Peak Alloy is Rad

Who thought that in the year of our Lord 2026, we’d be going back to steel case ammo? Okay, not quite steel case, but steel-alloy. Federal’s new Peak Alloy casing might be an absolute revolution for the small arms industry. In terms of firearms, it’s tough to get better than what we have ri...

By Travis Pike

Springfield Ronin EMP Review

In this article, Greg Frebourg reviews the Springfield Ronin EMP 9mm pistol. The handgun was loaned to the author by the company for this article. If it quacks like a duck, floats, walks and looks like a duck, well, it is a duck. That common sense saying might be full of wisdom, but it falls Read...

By Greg Frebourg

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.

By Eric B

Binocular 101: How to Buy Smart

Charred lodgepoles scratching a gunmetal sky reflected my mood. This morning the elk had won. No plan in mind, I climbed beyond where they’d scattered. Probing the slope’s crest from the sit with my binocular, I saw it. Among ranks of black boles with low-arcing limbs, a branch curved up...

By Wayne van Zwoll

TFB Review: Federal 6.5 Creedmoor +Peak Ammunition - Is It Hot or Not?

The cat got let out of the bag this morning, and some of you are still processing what is  6.5 Creedmoor + Peak  while others might be hearing it for the first time. This isn’t just another magnum. It’s not someone simply stuffing too much powder into a case and making ...

By Adam Scepaniak

Federal Announces NEW Smokin’ 6.5 Creedmoor +Peak Cartridge

Federal has announced a new screaming-fast cartridge featuring their proprietary Peak Alloy casings in the 6.5 Creedmoor +Peak round. You might be thinking, “it has 6.5 Creedmoor in the name, so how is it new?” What’s new about this round is what it can do. By using Federal&#821...

By Adam Scepaniak

SIG Sauer P211 Goes Non-Comp With GT4 Carry and GT5 Full-Size

When SIG Sauer launched the P211 GTO  in 2025, it made a statement: a steel-framed, double-stack 1911-architecture 9mm with an integrated compensator and the kind of fit and finish that makes serious competitors stop and take a second look. The obvious follow-up shot (pun intended) was: what...

By Eric B
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