The Spartan Pocket Pod - A Bipod That Lives In Your Pocket

TFB has covered a great many bipods over the years, and a fair number of tripods and shooting sticks alongside them. The Spartan Precision Pocket Pod is probably the smallest of the lot, and certainly one of the lightest, at 150 g (0.3 lb) and 9 cm (3.5 in) tall. It is also a different animal fro...

By Eric B •

Why “Knockdown Power” Fails Every Big Game Hunter

Watch enough hunting footage and you’ll see the same two outcomes with the same cartridge. An animal shot squarely through the lungs and heart sometimes runs 30, 40, or 50 yards before it expires, and other times falls where it stood. Hunters describe loading an identical cartridge and bull...

By James Chen •

POTD: British Cavalry Takes SA80 Back to the Saddle

Modern armies have drones, armored vehicles and advanced surveillance systems. The British Army is also exploring what a much older platform can still offer: a horse. Soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment recently took part in a mounted combat capability experiment on the Barossa t...

By Eric B •

Concealed Carry Corner: Biggest Carry Mistakes - Part 1

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we took a look at how to find the perfect carry gun for you. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here  to check it out. This week, I want to take a look at some of the biggest mistakes both new ...

By Matt E •

Kraken Kinetics Launches Odin Energetics with Solugen

Kraken Kinetics is proud to publicly launch Odin Energetics, our new joint venture with Solugen Aerospace & Defense. Odin was created to rethink how America produces and delivers advanced energetics, the explosives and propellants at the core of modern munitions. The challenge is straightforw...

By Eric G •

Ayoob: How To Shoot Micro Pistols Better

It’s not hard to see why “Micro Nine” pistols of the Hellcat genre are best-sellers today. Firstly, they’re chambered for 9mm Luger, almost universally recognized as a capable defense caliber with today’s best ammunition. In addition, they are not only compact, but sometimes literally p...

By Massad Ayoob •
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