Haga Defense Saraid Top Notch - Vertical AR-15 Charging Handle

When companies introduce new AR-15 charging handles, we usually see that they redesigned the actual side handles by changing their length, shape and texture, making them ambidextrous, more ergonomic or merely aesthetically different. Haga Defense  took a 180-degree (or rather 90-degree) diff...

By Hrachya H

Smith & Wesson X Vortex: Ready-to-Hunt Model 1854 Packages

There's something satisfying about a lever gun that doesn't need you to fuss over it before opening day. Smith & Wesson and Vortex have teamed up to build exactly that, four new Model 1854 packages that come out of the box scoped, sighted, and ready to hunt. Two rifles in .30-30 Win...

By Eric B

Turret to Trenches: The M240 Machine Gun

Some 650 to 950 rounds per minute. That is the exact mathematical formula required to turn an enemy formation’s fighting spirit into a desperate desire to simply survive. The United States military has spent decades crafting and perfecting this formula and has ensured its fighting men and women...

By Mason Berryman

KommandoStore – Eighty-Four FR Glove

At last weekend’s GOALS convention in Des Moines I had the opportunity to check out KommandoStore’s upcoming Eighty-Four FR Glove. Coming in September these gloves are constructed with FR fabric and goat skin. Seen above are prototypes. They will be offered in Coyote, a Battlefield 3 ...

By Eric G

TFB Review: Steiner MPS 2.0 Micro Pistol Sight - Is Newer Better?

In the world of pistol dots, there are two distinct camps: open emitter and enclosed emitter red dots. For a long period of time, I was a straight hater on enclosed emitters. My first experiences were with lower quality ones (not a good start), they didn’t fasten securely to the handguns I ...

By Adam Scepaniak

Upgrading My Camera Bag: Pelican 1510 Next Generation Protector Case

For the better part of a decade, my camera case was a no-name FDE hard shell I bought from a local Tractor Supply Co. store, the kind of thing that looks like a Pelican from ten feet away and functions like one until you actually open it up. There was no interior organization to speak […] T...

By Luke Cuenco

TFB Review: Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 4.0C 9mm

The Springfield Armory Echelon has been the darling of Geneseo, Illinois ever since its inception for innumerable reasons. The supremely-clever optics mounting system, texturing/stippling that borders on coming from a Custom Shop, a chassis design for ultimate modularity, and flat out performance...

By Adam Scepaniak

Athlon Cronus ATS P-MINI 250S: Pocket Thermal for $500

Thermal has been sliding down the price ladder for several years, and Athlon’s newest entry lands at a number that puts it in reach of hunters who were never going to drop three grand on an optic. The Cronus ATS P-MINI 250S carries an MSRP of $499.99 and weighs 7.23 ounces, light enough to ...

By Sam.S

Ignoring the No Guns Sign Is the Weakest Option

You know the sticker. Small pistol in a red circle, diagonal slash through it, mounted at eye level on a door you were about to walk through. Ask around in…

By Jacob Paulsen
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