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During my travels around Vietnam, I started covering Vietnamese weapons in the lead-up to the big 80th National Day celebration on September 2, 2025. While researching, I ended up chatting with a friend about a fascinating rifle project.

I have a sweet spot for PCCs, and this one really stands out. Not sure the Giraffe mount would fit my neck or shooting stance, but that’s an easy fix. Foxtrot Mike Products has spent the past decade developing pistol-caliber carbine components known for their durability, feature set, and customer support. According to the company, the Mike-9 and Mike-45 platforms were introduced to offer the same characteristics to a broader user base, aiming to provide practical performance and established reliability at a price point intended to suit everyday shooters. Let’s take a closer look at the details in this Photo Of The Day.

Welcome back to TFB’s Small Business Spotlight! In this weekly article series, we talk about small firearm-related businesses. Today’s company is Blind Squirrel Enterprises, a manufacturer of AR-15 magazine adapters.

Angstadt Arms has been one of the few companies that has made the investment into really fine-tuning rimfire suppression technology. Rich and his team over at Angstadt Arms are excited to announce their next move with the launch of the Vanquish 22 suppressed barrel, this time made specifically for the Ruger Precision Rimfire platform (one of my favorite bolt-action 22s). This new system promises a combination of whisper-quiet suppression and match-grade accuracy, all with near-zero maintenance demands, and down the road in a future Rimfire Report article, I hope to cover and capture exactly what is being offered here. For now, here’s the official press release from Angstadt Arms.

In 2023, the Finnish Defense Forces (FMV) signed a framework agreement with Sako for small arms procurement, followed in 2024 by a framework agreement with Barrett for AG 90D automatic rifles. The Sako agreement, set to run for ten years, is part of a joint Swedish-Finnish procurement program for small arms systems and associated technology. The goal of the initiative is to ensure supply security for both Finland and Sweden while improving interoperability, as both countries will employ the same types of weapons and compatible ammunition.

Flux Defense has released the Antimatter Scopeswitch 2.0, an updated scope-control accessory intended to let shooters change magnification while maintaining engagement with the target. The company positions the Scopeswitch 2.0 for use by armed professionals, hunters and competitive shooters who require quick, repeatable optic adjustments without losing sight picture.

SDS Arms is proud to announce that the Tisas 1911 A1 Stakeout .45 Auto has made its return to the Tisas lineup. Lending features from the Duty and Tank Commander models, the Tisas 1911 A1 Stakeout touts a touch of modern and military ruggedness with enhanced A1 style sights, A1 service safety, and a rounded spur hammer. Additionally, you get an extended beavertail grip safety to achieve a high grip and deter hammer-bite.

At SHOT Show in January, as I was subconsciously searching for a way to improve my Mossberg 590 Shockwave I ended up at the Mesa Tactical booth. Admittedly what drew my eye first was their accessories for Benelli and Beretta shotguns, but I was quickly drawn to their options for the 590 Shockwave and the Tac-14. Taking the leap I decided it was time to add some flair to my shorty fun shotgun. Enter the Mesa Tactical SureShell carrier and Rail, specifically the 94070. This one boasts a 6 shell capacity as well as an 18 inch top rail to mount lights, optics, or any other accessories. As well as two M-LOK slots, one on each side, for flashlight or a sling attachment. With the rail assembly being made from 6061-T6 aluminum it is as rugged and secure as any other mounting system on the market. 

For today’s Photo Of The Day, we have pictures of the alpha wolf of Benelli’s bolt gun pack. The Lupo Alpha is a limited edition version of the Benelli Lupo rifle with only 1,000 to be made. The unique skeletonized furniture is made of a special high-strength technopolymer, which, in conjunction with the lightened action and pencil profile barrel, significantly reduces the weight of this .308 Win rifle. According to Benelli, the Lupo Alpha is the world's lightest metal-chassis rifle, weighing in at 2.6 kg, about 500 grams less than the standard version.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report. In this series, we cover a lot of rimfire guns that are trying to be the jack of all trades. 22LR in particular as a cartridge lends itself well to this kind of job, as it's just lethal enough to be useful for small game hunting, while also being an affordable target practice, training, and plinking round for most people. 22 Magnum, on the other hand, is much more purpose-built, ideally finding itself in the hands of a skilled varmint hunter or land owner looking to remove a few pests from their property. Likewise, the Henry Lever Action .22 Magnum Express is a purpose-built firearm - meant to be a precise, quick, and lightweight 22 Magnum platform with small game hunting as its goal. Today, we’ll look at this great offering in the Henry Rimfire Lever Action to see where the value in this $600 magnum rimfire lies.

SDS Arms is a US partner of numerous popular companies from across the pond in Tisas USA, Tokarev USA, Spandau Arms, Military Armament Corp, and Inglis Mfg (just to name a few). Most recently, they have announced new 20 Gauge options via the Spandau Arms S2 lineup as well as the unveiling of the RL bolt-action rifle in .308 Win.

The Thompson submachine gun is undoubtedly one of the most iconic SMGs of the 20th century, which proved to be an extremely effective tool whether used as a broom in the trenches of WW2 or a typewriter on the streets of Chicago. No wonder they decided to further explore the potential of its design and developed a version chambered in .30-06 Springfield. This one-of-a-kind experimental Tommy Gun in 30-06 is consigned to the upcoming December 2025 Rock Island Premier Firearms Auction.

Tasmanian Tiger has been around for 26 years and counting producing professional military, tactical, and police equipment as well as a lot of offerings for civilians, too. They have a handful of new announcements this fall and we’re going to run the gauntlet and let you know about all of them.

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 162! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 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.

This is a sneak peek and first look at one of the most anticipated modern AK rifles: the WBP AK AR from WBP Poland! TFB TV's James Reeves sits down with Stefan from WBP to get all the details on this revolutionary rifle. The WBP AK AR chambered in 5.56 NATO / .223 is designed to take standard AR-15 / STANAG magazines—truly the best of both worlds.

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra-12 shotgun suppressor. This week we have a full review of the BOE Suppression Mod1 silencer. This suppressor has made several appearances in this series already, but it is now time for a standalone review.

Several years ago, I started taking protecting my hearing very seriously. I was running loud heavy equipment for 10 hours a day and regularly shooting or hunting on the weekends. In my mid-20s, I noticed my hearing was already starting to be affected. When I transitioned to full-time writing and content creation, I was shooting more, and that meant I needed even better ear pro. Before writing the best gun range ear protection article, I tested numerous products at my gun range, spoke with other shooters (several of whom shoot even more frequently than I do), and conducted thorough online research to inform my top choices.

SK Custom Guns has released two non-retail Colt 1911 pistols created to commemorate the inaugural “SK Gives Back Sporting Clays Open” at the Saltwater Shooting Club in St. Augustine, Florida. The pistols are described as custom presentation pieces rather than retail offerings, so perfect for TFB’s Photo Of The Day.

It was a hard day to be in the hills— wind in the piñon, sky the color of old tin. The November light, flat, pushed through gray and went nowhere.

Introduced at SHOT Show this past January, the Sabre Mixtape Volume 1 is expected to be Palmetto State Armory’s biggest release of 2025. As the newest entry in the Sabre lineup, the ‘Volume 1’ also indicates that this .300 Blackout pistol is the first in a series of future Mixtape variants, but more on that later. For now, the Mixtape is here, and with an October 31st release, one has to wonder whether this PDW will be a trick or a treat.

The New Mexico State Police will be extending their already nearly 20-year-long partnership with Smith & Wesson for “many more years.” In a recent press release, Smith & Wesson announced that they were proud to continue to supply the organization with its standard duty pistol – the M&P 9 M2.0 METAL Carry Comp. New Mexico State Police first started using the original Full Size M&P series back in 2007, and has upgraded several times since then, each time with new M&P models as they’ve been progressively updated.

Colt has expanded its Enhanced Patrol Rifle (EPR) family with four new SKUs, the EPR II and EPR II PRO variants. The updates apply Colt’s current technical data package (TDP) components alongside MIL‑SPEC materials, coatings and manufacturing processes.

The FN SCAR is dead! Long live the SCAR! That’s what Kinetic Development Group (KDG) seems to think, as they are now announcing a new FN SCAR–specific brace and stock systems developed in collaboration with Haga Defense and A3 Industries. The components are designed to add modularity and adjustable ergonomics to FN SCAR rifles and pistols.

The 92SB Repro is a limited-edition reproduction from Beretta marking the 50th anniversary of the company’s 90 Series. The model replicates the third production variant in the lineage and is offered with a starting price of $1,526. Production is limited to 1,526 numbered units, and each example is finished and packaged to reflect the pistol’s historical significance.

When most people think of Vietnam and small arms, they picture battle-worn AKs carried through the jungles of the Cold War era. But half a century later, the country’s defense industry is no longer just a consumer of foreign weapons; it’s a creator. One of the most curious examples of this shift is the STL-15, a homegrown submachine gun inspired by Russia’s PP-19 Bizon. It is famous for its helical magazine, which was built not in Izhevsk but in Vietnam’s own Factory.

I haven’t tried one, and I guess I share that lack of experience with most of our readers, but the new FN LICC-IWS IPC should feel familiar if you know how to handle an M4A1. Yet it’s said to advance the platform with fully ambidextrous controls, an innovative takedown system, and a beefy, highly adjustable buttstock that can be configured to fold to either the left or right side for true user-selectable convenience. My biggest curiosity is the non-reciprocating charging handle system, which seems to look the same on both sides of the rifle.

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we took a look at different personalities in the gun community and what they carry. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I wanted to look at how some people carry way too much when carrying a concealed firearm. It's not hard to keep accumulating items until it just becomes overwhelming and you end up not carrying at all, which is exactly what you don't want. The key to success is carrying just enough to make it through the day without having any of the extra clutter. Let's take a closer look at how to stop carrying so much junk.

The Rideout Arsenal Dragon, released to the public just a few weeks ago, has quickly garnered a great deal of interest online. It is innovative, unique from many perspectives, it has polarizing looks, and it's a premium product. All this attention has brought an unexpected, and definitely unwanted, outcome: a fake website posing as the real one, with the intent of scamming potential customers. 

Springfield Armory has been producing more and more bolt-action rifle offerings, which came as a surprise a few years ago since they were traditionally known for being a semi-auto rifle brand (M1A, AR-15, AR-10, etc). Now, between their Waypoint, Boundary, Redline, and Heatseeker they have quite the portfolio of accurate bolt-action rifles. Today, that family grows even more expansive as Springfield announced longer barrel lengths in their Model 2020 Heatseeker.

The Scope Bumper is a new take on the traditional scope cover, designed not only to protect the lenses but also to shield the optic housing from impacts and contact during field use. The system consists of three parts that work together to protect the scope from end impacts and incidental bumps. The outer cover and cap are made from a carbon fiber polymer that provides structural durability, helping to protect the lens and bell housing from hard objects or obstacles.