At the end of the 1890s, John Moses Browning was in a weird place. He’d had a hand in designing many classic lever-action rifles (and even shotguns!) over the past years, but he realized that without some big changes to the design, lever-actions would lose a lot of market share to bolt acti...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have Winchester doing the last thing you’d expect Winchester to do. This is the Winchester-Hotchkiss 1879 First Model, a bolt-action rifle from the company that owned the lever-action world. The Army wanted single-shots and never warmed to ...
The Staccato HD P4 is thick, heavy, expensive, and built for serious shooters. After more than 1,500 rounds, the real question is whether this $2,500 duty 2011 is worth the money.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a quality little rifle from a company that barely existed. This is the Kodiak Model 260, built up in North Haven, Connecticut by an outfit that was only in business from about 1963 to 1966 (and went by “Jefferson” before that). S...
Right away, if you know anything about revolver manufacturers, you’re saying to yourself: “Manurhin is a French company, not American, so why are they selling revolvers to celebrate our milestone?” … and you’d have a point. But as their post on The Social Network Fo...
The idea of a car gun, especially a dedicated car holster, is very tempting. After all, carrying a defensive pistol with you means adding at least a pound of metal (and possibly plastic) on your waistband everyday, metal which weighs down on your belt and pokes and prods you in many different and...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a hunting rifle built on a very familiar skeleton. This is the Universal Firearms Vulcan 440, made down in Hialeah, Florida in the mid-1960s. Universal earned its keep building commercial copies of the M1 Carbine from surplus and new parts, ...
There comes a time in most people’s lives when they start looking for exactly what they want instead of just what is available. With the benefit of experience and some additional disposable income, many experienced shooters start seeking out custom solutions that match their needs precisely...
Fundamental rights are not granted by Albany. They are recognized by the Constitution and protected from government infringement. That is precisely why Bruen mattered. It reminded the nation that constitutional rights do not depend upon whether politicians approve of them.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have the most unusual lever gun Winchester ever built, and one a lot of folks have never handled. This is the Winchester Model 88, introduced in 1955, the first all-new lever-action Winchester had designed in roughly 60 years, and it threw out al...