One of my favorite black powder pistols is extraordinarily difficult to shoot. In fact, it is often difficult to hit anything with it at any great distance at all. It is cumbersome, clunky, and unwieldy, and it is the oddest-looking contraption a person will ever lay eyes on. That’s because
When we think of the guns of the Old West, we tend to picture the big-bore revolvers like the Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army, Smith & Wesson’s top-break sixguns, and perhaps the Remington Model 1875. Nevertheless, citizens packed a myriad of small, concealable, single- and multiple-shot derringers and revolvers
One of my favorite Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) games is the Wild Bunch match. Introduced a number of years ago by the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), the match is based on the 1969 Western epic “The Wild Bunch,” directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden, Robert Ryan, Ernest
US States have state birds, state flags, state flowers, and other symbols that embody the culture of each respective state. Unfortunately, only two states have a state firearm. Utah is spoiled for options but opted for the Colt Model 1911. The state of Texas adopted the Colt Walker. The Walker
There is something eternal about the lever action rifle. Since the early 1800s, lever guns have been a part of the firearms world. It is simply the epitome of cool. For the most part, these lever guns have been American as apple pie, but to think we have a corner
The Winchester 1873 introduced the concept of a universal rifle and a universal cartridge to the world when it debuted in, you guessed it, 1873. From its introduction to the initial end of its run in 1919, over seven hundred thousand Model 1873s were produced—the lion’s share in the .44-40
