we all need them. Strike Industries are now offering their SI M4 AR-15 charging Handle in new colors that are called REDLINE, BLUELINE and FDELINE. These will only be available through Optics Planet.

Jake Hanrahan, a British journalist and filmmaker known for his project Popular Front, recently published a new 26-minute documentary called ‘Plastic Defence’ on ‘Illegal 3D Printed Guns in Europe’. The documentary see Hanrahan travel to an undisclosed location in Europe and interview JStark, a prominent individual involved in Europe’s 3D printed firearms community.

Looking for a quality holster on a budget? Uncle Mike’s have developed and added a new IWB/OWB holster (Inside- or Outside-the-Waistband) that will fit a wide range of “pocket rocket” handguns from SIG Sauer, Glock, Springfield and Smith & Wesson. Considering the record-breaking market in 2020 there should be some demand for new holsters as well.

Hogue have added the Springfield Armory Hellcat to their line of HandALL sleeve grips. In need of more purchase on your Hellcat? You can now pick up a precision fit rubber grip sleeve in six colours with a cobblestone texture. The Beavertail HandALL sleeves come in a range of colours Black, OD Green, Flat Dark Earth, Aqua, Purple and Pink. MSRP for the new HandALL sleeves is $12.99.

Whether it’s because of the latest scare with COVID or the instability of society, there has been an explosion in new gun owners and individuals conceal carrying in public. I can’t tell you how many times I get questions on a weekly basis about different topics so I’ve decided to put them all together and talk through each one. I get a wide variety of questions but here’s a list of the most common ones I get when it comes to carrying concealed. Let’s dive into the concealed carry basics.

In the world of SIG pistol upgrades, there are a few different companies that make aftermarket upgrades for the SIG P-Series. In the past, I’ve really enjoyed the factory upgraded models like the Elite and Legion series handguns for their functional upgrades. Grayguns has done most of the initial work on the Legion handguns with their P-Series triggers. They have recently released the ELS Trigger System for the P-Series of handguns. This trigger looks similar to the SAO Legion triggers that come standard in various SIG models. Let’s dive into the Grayguns ELS Trigger System for the SIG P-Series handguns.

It’s coming down to that time of year where stocking stuffers, postcards and other small gifts of gratitude or thoughtfulness are in high demand. Just in time for the holiday season,  StickyBolt has dropped their 4th release of gun themed stickers perfect for the gun, movie or gaming enthusiast.

Last week a buddy gave me a call and asked to come over to show me his new carry style. He walked into my house with a Rugrats fanny pack with a pair of white new balance shoes. Now my buddy Sean is a father who lives in the suburbs along with being the proud owner of a sweet Toyota minivan. I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight in front of me, but to my surprise, he pulled out a Glock 19 and said it fits perfectly. At that moment, I felt confused, angry, and disgusted all at once but let’s jump into the terrible truth about fanny packs.

The Limited Edition charging handles from Radian Weapons have become a classic. My all time Raptor favorite is still the 24K Gold Plated Raptor Dictator Edition which I unfortunately missed out on, but the Radian Mad Dog Raptor isn’t bad either.

If we are talking about suppressors, accessories and related gear, I recognize that I may be part of the top one percent when it comes to a statistical overview of the NFA nerds in the U.S. More than likely it can be classified as an addiction or a mental disorder not yet recognized in the DSM-V – a publication of the American Psychiatric Association not the American Suppressor Association. So take it from a silencer lunatic – proper tools are the key to maintain your NFA investments without risking unnecessary damage. Take a look at the suppressor socket set from our friends at suppressortools.com.

Strike Industries have released a new series of AR-15 grips called AR Overmolded Enhanced Pistol Grip (OMPG). These grips may look familiar to you as their appearance is pretty much identical to  SI Enhanced Pistol Grips. The difference, as implied by the name, is in the overmolded rubber design of the OMPG grips as opposed to the plain polymer construction of the Enhanced Pistol Grips. Let’s see what other features are included in the design of these new grips.

Four corners that snap together and bring organization to disorganized places, that’s essentially the new DAKA Field Tray from Magpul explained. Once you’ve snapped the four corners together, you’ve created a walled, contained workspace that will keep your items in one enclosed area. There’s a strong magnet located under the Magpul icon that retains small metallic items such as springs, bolts, pins and screws. 

For those of you who keep your ear to the ground in regards to the development of open-source firearms technology, it should come as no surprise that Open Source Firearms has been hard at work developing the Ghost Gunner Flex. For the uninitiated, the Ghost Gunner Flex is an ongoing open-source project that has been developed as an iteration of the Defense Distributed Ghost Gunner 2 that is created using commonly available hobby components.

Rite in the Rain has a century-long history that stretches back to the Pacific Northwest’s early 20th century lumber trade. The basic question was posed, “Isn’t there a better way to record the scaling of logs and the tallying of lumber in the inclement Pacific Northwest weather?”. From that early niche application, they have grown into the broader scope of outdoors activities, and have been serving the military and other shooters/outdoorsmen for decades. Myriad warfighters have relied on Rite in the Rain products to take down important notes in the field, where information is regularly a life-or-death matter and the fragility of normal paper can be a liability. Now the company is adding a new product to their catalogue, a 100-meter sniper target, once again catering to the many shooters in their customer base.

Hawke Optics has been around for more than 40 years. In that time, they’ve assembled quite an extensive catalog. They offer everything from rifle scopes and red dots, to crossbow scopes and flashlights. They just announced they were adding to the Rings, Mounts, and Bases section of their website. Hawke Optics is now offering their new Professional Steel Scope Rings and Mounts, and AR-Style Cantilever Mounts.

The state of the gun economy is fairly strong in current times. If anything, it’s almost doing too well, which has created problems for shooters. The market for ammunition has taken a huge hit with the demand skyrocketing as a result of first-time gun buyers and people buying due to uncertainty. With supply this low, there are only a few options to keep up the training and hone your skills. You can either buy ammo at double or triple the rate of what it was before the rush or another option that’s much more budget-friendly, is the use of snap caps. Let’s dive into how training with snap caps can be a useful tool.

The Pro Ears company recently launched their diminutive Stealth Elite electronic hearing protection, that can basically be used in any environment above water, and they can protect your hearing across all sorts of loud jobs.  Shooting was one of the driving factors to the creation of the Stealth Elite model in Pro Ears’ lineup, and they were happy to let TFB have a go with a pair to see how they hold up.  I got to spend some quality time with the Stealth Elite electronic buds of protection during my shooting sessions, as well as some yard work and projects around the house.

Beginning on Tuesday, October 27th, owners of the FN 509 will be able to purchase the long-awaited 5″ long slide from Apex Tactical. The Apex Tactical Team has been hard at work developing this new FN 509 Long Slide that comes fully assembled and loaded down with features.

AmmoMan.com and the AmmoMan School of guns have just announced that they will be launching the 2.0 version of their Shot Group Analyzer. The Shot Group Analyzer is an online tool that any shooter can use to get a quick assessment of their accuracy. The Shot Group Analyzer will not only give you your group size but also give you an accurate assessment of your spread.