Front Line Friday #3: Stop Buying Gimmicks—Buy Time
Hemorrhage control isn’t about looking tactical. It’s about buying minutes until definitive care arrives—and sustaining the skills to make those minutes count.
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Grocery Store Fire Shopping
Grocery store fire shopping isn’t the first phrase that comes to mind when gathering fire-making supplies. Yet the grocery store is packed with manufactured tinder and fire accelerants—items designed for convenience but perfect for survival. Hardly the place most people think of when stocking...
The RPK: The Soviet Choice of Commonality Over Capability
In the mid-1950s, the Soviet high command accepted a compromise that would shape frontline infantry small arms for decades: prioritizing platform commonality over dedicated squad-level suppressive fire capability. That decision, formalized with the 1959 adoption of an AK-derived automatic rifle, ...
POTD: Where SCAR Meets FAMAS
Photo of the Day captures the Belgian Army’s Special Operations Regiment during Tropical Storm, a recurring multinational exercise conducted in Central Africa in cooperation with Gabonese authorities. Now in its fifth iteration, the exercise is designed to prepare a rapidly deployable task ...
[SHOT 2026] RISE Triggers Rev 535 - Snap-In AR Trigger System
RISE Triggers rolled out something different at SHOT Show 2026 with the Rev 535 trigger, and the standout feature is how it installs. The company built a new Slide-and-Snap system that eliminates the usual trigger pin hassle and gets the whole thing locked in place in under 60 seconds on mi...
[SHOT 2026] Black Rain Ordnance Freedom Fighter AK - American-Made
Black Rain Ordnance brought their Freedom Fighter AK to SHOT Show 2026, marking the company's first production AK after shelving a prototype back in 2013. Built entirely in Neosho, Missouri, this isn't your typical import or parts-kit build. Black Rain went all-in on American manu...
TFB Behind the Gun #205: Fast Matches w/ Russell Phagan
Today, we sit down with Russell Phagan , a name well known to fans of the Brutality match series , to discuss his new independent firearms competition venture: Fast-Matches.org . This new two-gun competition format is designed to bring fast-paced, physically engaging challenges to shooters across...
Henry Repeating Arms Debuts the Explorer Carbine Series
Henry Repeating Arms has started shipping its new Explorer Carbines, first shown at the 2026 SHOT Show.
TFB Review: Wilde Custom Gear Chest Rig and Accessories
The market for tactical nylon gear is expansive. There are so many companies today producing bespoke high-end equipment for a wide variety of needs. It should be fair that, among the wild west of manufacturers all competing for your attention and mighty dollar, one of these companies has risen to...
POTD: FB Radom MSBS Grot - U.S. Rifle & Pistol
The news is out, and for a continent hungry for more photos, this Photo Of The Day may come as some remedy. As reported before, Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom and Arms of America have announced that they will be bringing the MSBS Grot to the U.S. civilian market , with both a 10.5-inc...