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  • TFB Review: Stribog SP45A3 (1,000 Rounds)
    by Daniel Y on March 14, 2025 at 12:00 am

    The Grand Power Stribog has grown from a curiosity to a staple in the pistol caliber carbine (PCC) market. It started out as simply a blowback-operated 9mm, but is now a whole family of guns. I saw […]

  • POTD: The Overfinch Heritage Field Edition
    by Eric B on March 13, 2025 at 11:30 pm

    Since 1975, Overfinch has been one of the World's leading Range Rover tuners. While most of their creations and upgrades are of modern cars, there are exceptions. Just take a look at this example […]

  • Concealed Carry Corner: How To Deal With Crowds
    by Matt E on March 13, 2025 at 11:00 pm

    Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we talked about the benefits of revolvers and why semi-automatic may be better in certain situations. If you happened to miss […]

  • Keep Up With Repairs With Henry Holster Hospital
    by Zac K on March 13, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    Holsters are just like handguns: They need maintenance, or they fall apart. The new Henry Holster Hospital is made to serve that need, for the DIY-minded gun owner.

  • [IDEX 2025] M84M – Modernised GPMG from Zastava Arms
    by Vladimir Onokoy on March 13, 2025 at 5:00 pm

    At the IDEX 2025, Zastava Arms from Serbia presented their version of modernized PKM called M84M. There are a few key improvements: the M84M machine gun has a Picatinny rail on the receiver cover and […]

  • GForce Jawbone: For 9mm AR Pistoleros
    by Zac K on March 13, 2025 at 3:00 pm

    Want an AR pistol in 9X19mm, but you’re on a budget? Nevada-based GFORCE Arms returns to the rescue again, introducing their new Jawbone, offering a lot of firepower in a very compact package.

  • TFB Behind the Gun #157: Competitive Spectrum at The Proving Grounds
    by Luke C. on March 13, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Competitive shooting is one sector of the industry that I think has almost unlimited growth potential. In recent years, we’ve been lucky enough to see the competitive shooting industry not only […]

  • Dragunov V-70, The Automatic SVD
    by Lynndon Schooler on March 13, 2025 at 12:00 am

    The V-70 (В-70) variant of the SVD Dragunov sniper rifle was developed in the Soviet Union. Unlike the standard SVD, a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle, the V-70 was designed to provide […]

  • POTD: The Holland & Holland .577 Howdah Pistols
    by Eric B on March 12, 2025 at 11:30 pm

    In this Photo Of The Day , we’re taking a closer look at the Holland & Holland Howdah pistols, chambered in .577. According to the source, it fires a 480 gr bullet at 800 fps, a bullet and […]

  • The 5 Best AR-15 Tools for Your Gun Bench in 2025
    by Luke C. on March 12, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    Over the years, I’ve amassed quite a collection of tools, but when it comes to gunsmithing, I never started with a dedicated set. Instead, I picked up tools piecemeal—a wrench here, a punch […]

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  • Teaching Tip- Giving Constructive Feedback
    by Greg Ellifritz on March 13, 2025 at 10:32 am

    I have a quick teaching tip for all of you who are instructing firearms or combatives classes.   Last week I wrote about a relationship workshop that a friend and I took together.  About half of […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 7, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on March 7, 2025 at 11:36 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   A Deep Dive into Cases Where Civilians Stopped Active Shooters Very interesting data […]

  • Free Books- Part 314
    by Greg Ellifritz on March 6, 2025 at 6:25 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 […]

  • A Tactical Guy Goes to Relationship School
    by Greg Ellifritz on March 3, 2025 at 5:27 pm

    *Content Warning* The following post describes a seminar I recently attended.  It has some sexual (but not explicit) content.  If the idea of developing deep connections with strangers through the […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 28, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on February 28, 2025 at 11:17 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Spending the night on the Streets of Portland Encounters with mentally ill homeless […]

  • A Failure to Acknowledge Reality
    by Greg Ellifritz on February 26, 2025 at 12:00 pm

      “Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.” ~ Miyamoto Musashi   Let me tell you all about a call I once took when I was a police […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 21, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on February 21, 2025 at 11:58 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Careful! The ATF Might Still Be After Your Pistol Brace The latest on the pistol brace […]

  • Free Books- Part 313
    by Greg Ellifritz on February 19, 2025 at 5:22 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 […]

  • Carrying and Using the LDK Knife
    by Greg Ellifritz on February 18, 2025 at 11:56 am

    Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Many of you are aware that I designed the Ka-Bar TDI Last Ditch Knife.  I recently received a question from a reader about some design features:   “Greg: I noticed […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 14, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on February 14, 2025 at 11:45 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Doing The Training Macarena “In the little time — and with the little ammunition […]

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  • Triplett & Scott Arms Of Kentucky
    on March 13, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Triplett & Scott Arms created a unique breechloading carbine near the end of the Civil War, and before the war's end, 5,000 guns were produced to protect Union Army supply lines in Kentucky.

  • 10 Companies Join SAAMI—Why It’s Good News For Enthusiasts
    on March 13, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    There’s good reason why more firearm and ammunition manufacturers joining SAAMI, an organization founded in 1926 at the request of the federal government, is good news for gun owners.

  • Designing & Loading Winchester's .21 Sharp Cartridge
    on March 12, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Winchester's new .21 Sharp cartridge is designed to solve some of the longstanding problems with .22 Long Rifle and give consumers more options. Here's how the company designed it.

  • Benelli Adds "Advanced Impact" Technology To Popular Shotgun Models
    on March 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    Benelli's new "Advanced Impact" technology results in a new shotgun bore configuration, and the company promises that this offers greater pellet penetration on target.

  • Dick Metcalf Gun Collection Up For Auction
    on March 12, 2025 at 11:00 am

    Longtime firearm industry author Dick Metcalf passed away in October 2023, and now, select examples from his extensive collection of firearms, curated by Sportsman's Legacy, are up for auction […]

  • Review: Springfield Model 2020 Redline
    on March 11, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    In situations where hunters have to hike up and down ridges, every ounce counts, and for these mobile hunters, Springfield Armory has introduced the Model 2020 Redline.

  • Report Highlights Economic Impact Of Target Shooting
    on March 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    The positive role firearm owners and their enthusiasm for the shooting sports play in the economy shows in a report released by the Sportsman’s Alliance Foundation in early 2025.

  • Preview: The Evolution Of Gun Making: Machine Made Weapons 1700-1820
    on March 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    In The Evolution Of Gun Making, Peter Smithhurst, retired senior curator of the Royal Armouries, explores the cases of two military muskets, the French Model 1777 and the Russian Model 1808.

  • The “M1917 Carbine”
    on March 10, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Overshadowed in history by the Springfield M1903, the U.S. Model 1917 was nonetheless an important infantry rifle beginning in World War I—and a little-known “Carbine” variant would, much […]

  • The Armed Citizen® March 10, 2025
    on March 10, 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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  • “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.

  • Seven Week Concealed Carry Program
    by michael seeklander on January 14, 2021 at 6:19 pm

    This program is a simple yet highly efficient program that will help you improve your handgun shooting skills a bunch if you put the effort in. That said, one thing that you need to understand is […]

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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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