While visiting the Cimarron Firearms booth at SHOT Show, I noticed on the retail products display table what looked like a refinished original Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotgun cut down to a 20-inch barrel riot gun length. Company founder Mike Harvey owns a reputation for exhibiting interesting, original Old West
My dad raised me on Clint Eastwood and John Wayne western movies. Because of him, I have always appreciated revolvers, break-action shotguns, and good old-fashioned lever-action rifles. The Heritage Settler Mare’s Leg is a lever-action .22 LR rifle that’s gorgeous to look at and fun to shoot. It’s not a
Over the past 15 years, Guns of the Old West has featured a variety of handcrafted revolvers and holsters duplicating famous guns and gun leather from historic figures of the American West and, occasionally, equally famous fictional characters. Among those are perhaps two of the most celebrated figures of the
The grassy hills overlooking the Little Bighorn River spread out before them. It was a typically hot June day in Montana. As Custer’s 7th Cavalry neared the sprawling Indian village, the first hidden warriors rose up, weapons in hand, well prepared to repel the advancing soldiers. It was at this
This year’s SHOT Show in Las Vegas was one of the biggest ever. With the COVID threat greatly diminished, there were some 55,400 industry professionals in attendance, and 13.9 miles of aisles displaying all manner of firearms and accessories. I walked each and every one of those aisles with an
Davidson’s, in collaboration with Pietta of Italy, just announced a new single-action revolver for fans of the form. The exclusive Pietta 1873 delivers a unique take on the iconic pistol, chambered in .44 Remington Magnum. Davidson’s Exclusive Pietta 1873 Single-Action in .44 Remington Magnum The revolver comprises the first offering
