Some rifle builds come together as a sum of parts. Others arrive as a statement. This one leans toward the latter. The foundation is a Tikka TAC A1 in 6.5 Creedmoor, a platform that has quietly earned a serious reputation among precision shooters who want chassis-rifle capability without the chas...
Most tactical belt systems force a binary choice: either you’re fully rigged or you’re not. HRT Tactical Gear’s new Quarter Belt — or “QTR” — throws that logic out the window. The Quarter Belt is a modular belt system built around swappable “quarter se...
When the city is your backyard, and you’re constantly traversing the concrete jungle, discretion and toughness are necessary. You can have both with 5.11’s COVRT24 41L backpack and their trusted Original Pants. This 5.11 duo offers a tactical feel, all the while exhibiting a nondescript desig...
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...
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...
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 193! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 5.11 Tactical, Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re look...
Make your next range trip count with five shotgun drills that build speed, reloads, accuracy, target transitions, and real defensive gun-handling skill.
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