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 are looking at the new silencers from Strategic Sciences. In an age of new and creative suppressor de...
The MSBS Grot is Poland's battle-tested modular military rifle, now ATF-certified for U.S. purchase in 2026. Discover specs, variants, how it compares to the AR-15, and how to buy one through an FFL dealer.
The Beretta 1301 is a shotgun that needs no introduction at this point, especially since there have been multiple written and video reviews done by my colleagues here at the Blog and by James on the TFBTV side of the house. About 6 months ago, I was offered the opportunity to review the 1301 with...
The Ruger Harrier brings upgraded features, good handling, and respectable range performance to the crowded world of budget AR-15 rifles.
Smith & Wesson has announced a new partnership with Lena Miculek, who joins the company as a brand ambassador. Miculek is widely known in the competitive shooting world, having earned her first world title in 2012 at the age of 17. Since then, she has accumulated ten world titles along with n...
PHOENIX, AZ – Arizona Senate Bill 1424, which would require firearm safety instruction in public schools, continues advancing through the legislature after receiving approval from House committees and caucuses. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Wendy Rogers and Sen. Mark Finchem, would require sc...
After Beretta Holding acquired nearly 10 percent of Ruger, the two companies have entered an openly hostile fight that will culminate in a shareholder vote this spring The post Beretta Quietly Became the Largest Shareholder of Ruger. Now the American Gunmaker Is Warning of a Takeover appeared fir...
The captive-piston (integrally silenced) ammunition concept is often assumed to be a Soviet invention; in fact, it dates back to 1902 in the United States (US Patent No. 692,819). Fast-forward to the Cold War, when the KGB carried out extensive clandestine espionage and counter-espionage worldwid...
The XM8 ships with a 25-round magazine. Twenty-round mags from the M7 remain compatible. That directly addresses one of the louder complaints in Army Capt. Braden Trent's May 2025 assessment of the M7, which called the 20-round capacity a liability. As TFB covered when the Army type-classifi...
A federal court has blocked enforcement of the post office gun ban for some Americans. Here’s what the ruling really means—and why the case isn’t over.