Spartanburg County Homeowner Shoots and Kills Intruder in 2 AM Break-In

Spartanburg County sheriff deputies confirmed that a homeowner acted in lawful self-defense when he shot and killed an intruder who forcibly entered his residence around 2 a.m. The investigation concluded with no charges filed under South Carolina's Castle Doctrine protections. The post Spartanbu...

By Brandon Curtis •

Ayoob: Why the “Plain Jane” 1911 is Right for Me

When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...

By Massad Ayoob •

Wheelgun Wednesday: Chiappa Rhino Stormhunter Edition Review

Welcome back to TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday. In this edition, we are going to be taking a closer look at the Chiappa Rhino Stormhunter edition. The Stormhunter is a special color edition of the classic 6” Chiappa Rhino chambered in 357 Magnum. Over my time with the Stormhunter edition of...

By Matt E •

Black Hills .32-20 Ammo Brings a 120-Year-Old Smith Back to Life

Finding an old .32-20 revolver is easier than finding ammunition for it. We put Black Hills' 115-grain Cowboy Action load through a 120-year-old Smith & Wesson Model 1905 to see how the old wheelgun still shoots. The post Black Hills .32-20 Ammo Brings a 120-Year-Old Smith Back to Life appea...

By Tim Stetzer •

Flying with Guns: Episode 68 – Delta from Las Vegas to Chattanooga (via Atlanta)

Episode 68 was filmed August 25th, flying Delta from Las Vegas to Chattanooga through Atlanta. Thorough check-in, and one Delta detail that went differently than usual. Check-In at LAS Declared firearms. Agent asked about lithium batteries, e-cigarettes, and power banks — none. Confirmed Chatta...

By Luke McCoy •

The Geissele HICAR - Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle

Back in May, when NSWC Crane  posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article  by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...

By Eric B •
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