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Modern Delayed Blowback: The NEW Extar EP9 MDB
by Luke C. on July 1, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Luke C ( @BallisticAviation ) sits down with Jim from Extar Firearms (also of ⁨@jetskijim007⁩ where he reviews jet skis) at GunCon 2026 to check out the EP9 MDB and EP45 MDB (Modern Delayed Blowback), the latest versions of Extar's budget-friendly large-format pistols. These guns have earned a reputation as some of the most affordable PDW options on the market, and now Jim walks Luke through the biggest change yet: a switch to roller-delayed blowback. The EP9 MDB comes in at 3.75 lbs and is chambered in 9x19, while the EP45 MDB weighs 4.35 lbs and runs .45 ACP. Both keep the Glock magazine compatibility, AR-style controls, M-LOK handguards, and threaded barrels that made the originals popular, all while staying true to Extar's direct-to-consumer pricing.
The BUL Armory x Nightwood Guns EDC Pro Compact
by Luke C. on July 1, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Luke C (@BallisticAviation) catches up with Brett from Nightwood Guns at GunCon 2026 to talk through the special edition Bul Armory EDC Pro Compact, a collaboration between the two companies. Brett breaks down what went into the build and why this version stands apart from the standard EDC Pro Compact lineup, and the conversation gets a surprise boost when Ben Rendel, President of Bul Armory, stops by the booth to join in on the conversation.
TFB Review: MCG Tactical Kodiak Red Dot Sight
by Luke C. on July 1, 2026 at 12:00 am
I think we've all been there, or maybe the rest of you just have better taste than I do. Budget Optics. How cheap is too cheap? We've already taken a swing at MCG's $79 "not-EOTech" and their Dark Force night vision binos , and MCG was kind enough to keep the gravy train rolling by sending over their Kodiak Combat Scope , a red dot that's very obviously sketching off the silhouette of an Aimpoint PRO/CompM2, just without the Swedish optics heritage, the NSN, or, as far as I can tell, any "Made in" markings whatsoever. So let's open up this can of mystery meat and see what you get for just a hair under $80 or less.
POTD: Precision in 6.5 Creedmoor - Tikka, Spuhr and Schmidt & Bender
by Eric B on June 30, 2026 at 11:30 pm
Some rifle builds come together as a sum of parts. Others arrive as a statement. This one leans toward the latter. The foundation is a Tikka TAC A1 in 6.5 Creedmoor, a platform that has quietly earned a serious reputation among precision shooters who want chassis-rifle capability without the chassis-rifle price tag. It sits in a category where the round does a lot of the work, and 6.5 Creedmoor continues to prove itself the sensible choice for anyone shooting at distance who hasn't already committed to something more exotic. Everything else just works.
Small Business Spotlight: RX Arms
by Hrachya H on June 30, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Welcome back to TFB’s Small Business Spotlight ! In this weekly column, we take a look at small firearm-related businesses. Today’s company is RX Arms, a manufacturer of tactical shotgun parts and accessories.

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Even Degenerate Child Predators Deserve Representation Too, You Know
on July 1, 2026 at 8:40 pm
<![CDATA[Imagine, if you will, a man who pled guilty to having child s@xual abuse material and was thus put on the sex offender registry, decided to run for office. In California, where in some areas being a sexual predator is almost, but not quite, a prerequisite for social acceptance. ]]>
A Date to The Anti-Communist Film Festival: Barbra Streisand
on July 1, 2026 at 8:00 pm
<![CDATA[Well why not? Whittaker Chambers saw the light, as did James Burnham and David Horowitz. Why not Babs?I’m officially inviting Barbra Streisand to the Anti-Communist Film Festival, which is happening this fall in Washington, D.C. One reason is that I believe in redemption. Even an octogenarian lefty like Barbra Streisand can see the light. Although ... probably not.The other reason is that I’ve had a crush on Barbra Streisand since I was five years old.God help me, I know it’s wrong. The Director of the Anti-Communist Film Festival arriving at the premiere with Barbra Streisand on his arm is a jolting image. Yet the heart doesn’t lie. My mother was a huge Barbra fan, and everything stopped in the house when Babs was on The Ed Sullivan Show. Mom used to bring me into the room whenever Baba was on TV. I was mesmerized. Maybe it had something to do with some correlation between black Irish beauties I was surrounded by growing up and the dark features of Jewish women. Conservative friends have tried to disabuse me of this madness.The Way We Were, Funny Girl, What’s Up, Doc?, The Main Event, A Star is Born - I saw all her movies. I found myself becoming unreasonably jealous of Robert Redford in The Way We Were. During my punk phase in the 1980s I made room for Guilty, the album she made with Barry Gibb. I saw The Price of Tides and The Mirror Has Two Faces. (No, I’m not gay.)In her memoir My Name is Barbra, Streisand goes down the list of ex-boyfriends, including Warren Beatty, Elliot Gould and Don Johnson. These are not soy boys, but real men who like real women. Whatever she has, it worked on other dudes also.My Name is Barbra also, of course, contains a lot of political ranting. Trump is a liar, Newt Gingrich is the “enemy,” Bill Clinton is “smart and charismatic.” Streisand also defends celebrities who get involved in politics. "What is the artist's political role? Why does it make so many people angry when artists speak out?" she asks. Artists, Streisand observes, can serve as "a country's conscience.” Artists' work “gives us a reflection of the times, and sometimes they challenge us to see what others would prefer to ignore. They can give voice to the voiceless, by speaking up when no one else will," Streisand wrote. "That's why art is the enemy of tyrants and dictators," she said."I believe we all have not only the right,”she concludes, “but the responsibility to be politically active and to question authority.”That is exactly the point of the Anti-Communist Film Festival.Look, I get it. Streisand, 84, is too far along to change her politics. Her leftist stridency, a betrayal of her sharp intelligence, leads to cognitive dissonance, and pointing it out won’t budge someone who is that far inside the DNC cult. Yet let me try. At one point in My Name is Barbra, Streisand sees a doctor, who insists that she’s “a bitch.” His opinion is based entirely on fake news stories. “That’s the power of the printed word,” Barbra writes. “There was no hope of changing this man’s mind. He chose to believe some who had never met me…why couldn’t he believe the truth?” She concludes: “I have great respect for facts. The idea of just making something up bothers me.”Me too, Babs. The media is dishonest. They lied about you being a bitch, they lied about me, they lie about everything. The politicians telling them to lie are also liars.Perhaps this small crack, this tiny area of agreement about the media and their lies, can lead to the redemption of Barbra Streisand. If she doesn’t become MAGA, at least she will gain some skepticism about the Democrats.See you at the festival, Funny Girl.]]>
HotAir Celebrates America 250
on July 1, 2026 at 7:25 pm
<![CDATA[Two hundred and fifty years ago, 56 men, with God's divine providence, changed the course of world history.]]>
Ezra Klein and Christopher Rufo on Identity Politics
on July 1, 2026 at 7:20 pm
<![CDATA[The NY Times just published an interesting podcast discussion between Ezra Klein and Christopher Rufo. It's a good conversations because there's some real back and forth on substantive issues. Because it's a long discussion a lot of territory gets mentioned but I wanted to focus on what seems to be the through-line, which is identity politics.]]>
Ro Khanna Making a Play for the Socialist Revolutionaries
on July 1, 2026 at 6:00 pm
<![CDATA[It's really too early to make any predictions about who will come out on top in the Democratic Party's race for the next presidential nomination, and the peculiarities of the process tend to favor the Organized Crime Democrats over the more extreme progressives in the race. ]]>

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