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Why People Love The Smith & Wesson 5906
There is a growing roar for Smith & Wesson to bring back the 3rd generation of metal-framed pistols, with a particular interest in the classic 5906 series. The classic non-railed versions were discontinued back in 1999, with the railed versions discontinued back in 2004. So after 20 years, wh...
The Dueling Roots of the Old West Gunfighter
The lone gunman squaring off in a dusty street, hand hovering over a low-slung holster, is one of the most durable images in American gear culture. Its origin lies not on the frontier but in the East, in a formal ritual imported from Europe and practiced for decades by prominent men in the young ...
Fudd Friday: Buy A Classic Surplus Rifle With A Twist
Despite the marketing success of the Winchester ‘73, the Springfield trapdoor rifle was more likely the rifle that really tamed the Wild West. The U.S. government equipped its cavalry and other troops with these robust, hard-hitting rifles. A repeater like Winchester or the competition sold...
POTD: Hollywood’s Hero Gun – Buster Scruggs Screen Used Uberti 1873
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Single Action Army that never went west, it went to a movie set. This is a Taylor’s & Co. Uberti Model 1873 Cattleman in 45 Colt, documented as the hero gun Tim Blake Nelson carried as Buster Scruggs in the Coen Brothers’ 2...
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...
Polish PM-63 RAK Compact Machine Pistol
What we are discussing here today is a rare military and police firearm that dates back to a time when Poland was behind the Iron Curtain. As a result, it was rarely seen in the United States during the Cold War, yet it still managed to earn a level of infamy as it was a Read More The post Polish...
M41A Pulse Rifle: The Ultimate Aliens Gun
Private Dwayne Hicks sat in an expansive classroom alongside the rest of his platoon of newly minted boots. Each Marine had a well-used Pulse Rifle sitting on the table in front of them. The weapons were clean enough to be used as surgical implements and smelled vaguely of CLP. Gunnery Sergeant M...
Glock: How The Polymer Pistol Changed the Handgun Market Forever
Glock helped push American handguns from revolvers and steel-framed pistols into the polymer, striker-fired era. This is how Glock changed the market.
Fate of the “Unsinkable” Japanese Battleship Yamato
During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato was feared due to its immense size and power. She was the most heavily armed battleship ever built, with nine 18.1-inch (460mm) main guns, the largest ever mounted on a warship. Each shell weighed nearly 1.5 tons and had a range i...