SAF Lawsuit Targets Contra Costa County Ban on Red Dots, Weapon Lights and 1911 Pistols
SAF says Contra Costa County residents are barred from carry setups that out-of-county California permit holders can legally carry through the county.
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VTAC 1-5 Drill: A 15-Round Rifle Drill That Tests Speed, Accuracy & Recoil Control
Learn how to run the VTAC 1-5 rifle drill, a 15-round Viking Tactics drill designed to test target transitions, recoil control, speed, and accuracy under a timer.
POTD: Norwegian Home Guard Rolls Out the Barrett M107A1
Norway's Home Guard has added some serious reach to its toolkit. Their school recently completed the first instructor course and several initial user courses on the new 12.7mm MØR, the Barrett M107A1, now rolling out across the Heimevernet. Instructor cadres qualified first, then turn...
TFB Weekly Web Deals 192: Deals for June 22nd, 2026
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 192! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 5.11 Tactical, Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking fo...
POTD: Colt Model 1909 – Army Issue Before the 1911 Took Over
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 1911-manufactured Colt Model 1909 double action revolver marked “UNITED STATES PROPERTY” on the barrel underside with RAC inspection marks on the barrel, frame, cylinder, and left grip. The 1909 was the Army’s standard side...
SIG Sauer Adds Bronze Cerakote to the Cross Rifle Platform
The new SIG Sauer Cross Bronze gives the platform its most visually distinctive treatment yet. Chambered in .308 Win, the Bronze Cerakote-finished Cross pairs the same field-tested engineering with a finish that's hard to miss on the rack and harder to ignore at the range.
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver — The Big-Tailed Beast
In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Ma...
Alaska Woman Uses Glock 43 to Stop Black Bear Attack, Save Mauled Dog
An Alaska woman credits regular firearms practice with helping her stop a close-range black bear attack after the animal severely mauled her dog near Skilak Lake.
Two Federal Courts, Two Weeks Apart, Split on Whether Silencers Are Protected Arms
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Two federal appeals courts just looked at the same question weeks apart and gave opposite answers. The question was simple. Is a silencer an “arm” the Second Amendment protects? On June 18, the Fifth Circuit said yes. On June 3, the Ninth Circuit said no. That disa...
Judge Rules Against Injunction in Militia Challenge to VA Gun Ban
A Spotsylvania Circuit Court judge denied a preliminary injunction in Curtis v. Katz, allowing Virginia’s semiautomatic firearm and magazine ban to proceed while gun owners continue their constitutional challenge.