TFB Review: The Canik MC9 Prime Radian

Welcome back to another TFB Review. In this edition, we'll take a closer look at the new Canik MC9 Prime Radian, a collaboration between Canik and Radian Weapons that delivers a factory Ramjet pistol ready to go right out of the box. Over the last couple of months, I have had the opportunity...

By Matt E •

Gun Sales Up Six Straight Months: What FFL Dealers Do Now

August 2026 adjusted NICS checks rose 2.2% to 1,115,410 - the sixth straight month of growth - while NFA checks tripled after a court deregulated suppressors. Here is what the data means for FFL dealers heading into Q4.

By Mark Edwards •

Front Line Friday #28: Field Training Programs

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week's editorial is on what separates field training programs that produce street-ready officers from those that produce paper compliance. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going every week.

By Tom R •

POTD: Kimber DS Warrior Spectre

Custom & Collectable Firearms has unveiled the Kimber DS Warrior Spectre, a limited-edition 1911 designed as much for the display case as the range. Restricted to 200 sequentially numbered examples, each gun combines Kimber's proven DS Warrior double-stack platform with a striking Multic...

By Eric B •

POTD: Beretta Gold Cup 2026 - Elite IPSC Competition in Malmö

The Beretta Gold Cup 2026 in Malmö, Sweden brought together elite IPSC competitors from all over the World, for a match that raised the bar on stage design and volunteer execution. What stood out immediately were the creative course-of-fire elements: moving targets triggered by sensors, inno...

By Eric B •

SB Tactical & Die Free Co Partner on SBA6 Stabilizing Brace

SB Tactical is adding another entry to its A-Series lineup with the SBA6, a collaboration with New Hampshire-based Die Free Co designed to expand the minimalist platform that made the SBA3 an industry standard. The SBA6 accepts MIL-SPEC carbine receiver extensions and ships now in black, with Fla...

By Eric B •

Faster Reloads Afield With XTech’s New X-Flare & X-Flare Digital

Whether it’s for your latest hog hunt, prairie dog cull, or you’re just trying to get some reps in with the carbine at the range, XTech Tactical’s new X-Flare and X-Flare Digital magwells are built to close that gap on your old AR-platform hunting rifles, claiming a funnel openi...

By Luke Cuenco •

XTech Tactical Launches X-Flare AR-15 Magwell Lineup

Reload speed is often a geometry problem as much as it's a training/repition one, and XTech Tactical thinks it's found a cleaner solution than the billet flare kits that have dominated the category. The new X-Flare 556 and X-Flare Digital  are glass-filled nylon magwells built spec...

By Luke C. •

McDonnell F3H Demon: Troubled Transition to Supersonic Flight

The McDonnell F3H Demon was a single-seat, carrier-based jet fighter developed for the United States Navy in the 1950’s. This aircraft represents a critical but troubled chapter in American naval aviation: one that pushed the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation toward design philosophies that would ...

By Richard Johnson •

Operation Anthropoid: Killing the Butcher of Prague

Who was the most horrible person in all of human history? Some might claim their mother-in-law. I’m personally crazy about mine. However, I’d like to dig a bit deeper than that today. Tragically, the competition for that particularly dark superlative is fierce. I would say that human beings a...

By Will Dabbs, MD •
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