Editorial

Over the years the amount of solutions to combine the size and concealability of a pistol with the stability and precision of a pistol caliber carbine has only kept growing. The new SIG Sauer P365-FLUX blends these powers and a few more. Let’s take a closer look, as the P365 gets the FLUX treatment - with up to 46 rounds on hand.

Beretta USA has added the 92X RDO Inox to its 90 series, a full-sized stainless-steel pistol made in the USA. It’s said to combine the durability of the 90 series with features suited for competitive shooting and self-defense.

Springfield Armory has two SAINT Victor pistols currently available - a 11.5” 5.56 NATO and a 5.5” 9mm - and today this family of firearms is getting bigger. Springfield has announced an additional SAINT Victor 8.5” 9mm pistol as well.

In my previous article, I discussed the brief existence of XM106. This US Army DIY automatic rifle competed with belt-fed 5.56 mm light machine guns as part of the 5.56 mm Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) Program. The goal was to provide infantry squads with a lightweight weapon that could deliver a high volume of fire. Before this, there had been a 6mm SAW program from approximately 1972 to 1976, which was influenced by the US Army's combat experiences during the Vietnam War and the potential for future conflicts in Europe. These factors contributed to the desire for a lighter weapon with an extended range.

Photo Of The Day: Walther Arms, Inc. posted Gunslaps’ images of the steel-framed Walther PDP SF Compact Pro with a custom Cerakote, hourglass porting and V-Spec guide rod. Even the Aimpoint ACRO P2 got custom Cerakoted. A few of my friends have started competing with Walther pistols, so I’m pretty keen on trying one of them and getting an opinion.

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we took a look at some of the best drills to practice at the range when it comes to training for carrying concealed. 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 the world of accessories and what some of the most useful accessories are when looking at handgun upgrades. While there are plenty of options out there for new lights, lasers and slide cuts, there are a number of upgrades that may be overlooked but certainly can be practical. Let's take a closer look at some perfect accessories for carry guns.

So you bought a muzzleloader—great. The work has just begun. Not only do you need to put in the range time to get it sighted in, you’re in for a much more involved post-shooting clean-up job. CVA knows all about it—they probably sold you the muzzleloader to start with—and now they have a new offering with everything you need to keep your rifle running well and looking good. They call it the Elite Muzzleloader Range & Cleaning Kit.

Mossberg has expanded its 590R series with four new pump-action shotguns, each featuring Cerakote finishes in either Olive Drab Green or Flat Dark Earth. These finishes are applied to the receiver, barrel, heat shield, and magazine tube, giving the new models a rugged, weather-resistant appearance while maintaining the functionality the 590R platform is known for. In my World, O.D. Green guns are the best!

One of the oldest schemes in the anti-gun playbook is now illegal in the state of Texas. The state’s leaders have announced a ban on so-called gun buybacks run by municipalities, passing the bill with a signature from Governor Greg Abbot after the state senate gave it their approval earlier in the spring.

While at GunCon 2025, I had the opportunity to interact with some of the attendees, as well as some of the exhibitors at the event. Jeremy Deadman’s products are probably something you’ve seen floating around here on TFB, as well as your local gun stores. Jeremy and his team at XTech are focused almost entirely on aftermarket magazines and extensions, which gives them quite the advantage when it comes to aftermarket magazines and parts. In this episode, we’ll learn how XTech is making new strides into previously untapped markets to help themselves, and hopefully other gun companies, get more exposure on some of the internet’s most popular online marketplaces like Amazon.

This is a review of the Pulsar Oryx XG35 LRF Thermal Monocular, which represents a new design and era for Pulsar’s handheld thermals. The Oryx comes with a highly sensitive 640x480/12μm thermal imaging sensor, which delivers sharp, detailed, and high-quality visuals. There’s an advanced digital image stabilization, which helps you keep the target stable when you’re using the device one-handed. The keypad features haptic feedback (which can be switched off), providing subtle vibrations for precise button interaction. I’ve now had a Pulsar Oryx for about 7 months, and it’s time for a review.

Today's Photo Of The Day brings us to Valdosta, Georgia, where U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Jackson of the 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron pauses and poses after a pistol training session. Jackson, an aircraft metals technology craftsman by trade, is also a competitive shooter with the Air Force National Pistol Team.

Kentuckians are gunfighters by nature. So much so that since 1891, every public official in the commonwealth must swear an oath that they will not engage in duels: “Since the adoption of the present Constitution, I being a citizen of the state, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons within the State or nor out of it, nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, nor have I acted as a second in carrying a challenge nor aided or assisted any person thus offending, so help me God.”

FN America, LLC has announced that it has been awarded a $4.9 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with additional FN M240L medium machine guns. The M240L was originally adopted by the U.S. Army in 2010, after a joint development effort with FN to create a lighter, yet durable, medium machine gun.

Lipsey’s has two new exclusive Smith & Wesson revolver models. These two new Mountain Guns add 10mm and .22LR to the lineup. Keep reading for all the details.

James Reeves heads to B&T headquarters to pit the classic long-stroke SIG 550 against the modular short-stroke B&T APC-223, interviewing B&T founder Karl Brügger and engineer Sebastian for a deep dive on Swiss manufacturing, accuracy standards, gas systems, suppressor readiness, hydraulic buffering, magazine flexibility, pricing, and U.S. import nuances before shooting both rifles side by side to see whether old-school precision or modern modularity wins on the range.

MDT Sporting Goods has expanded the ACC Premier GEN2 chassis lineup to include compatibility with Ruger 10/22 and Volquartsen rimfire rifles. This chassis offers precision shooters a robust, modular platform designed for rimfire competition and performance.

As the army adopts new weapons, I am curious about other systems that have been proposed and tested in the past, which led me to the XM106. The U.S. Army's experience revealed significant shortcomings in the infantry squad’s firepower during the Vietnam War. The challenges encountered in Vietnam prompted a reevaluation of infantry small arms, resulting in various studies and programs to enhance infantry lethality.

In today’s Photo Of The Day, U.S. Army Spc. Bernice Daiz, a military police officer with the 390th Military Police Battalion, keeps watch from a Mongolian Armed Forces ZIL-131 utility truck during a simulated U.N. convoy mission. The scenario took place in June 2025, as part of Exercise Khaan Quest at the Five Hills Training Area in Mongolia.

Welcome back to TFB’s Small Business Spotlight! In this series, we take a quick look at small firearm-related businesses. This week, under the spotlight is Hammer Creek, a suppressor manufacturer from Texas.

If you want to upgrade your Beretta 1301 Tactical or A300 Ultimate Patrol, Strike Industries now has its VOA Handguard available for these popular, reliable shotguns, letting you set your gun up for tactical use in the real world.

Performance meets precision, says CZ, as they release their P-10 C Ported. This new development is said to take aim at taming muzzle rise, to give shooters more control and more stability, in combination with a modern look. The barrel is 10% heavier, and ported (it’s in the name!) with a precision-milled crown.

If you want to put in more target practice but ammo availability and pricing have got you down, then Retay Arms has a new semi-auto pistol that might do the job for you. Their new RXP22 has just started shipping, and like the name implies, it’s chambered in the affordable .22LR.

Say what you like about the firearms industry, but Noveske does it a bit differently. Here we have their new Chrome Ghetto Blaster, with a 7.94” barrel in 300BLK, in a SBR configuration. There is a total of 50 Chrome Ghetto Blasters available, all with a finish made by Iron Monkey. 49 of them are in Black Chrome, and just one is in 24k Gold. I don’t know the price for the Golden one, it seems to be a Golden lottery prize and not for sale, but the other 49 are priced at $3,950. 

The gun world is a fickle scene. Whether it’s sporting firearms for the public or military or police firearms for those in uniform, you see some guns that become eternal classics, like the AK-47, while others become lost in the dustbin of history, like the ones on the list below. Here are a few firearms that we think have gotten a dirty deal, and deserve a comeback at some level. This time around, we’re just looking at weapons primarily aimed at the military or police markets—we’ll revisit this topic in the future for the civilian market.

Modern warfare certainly keeps inventing new equipment for the battlefield. In this Photo Of The Day, we take a closer look at the newly approved Ukrainian remote weapon station called “Shablia Mk19(M).” The country’s Ministry of Defense has officially codified and cleared the system for operational use within the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the General Directorate for Armament Lifecycle Support.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and all of its cool guns, ammo, shooting sports, and history. Today, we’re going to take a look at the recently released Franklin Armory Binary-Equipped F22 Pistol. This series is meant to give the end user a quick and easy way to the fun that binary triggers bring to a plinking day. Franklin Armory offered me the chance to check out the new series, and out of the two, I decided to check out the pistol. Today, I’ll walk you guys through a broad overview of the pistol before we take it to the range and see how it handles.

Military Armament Corp (MAC) has released new versions of their MAC-5 and MAC-5K pistols, now equipped with the Franklin Armory Binary Trigger (BFSIII HK-C1). For those who haven’t tried one, this three-position trigger system allows the firearm to fire one round on the pull and another on the release when set to its third position.

After five years of development and multiple live-fire prototypes, Spuhr has created a new patent-pending system that eliminates the play between AR-style upper and lower receivers. This long-standing issue has frustrated shooters looking for tighter lockup and improved consistency, especially in precision or professional use.

GRS has unveiled a new model called Loke, a purpose-built laminate stock designed for long-range, PRS, and NRL competition. Fully ambidextrous, the Loke features a nearly vertical grip with integrated thumb rests and a textured surface for enhanced control during precision stages. If you haven’t tried shooting precision and long range with your thumb on a dedicated rest, I can highly recommend it. It took some time getting used to, and to be honest, I still struggle to remember sometimes, but eventually I’ll get there.