Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t good at rendering firearms, and that’s probably not a bad thing, for reasons that will soon be explored. It should also be noted that while AI rendered guns isn’t good yet, it is likely to improve. That might not be a good thing either. First, we need ...
Mark Baker and I served together in the Army. You know him as the artist behind PVT Murphy. He has launched a Kickstarter for an omnibus edition of his cartoons, “The Big Book of PVT Murphy.” www.kickstarter.com/projects/murphytoys/the-big-book-of-pvt-murphy
Private Dwayne Hicks sat in an expansive classroom alongside the rest of his platoon of newly minted boots. Each Marine had a well-used Pulse Rifle sitting on the table in front of them. The weapons were clean enough to be used as surgical implements and smelled vaguely of CLP. Gunnery Sergeant M...
It is hard to overestimate just how much movies shape modern gun culture. Like many, I attribute my fascination with firearms to Hollywood movies. But I am only aware of one instance when a movie gun accidentally created a new type of armament.
For many shooters I know (including myself), customization isn’t a question of if, but when. By their nature, firearms are intensely personal tools. They’re also personal statements. It’s the appeal of taking that personal tool and adapting it to your own preferences and needs that drives t...
I’ve carried plenty of everyday folders over the years, including some pretty weird ones. While I’m often more for simple and practical tools that disappear in the pocket and get the job done without fanfare, now and then a knife shows up that catches my fancy because it’s just plain di...
FALCO Holsters turned a few heads on April 1, 2026, with the official launch of its CarryArt series featuring the CX14 Pineapple and CX15 Strawberry leather OWB holsters. The company is quick to point out these are not April Fools’ jokes, but just FALCO Holsters expressing their inner artists t...
The PSA Olcan in 300 Blackout is more than just a JAKL-based bullpup experiment. After range time, it looks like one of the strongest arguments yet for a compact, suppressor-friendly bullpup that regular shooters can actually afford.
Images like this are too good not to ask if we can share on TFB’s Photo Of The Day, and our wish was approved. I think the Steyr DMR 762 is a really cool rifle, and I’d love to try one out for DMR competition and see how it goes and behaves.