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Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor. It has actually happened. Licensed dealers have sold silencers to customers without NFA paperwork, and it was all legal. But the facts on the ground are very complicated. Dealers and customers alike are trying to figure out what is or is not legal. Let’s take a survey of the current status.

The standard Fulcrum is made from Inconel 718. It measures 6.02 inches long and 1.6 inches in diameter, with a listed suppressor-only weight of 14 ounces. Angled Spade rates it for full-automatic fire and says it is optimized for 5.56 NATO while supporting projectiles up to 6mm. The company's examples include 6mm ARC, 6 MAX, 6 GT, 6 Dasher, 6mm Creedmoor, and .243 Winchester.

I visited the Military Museum in Wrocław, Poland, and came home with some interesting additions to my photo album and for TFB’s Photo Of The Day. My Polish is a bit weak, but if my findings are correct, we’re looking at a Polish wz 43, which was a licensed production version of the Soviet SG-43 Goryunov, chambered in 7.62×54mmR. This particular example represents a specialized variant with a curved barrel, a modification undertaken in post-war fortifications to enable firing around corners from fixed defensive positions without exposing the gun crew.

The market is filled with shotguns that were made for hunting, but are no longer used for that purpose, for two reasons. The first is that they only fire “short shells” (as my neighbors like to put it).

SK Guns is bringing back "Pancho Villa," the first entry in its La Revolución series, now rendered in stainless steel. The original limited run commemorated the 100th anniversary of Francisco "Pancho" Villa's death, honoring the general who deposed President Porfirio Díaz and set in motion the presidency of Francisco I. Madero in 1911.

Primary Weapon Systems has released the MK107 MOD 2-M, a short-barreled rifle in .300 Blackout that weighs 5.2 pounds complete. The rifle features a 7.75-inch barrel with a 1:5 twist rate, machined from 416 stainless steel. According to PWS, the barrel is designed to deliver accuracy with heavy-grain subsonic loads.

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Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week's editorial is on what separates field training programs that produce street-ready officers from those that produce paper compliance. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers, whose support keeps this column going every week.

For maintainers, particularly those supporting partner forces, the PK series offers a notable advantage over many Western and other Soviet-designed systems with its adjustable headspace. This feature significantly simplifies sustainment and repair in austere environments, with the ability to mismatch parts to keep guns up and set the headspace to keep them safe to operate. Unlike the AK, which requires careful bolt matching to achieve correct headspace and often demands higher-level support for barrel replacement, the PK allows maintainers to compensate for wear and component replacement through adjustment. This capability reduces downtime, eases logistical burdens, and keeps weapons operational longer.

Over 3,000 miles from home, and still training hard. More than 100 soldiers of the Royal Bermuda Regiment travelled to the UK in May 2026 for Exercise Active Shield 26, the battalion's annual overseas camp and the focal point of its collective training year. The exercise opened at Lydd Camp in Kent, where RBR troops alongside eight members of the Cayman Islands Regiment worked through public order scenarios in a purpose-built facility with The Royal Lancers playing the role of the crowd. By the time the camp wrapped at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, the syllabus had expanded to include 300-metre range work, urban operations, and baton gun familiarization.

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we took a look at what gun belts you should keep an eye out for and what are some of my favorites. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I want to look at some common mistakes people make when carrying a concealed handgun where they carry entirely too much and it starts to negatively affect you over time. Let's take a closer look at when less means more.

The mount footprint is shorter than most one-piece cantilevers, which lets it sit on both full-length and split rail actions without forcing a compromise on scope clearance or optical alignment. That's practical engineering for shooters moving between platforms or building rifles on Remage actions where rail real estate gets tight. The cross-bolt design pins the scope securely in place, and the integrated bubble level lives in the top cap, letting you verify cant from your shooting position without breaking visual focus.

Mission First Tactical expands its holster lineup with the new AIWB WML, a light-bearing appendix rig designed to balance modularity with affordability. The holster accommodates Streamlight TLR series weapon-mounted lights and works with RMR reflex sights, positioning it squarely in the affordable concealed-carry space where versatility matters.

SilencerCo and Chaves Knives just announced a limited edition collaboration that only makes sense if you know why both companies relocated to Utah. The Dissident OTF is a purpose-built knife that borrows the visual language of the iconic Osprey suppressor, and it represents something both companies believe in: craftsmanship without compromise, made in the place where you can actually control the process.

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The bill says most of the replacement law is intended to commence on September 23, 2026, with the complete package phased in by February 23, 2028. Those dates explain why different provisions may change at different times. They do not eliminate Royal Assent or the need for supporting regulations and agency guidance.

The G11 represents a peculiar Cold War tragedy: a rifle so technically advanced that it arrived exactly at the moment its creator could no longer afford it. Developed across two decades by a West German consortium and completed in 1990, this caseless-ammunition assault rifle was supposed to define NATO's second-generation infantry firepower. Instead, it vanished into H&K's Gray Room like a weapon from an alternate timeline that refused to happen.

Colt was the king of the wheelgun world in the 1800s, even though other manufacturers made arguably better revolvers. That’s because Colt’s reputation was built on the rough, tough frontier; they were the first company to sell revolvers, and their handguns were arguably the reason that Texans were able to fight off the Comanche warriors during the 1840s and 1850s. That was the start of decades of revolver firepower dominating the West, from the Mexican-American War to the California Gold Rush to the Civil War and the Indian Wars. Colt made full-sized revolvers that dominated the battlefields as well as personal conflicts in frontier towns.

Derya Arms has officially launched the MAX in the United States, a completely new proprietary magazine-fed 12-gauge shotgun built from the ground up rather than an evolution of the company's existing DY12 line. The MAX made its public debut at the GOA GOALS 2026 summit and is now in production in small quantities at Derya's Jacksonville, Florida facility, with shipping to authorized dealers beginning in September 2026.

Bill Rapier over at Amtac Blades is rolling out a slimmer version of one of his most established fixed blades. The Minuteman II Slim keeps the same 4-inch full flat ground blade and 7 3/4-inch overall length as the standard Minuteman II, but drops blade stock from 3/16 inch to 0.15 inch, about a 20 percent reduction. That thinner stock also cuts blade weight from 4.7 ounces to 4.3 ounces. Handle length remains at 3 3/4 inches, so the Slim fits in the same low-profile belt sheaths as the rest of the Minuteman II line. MagnaCut, like other offerings, will remain as the blade steel, trading a bit of edge retention against something like M390 (like my NorthmanX) for better toughness and corrosion resistance.

WOOX just released an upgrade path for Mossberg pump-action owners who've wanted to improve their shotguns' ergonomics without swapping platforms entirely. The Gladiatore V2 stock and forend system is handcrafted from Claro-grade American walnut and available separately or as a complete kit, fitting Mossberg's 88, 500, 590, 590 A1, and Shockwave models.

If you consider yourself a competitive shotgunner, or are an aspiring one, then you should be excited to hear that Federal’s new Action Shotgun Rifled Slug ammo is now shipping to dealers across the US. This selection of ammo was produced by Federal specifically for training and competitive use.

Task&Purpose reported that US Special Operations Command is looking for a new light machine gun to replace the current special forces light machine gun, the MK 46. The MK 46 was adopted in 2003 and used extensively during the Global War on Terror by various special mission units.

The Security Service of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Internal Security usually doesn't headline its work. Their post is sparse by design, a reminder that the backbone of any special operation lives in the shadows, with personnel who keep operations classified until results already hit the news. What surfaces are the weapons: CZ Scorpion EVO 3 and BREN 2, both proven submachine gun and rifle platforms trusted across European law enforcement and military units. The sights look like they’re from Aimpoint.

It is a big year for CCI Ammunition out of Lewiston, Idaho as they are celebrating 75 years of manufacturing primarily rimfire ammo. While rimfire ammunition might be their bread and butter, they also make fantastic centerfire handgun ammo, reloading primers, and even air gun slugs. Today, we are going to focus on one specific flavor of rimfire ammunition in CCI Green Tag, and the legend and lore behind it that you never knew.

Federal Premium has once again secured a significant ammunition contract. This time it is for the production of rifle and shotgun ammo for our maple syrup-chugging brethren from the north: the Canadian government. The new contract will be looking to fulfill a request for .300 Blackout and 12 Gauge ammunition.

Shooting Sports USA got the CMP on record about the new M14 sales program, as well as some updates on other sales opportunities. This episode of the National Matches Update Show has an interview with CMP Chairman and CEO Jerry O’Keefe, where he answers the questions so many of us have had. Keep reading for the details.

Beretta USA is proud to introduce the new B22 Jaguar Tac Metal and B22 Jaguar Metal Competition, two innovative .22 LR pistols designed to make firearms training more approachable, enjoyable and rewarding for enthusiasts of every experience level. The B22 Jaguar Tac Metal and its competition-tuned sibling represent a deliberate push into the youth and developmental shooter market, which makes sense; if you can build confidence and fundamentals at .22 LR costs, you've created a customer for life.

The rear of the Infinity 556K accepts common HUB-pattern mounts, but PEW Science specifically cautions against assuming that every compatible muzzle device will preserve the measured behavior. A device that reflects too much blast into the first expansion chamber can increase effective back pressure and compromise the suppressor's early venting.

Magazine couplers aren't new, but the geometry matters. HERA's CF Coupler in a three-way star configuration challenges the standard linear setup by arranging three ten-round magazines in a radial pattern around a central hub. The logic is immediate: faster transitions between mags. This is what happens when magazine restrictions enters legislation, and creativity takes over.