MATBOCK Monday: Excess Sewing Capacity

MATBOCK Manufacturing has excess production capacity available now at our facility just outside Fort Bragg. Since taking over Hawk Distributor, MATBOCK has invested a little over $500,000 into the facility’s equipment and process capability. That investment is now available to put behi...

By Eric G

TFB Behind the Gun #235: Slovakian Gunleather w/ Martin of FALCO

This week on TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm joined by a long-time friend and supporter of TFB, Martin from FALCO Holsters . Most of you here already know that FALCO Holsters is the Slovakian leather shop that's been putting American concealed carriers into some of the best-fitte...

By Luke C.

War Stories: Five Shermans Shot Out From Under Him

I used to love working at the VA hospital. Just like everything Uncle Sam does, the Veterans Administration is bloated, inefficient, and frustrating. However, back when I worked there as a physician we still had a proper crop of World War II veterans who needed inpatient care. That was Candyland ...

By Will Dabbs, MD

Off Body Carry: What Do You Have to Overcome

Off body carry is gaining popularity, but it comes with real trade-offs. Here's why we treat it as a last resort and what to weigh before you rely on it.

By Jacob Paulsen

Berlin Candy Bomber in the Berlin Airlift

U.S. Air Force Colonel Gail Seymour Halvorsen was a transport pilot best known as the “Candy Bomber” or “Onkel Wiggly Wings,” who became famous for dropping candy to German children in Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of the city. Following Germany’s defeat in World War II, the vic...

By Friedrich Seiltgen

Kit and Gear Selection Part 1: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

The procurement of individual gear to support military, police, or civil defense has a long, convoluted, but necessary history. Choosing what gear best suits your needs becomes a balance of practicality and assumption. Whether you are riding a tractor, enforcing a warrant, or running the back hil...

By Toby M