CZ 805 Bren SBR (11″ Barrel)
The CZ 805 Bren rifle has officially replace the VZ58 in Czech military service, and this handy 5.56 rifle is certainly turning heads elsewhere as well. Using a short stroke piston and an AR15 style...
View ArticleBushmaster ACR Field Strip
The Bushmaster ACR was a rifle that the community expected to set the world on fire, and this it just sort of… fizzled. The pieces were there to make a great gun (with promises of unparalleled...
View ArticleThe FN Five-seveN Pistol (5.7x28mm)
The FN Five-seveN pistol is chambered for the same 5.7x28mm cartridge as the famous P90 PDW, but the short barrel of the pistol results in less velocity. Still, the Five-seveN is perhaps the perfect...
View ArticleBeretta CX4 Storm Field Strip
The Beretta CX4 Storm is a blowback pistol caliber carbine that is about as no-frills as they come. That said, they work, they shoot well, and they use Beretta’s pistol magazines. Let’s take it apart....
View ArticleThe Bushmaster ACR (Suppressed)
The ACR was supposed to be released to thunderous applause, but instead was met with grumbling and disdain as a result of numerous factors. That said, the gun still shoots very well and in this video...
View ArticleTop 5 Most Comfortable Pistols
Some pistols are just inherently more comfortable than others by nature of their design. In this list we explore five different semi-automatic handguns that are just plain comfortable to take to the...
View ArticleThe Mauser 1914 Pistol
Mauser is much more well known for their long guns than their hand guns, but in this installment of TFBTV we look at a very prolific early 20th century handgun made by the Mauser company in significant...
View ArticleBoberg XR9-S Field Strip
The Boberg pistols were a line of fascinatingly complex pocket handguns mostly chambered in 9mm that live on in the Bond Arms Bullpup. These interesting pieces are very unconventionally laid out and...
View ArticleThe Enfield Rifle No. 4
The Lee-Enfield family of rifles are well known around the world for having served in some from the 1890s up until today. The No. 4s are regarded by many to be the best of the generally issued guns,...
View ArticleThe 9mm Browning Hi-Power Pistol
The Browning Hi-Power pistol is one of the most successful handgun designs of all time. This short-recoil operated, tilting barrel pistol has a capacity of 13 rounds which was very impressive when it...
View ArticleThe Remington Rolling Block Rifle
The Remington Rolling Block was a huge commercial success back in its day, and is often referred to as the gun that saved Remington (which was in dire financial straights in years following the Civil...
View ArticleWhy Pistol Caliber Carbines Have a Place
Pistol caliber carbines certainly are a divisive category of firearms. On one side of the fence you have their proponents who cherish them for a myriad of different (and valid) reasons, and on the...
View ArticleCalico Field Strip (100 Round 9mm Magazine!)
Ahhh the Calico. A relic of the 1980s that probably should have… died in the 80s. These strange roller delayed blowback 9mm carbines, pistols, and rifles make use of a very strange helical magazine...
View ArticleThe FN Model 1922 Pistol
The FN Model 1910 is famous for having plunged Europe into a World War after slaying Archduke Franz Ferdinand, but behind all the infamy is a very sound design. John Browning created the 1910 and it...
View ArticleChiappa 1887 T-Series Shotgun
Lever action shotguns were not popular for a long period of time, and even John Browning suggest that Winchester opt for a pump action in lieu of a lever design. However employer trumped employee and...
View ArticleThe Savage 1907 Semi-Automatic Pistol
The Savage 1907 handguns sold well, shot great, and look interesting. In their day they were quite popular and offered shooters the ability to quickly shoot off 10 rounds before having to reload, which...
View ArticleThe American M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is a terrific long gun designed to bridge the gap between pistol and rifle, and it went above and beyond that simple expectation. Troops loved the light weight, high capacity, and...
View ArticleRemington R51 Field Strip
The Remington R51 is a re-re-release of the Model 51 designed by John Pedersen that we have reviewed int he past to less than terrific results, but the hesitation locked mechanism at least makes for an...
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