Lee-Metford Rifle: The .303 Before the Lee-Enfield
The Lee-Metford’s service life was comparatively brief, but its fast bolt action, detachable magazine, and .303 British chambering established the foundation for the Lee-Enfield rifle family.
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POTD: The 22 Rimfire Peacemaker – Colt’s Salvage Job
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a full size Single Action Army with a seven and a half inch barrel chambered in 22 rimfire. I know how that sounds. There is a real reason for it. Back in the mid 1870s Colt built a small run of Peacemakers in 44 Rimfire. On […] The p...
Fudd Friday: Some Thoughts On Suppressed Hunting Options
We’re still waiting to see how all the fallout lands after the Supreme Court ended the National Firearms Act’s registration and approval requirements for short-barreled rifles and suppressors. However, some hunters are going to be very keen to take advantage of what appears to be a ma...
POTD: The Colt Match Target Woodsman – Picked by Fitz
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Colt hand picked by the most famous man the company ever put in front of the public. John Henry Fitzgerald, Fitz to everybody who knew him, was Colt’s roving expert from the early 1920s until he died in 1945. He ran the exhibition sh...
WOOX Bravado Stock Fits the Henry Supreme and Marlin Levers
Lever guns are having a moment, and the modern ones are getting the aftermarket treatment that ARs have enjoyed for years. WOOX leaned into that on July 17 with the Bravado Henry Supreme stock, an Italian-American piece of furniture engineered for the Henry Supreme and compatible Marlin lever-act...
Fudd Friday: The Winchester Model 42 Is Sub-Gauge Sweetness
“In the beginning, there was the Winchester Model 12, and it was very good.” Not quite—Winchester’s Model 12 was not the first pump-action shotgun ever made; they had their own series of pump guns before the Model 12, including the popular Model 1897, and the competition h...
What Are Your Training Scars?
Editor’s Note: The content in this article is presented for informational purposes. The article does not replace quality training from a qualified instructor. The Newhall Incident was a formative moment in American law enforcement training. The incident happened in 1970 when four Californi...
POTD: Cut Away Trigger Guard – FBI Colt “Fitz Special” Detective Special
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a revolver with the front of its trigger guard removed on purpose. This is a 1937 Colt Detective Special in 38 Special, built in the factory Fitz Special configuration and shipped to the FBI’s New York office. The recipe came from Henr...
POTD: A Flintlock Built in 1996 – “The Leeds Gun” by Peter Dyson & Son
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 14 bore flintlock double gun that is younger than a lot of the people reading this. This is the Leeds Gun, built by Peter Dyson & Son to mark the opening of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds by Elizabeth II in March 1996. […] T...
Wheelgun Wednesday: This Hideout Revolver Is A Colt CCW Rarity
Colt was the king of the wheelgun world in the 1800s, even though other manufacturers made arguably better revolvers. That’s because Colt’s reputation was built on the rough, tough frontier; they were the first company to sell revolvers, and their handguns were arguably the reason tha...