5.56 vs .223: What's the Actual Difference?

This question shows up at gun counters more than just about anything else. Someone grabs a box of ammo, notices it says .223 Remington, but their barrel is marked 5.56 NATO, and suddenly they are wondering if they made a mistake. I have watched this exact scenario play out dozens of times, and ho...

By Sam.S •

LAPD: Homeowner and Hooded Suspects Exchange Fire During 2 A.M. Camaro Theft Attempt

WOODLAND HILLS, CA — An attempted car theft turned into a shootout early Friday morning when a homeowner exchanged gunfire with two suspects trying to steal his Chevrolet Camaro, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to the 5500 block of Fallbrook Avenue around 2 a....

By Luke McCoy •

Fudd Friday: What Happened To The 16 Gauge?

When I was a kid growing up around marshes in the northeast, I used to pick up empty shotgun shells whenever I found them in the weeds, left there in duck season. 12 gauge was the norm, with the occasional 10 gauge hull spotted. I never found 20 gauge shells back then, but I did find my fair shar...

By Zac K •

Fudd Friday: O'Connor, Keith and The Killing Power Controversy

These days, the gun world is obsessed with all things tactical and self-defense oriented, but it wasn’t always that way. In the days before and after World War II, gun mags were oriented more towards the Fudd market, and people cared about hunting and outdoors living in general. And in that...

By Zac K •

Fudd Friday: Building A BLR Into A Better Fudd Rifle

There is nothing more inherently Fudd-coded than a lever-action rifle. Lever guns bring to mind images of post-war deer camps, or classic ammunition advertisements of broadbrim-hatted shootists facing down grizzlies, or bagging a ram across a rocky canyon. Of course, the classic lever guns in tho...

By Zac K •

Small Business Spotlight: Miami Gun Room

Welcome back to TFB's Small Business Spotlight ! In this series, we take a look at small firearm-related businesses. Today we have a retail gun shop out of Miami, Florida: Miami Gun Room.

By Josh C •

Arlington Domestic Stabbing: Woman Claims Self-Defense in Silber Road Attack

Arlington police have cleared a woman of any wrongdoing after she stabbed her 33-year-old boyfriend, identified as Keith Green, in self-defense during a violent domestic assault early Friday morning. Green, who allegedly attempted to choke the woman, now faces multiple felony charges including As...

By Brandon Curtis •

Fudd Friday: Why You Should Buy A .30-30

When I recently wrote an article  about the demise of three classic hunting cartridges (the .257 Roberts, the .22 Hornet and the .300 Savage), one commenter said:

By Zac K •
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