Basic training puts a rifle in your hands. The specialized advanced instruction teaches you what to do with it. Soldiers of the Lëtzebuerger Arméi's Instruction avancée spécialisée (IAS) recently took to the range for a Tir Opérationnel, an operational...
Talo Distributors presents a limited-edition variant of the SR1911 platform designated the Phoenix. The edition is capped at 800 units, each carrying a PHX serial number prefix that denotes the mythical Phoenix theme threading through the release. The slide is stainless steel paired with an anodi...
Welcome back to another TFB review. This week we have one of Benelli’s newest offerings: the updated modular version of their classic M2 semi-automatic shotguns. In a world of modern, highly customizable semi-auto shotguns, Benelli has always been one of the main options, with their lineup ...
When the mission demands precision fire beyond what standard medium-caliber platforms can reliably deliver, SWORD Defense Systems has an answer in the MK18 SA-ASR. The Semi-Automatic Advanced Sniper Rifle has been in development since 2010 and is built around a short-stroke gas piston system pair...
When the Lake Gets Loud You know the moment. You’re anchored up on the sandbar, the cooler is open, the kids are jumping off the swim platform, and somewhere off your port side another boat is winning the volume war with music you would not have picked. The little speaker you brought is doi...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a revolver with the front of its trigger guard removed on purpose. This is a 1937 Colt Detective Special in 38 Special, built in the factory Fitz Special configuration and shipped to the FBI’s New York office. The recipe came from Henr...
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 201, brought to you by Strike Industries , manufacturer of innovative, high-performance firearm accessories. We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like Strike Industries, ...
There was a time, not that long ago, when most cops had wheelguns in their holsters and autopistols were the rare exception. While it may be hard to believe today, the transition by American law enforcement agencies away from revolvers to semi-auto pistols actually began as a trickle. However, on...
The British L85 is one of the more unusual stories in modern military small arms. Conceived during a period when Britain was attempting to develop a new generation of infantry weapons around a domestically designed intermediate cartridge, the project eventually produced the L85 rifle. This advanc...
Editor’s Note: This EYV Hybrid holster review is based on testing of the holsters that were provided to the author by the company. All impressions regarding comfort, retention, concealment, and drawstroke are based on the author’s experiences of daily concealed carry and range time wi...