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 ...
Nothing stirs more of an emotional divide in the 2A community than the bullpup. While there are factual arguments for the practical use of the platform design, the emotional responses are rarely middle ground. The bullpup is a rifle that end users either love or hate; rarely is it undecided.
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...
I don’t think anyone would deny that rimfire is equally as valuable as a training cartridge as it is as a recreational one. While tracers are primarily designed for military use, most often in automatic guns, they are neither impossible to find nor illegal to purchase in the civilian world....
Once you find a well-fitting pistol that is accurate and reliable, you run with it. So it goes with this SA-35.
Editor’s Note: This Springfield Armory Kuna Tri-Lug article is based on the hands on testing conducted with the pistol provided to the author by the company. All opinions are based on the author’s experiences with that firearm. The Springfield Armory Kuna is a state-of-the-art, big-boned ...
Welcome back to another TFB review. This week we have one of Benelli’s newest offerings: the updated modular version of their classic M2 semi-automatic shotguns. In a world of modern, highly customizable semi-auto shotguns, Benelli has always been one of the main options, with their lineup ...
There was a time, not that long ago, when most cops had wheelguns in their holsters and autopistols were the rare exception. While it may be hard to believe today, the transition by American law enforcement agencies away from revolvers to semi-auto pistols actually began as a trickle. However, on...
Springfield Armory has announced a new offering in their 2011-style lineup with the unveiling of the 1911 DS Prodigy 3.5” AOS 9mm. This Prodigy is similar to those we have seen in the past except for the micro-esque barrel length of 3.5″. With a smaller barrel length and shorter overall d...
Despite the plethora of well-designed and innovatively engineered modern polymer-framed, striker-fired pistols out there, the seemingly timeless design of the model 1911 is as popular as ever. When gun makers like Springfield Armory broke into the category of double-stack magazine versions of the...