Fascinating Failure: The .45 Winchester Magnum

Though it’s been about a century and a quarter since John Browning first graced us with the .45 ACP, it’s not tremendously difficult to see why it’s still with us. While some gravitate to the cartridge due to nostalgia or a connection with America’s military past, just as many people reco...

By Clayton Walker •

TFB Behind the Gun #234: Sports Commentary Meets Shooting w/ Mocka

This week on TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm bringing on my good friend Aryan — most of you know him online as Mocka, or @mockashoots.  Aryan shoots competitively for Team GB (Great Britain), works as a software engineer, and somehow still finds time to run a very well-prod...

By Luke C. •

Why Consistent Ammo is Accurate Ammo

Picture this: you drive out to the range with a rifle you know is zeroed. You spent good money on a scope, so you have a crystal-clear, parallax-free view of your target. You get your rifle set up on a good rest, chamber a round, and pull the trigger to the rear. You are rewarded Read More The po...

By Clayton Walker •

My Commercial Luger Story

Just picture it for a second. It’s 1910. You walk into Abercrombie & Fitch, arguably the premiere outfitter for American sportsman of the day. As you get to the gun counter you see something different; it’s not the typical wheelgun dominating the American market. You’re taken in by the ...

By Bradley Johnson •

Front Line Friday #31: Suppressor Review - Dead Air Sandman X

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a suppressor review, and the topic is the Dead Air Sandman X, a short, full-auto-rated .30 caliber can I ran on two very different host rifles and watched do something I did not expect. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , who...

By Tom R •

Ayoob: Why the “Plain Jane” 1911 is Right for Me

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 ...

By Massad Ayoob •

TFB Behind the Gun #233: Keeping Britain's Guns Alive in America

On today's episode of TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm happy to welcome Evan Murdoch , founder of Murdoch & Co , the only company building a true-to-spec, stamped-receiver semi-auto version of Britain's SA80 service rifle here in the United States. Today we'll dig in...

By Luke C. •
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