6mm ARC Basics – What you Need to Know to Get Started

With the rise of 6mm ARC, we’ve been asked many questions on what it takes to get started shooting and if the round is perhaps overhyped. To learn more, we reached out to Eric Lee, owner of Sgt of Arms, who is building high-quality, competition-winning ARs, many of which are chambered in 6mm ARC.

By James Burton

American Self-Propelled Artillery in World War II

American self-propelled artillery in World War II transformed how the United States Army delivered firepower on the battlefield. These tracked vehicles combined mobility with devastating howitzers and guns, keeping pace with advancing armor divisions in ways towed artillery never could. From the ...

By Richard Johnson

Silencer Saturday #420: Peculiar Patents

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . I was browsing through public patent filings as I sometimes do, and saw several new ideas in the silencer world that ar...

By Daniel Y

POTD: The CZ 75 Story Told in Seven Pistols

Fifty years of continuous production is rare in the firearms world, and even rarer when the original design remains relevant. The CZ 75 has done exactly that, and this seven-pistol anniversary set captures the lineage in metal, wood, and markings that reflect decades of refinement. An excellent o...

By Eric B

[SHOT 2026] Franchi MULE - Scout-Style Utility Rifle for Work & Play

Franchi introduced the MULE (Momentum Utility Lite Elite) at SHOT Show 2026, and it's a modern take on the scout rifle concept built around their Momentum platform. The company isn't explicitly calling it a "scout rifle" in their marketing, but it checks all the boxes Jeff Coo...

By Sam.S

Add More: Black Aces Tactical M4 Quad Rail

Black Aces Tactical has always been an interesting company to me. Who remembers when they made micro-sized, magazine-fed, brace-equipped firearms? They went through the ATF doing the famous yes/no two-step. Since then, they’ve become an importer of Turkish shotguns and a producer of some access...

By Travis Pike

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
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