Smith & Wesson is a household name for many reasons, but something even gun owners might not realize is that they have a military and law enforcement division that is quite popular. To add to that side of their business, they have recently announced an M&P15 SBR (short-barrelled rifle) in...
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the gap between how law enforcement dies and how the profession talks about dying: more officers end their own lives every year than are killed by suspects, and almost nobody trains for that number. Front Line Friday i...
Last year, when I was working on my book about Zastava AKs , me and fellow TFB writer Lynndon Schooler visited Zastava factory in Kragujevac, Serbia. Since then, Lynndon has published several comprehensive articles about new Zastava weapons, but there is one more firearm we saw that certainly des...
Photo Of The Day: Norwegian Coast Guard personnel aboard the icebreaker KV Svalbard executed a small arms training exercise (GUNEX) in the Barents Sea in mid-June, qualifying with both the Glock 17 P80 sidearm and the HK416N rifles in the harsh Arctic environment. The photographs capture crew mem...
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we talked about how to carry concealed on a motorcycle. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I want to take a deeper dive into some of the issues we all seem to ...
We’re in the middle of summer, it's hot, and yet you’re still carrying your EDC like a champ (good job, pal). But when was the last time you changed out your carry ammo? 5 years ago? Never? This is your sign that you need new hollow-points, and a slew of our favorite companies ha...
The American spirit is strong in innumerable firearm companies this year as we celebrate our 250th anniversary as a nation. Another company that is getting in on that action is MTM Case-Gard with their America250 collection of products that includes a 4-can and 5-can set for any of your uni...
The Justice Department says Act 9113 effectively bans standard-capacity AR-15 rifles and criminalizes common magazines already protected under the Third Circuit’s Cheeseman ruling.
The ‘tism is strong with Check-Mate Magazines with their most recent announcement… patriotism, that is! They have announced a limited-edition magazine set of 1911 double-stack magazines featuring red, white, and blue base plates as they participate in honoring our nation’s...
On today's episode of TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm happy to welcome Earle Pope, founder and owner of Chestnut Mountain Manufacturing, a brand-new company out of Brevard, North Carolina, that made quite a splash at GunCon 2026. Chestnut Mountain caught a lot of attention at the...