He Thought the Chamber Was Clear: A Negligent Discharge Story Every Gun Owner Should Hear
A seasoned shooter shot himself while cleaning his Glock. What went wrong, what it cost him, and the clearing routine that stops a negligent discharge.
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Built for the Medic: Mystery Ranch Medical Systems
Your medical kit is only useful if you can get it when you need it. That requirement for rapid, logical access has helped shape MYSTERY RANCH medical packs for years. From individual first aid to more complex medical loadouts for frontline medics, these bags are built around access, organization,...
Magpul Releases DT-S AR-15 Stock With Waterproof Battery Storage
Magpul's new DT-S Carbine Stock combines its Dual Tension locking system with waterproof battery storage, an enlarged cheek weld, and ambidextrous controls. Here's what AR-15 owners get for $94.95.
Beretta APX Falco: A One-Off with the Red Dot Machined into the Slide
Beretta has spent its 500th anniversary year building one-offs, and TFB has already looked at one of them, the 92FS Diamond . The APX Falco is a different kind of special. There is gold on it, and a lot of hand engraving, but the most interesting thing about this pistol is a piece of engin...
The Social Utility of Firearms, Revisited
The social utility of firearms extends far beyond self-defense. From preventing violent crime and protecting innocent lives to preserving individual liberty, lawful gun ownership provides benefits that deserve recognition in the debate over firearms and the Second Amendment.
Daiwa TD Minnow 95SP Suspending Jerkbait – Expanded Patterns
Daiwa is expanding its TD Minnow 95SP Suspending Jerkbait lineup with a new eye-popping color roster that brings elite-level cosmetic realism to a proven bait. These are new trout-centric models of the TD Minnow 95SP jerkbait, with patterns based on the organic complexity of salmonids. These ar...
MAT-49 – French Cold War SMG
In the 1970 film Patton, the legendary U.S. Army General George S. Patton is seen arriving in North Africa to command the Second Armor Division. Moroccan troops are lined up holding a unique-looking weapon. It is an anachronism – one of many in the Oscar-winning film – and a reminder that the...
Laserspeed’s LS-TH3R - The 3-in-1 Laser & Illuminator
The LASERSPEED LS-TH3R is a 3-in-1 aiming and illumination unit built for night vision shooters, and the headline number is its lack of weight. At only 6.1 oz (173 g), it carries a visible green laser, an infrared aiming laser and an adjustable infrared illuminator in a single housing. Let’...
POTD: Colt Courier – The Forgotten Featherweight
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have one of the oddballs of Colt’s 1950s lineup, the Colt Courier. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re in good company, since Colt only made around 3,000 of them. The Courier was built on Colt’s D-frame, the same lightweig...
Behind the Bullet: The .25 WSSM
The .25 WSSM earns its place as a quarterbore that packs .25-06 Remington performance into a case nearly an inch shorter, letting you run it in a compact short action instead of a full-length rifle. Winchester claimed the cartridge would equal the velocity of the .25-06, and the factory numbers b...