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...
In 2020, the French Armed Forces selected the Glock 17 Gen5 as their new standard service pistol, naming it PANG for Pistolet Automatique de Nouvelle Génération. Over the next two years, Glock delivered 74,596 examples in coyote-colored polymer frames and black slides, each marked w...
Founded in the early 20th century, Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin, aka Manurhin, has done a lot of things. They made food processing machinery and scooters. But after World War II, like much of reindustrializing Europe, they were keen to try new things, so they started making semi-auto pist...
FPC sues Louisiana in federal court over its 21-and-over permit rule, arguing it strips 18-to-20-year-old adults of the right to carry. Read the original story: Old Enough to Enlist, Too Young for a Permit: FPC Challenges Louisiana’s 21-and-Over Carry Rule
Palmetto State Armory has reopened shipments of affected rifles and standard-capacity magazines to Virginia after the statewide injunction in Santolla v. Katz took effect July 21.
Governor Ayotte signed HB 1279 and HB 1365 into law, expanding third-party defense protections and stripping personal data from New Hampshire's pistol permit application.
Welcome back, folks! We have reached the end of the road on the Colt 1862 Police. Part I covered the history and Samuel Colt’s final years, Part II tackled variations and how to sort the Police from its near-twin the Pocket Navy, and Part III laid out specifications, dating, and the afterma...
The Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus Optics Ready 9mm is on sale for $369.99 at Palmetto State Armory. This micro-compact carry pistol includes 10-, 13-, and 15-round magazines, giving buyers a strong concealed carry setup right out of the box.
When B&T AG brought its modular 9mm ecosystem to EnforceTac 2026 in late February, the message was pure Swiss pragmatism: submachine gun design philosophy, infinite configurations (and more to come). This trade fair caters exclusively to law enforcement, military, and security decision-makers...
Barnett is adding the Demun STORM to the break-action handheld crossbow lineup at $349.99, and the first thing worth knowing is what this is. A recreational and target shooting crossbow built for backyard sessions, range practice, and small game. Not a deer hunting platform. The 130 to 135-grain ...