World War One’s Pistol Periscope
World War I saw a great number of “firsts” in combat that needed to be addressed because conventional warfare had never dealt with such things before. Namely, this includes poison gas, tanks, airplanes, etc.
Trench...
I Like Big Guns And I Cannot Lie . . .
In the video below RealLifeLore ask What's the Biggest Gun We Could Possibly Build? Personally, I couldn't "build" a BIC pen spitball gun. But I know enough to know that RLL's missed a trick ....
The Lone Ranger’s Guns Up for Auction at Rock Island Auction
Rock Island Auction writes; “In the early days of the western United States, a masked man and an Indian rode the plains, searching for truth and justice. Return with us now to those thrilling...
8000 Army 1911’s On Their Way to the Civilian Marksmanship Program!
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- The CMP has been authorized to receive 8,000 1911 type pistols from the United States Army.
The 1911s have been received by the CMP. A complete inventory will be conducted over the course of this...
New from Brownells: Retro AR10
The only thing cooler than a retro AR15 build is a retro AR10 build. Or so Brownell's hopes . . .
Brownell’s newest old rifle is their first complete rifle for sale: a faithful recreation...
Martin Luther King Jr., Guns, and a Book Everyone Should Read
Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 89 years old today, were he not assassinated in 1968. On the third Monday in January we observe MLK Jr. Day and celebrate his achievements in advancing...
John Wayne’s Pistols Up for Auction
On January 27, Milestone’s Historic Military & Firearms Auction offers Smith & Wesson collectors the chance to own John Wayne's silver-grip Smith & Wesson revolvers, holsters and spurs. (Click here to view the online catalogue.)...
Book Review: The History of Winchester Firearms 1866-1980
Reader Philip Reboli writes:
Long before I knew how a direct gas impingement system works, I admired the lever action rifle. It straddles the manual of arms between the muzzle loader and modern, magazine-fed rifle....
Charles C.W. Cooke Fisks Asner and Weinberger’s False Second Amendment ‘History’
Pro tip: don't take on National Review's pro-2A Brit, Charles C.W. Cooke, where gun rights are concerned . . . No, Salon, the U.S. Was Not ‘Founded on Gun Control’
We might start with the...
Henry Repeating Arms Sells Its Millionth Lever Action .22
A million seconds is 11.57 days. In other words, a million is a lot. So it's safe to say Henry Repeating Arms has sold a lot of .22 lever action rifles since it began production in March of...
That Time the Danes Tried to Copy the Russian AK-47 Rifle
Because it's an ultra-reliable rifle that shoots big-boy 7.62mm ammo . . . Why NATO copied Russia's AK-47
The famous Soviet automatic rifle was such a success that even a NATO member state tried to...
Brownells Now Offering ‘Chicago Typewriter’ Tommy Gun Package
"How's about I play you a little tune on my violin?" Brownells wants to give you the chance to channel your inner Machine Gun Kelly. They've partnered with Auto Ordnance to offer every closet...