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  • Snub Nose PKM - The PKZ Machine Gun
    by Lynndon Schooler on June 6, 2025 at 12:00 am

    In June 2024, Izvestiya  reported that a new experimental machine gun had been developed in Russia. This weapon is named the PKZ and was created in Perm at OOO Labi, the Design Bureau Perm Designers […]

  • POTD: The Steyr DMR 762 With Zero Compromise ZC210 Optic
    by Eric B on June 5, 2025 at 11:30 pm

    Photo Of The Day and we examine the Steyr DMR 762 , as shown in Zero Compromise Optics’ booth at IWA 2025. The optics is the ZC210 , with the DMR reticle which was designed in cooperation with […]

  • Concealed Carry Corner: Rating Various Carry Guns - Part 2
    by Matt E on June 5, 2025 at 11:00 pm

    Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we took a look at rating various carry guns. I had some great recommendations in the comments, so I decided to do another edition […]

  • Safariland Debuts Gravity Holsters
    by Daniel Y on June 5, 2025 at 5:00 pm

    Safariland’s expansive holster lineup has another new model. The Gravity holster is a low-profile outside waistband holster. It utilizes a friction fit with adjustable retention, and comes in a […]

  • TFB Behind the Gun #169: Conor with ACE Virtual Shooting
    by Luke C. on June 5, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Today, I chat with Conor, CEO of ACE Virtual Shooting (and former Navy Seal), about the literally game-changing Ace Virtual Shooting Simulator . We unpack its strengths in improving your trigger […]

  • TFB Review: Century Arms AP53
    by Matt E on June 5, 2025 at 12:00 am

    When it comes to new firearms, the market seems to be flooded with various model AR-15s or newer variants of the AK platform, with a completely different platform coming out occasionally as well. […]

  • POTD: Suppressors, Swiss Precision, and One Tactical Cat
    by Eric B on June 4, 2025 at 11:30 pm

    All of a sudden, this cat showed up on my doorstep. Hungry as hell, and clear about it. He shares my interest in firearms, so he stayed. He may look black in the images, but he’s more of a sniper […]

  • Wheelgun Wednesday: The Smith & Wesson X-Frame
    by Matt E on June 4, 2025 at 11:00 pm

    Welcome back to another edition of Wheelgun Wednesday. Last week, we took a look at the single action revolvers for any budget. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here […]

  • Magtech Recalls Some 5.56 NATO Ammo
    by Daniel Y on June 4, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    Magtech has recalled some batches of 5.56x45 NATO ammo. The affected batches have “incorrect” powder charges, which is never a good thing. Keep reading to get all the details.

  • Bear Creek Arsenal Brings Back 6.8 SPC II Uppers
    by Daniel Y on June 4, 2025 at 4:00 pm

    Bear Creek Arsenal is going back to the future with the reintroduction of uppers chambered in 6.8 SPC II. This “Special Purpose Carbine” cartridge was an effort to bring better ballistics to the […]

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  • Free Books- Part 320
    by Greg Ellifritz on June 5, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 30, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 30, 2025 at 9:59 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   “Scan and Assess” Seeing Beyond the Bang “Shooting is a mechanical skill. Staying […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 23, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 23, 2025 at 10:05 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Traffic and Truth   What’s going on with the move to change the regulations with […]

  • Free Books- Part 319
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 22, 2025 at 10:02 pm

    Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 16, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 16, 2025 at 10:07 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Which Shot Timer Should You Buy? I hope all of you own a shot timer.  If not, this […]

  • Shooting Drill- Bill Wilson’s 5 x 5 Skill Test
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 14, 2025 at 11:09 am

      I’ll be honest with you all.  I haven’t been shooting as much as I should.   For the last 20+ years, I have consistently practiced by shooting at least 500 rounds a month.   Last year I […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 9, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 9, 2025 at 10:21 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Which Doesn’t Belong and Why Ammunition quality control is at a historic nadir.  Pay […]

  • Free Books- Part 318
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 8, 2025 at 5:01 pm

    Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a […]

  • 2025 Rangemaster Tac Con Roundup
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 5, 2025 at 8:12 pm

    Last month I attended my twelfth straight Rangemaster Tactical Training Conference in Dallas.  I had originally planned my trip to Japan for TacCon weekend and didn’t register to teach this […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 2, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 2, 2025 at 9:56 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Bring A Gun To A Knife Fight? Steve Tarani dispels some of the tired myths uneducated […]

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  • The End Of An Era: Smith & Wesson's Last Model 64 .38 Special Revolver
    on June 5, 2025 at 2:00 pm

    First introduced in 1970 as an adaptation of the Model 10, Smith & Wesson's Model 64 stainless steel revolver dutifully served law enforcement with a prolonged lifespan until the 1990s when […]

  • A Girl & A Gun Survey Highlights Women's Favorite Guns & Gear
    on June 5, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    According to the Gear Check at A Girl & A Gun National Conference, several standout models and brands that emerged as favorites among women shooters, as well as preferences when it came to […]

  • 2025 Rifle Of The Year: Smith & Wesson Model 1854
    on June 5, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    Your American Rifleman is pleased to announce ther "Rifle Of The Year Award" goes to Smith & Wesson for its Model 1854 lever-action rifle.

  • I Have This Old Gun: Chinese Broomhandle Mausers
    on June 4, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    One of the world's first successful semi-automatic handguns, the C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser pistol is often associated with Germany and other Western users, but huge numbers of Broomhandle Mausers were […]

  • New For 2025: Auto-Ordnance 1927A-1C Lightweight Deluxe Thompson
    on June 4, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    With the use of aluminum and polymer, Auto-Ordnance's latest semi-automatic version of the iconic Thompson submachine gun is lighter than ever. And more affordable, to boot.

  • Review: CZ P-09 F Nocturne
    on June 3, 2025 at 2:00 pm

    When a company has a good product, it often tends to use it as a base for future models, and a great example of this is the CZ 75. This iconic design survived the polymer-versus-metal wars by […]

  • Favorite Firearms: The Return Of A Precious Pump
    on June 3, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    My father had three older brothers, and, in 1938, one of them bought new 12-ga. Model 37 Ithaca shotguns for each of the others—a considerably expensive purchase back then.

  • FN Issues Service Bulletin For Reflex MRD Optics Mount
    on June 3, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    FN America recently discovered a condition on the FN Reflex MRD pistol that could lead users to experience malfunctions when using the incorrect set of screws to mount specific optics.

  • From Bunker Hill To Baghdad: 250 Years Of U.S. Infantry Longarms
    on June 2, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    In every battle fought since the United States’ founding, U.S. Army troops have relied on their issue longarms, from muskets to M4A1s, to defend our nation’s interests and protect its citizens.

  • The Armed Citizen® June 2, 2025
    on June 2, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.

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  • Randomizing Training
    by michael seeklander on March 16, 2025 at 2:08 pm

    Guest Post by Matt Little (Graybeard actual) www.https://greybeardactual.com “I am always doing that which I cannot do in order that I may learn how to do it.” — Pablo Picasso I’ve been […]

  • “David” Fitness Protocol
    by michael seeklander on August 31, 2024 at 9:24 pm

    (Practical (Shooting) Fitness Programming) By: Mike Seeklander Key Concepts First, let me start by saying that I am not a current, certified fitness trainer or coach. I have been in the past, but do […]

  • Carry Optics – Time to Find the Dot! 
    by michael seeklander on June 22, 2024 at 9:43 pm

    Set up and training with your first carry optic handgun. A repost from the Tactical Journal. So you have decided to put an optic on that pistol and try the new carry optics divisions in IDPA and […]

  • The FUNDAMENTAL Program Drills
    by michael seeklander on December 2, 2021 at 9:20 pm

    I get this question all the time: “Mike, I am a defensive shooter and will be practicing on an indoor range, what drills should I do in this circumstance” and I always answer that a drill is […]

  • Each Day, Try to Build One Perfect Chunk
    by michael seeklander on February 9, 2021 at 1:38 pm

    Tip #16: Each Day, Try to Build One Perfect Chunk The post Each Day, Try to Build One Perfect Chunk appeared first on Shooting-Performance.com.

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  • Down for the Count
    by David Codrea on June 9, 2022 at 6:05 pm

     What are people still doing coming here? And no, I don't see the majority coming from links at the new site.Go HERE.

  • Success of Sorts
    by David Codrea on May 6, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    It's not pretty. It's not sophisticated. There's plenty of room for improvement and helpful features.But by God, after several days of inventing new cuss words and letting my inner ADD make me no fun […]

  • 'I Find Myself to be Exorbitantly Superannuated for This Feculence'
    by David Codrea on May 5, 2022 at 4:05 pm

    Trying to set up the new site has been an exercise in pure frustration. It sure adds a whole new dimension to "A man's gotta know his limitations."Nothing about it is intuitive.  You'd think if you […]

  • Blog Update Sitrep
    by David Codrea on May 3, 2022 at 3:38 pm

    I'm workin' on it. I should be able to do a test post at the new place by the end of the week.It's been nice having less hectic days at the keyboard, especially with Spring yard work demands, but I […]

  • ‘Be a Victim’ is No Way to Run the Republic
    by David Codrea on May 2, 2022 at 9:40 pm

    No doubt, there are reasons why citizens should think twice about confronting those committing criminal acts, but prominent among those is that the same “law” that fails to “secure the […]

  • Silence from Black Leaders on Biden ATF Nomination is Deafening
    by David Codrea on April 30, 2022 at 3:23 pm

    You’d think with all their talk about “equity,” more angrily outspoken members of the Congressional  Black Caucus, representatives like Maxine Waters and Sheila Jackson Lee, would be demanding […]

  • Armed American Radio Redux
    by David Codrea on April 30, 2022 at 3:04 pm

    David Codrea explores Ukraine disarming citizens for weapons storage? WAT? [Listen]Thursday's Hour 2 program, where we discussed the (thus far unreported by anyone else) Ukraine gun storage order...

  • Donald Trump Jr’s 2A Task Force Needs Closer Scrutiny by Gun Owners
    by David Codrea on April 29, 2022 at 2:01 pm

    Fleshing out the details of the “group,” its organization and specific efforts it intends to make is important because getting visitors to register and donate seems to be the purpose of the 2A […]

  • I'll Be On Hour 2
    by David Codrea on April 28, 2022 at 7:57 pm

     TODAY on #AAR Hour 1, 4-5p ET (1-2p PT) @HT_GunWriter Lee Williams, Hour 2, 5-6p ET, (2-3p PT) @dcodrea. Good hard-hitting talk radio! Make sure to tune in or watch live at […]

  • EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian Territorial Defense Ordered to Turn in Arms 'for Storage' Purposes
    by David Codrea on April 26, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    The disarming of citizen soldier volunteers (especially when a war is still in full swing) is a good indicator that if and when the situation in Ukraine “normalizes,” the plan is to return to […]

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