Ayoob: Why the “Plain Jane” 1911 is Right for Me

When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...

By Massad Ayoob •

Wheelgun Wednesday: Chiappa Rhino Stormhunter Edition Review

Welcome back to TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday. In this edition, we are going to be taking a closer look at the Chiappa Rhino Stormhunter edition. The Stormhunter is a special color edition of the classic 6” Chiappa Rhino chambered in 357 Magnum. Over my time with the Stormhunter edition of...

By Matt E •

CZ TS 3 ORANGE Competition Pistol Now Available In The US

CZ-USA has announced that the CZ TS 3 ORANGE is now shipping in the United States. This is the newest generation of its Tactical Sports competition line, built on the foundation of the CZ TS 2 ORANGE, and it just helped my good old friend Eric Grauffel to win his 11th IPSC World Champion title.

By Eric B •

AO Review: Hornady VEXIS Night Guard – Be the Key to your Security

Something that firearm owners likely don’t ponder is the history of safes; what keeps our valuables protected. Over time, the term safe could be viewed pretty loosely. From hiding money under your mattress, placing it in a treasure chest and burying it like a swashbuckling pirate, having it...

By Adam Scepaniak •

Smith & Wesson Model 1854 America 250: Heritage Double Duty

Smith & Wesson marked the nation's 250th anniversary with a rifle that carries two origin stories on a single receiver. The Model 1854 America 250 Limited Edition lever gun honors both 1776 and 1854, the year Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson patented their first lever action, a lineage the...

By Eric B •

The Geissele HICAR - Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle

Back in May, when NSWC Crane  posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article  by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...

By Eric B •

New CZ 612 TAC Shotgun

CZ isn't reinventing the wheel with the 612 TAC , and that's probably the point. You already know the 612 platform , so here's what's new: a 6+1 extended tube, an 18-inch chrome-lined barrel with a tactical brake, a telescopic stock, and ghost ring sights baked in. The company...

By Eric B •

MFT’s New AIWB WML Holster Doesn’t Play Favorites With Hands

Whether you carry strong side or had to switch after an injury or years favoring one side on the trail, an ambidextrous holster solves a problem plenty of hunters run into eventually. Mission First Tactical’s new AIWB WML Ambidextrous Holster is built around that idea, with a single Boltaro...

By Luke Cuenco •
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