In 2005, Taurus International introduced a new centerfire single-action (SA) revolver into its lineup of handguns. A South American company, Taurus called it the Gaucho. To be honest, I never did an evaluation on one or even shot one. Obviously aimed at the Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) market, I saw
Saloons are, without a doubt, one of the most iconic symbols of the Old West. This central hub of many small towns and cities in the mid to late 1800s offered a variety of vices for the locals, and at the top of the list was the alcohol. But unlike
June 28, 1874 was the third day of a siege by 700-plus Comanche, Kiowa, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors at a small trading post called Adobe Walls, Texas. Among the 28 besieged Buffalo hunters was 24-year-old Billy Dixon. During a lull in the action, a group of mounted Indian warriors gathered on
A pair of aces and a pair of eights – the Dead Man’s Hand, made famous by a true legend of the old west, Wild Bill Hickok. The renowned lawman, sharpshooter and expert gambler spent his final moments at a poker table, where he was shot in the back by
The Heritage 92 lever-action line is based on Winchester’s hugely successful Model 1892 action and includes thirteen blued or stainless steel models in four barrel lengths (24-inch octagonal and 20-, 18- and 12-inch round), three stock configurations (rifle, carbine and Mare’s Leg), and four calibers (38 Special/.357 Magnum, .44 Magnum,
Hand engraving firearms is a centuries-old art, one which in its truest form has not changed in almost half a millennium. As noted by late firearms historian R.L. Wilson, in his 1995 book Steel Canvas, “An engraver from centuries past would feel very much at home if he stepped up
