Shooting the Benelli M1 (Part 2)
To follow up with their brief commentary on the Benelli M1 shotgun, Alex and Patrick hit the range to evaluate these famous and well renowned shotguns. Yesterday we posted our Benelli M1 discussion...
View ArticleCan You Guess That Gun Sound?
Some firearms make incredibly iconic sounds that enthusiasts the world over can recognize immediately. Are you one of these folks? Well, try and get all five as laid out if this video! One of them is...
View ArticleTop 5 Service Pistols
A wiser man than us once said, “The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should have never laid down”. This however doesn’t mean that pistols do not have their niches...
View ArticleTFBTV: Alex & Patrick’s Mad Minute Attempts
A while back Steve issued the TFBTV Mad Minute Challenge to try and see which of TFB’s readers is the handiest behind the mighty Lee-Enfield rifle. Read Steve’s blog post to learn about the history of...
View Article5 Great, but Overlooked, Semi Automatic Rifles
Most American shooters are very fond of their AR15s or AK pattern rifles, but in this episode of TFBTV we take a look at some lesser known competitors that a great majority of the shooting public are...
View ArticleThompson Vs. MP40 Shootout
The American Thompson SMG and the German MP40 went against one another on both the Western and Eastern Fronts in World War II. The United States used the Thompson as its standard SMG for the bulk of...
View ArticleShooting The Pedersen Rifle (The Rifle That Almost Became the M1)
With special guests Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons and Nathaniel F. of our own TFB, Alex and Patrick take a look at a rare Pedersen model PB Autoloader. This rifle almost beat the Garand to become...
View ArticleTFBTV Musical Garands
TFBTV Presents: The Blue Danube Waltz (In 30-06). That harmonious ping produced by the ejection of an en-bloc clip is music to our ears, so why not set it to a nice tune? We do hope you enjoy! This...
View ArticleTop 5 AK Variants
The famous Avtomat Kalashnikova has been copied and adapted by many nations and organizations, but some shine above the rest. In this episode of TFBTV, we take a look at our 5 favorites and explain why...
View ArticleBurning AK Test (Part 1)
On May 20th, 2015 we promised to destroy/catch on fire an AK74. We were looking forward to seeing where the gun either failed or the handguards melted/ignited. The following ensued. The post Burning AK...
View ArticleTop 5 Submachine Guns
The submachine gun is falling quickly into obsolescence, but they still fill a few important roles and are incredibly fun to shoot. In this episode of TFBTV, we look at the top 5 best sub-guns...
View ArticleDangerous PCP Polymer Cased Ammo (Update)
On March 25th, 2014 I posted the results of an ammunition test on The Firearm Blog that can be read here. The ammo exploded, did damage to equipment, and well could have done damage to the shooters had...
View ArticleM16A1 Full Auto Fun
The iconic M16 marked America’s departure from its .30 caliber tradition and helped usher in a new era of small arms for the nations of the West. Dubbed the “poodle shooter” by critics, the M16 would...
View ArticleFN FAL (Full Auto): The Right Arm of the Free World
The FN FAL is one of the most prolific firearms of the 20th Century. This Belgian big-shot fires the powerful 7.62×51 NATO round at 650 rounds per minute, and came to be known as “the right arm of the...
View ArticleShooting the Awesome MK760 Submachine Gun
The MK760 is a copy of the Smith and Wesson 76, which was a copy of the famous Swedish K submachinegun. These affordable SMGs are widely available in the USA, and we set out to see what this little SMG...
View ArticleShooting JMB’s Remington Model 8
Recently on TFB, we ran a photo of my Model 8 as the “photo of the day”. I must say that I was quite surprised at the amount of people who had never seen, or even heard of this incredibly important and...
View ArticleSwiss Firepower: The SIG AMT (STG57)
The Swiss are known for producing some of the world’s finest firearms, and the STG57 is no exception. The rifle served from 1957 until 1990 when it was officially replaced by the SIG 550 series, but...
View ArticleTactical Solutions A-22 With AR-22 SB-X Upper
Tactical Solutions is a great company that has been churning out great products for a very long time. Today on TFBTV we take a look at a very neat firearm: A Tactical Solutions A-22 with their AR-22...
View Article4 Guns We Don’t Like (Featuring Ian McCollum and Nathaniel F.)
There are some firearms that for one reason or another you just won’t like. In this installment of TFB TV, four writers get together to air their grievances with some firearms that most people...
View Article.22 MP40 from ATI vs. German WWII MP40 Submachine
ATI makes some very neat looking .22lr guns, both in the form of modern and classic weapons that actually shoot and cost a fraction of the price of the real deal. Their latest offering is the iconic...
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