Thomas Gomez currently resides in the mountains of central New Mexico. He has an M.B.A, an Ar-15/M16/M4 armorer certification from Specialized Armament Warehouse as well as a Glock armorer certification. Aside from writing for The Firearm Blog he works as a Clinical Analyst for a large Hospital. He spends his free time farming, ranching, hiking, fly-fishing and hunting in the beautiful forests and prairies of New Mexico. He can be reached at LOADTHATBIPOD@gmail.com
I recently had the pleasure of getting to attend a media event hosted by AMTAC Suppressors. AMTAC Suppressors are based out of Salt Lake City, Utah and are a relatively new company in the suppressor Industry, getting their start four years ago. AMTAC Suppressors started [Read More…]
I recently had the pleasure of taking part in a prairie dog hunt in Elk Mountain, Wyoming. Triple Curl organized the event. The stars of the show were Sauer, who premiered their new rifle, the Sauer 100 Classic XT, and Minox. Minox had a suite of scopes available for [Read More…]
Looking through the Horus reticle of my rifle scope, I found my target 1000 yards away. According to my Kestrel wind meter, the wind, which was moving right to left from my 2 o’clock position, was fluctuating between 20 and 25 miles per hour. Consulting my ballistic [Read More…]
Last year, Springfield Armory rolled out the Saint Rifle. The Saint was well received, but shooters were chomping at the bit for a version with a free-float handguard. Springfield listened, and has now brought to market a Saint rifle with a free-float, 12.5 inch M-LOK [Read More…]
(Authors note: Howa/Legacy Sports International did not work with American Built Arms on this project. American Built arms sourced a Howa barreled action and mated it with their Mod X chassis) There is a growing trend of “chassis rifles” hitting the market. These [Read More…]
Since its genesis, a lot of clever people have sought to improve the function of the Ar-15 rifle. Side-charging handles, ambidextrous controls, and “B.A.D levers”, just to name a few. Some of these features were adopted, and some were fads that quickly fell by the [Read More…]
Springfield Armory officially debuted the new Springfield Armory XD-E today at the NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The Springfield XD-E is a slimline 9mm pistol that features a manual safety and a hammer. Hammer and a safety? Yes! Springfield chose to [Read More…]
Walking around the 2017 SHOT Show, I had the pleasure of handling Springfield Armory’s new 1911 EMP-4 Concealed Carry Contour pistol. The EMP-4 Concealed Carry Contour is an evolution of Springfield Armories original 1911 EMP 4” Lightweight Champion. The EMP-4 [Read More…]
The last decade has witnessed an industry trend for small, slimline pistols that are easy to conceal, ergonomic, streamlined, but large enough to shoot relatively well. The Firearm Blog was recently provided the Taurus PT709 chambered in 9 millimeter for testing. Key [Read More…]
The 2017 SHOT Show has come and gone. This photo set will highlight some innovative products that I personally saw at the SHOT Show. This is my last SHOT related article for 2017. SHOT Show this year was a blast. A big thanks to my TFB colleagues, our Editors and most [Read More…]
My super hot girlfriend hails from Western New York. (I refuse to say “Upstate New York”) Every time we visit I am reminded that Andrew Cuomo and the “Safe Act” have restricted the gun rights of the citizens of New York State. Rifles with [Read More…]
At the 2017 SHOT Show, Bushnell premiered their new DMR II and DMR II-i rifle scopes. These riflescopes feature a 34mm tube and come in both illuminated and non-illuminated options. These scopes have 10 mils of adjustment per revolution and have Bushnell’s new [Read More…]
Visiting the Morakniv booth is something I always look forward to at SHOT show. These tough little Swedish made knives have been a mainstay in my outdoor kit for a longtime. This year at the 2017 SHOT Show, Morakniv released the Garberg knife. The Garberg knife, is [Read More…]
Stopping by the Horus Vision booth, I got a chance to look at the new Tremor 4 Reticle, designed by Todd Hodnett. The Tremor 4 is currently available for spotting scopes and blends the elements of the Tremor 3 wind dots and the Horus H59 reticle. This last year, I [Read More…]
During the 2017 SHOT Show I saw very little in the way innovation. One company that had some new innovative products was iota Outdoors. iota Outdoors hails from College Station Texas and had some new products aimed at the precision rifle crowd. Since long range [Read More…]
Rifles Only had some neat products on display during the 2017 SHOT Show. Rifles Only, based out of Kingsville Texas, is a training facility that offers long range rifle shooting and training. Aside from long range shooting, Rifles Only also offers classes for carbine, [Read More…]
Walking around the SHOT 2017 Range Day, I had the pleasure of getting to talk to the owners of Range Recovery Technologies. Range Recovery Technologies specializes in cleaning up lead from ranges without the use of water or chemicals. Range Recovery Technologies has [Read More…]
Walking around the SHOT 2017 Range Day, I had the pleasure of getting to talk to the owners of Range Recovery Technologies. Range Recovery Technologies specializes in cleaning up lead from ranges without the use of water or chemicals. Range Recovery Technologies has [Read More…]
Springfield Armory debuted 6 new products for 2017 at SHOT Show. They had a really nice, large booth that was packed with people throughout the show. New products include the SAINT 5.56 AR-15 (technically debuted late last year), EMP4 Concealed Carry Contour 1911, [Read More…]
Springfield Armory debuted 6 new products for 2017 at SHOT Show. They had a really nice, large booth that was packed with people throughout the show. New products include the SAINT 5.56 AR-15 (technically debuted late last year), EMP4 Concealed Carry Contour 1911, [Read More…]
Long range shooting is a sport that requires a lot of gear. Long range shooters try to consolidate their gear as much as possible. One item that caught my attention at the 2017 SHOT Show was the new 55 inch Deluxe Shooters Mat from Galati Gear. Not only is the Deluxe [Read More…]
Designed as a more affordable alternative to their current suite of rifles, Gunwerks is now offering the RevX rifle. The RevX rifle can be bought as is, or customized from the Gunwerks factory. The RevX rifle comes in a plethora of colors and features Gunwerks new GRB [Read More…]
During the 2017 SHOT Show, Lucid premiered their new C3 Weapons light. The Lucid C3 Weapons Light is a 300 lumen weapon light that is designed for use on a carbine rifle. The light housing is made of 6061 aluminum, and has an IPX8 waterproof rating. The Lucid C3 runs on [Read More…]
Midwest Industries showed off two new rails during the 2017 SHOT SHOW. Joining an already impressive suite of accessories are the MI AR-15/M16 Gen3 Extended Rail One Piece Free Float Handguard, and the MI Gen 2 Extended Universal AK Handguard. The MI Gen2 Extended [Read More…]
One interesting product that I saw during the 2017 SHOT Show was the Universal Lethal Lace Holster, from Lethal Lace. The Universal Lethal Lace Holster is the brain child of Tessa Renaud, a health care professional, who had a hard time finding a concealment system that [Read More…]
The new SOTIC rifle, from Kinetic Research Group was on display at the 2017 SHOT SHOW. The rifle will be available this coming year. The SOTIC rifle will feature a custom 3 lug bolt as well as a custom action designed by Kinetic Research Group. The SOTIC rifle will sit [Read More…]
One thing I enjoy during SHOT Show is the plethora of custom “boutique” Ar-15 patterned rifles. One company that never fails to show off some very custom rifles is Billet Rifle Systems. Billet Rifle Systems is famous for their Independence Rifle, and the [Read More…]
Since I have been attending SHOT, one booth I always look forward to is the Magpul booth. This year, Magpul celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Magpul PMAG. To celebrate the anniversary, Magpul had an exhibit that showed the evolution of the PMAG. The wall included [Read More…]
SHOT 2107 Day 1 has come to an end. Below are some pictures of Day 1 of SHOT show.
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