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What belongs in a patrol vehicle trauma kit beyond the issued IFAK, how to organize it for access under stress, and the consumable rotation discipline that keeps it functional when it matters.

Finland's coastline has a way of sharpening allied relationships. During exercise Narrow Waters 26 at Upinniemi, Finland, in May 2026, Marines from 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conducted weapons and boat familiarization training alongside Finnish forces, getting hands-on time with the gear their NATO partners stake their defense on.

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we talked about some of the issues of carrying and firearm maintenance in rainstorms. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to catch up. This week, we’ll talk about customizing carry guns. We can sometimes be tempted to change out parts on our carry guns, whether it's the trigger, barrel or adding compensators or other accessories for a better shooting experience. The big question is whether it's a good idea, though?

Introduced in 2021, the CZ 600 bolt-action rifle replaced the entire fleet of legendary CZ 500-series rifles in the company’s catalog. In 2025, the design of this bolt gun was upgraded, and a “+” was added to the model name. Over the years, CZ has been continuously expanding the 600-series of firearms and the latest rifle in this line is the CZ 600+ Carbine, a light and compact mini action gun.

This week (15-19 June), Paris is hosting the Eurosatory defense expo. Büttner & Co. Ltd., a defense manufacturer out of Hungary, has chosen this venue to debut its innovative multi-caliber suppressor.

SK Customs has announced a new Saints Series of customized Colt 1911 pistols chambered in .38 Super with the latest offering being dubbed San Miguel Arcángel (Saint Michael). There will be 500 of these unique handguns produced, and this is the 4th installment to be announced through the Saints Series by SK Customs.

I’m pleased to welcome back longtime TFB writer, friend, and, most importantly for today, AK historian Vladimir Onokoy. Vlad has lived a remarkable life and had a front-row seat to some truly unique experiences. Most recently, he has taken on the ambitious challenge of writing a book on a niche and largely unexplored subject: the complex history of Zastava AK rifles. His upcoming book, From Balkans to Babylon: Zastava AKs of Yugoslavia, Serbia, and Iraq, dives deep into that story. While we do touch on what readers can expect from the book, today’s conversation focuses more on Vlad’s personal journey, what inspired him to start, and who motivated him to keep going. It is a story about following that instinct to document and share hard-earned knowledge, with the hope that it inspires others to do the same.

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 191, and Happy Father’s Day to all of you gunslinging Dads out there! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 5.11 Tactical, Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking for deals on new or used guns, ammo to add to your reserves, or specific accessories like flashlights, range bags, optics, bipods, and magazines, each week we’ll have new sets of deals that might fulfill one of those needs and save you a few dollars.

Few pistols can claim the title of wearable art, but the Cabot Guns Apocalypse 2.0 makes a compelling argument. Building on the original Apocalypse introduced in 2020, Cabot's Pennsylvania craftsmen have refined the concept into something that sits at the absolute top of the 1911 world. The centerpiece is the stainless Damascus steel slide, forged by folding two grades of stainless steel using blacksmithing techniques that predate the firearm itself, then hand-etched to pull every contour and transition into sharp relief. No two slides share the same pattern. It is, as Cabot puts it, as unique as a fingerprint.

The high-end auction houses always have some sort of interesting firearm up for auction - sometimes it’s a rare piece of history, sometimes the gun belonged to a notable figure from the past, and sometimes, it’s a set of diamond-encrusted, gold-plastered Smith & Wesson No. 1 revolvers. Admittedly, that’s extremely rare, but that’s what we see for sale at Rock Island Auction on June 27, 2026.

Walk into any sporting clays bay long enough and you'll eventually meet the A400. Beretta's gas-operated semi-auto has earned a place in gun racks from the skeet house to the uplands on the strength of a platform that runs reliably and swings naturally. The new A400 L Field isn't a mechanical revision of that formula — it's a dressed-up expression of it, aimed at the shooter who wants the same proven action under wood and steel that earns a second look.

SK Guns is at it again with another awesome looking custom 1911 that commemorates the 250th anniversary of our nation. This pistol is a "250 Years of Freedom" 1911 Commander .45 ACP that will retail for $2,250 and will be limited to only 250 units with each pistol being individually numbered.

Palmetto State Armory's new Sabre IC receiver sets are here! These ambidextrous setups are built around the Magpul ICAR magazine for cartridges like the 6mm ARC and 338 ARC. Keep reading for all the details.

Folds of Honor is undoubtedly a wonderful organization for what they deliver to service members and their families. With their core mission being to "honor their sacrifice… educate their legacy," they absolutely deliver on that promise and then some. During this year’s graduation season, they are celebrating 1,613 scholars earning their degrees in higher education as a result of their assistance and efforts.

Palmetto State Armory’s Sabre line is their “duty grade” range of products. It started with the AR-15 and has grown to include a range of AR-10 models as well. The Sabre M110 clone has gotten a lot of attention online, but I wanted to go a little older on the styling while opting for the 6.5 Creedmoor chambering. PSA supplied me with the gun, and I put it to work.

Most shooters think of thermal as a nighttime tool, something you break out after dark for hog hunting or low-light training. This session proves otherwise. Here's an 11” HK MR223 in flat dark earth running a V-Tac barricade drill in broad daylight, topped with the new Pulsar Trail 3 LRF XR50 thermal riflescope, engaging steel at 100 meters with one shot per target and no make-ups. I was there. I went first. Did not win.

This week, at the Eurosatory defense expo in Paris, the French government signed an agreement to procure the FN EVOLYS lightweight machine gun. While the full details of the procurement are yet to be revealed a contact adjustment will see France procure up to 5,000 EVOLYS as well as a quantity of ammunition. This represents the first major contract for EVOLYS.

Liberty Ammunition has a new handgun ammunition offering. The SPIKE 2.0 is a new development on the original SPIKE ammo, which featured a NAS3 case. Some pocket pistols struggle with that case design thanks to their unsupported chambers. SPIKE 2.0 takes the bullet design of the original and pairs it with a brass case for wider compatibility.

The ever-expanding family of Banish silencers has another new member. The VRMT 223K Ti is a lightweight silencer optimized for bolt gun use. Keep reading for all the details.

Cole Fine Guns has been offering fully-adjustable TSK Stocks for a while now, and they have seen a lot of interest not only in high-end clay and sporting shooters, but also strong success across youth shooting sports, helping growing shooters achieve proper fit and greater consistency. The beauty of the TSK Stocks system’s adaptability has made it a top choice among instructors and competitive programs focused on building strong fundamentals and supporting shooter development. 

Hawke Optics has a new series of scopes in the Vantage family. The Vantage HD 30 scopes have 30mm main tubes and illuminated reticles. These scopes also feature multi-coated lenses with 11 coating layers.

As time has passed, Ernest Hemingway may not be quite as beloved an author as he once was, but you could argue that over his career in the first half of the 20th century, no other American writer had a greater impact on the world of words. A lot of those words were about guns—guns used by the protagonists in his stories, by soldiers, by gangsters, by adventurers, and by simple hunters. Unlike many mainstream authors of today, Hemingway’s writing about firearms always rang true because Hemingway himself was a true firearms enthusiast who owned many guns and had been familiarized with them from a very young age. Decades spent chasing adventures in war zones and hunting fields made sure that he stayed familiar with them his entire life.

Speed is the weapon, and the Stockholm archipelago is the proving ground. Swedish manufacturer Zulu Marine builds the 33P for exactly this environment: tight island passages, unpredictable chop, and the kind of high-speed maritime work that demands a hull that won't quit. The boat you're looking at here is the same platform that's found favor with coastguard and defense agencies across Europe.

Recently, AllOutdoor Editor and fellow TFB contributor Sam S. passed along a Gunbroker link of an 18-inch top-break single-shot that instantly caught my eye, as it has been one of the many rifles on my list of ones to either find or at least cover here on The Rimfire Report. This is a unique and somewhat primitive looking rifle that features a very unique swinging breech block. The listing called it an H.M. Quackenbush Safety Cartridge .22 Rifle. The bore looked dark, the action a bit tired, but something about it just screamed: “forgotten American boys’ rifle.” It sent me down a wonderful research rabbit hole. Today, we’re talking about   Henry Marcus Quackenbush’s clever Safety Rifle and why these unassuming little guns are actually highly collectible simply for their novelty.

The new BLK bolt-action from European American Armory (EAA) is kinda like the old “You want a Remington 700? We have a Remington 700 at home” joke. But it does offer American hunters a 700-pattern action at an affordable price, in your favorite deer caliber—as long as your favorite deer caliber is .308 or .30-06 (and there’s a good chance that it is).

Cole Fine Guns and Gunsmithing has partnered with Perazzi USA to bring the Perazzi MR57 over-under shotgun to North America. Currently, the Perazzi MR57 is available for preorders HERE, and they will be available in Trap, Skeet, and Sporting configurations with options for barrels, ribs, and stock fit. So, shooters can tailor the gun to suit their individual preferences.

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 190! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 5.11 Tactical, Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking for deals on new or used guns, ammo to add to your reserves, or specific accessories like flashlights, range bags, optics, bipods, and magazines, each week we’ll have new sets of deals that might fulfill one of those needs and save you a few dollars.

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor. We all know that subsonic ammo is a lot of fun when paired with a silencer, but availability can be a problem for some cartridges. Thanks to Trail Boss powder, you can create subsonic loads safely for just about anything.

Wilson Combat is closing the book on Project 1 in style. The final configuration of their Division 77 flagship wears a Black Armor-Tuff slide, black anodized frame, and a polished stainless barrel with black flutes, a sharp contrast combination that looks purpose-built rather than dressed up. When this run of 500 is gone, Project 1 heads permanently into the Wilson Combat Vault.

The world of guns is like the world of motorcycles (and I’d know, because I pay close attention to both). There are some models that look like they should be very successful; on paper, they have a lot of desirable features. But in the real world, they’re let down by some issue that prevents them from becoming an all-time great. I would put the Savage 170 pump-action rifle squarely in that category. It could have been great, it should have been great—but it wasn’t, and it’s basically forgotten.