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Front Line Friday #39: Titan Level 2 OWB from T.Rex Arms

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week we’re reviewing the T.REX Arms Titan Level 2 OWB duty holster, tried on two different pistols. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going every week.

Silencer Saturday #455: Can We Have Captive Piston Ammo Now?

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week we are looking at an uncommon but clever method of suppressing firearms. Captive piston ammunition suppresses the shot by containing the sound inside the cartridge. For regulatory reasons, this has never caught on […]

TFB Review: DAA EDGE & TAP – Random Swingers on Your Command

The Double-Alpha EDGE shot timer bundled with two Target Activation Pods (TAP) turns any swinger, drop-turner, bobber or slider into a target that releases on a programmable delay, with no activator popper in the way. For competition shooters who want (un)predictable movers in training, it is one of the most useful pieces of range gear I have used this year, and the bundle price is fair.

POTD: France Sends Liberty Again, This Time It Fits in a Holster

France has a habit of sending Liberty across the Atlantic. In 1886, she stood 151 feet tall in New York Harbor. This time she fits in a holster. TFB’s Photo of the Day is the Manurhin MR73 Liberty, a 100-piece limited edition hand-built in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château for America’s 250th birthday. Its “Liberty” engraving comes straight from the Declaration of Independence, joined by the town’s […]

Fudd Friday: Sometimes, The Best Deer Rifle Is A Shotgun 

This is the top reason to use a shotgun—because the local game laws require you to do so. This is less common these days thanks to the increasing prevalence of straight-wall cartridge laws , which allow hunters to use rifles chambered in straight-wall cartridges (like 360 Buckhammer, .44 Magnum or .45-70) but not rifles chambered in bottleneck cartridges (.30-30, .308, .30-06, .270, etc.). Some […]

Leica PRS 5-30x56i Goes Flat Dark Earth

Six years ago I tested the original Leica PRS 5-30x56i  on a Ruger Precision Rifle, and I concluded that it had a clear, crisp image, a mechanical feel and turrets that were a pleasure to use. Nowhere in that review did I say, “it would be better in tan.” Yet here we are, with the PRS 5-30×56 i FDE Edition, and I will be honest: I am weak; colors work on me. A scope is not more accurate because […]

Creekside Custom Pinnacle Safety for Ruger MK IV Pistols

Some upgrades add speed, some add accuracy, and some just fix the one thing about a pistol that nags at you every time you pick it up. The Pinnacle Safety from Creekside Custom belongs to that last group. It is a purpose-built replacement for the factory safety on the Ruger MK IV, made for shooters who want the thumb to land in the same comfortable spot every time.

Atlas Defense Introduces The CRC Compact Rail Carrier

Picatinny rails are everywhere on guns, and almost nowhere else. Atlas Defense Co wants to change that with the CRC Compact Rail Carrier, a small, clip-equipped 3-slot rail that turns Picatinny into everyday carry. The idea is to take the versatility of the standard accessory rail and put it where people actually carry their gear.

Smith & Wesson Announces Acquisition of Savage Arms

Savage Arms, one of America’s oldest firearms companies, has been acquired by another of the US’ oldest firearms giants – Smith & Wesson. Formed in 1894 by inventor and businessman Arthur Savage. Previously, Savage was a subsidiary of Vista Outdoor until 2019, when Savage and Stevens were sold to investors in a deal worth $170 million.

Machine Gun Theory and Doctrine

The Russo-Japanese War was one of the first major conflicts in which two modern industrial powers employed machine guns extensively against one another. Russian forces primarily used the Maxim machine gun, while the Japanese increasingly used the Hotchkiss machine gun. Both armies initially had relatively limited machine-gun inventories, but the weapon’s battlefield effectiveness encouraged them […]

POTD: Hasta La Vista, Muzzle Flip – The OPOS Arms Venator

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator saw the world through a red heads-up display, keeping count as it went. Now another Austrian creation wants to do something similar, only this one is a 9mm pistol from the small town of Wolfau in Burgenland. This Photo Of The Day takes a closer look at the OPOS Arms Venator in 9mm.

Concealed Carry Corner: How To Choose The Perfect Carry Gun

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we talked about how to travel with your carry guns and best practices when it comes to preparing to travel. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here  to check it out. This week, I want to look at some of the best ways to choose the perfect carry gun. There are countless options on the market and […]

Zeiss Expands the Conquest Apia Spotting Scope Family to Four Models

Six months ago, a compact angled spotting scope called the Zeiss Conquest Apia 65A showed up with a simple pitch: Zeiss optics, low weight and an affordable price. Now the family has grown. VALYRA  has announced the Conquest Apia 85A, two straight models and a batch of eyepieces and accessories, all following the market’s shift toward lighter, smaller equipment.

Riding Shotgun: Derya's 18-Inch EX1400 Coach

The phrase “riding shotgun” comes from stagecoach messengers who sat beside the driver with a short double-barreled gun, and Derya Arms has built a new shotgun for the same job. The EX1400 Coach is a 12-gauge side-by-side with 18-inch barrels, a compact break-action gun made for fast pointing in tight quarters. It joins the 24-inch EX1400 Field in Derya’s EX line of imported shotguns, which are […]

Lodestar Adds Red, Green and Gold Dot Options to the LNK9

Red, green or gold: Lodestar Technology has put the choice of reticle color into the LNK9 lineup. The LNK9 now comes in three new optics configurations, with a 2 MOA Green, Red or Gold Dot reticle. The new options give owners more say over the sight picture, while keeping the features, performance and secure-access technology at the core of the platform.

TFB Behind the Gun #240: Inside PSA with Cameron Tapler

This week, I’m joined by Cameron Tapler, Director of Branding and Product Management at  Palmetto State Armory  and the face most people see on PSA’s growing YouTube Channel. Cameron didn’t come up through marketing. He started at PSA nearly a decade ago as a compliance manager on the manufacturing side, later took over compliance for all of the company’s FFLs, and now helps decide what PSA […]

The Soviet AK-74 Inspiration

The U.S. Small Caliber High Velocity concept started in 1950 with a study, then evolved into testing and evaluation. By the late 1950s, they discussed a .22 caliber rifle with respectable accuracy at 300 yards. The Army Infantry Board brought Armalite’s Eugene Stoner, designer of the AR-10, who impressed the board in 1956. They showed him the ballistic research and asked him to scale the rifle […]

POTD: Duck Hunt, Danish Edition – The Benelli M4 A.I. Drone Guardian

Anyone who grew up with a Nintendo remembers Duck Hunt : lead the target, squeeze the trigger, and pray the dog doesn’t laugh. Denmark is now playing the grown-up version, with enemy targets that buzz instead of quack. In this Photo Of The Day, we take a new look at the Benelli M4 A.I. Drone Guardian.

Wheelgun Wednesday: Building A Better Python? Enter The Sidewinder!

Custom & Collectible Firearms isn’t in the business of making their own firearms—they take other manufacturers’ designs and embellish and otherwise improve them. In this case, they’ve gotten their hands on a Colt Python and given it a makeover.

Foxtrot Mike ISU-9 Makes Standard 9mm Go Subsonic

A suppressed 9mm PCC is one of the most enjoyable things you can shoot. Subsonic from the muzzle, no blast, no ear defenders strictly required, and a rifle you can run flat and fast all day. The catch has always been the operating system. Foxtrot Mike ‘s ISU-9 upper receiver is an attempt to solve that at the root, and in this article we’ll try to explain how it works.