Vortex Crossfire II Red Dots Add Solar, Motion Activation

For years the original Crossfire was the default answer when somebody asked what red dot to hang on a first AR without spending real money. Vortex updated it earlier this month, and the Crossfire II lineup closes most of the gaps that had opened up between the old sight and the rest of the budget...

By Sam.S •

Leupold’s Relentless Rifleman: Toughest NRL Hunter Match in The West

I have spent plenty of weekends on the clock in all sorts of competitions and classes, including Rimfire PRS , along with a handful of smaller regional and private precision matches, but until this year I had never shot in an NRL Hunter match , and I had never so much as watched its parent discip...

By Luke C. •

The Rimfire Report: ELEY’s Penultimate 40 gr Match Flat Nose

If you’ve been keeping track of my ongoing ammunition testing series, you know we’ve been dabbling a bit on both ends of the spectrum of cost and reputation. On the higher end of the spectrum, we’ve been slowly going through ELEY’s catalog of 22LR offerings; today we&rsquo...

By Luke C. •

POTD: The S&W Model 422 – Smith’s Run at the Plinker Crown

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have Smith & Wesson trying to crash a party Ruger had been hosting for years. This is the Model 422, S&W’s budget .22 plinker, and these two are first-year guns from 1987. By the mid-1980s the affordable rimfire pistol market belong...

By Sam.S •

TFB Weekly Web Deals 197: Deals for July 27th, 2026

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals  197, brought to you by Strike Industries , manufacturer of innovative, high-performance firearm accessories. We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like Strike Industries, ...

By Luke C. •

Fudd Friday: The Winchester 71 Is The Best Lever Gun You'll Never Own

When Winchester gutted its product line in 1964, buyers and gun writers were appalled—but they shouldn’t have been. They should have seen it coming, because for decades, Winchester had been making iffy business moves that should have prophesied the future.

By Zac K •

Chiappa Unveils Chattanooga Exclusive 1911 Field Special 250th Edition

If you’ve still got bald eagle and patriotic vibes coursing through your veins following the 4th of July, then we’ve got another 250th anniversary firearm to show you. Chiappa USA  has announced a Chattanooga Shooting Supply exclusive handgun dubbed the 1911 Field Special 250th I...

By Adam Scepaniak •

Remington, Speer, and Federal Drop Summertime Defensive Ammo Rebates

We’re in the middle of summer, it's hot, and yet you’re still carrying your EDC like a champ (good job, pal). But when was the last time you changed out your carry ammo? 5 years ago? Never? This is your sign that you need new hollow-points, and a slew of our favorite companies ha...

By Adam Scepaniak •

The Rimfire Report: A Golden Boy Dressed in 1791 Gunleather

I like to actually use my guns, and I typically don’t try to “baby” them. While most of the time I don’t go out of my way to outright mistreat them, they’re tools after all; I am far from the type to have any safe queens, let alone firearms that don’t get rotat...

By Luke C. •
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