First, before buying and using the weapon, visually inspect the rifle for damage to better assess its condition. Begin with an overall examination of the rifle. Inspect for obvious damage, corrosion, contamination, missing components, and other visible deficiencies. During this inspection, you al...
I wonder what would have happened to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company if they hadn’t had their fallout with John Browning? In 1903, Winchester and John Browning parted ways, and Browning would go on to license his designs to various companies in different countries, resulting in some inter...
KOMENDA, SLOVENIA (24 September 2026) On 12 September 2026, UF PRO, part of Mehler Systems, hosted the fourth edition of the Striker Challenge at Pokljuka, Slovenia. The event received 226 applications from 16 countries. Competitors faced a 15-kilometre alpine course with 19 military-inspired obs...
When it comes to folding hunting knives, I’ve usually been a fan of Buck knives—specifically, my Buck 110 that I’ve had for years of chasing bucks and ducks and bears and anything else here that’s legal game in the northeast. But a few years back, that Buck 110 went missing in...
The Royal Air Force’s Avro Lancaster and Handley Page Halifax are considered by many aviation historians to be among the most capable heavy bombers of the Second World War. However, neither were the RAF’s first four-engine bomber. Overshadowed by the Lancaster’s success was the ...
PGL Armor officially announces the launch of its U.S. operations, delivering combat-proven ballistic protection engineered for American law enforcement agencies. PGL Armor is the U.S. subsidiary of Pangolin Défense, a ballistic protection manufacturer founded in 2020. In six years, the company h...
This week on TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm joined by a long-time friend and supporter of TFB, Martin from FALCO Holsters . Most of you here already know that FALCO Holsters is the Slovakian leather shop that's been putting American concealed carriers into some of the best-fitte...
As warfare evolves, the machine gun will always be needed. The technology surrounding it may change, but the basic requirement remains the same. One area where Russia has taken a noticeably different path from many Western countries is machine gun belts. Russian PK and PKM belts can be a headache...
Two men in Slovakia used legally carried handguns to stop separate brown bear attacks. Both escaped injury, underscoring the value of an immediately available defensive firearm when a bear charges.
Ukraine’s long-delayed civilian-firearms bill is back on parliament’s agenda as two petitions seek legal handgun ownership and concealed carry for qualified citizens and combat veterans.