Fudd Friday: Mauser M98 Das Original Mashes Up History And Technology

What if you want a classic wood-and-steel hunting rifle with generations of history behind it … but you also want to take advantage of the improvements in firearms technology over the past few decades? The new Mauser M98 Das Original allows you to have your cake and eat it too, and it even...

By Zac K

[SHOT 2026] Hands On with Steyr’s New AT Pistols

At SHOT Show 2026’s Industry Day at the Range TFB had the privilege of getting early access to the range to cover the ceremonial First Shot of SHOT. One of the benefits of this was we were able to get hands on as soon as the range went hot and I was able to put a couple of magazines through...

By Matthew Moss

[SHOT 2026] Desert Tech Introduces Carbon SD Handguard for the SRS

An integrally suppressed bullpup precision rifle - now doesn’t that sound like a cool package? Well that’s what Desert Tech have put together, a new handguard for an integrally suppressed version of their SRS series of rifles. The SRS SD kit is a carbon fiber handguard an and a full l...

By Matthew Moss

POTD: Reborn as an Ak4 - PTR GIR 100 Transformation

Today’s POTD features the PTR GIR 100, a faithful U.S.-made interpretation of the Heckler & Koch G3, then rebuilt to copy the Swedish Ak4 battle rifle. Built around the classic roller‑delayed blowback system, the GIR 100 leans heavily into its Cold War roots with a parkerized finish a...

By Eric B

How to Shoot Faster (and Actually Hit)

Ever wonder if you can learn how to shoot faster without sacrificing accuracy? This is a question many shooters have wrestled with in both competition and defensive shooting. In today’s article, veteran law enforcement officer and trainer Mike Boyle provides concrete steps you can take to impro...

By Mike Boyle

[SHOT 2026] MK Machining Showcase ‘Straightbull’ Rifle

Over the last couple of years the guys at MK Machining have been working up their MK2.6 bullpup rifle chassis series. This year at SHOT Show they had some brand new prototypes of a new type of bullpup - a straight-pull.

By Matthew Moss

[SHOT 2026] Black Rain Ordnance Introduce US-Made AK - Freedom Fighter

American-made AKs definitely saw a resurgence at this years SHOT Show with strong offerings from companies like Stenzel Industries  and Black Rain Ordnance. Black Rain introduced the Freedom Fighter which they describe as ‘a modern American-made evolution of a proven fighting rifle&rsq...

By Matthew Moss
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