M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage: Artillery on a Stuart Chassis

A lot of people suggest that the Stuart tanks were underpowered for World War II. While this may be true when compared to tanks like the Panzer IV, the platform was still able to bring significant firepower to the battlefield in the form of the M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage. The M8 Howitzer Motor Ca...

By Richard Johnson

Caldwell's ClayCopter Makes Clay Shooting Fun Again

Jarrod "Box" Grove from Caldwell Shooting joins Luke C. at GunCon 2026 to break down the full ClayCopter lineup, including the brand new Surface-to-Air launcher. ClayCopter targets are biodegradable, spinning prop-style discs that fly with a unique rotating flight pattern, nothing like ...

By Luke C.

Aviation Icon and American Hero: Chuck Yeager

Born into poverty in the woods of West Virginia, Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager was a World War II aircraft mechanic, fighter pilot, double ace, military commander, and a test pilot who broke the sound barrier. His journey from Army private to USAF Brigadier General is an inspiration to all. Yeage...

By Friedrich Seiltgen

Review: Bulova MIL-SHIPS Watch

In today’s review, Randall Wilson takes a look at the Bulova MIL-SHIPS watch. This is a precision timepiece with its origins tied to the U.S. Navy’s UDT divers. The watch reviewed here is personally owned by the author. There are times when a high-quality product is enhanced by a compelling h...

By Randall Wilson

TFB Weekly Web Deals 192: Deals for June 22nd, 2026

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 192! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 5.11 Tactical, Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking fo...

By Luke C.

M41A Pulse Rifle: The Ultimate Aliens Gun

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...

By Will Dabbs, MD

POTD: James D. West Grease Gun – 1968 Amnesty, Fully Transferable

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a James D. West manufactured “Grease Gun” submachine gun, built post-WWII and registered during the 1968 amnesty. Homemade emulation of the GM Guide Lamp M3 and M3A1, alloy tube and sheet construction, with some original M3 compone...

By Sam.S

USS Saratoga: WWII Carrier Sunk by an Atom Bomb

The USS Saratoga (CV-3) was one of just three United States Navy aircraft carriers—along with USS Ranger (CV-4) and USS Enterprise (CV-6)—to survive the entirety of the Second World War. Although outdated by 1943, as the newer and more capable Essex-cla...

By Peter Suciu
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