Garmin has acquired Applied Ballistics . That's right, one of the most popular and accurate ballistic calculator providers is going to be under Garmin's umbrella. This poses a lot of interesting new possibilities for future product types.
An Ohio Circle K clerk fired seven shots at robbers who rammed his store, sending them fleeing. Police won't charge him, but he says his armed defense cost him his job. The case raises serious questions about corporate policies that leave employees defenseless.
Editor’s Note: This is a first look at the new Springfield Echelon 4.0FC Comp 9mm pistol. The author, Jeremy Tremp, received a loaner pistol from Springfield Armory ahead of the launch for this article. At this point, I’ve spent a lot of time with the Springfield Armory Echelon. Betwe...
We have entered fall with abundant hunting seasons, and that means many of us are either going hunting, working on yard clean-up, “honey do” lists, or all of the above. This can translate into a lot of use for our trucks and towing all manner of trailers. Can your truck brake safely w...
Cook County wants its Supreme Court AR-15 ban case dismissed after a petitioner sought to withdraw. But the county's own legal brief undercuts its argument, and the broader challenge to semiautomatic rifle bans remains on track for December 2 oral arguments.
We suspect most of you know about two-point slings, as it seems to us that those are the most popular choice with most shooters. The second most common type is a single-point sling. Although single- and two-point slings dominate the market for the most part, there is one more sling, a m...
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week we are taking a first look at a new silencer for review: the PTR Vent 1 . The silencer made quite a splas...
Prosecutors cleared a 20-year-old in a fatal Cincinnati lounge shooting as self-defense, but she still faces a concealed weapon charge. Read the original story: 20-Year-Old Woman Who Shot Employee During ‘Vicious Assault’ at Downtown Cincinnati Lounge Cleared of Homicide, Still Faces Conceale...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Marlin Model 19 slide-action shotgun, an early 1900s pump that came out of a messy chapter in American gun history. Back in the 1890s the pump shotgun market was a legal minefield. Francis Bannerman owned the Spencer pump patents and took ...
The Schmidt & Bender 3-18x42 Meta FFP with the SBX reticle is a compact first focal plane riflescope for hunters and practical precision shooters. After about a year of testing, training and timed DMR-style matches, my verdict is simple: it handles like a small scope, performs optically like ...