TFB Review: Vortex Venom Enclosed 6 MOA Micro Red Dot

The newest trend in handgun optics is enclosed emitters over the last several years. As the industry leans into incremental changes and improvements to make optics, handguns, and our shooting experience better, many optic manufacturers believe enclosed emitters are the way. Vortex Optics has anno...

By Adam Scepaniak

The Rimfire Report: Celebrating 75 Years of CCI — A Trip to Lewiston

There are media event trips, and then there are the kind of trips that remind you why you fell in love with this industry in the first place, and continue to sacrifice much to keep working in it. My recent visit to Lewiston, Idaho, to participate in CCI Ammunition's celebration of its 75th a...

By Luke C.

Surge Capacity: How Anduril Delivered a Month of Production in a Week

In under a week in March 2026, Anduril delivered more than a full month’s of Pulsar production output off the shelf and directly into active operations for two U.S. government customers. These systems were immediately installed for fixed-site EW protection and aircraft survivability. While the ...

By Eric G

Taking the Hellcat .380 to 200 Yards

Before we begin, let’s just address the elephant in the room. What is “long-range” with a pistol, especially in a caliber like .380? That is a fair question, so let’s just start with the simple fact it is FUN to see how far we can go, to push our skills and develop our technique for Read ...

By Beyond Seclusion

10mm for Self Defense: Is It Too Powerful?

Discussing the 10mm Auto cartridge stirs up strong opinions. When you chamber a polymer pistol for the cartridge, the debate gets even louder. Is it too powerful for self-defense? To get to the truth, I decided to get a Springfield Armory XD-M and run a bunch of 10mm ammo through it. Magnum Power...

By T. Logan Metesh

A Classic Gets an Upgrade – Boker Plus Stiletto 3.5

I first came across the Boker Plus Stiletto 3.5 when I saw a popular knife enthusiast/influencer talking about it in a video. It’s a great-looking knife. While it obviously isn’t a true Italian stiletto, there’s plenty of it in its DNA. It took a couple of months for the knife to finally hi...

By Jim Cobb
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