The Viral “Scooby Doo Gun”. Let’s Talk About It.
At SHOT Show 2026 I was at the Gideon Optics booth, and a custom “Scooby Doo Gun” 1911 caught my eye. Not because of performance. Not because of innovation. Because…
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Curtiss P-36 Hawk: Hero Plane of Pearl Harbor?
At the National Museum of the United States Air Force, many visitors will see an unfamiliar aircraft at the entrance to the WWII gallery. The museum’s display of the gleaming silver fighter coded “86” on the fuselage, features a pilot boarding the plane in his pajamas, with an M1911 pistol ...
Silencer Saturday #426: Mid-bore Rifle Silencers
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week we have a pretty mid article. More accurately, a mid-bore article. In the American rifle silencer market...
Building an AR-15 – Avoiding Common and Costly Mistakes
We recently sat down with Alex Bohl from Trajectory Arms to discuss how you can avoid common and costly mistakes when building an AR-15. As a professional builder, Alex knows his way around the AR-15, and has a unique perspective on the tools and parts needed to successfully build a hard-use AR.
The Polish Westernization of the PKM - The UKM-2000P/UKM-2020S
Poland’s love for the PK series of machine guns cannot be overstated. It continues to serve today, even after the collapse of the Warsaw Pact nations and the USSR, with Western modernizations that may preserve the core reliability that made the original famous. It began when the PK entered ...
The Kokoda – I Want It To Work
The most famous submachine gun to place the magazine in the grip would be the Uzi. The Uzi is known around the world and has seen combat in dozens of conflicts. The least known submachine gun with the magazine in the grip is the Kokoda. The Kokoda is an Australian design that first came to [̷...
Gun Prohibitionists Using Pincer Strategy with Reports on U.S. Arms in Mexico
Fingers would be better pointed at Mexico’s pervasive corruption and tyrannical citizen disarmament edicts that have made a cartel black market both lucrative and inevitably bloody.
ATF Releases 472-Page Guidance Document Clarifying What a Gun Is
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives quietly published a new guidance document Tuesday morning titled Clarification of Terms Related to Firearms, Firearm Accessories, Firearm Components, Firearm-Adjacent Items, and Other Items Which May or May Not Be Firearms Depending on Circu...
From ‘Military Machine Gun’ to .22 Replica: KIRO 7’s UZI Story Changed Fast
KIRO 7’s reporting on a King County bus arrest changed quickly, moving from “military machine gun” language to a description that suggested the firearm was actually a .22-caliber replica.
Luger History: World’s Most Recognizable Pistol
Modularity is the holy gospel in military circles these days. Distilled to its essence, a modular weapon system uses a single basic chassis that can then be customized to perform specific missions. Think of it like Barbie dolls for gun guys. By mixing and matching accessories, you can be ready fo...