POTD: Ruger PC4 – Carbine Everyone Forgot Ruger Already Made

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a gun that got famous twenty years after it died. This is the Ruger PC4, and if it looks familiar, that’s because Ruger’s wildly popular takedown PC Carbine of recent years is the second act. Almost nobody remembers there was a f...

By Sam.S

Black Arrow & Black Spear- History of Anti-Materiel Rifles From Serbia

Last year, when I was working on my book about Zastava AKs , me and fellow TFB writer Lynndon Schooler visited Zastava factory in Kragujevac, Serbia. Since then, Lynndon has published several comprehensive articles about new Zastava weapons, but there is one more firearm we saw that certainly des...

By Vladimir Onokoy

TFB Review: US Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1917 (Enfield)

The iconic American rifle of World War 1 is the 1903 Springfield, but most of the Doughboys were issued a different gun. The US Rifle, Model of 1917, also known as the Enfield or P17, thanks to the vagaries of history, was the most prevalent US rifle by far. Over two million were made in a two-ye...

By Daniel Y

Curious Relics #137: Little Colt Speaks – Colt 1862 Police Part IV

Welcome back, folks! We have reached the end of the road on the Colt 1862 Police. Part I covered the history and Samuel Colt’s final years, Part II tackled variations and how to sort the Police from its near-twin the Pocket Navy, and Part III laid out specifications, dating, and the afterma...

By Sam.S

North America Ammunition Market to Hit $7.73 Billion by 2035

The future looks busy for the small caliber ammunition industry. With demand coming from so many directions, companies will probably keep boosting production. Reaching USD 7.73 billion by 2035 would be a significant milestone. It shows just how strong and consistent this market has become over th...

By TFB Staff
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