The Viral “Scooby Doo Gun”. Let’s Talk About It.
At SHOT Show 2026 I was at the Gideon Optics booth, and a custom “Scooby Doo Gun” 1911 caught my eye. Not because of performance. Not because of innovation. Because…
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First Look: Julie Golob Reviews the 4″ SA-35
The new Springfield Armory 4″ SA-35 is here and multi-time world and national shooting champion Julie Golob delivers a full review of the gun. The compact handgun combines old-world elegance with modern amenities, all with a 15-round magazine. The company provided the gun to the author for revi...
Curtiss P-36 Hawk: Hero Plane of Pearl Harbor?
At the National Museum of the United States Air Force, many visitors will see an unfamiliar aircraft at the entrance to the WWII gallery. The museum’s display of the gleaming silver fighter coded “86” on the fuselage, features a pilot boarding the plane in his pajamas, with an M1911 pistol ...
Buying a Gun in Wisconsin: What Every Buyer Needs to Know About FFLs in 2026
Planning to buy a firearm in Wisconsin? This Q&A covers background checks, the 48-hour handgun wait, online transfers, Form 4473, CCW exemptions, and how to find a licensed FFL dealer near you.
Wisconsin FFL Owners: 2026 Compliance & Business Q&A
Wisconsin FFL owners face new compliance pressures in 2026 — from SB1046 dealer permit proposals to ATF inspection changes and crime gun data. Get the Q&A every Wisconsin gun dealer needs to read.
Mauser 98k Review: Why This WWII Rifle Still Hits Hard
This content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express permission of GunsAmerica.com and BAAANG Media LLC. Mauser 98k Review: Why This WWII Rifle Still Hits Hard The Mauser Karabiner 98k is not some dusty museum prop that only matters to collectors. It is a hard-kicking, histor...
End a Home Invasion Before It Starts
You hear a bump in the night. Your thoughts are racing and you are groggy. What’s going on? Is it a family member? An intruder? Where is your gun and did you forget to lock the door? Are you prepared to fight? These are the last things we want to be thinking about in this scenario, un...
Maine’s 72-Hour Gun Wait Survives Court Challenge as First Circuit Reverses Lower Court Ruling
PORTLAND, ME – A federal appeals court has ruled that Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases is likely constitutional, reversing a lower court decision that had temporarily blocked the law from taking effect. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued it...
Silencer Saturday #426: Mid-bore Rifle Silencers
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week we have a pretty mid article. More accurately, a mid-bore article. In the American rifle silencer market...
Fudd Friday: Building A BLR Into A Better Fudd Rifle
There is nothing more inherently Fudd-coded than a lever-action rifle. Lever guns bring to mind images of post-war deer camps, or classic ammunition advertisements of broadbrim-hatted shootists facing down grizzlies, or bagging a ram across a rocky canyon. Of course, the classic lever guns in tho...