Brewster F2A Buffalo: WWII’s Forgotten Fighter

The air war during World War II saw the transition from the last of the biplane fighters to the beginning of the jet age. A myriad of aircraft were in action around the globe; some have become enduring icons while others faded into obscurity. The Brewster F2A Buffalo can legitimately claim member...

By Tom Laemlein

TFB Behind the Gun #207: Hot or Not w/ TFB's Doug E

Fellow TFB writer Doug E.  drops in this week on TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast for an unfiltered "Industry Hot or Not" discussion fueled by SHOT Show 2026. We'll break down the top market vibes, like the absolute dominance that suppressors currently have in the Q1 market, ...

By Luke C.

Catalyst Arms Hardpoint & Bomb Rack Accessory Mounts for Ruger Mini-14

If you want to add Picatinny or M-LOK accessories to your Ruger Mini-14 without making any permanent changes to the gun, you may want to take a look at the new Hardpoint and Bomb Rack  Mini-14/Mini-30 accessory mounts by Catalyst Arms . Both the Hardpoint, a 1913 rail section, and the Bomb R...

By Hrachya H

Survival Knife Tactics: What Defines a Survival Knife?

A survival knife isn’t just the blade you happen to carry when things go sideways. That cliché misses the point. A survival knife is a lifeline, a tool meant to shoulder every hard job when the woods stop being friendly. Knowing the right survival knife tactics is crucial. Survival knife tacti...

By Reuben Bolieu

American Bombers in World War II

American bombers in World War II represented the most significant leap in strategic air power the world had ever seen. Between 1941 and 1945, the United States Army Air Force (U.S.A.A.F.) deployed an unprecedented array of bombing aircraft across both European and Pacific theaters. From light att...

By Richard Johnson

The RPK: The Soviet Choice of Commonality Over Capability

In the mid-1950s, the Soviet high command accepted a compromise that would shape frontline infantry small arms for decades: prioritizing platform commonality over dedicated squad-level suppressive fire capability. That decision, formalized with the 1959 adoption of an AK-derived automatic rifle, ...

By Lynndon Schooler

The RPD - Soviet Union’s First Squad Automatic Weapon

In the years after World War II, the Soviet military asked a simple question: how could an infantry squad bring a higher volume of automatic fire without surrendering mobility? A lesson they learned from the Eastern Front, where volume of fire was king. The answer, in part, was the RPD; this ligh...

By Lynndon Schooler
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