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Not for Sale: My Winchester Model 1897 Shotgun

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By Thundervoice NOT FOR SALE: One Winchester Model 1897 standard grade 12 gauge pump shotgun. Designed by John Moses Browning. Exposed hammer with slamfire capability. Manufactured in 1914. Barrel with matching serial number is 30...

Vintage Gun Review: Savage Enfield No.4 MK1*

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There are few guns that capture the imagination like those from World War II. I got into shooting because of my interest in these classic weapons and my love of history. Finding these guns...
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Historians Defending Gun Control Laws are Mighty Selective When Constructing Their Arguments

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UC-Berkely History Professor Brian DeLay is an expert witness states frequently have turned to recently to defend unconstitutional gun control laws in light of Bruen. This week The Duke Center for Firearms law published...

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: AR-15 Rifle Builder Edition, Part Deux

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If you read my first post on how I spent my summer vacation, you know I built a few rifles. But that was just part of my summer production. I still had time and...

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: AR-15 Rifle Builder Edition

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I retired from full-time law enforcement two years ago, and I took a job as a part-time school police officer at a local school district. That means I now have summers off for the...

Obscure Object of Desire: Something Extremely Ugly, Cheaply Made and Very Expensive

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This came across my desk courtesy of Red Hills Arms of Tallahassee. They are a fantastic family-owned gun shop with a great selection of firearms and ammunition. So what's in the box? A gun of...

Which 8 Great People of the Gun Would You Invite for a Day at...

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By LKB The “Dinner Party Hypothetical” is a common psychological thought experiment. In it, you’re asked to list a set number of people from history that you would invite to a dinner party (with the...
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The Truth About Derringers

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By BLoving A few years ago, I spotted a customer leaning over the glass case displaying the pocket-sized .380s of various makes. Asking her what sort she was shopping for, she indicated a Taurus PT...
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Independence Day: A Celebration of America’s Gun Culture

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Want to celebrate America’s independence like a Founding Father? Consider getting to a range. It’s what they would have wanted. The celebration of America’s independence, self-determination and revolutionary spirit is rooted in a heritage...

Obscure Object of Desire: Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver

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I like weird guns. In fact, I pretty much like all guns. I know in the past, some people haven’t understood some of my Obscure Objects of Desire, and I get it. That said,...

Bergon: The Modern Right to Keep and Bear Arms is the Result of a...

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Absolute constructions also aren’t grammatical fossils irrelevant to current English. We still use sentences today that contain free-floating absolutes to modify verbs in the same way as in the Second Amendment, through phrases such...

Inside ‘The Vault’ of the National Museum of the Marine Corps

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By Mark Oliva Memorial Day holds special meaning to the firearms industry. Like nearly all Americans, we pause to remember and honor those whose lives were sacrificed defending our freedoms. For firearms manufacturers, the small arms...