From Armor to Answer: How the 5.7x28mm Was Built to Beat 9mm’s Limits

FN’s 5.7x28mm was designed for a late-Cold-War problem: compact weapons that could outperform 9mm where armor, range, and controllability mattered. It never replaced 9mm, but NATO standardization proved the cartridge was more than a failed experiment.

By Ryan Hodges •

Fudd Friday: Five Handguns For Big Game Hunting

You don’t hear a lot about handgun hunting these days, and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s the rise of the autoloader—I’d argue there was more interest in handgun hunting when six-guns were the norm. Or maybe it’s just because hunters interested in the up-close-an...

By Zac K •

Front Line Friday #26: Radio and Comms Hardware Beyond the Issued Kit

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is the radio hardware nobody issues you: the accessories, the earpiece choices that actually fit your assignment, and the battery discipline that keeps a working radio from turning into a brick at hour ten. Front Line Frid...

By Tom R •

Bank Fishing Blueprint #013: Fishing Small Shade in the Summer

Welcome back to Bank Fishing Blueprint, the weekly AllOutdoor series focused on helping anglers find and catch more fish from the bank. Last week we covered choke points on windy days, and how a stiff southeast wind pushing water through a narrow gap can stack bass up in a spot most people walk r...

By Keith Lusher •

TFB Behind the Gun #228: Harrison w/ Double Tap Coalition

On today's episode of TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm happy to welcome back Harrison Benson , founder of Double Tap Coalition , a Georgia-based firearms training and advocacy organization serving the greater Atlanta area. Harrison was last on the show back in episode 175 , and we...

By Luke C. •

B&T USA Increases Utah Facility Output - Over 7,000 Suppressors/Month

B&T USA (Brügger & Thomet) is a favorite brand for many TFB readers for their precision, quality, and incredibly cool firearms that they produce for both military and civilian sales across the globe. Now, they have announced that their USA facility in Utah has expanded for more emplo...

By Adam Scepaniak •

Divide Gun’s MTN Lite Ti Suppressor for Backcountry Rifles

Divide Gun Company  has carved out a nice little niche for itself, building rifles, making ammunition, and now suppressors as a matched system rather than separable parts from different manufacturers. The new MTN Lite Ti is just a continuation of that same line of thinking. The can is machin...

By Luke C. •

Marine Corps Pairs Autonomous M240 Turret w/ Expeditionary Air Defense

The calculus driving modern air defense has inverted in the last three years. Adversaries discovered that cheap drones can force defenders to spend six-figure interceptor missiles, and the math stopped working. The Marine Corps' answer is layered: keep electronic warfare as the first filter,...

By Eric B •
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