TFB Review - Beretta 1301 C Chisel Stock

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...

By Patrik O •

Lena Miculek Joins Smith & Wesson as a Brand Ambassador

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...

By Eric B •

Arizona Bill Requiring Firearm Safety Instruction in K-12 Schools Moves Forward

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...

By Luke McCoy •

The Soviet PSS Pistol and the Rise of Captive-Piston Ammunition Guns

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...

By Lynndon Schooler •

Army Testing Shorter, Lighter XM8 Carbine (Revised)

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...

By Josh C •

Kingfisher vs. Zero: Shocking Victory Over Iwo Jima

A wide range of really well-known aircraft types were used in World War II, by both sides. But for every Mustang, British Spitfire, Bf109, Zero, Flying Fortress, Corsair or Mitchell bomber, there were many other hard-working planes that received little to no attention. Quite often their operation...

By Tom Laemlein •
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