War Stories: Ambushing a Viet Cong Ambush

George lived about a block from where I grew up. A Vietnam veteran and avid hunter, he came back from the war and opened a gunsmith shop attached to his home. Every morning, he simply walked from his kitchen out onto his driveway and into his shop. He spent his days working on customer’s firear...

By Will Dabbs, MD •

POTD: A Flintlock Built in 1996 – “The Leeds Gun” by Peter Dyson & Son

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 14 bore flintlock double gun that is younger than a lot of the people reading this. This is the Leeds Gun, built by Peter Dyson & Son to mark the opening of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds by Elizabeth II in March 1996. […] T...

By Sam.S •

Meat Tests Aren’t Valid

I loathe when people bring up meat tests to justify terrible ammunition choices. In my world, it’s commonly used to justify using birdshot for home defense. People have seen a ‘meat test’ and are convinced it’s a valid way to judge how a round will perform against a soft target. The idea ...

By Travis Pike •

TFB Review: JMAC Customs Banka Suppressor

Every AK owner who has tried to run a suppressor has bumped into the same three problems: the barrel lacks a shoulder for a conventional mounting index, the gas system produces back pressure that increases cyclic rate and parts wear, effectively decreasing longevity, and that same back pressure d...

By Darwin N. •

Defense Distributed Takes New Jersey 3D-Printing Case to Supreme Court

The petition presents two questions. The first comes from a strange venue fight. Defense Distributed sued in Texas, and the case was transferred to New Jersey. The Fifth Circuit later held  that the transfer was improper and directed the Texas court to request the case back. The New Jersey c...

By Josh C •

Virginia State Shooting Exposes the Failed Logic of Gun Control

Five people were wounded at Virginia State University, but police were still determining who fired and why. Sandy Hook Promise nevertheless invoked the familiar “gun violence” narrative and the same disputed logic used to promote additional restrictions on lawful gun owners.

By Dean Weingarten •
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