Here’s a Book for Historians and Sharps Firearms Fanciers
By GunMagStaff - August 8 2024 04:43 AM - Comments Off on Here’s a Book for Historians and Sharps Firearms Fanciers - Black Powder
SHARPS FIREARMS, Volume IV
Model 1878 & "Borchardt Patent" Rifles and other Sharps Models
by Roy Marcot, Ron Paxton and Edward W. Marron, Jr.
Published by Northwood Heritage Press, 2024.
ISBN #979-8-9901905-0-4 for the ...
I Tried a Binary Trigger, And It Was a Mistake!
By GunMagStaff - June 26 2024 09:39 AM - Comments Off on I Tried a Binary Trigger, And It Was a Mistake! - Accessories
By Wes Littlefield
Recently, a buddy purchased a binary trigger and needed it installed on his gun. He knew I had built a few ARs, so he asked if I could ...
Reasonable Rifle: IWI’s Zion AR 15 Semi-Auto
By Dave Workman - May 20 2024 11:57 AM - Comments Off on Reasonable Rifle: IWI’s Zion AR 15 Semi-Auto - Featured
Author Bob Campbell spent time on the range with the Zion 15 from Israel Weapons Industries and found it a reliable rifle.
By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Writer
Recent events in ...
The Short Story
By Dave Workman - May 9 2024 05:00 AM - Comments Off on The Short Story - Featured
Dave's Ruger Blackhawk in .41 Magnum has a 4 5/8-inch barrel and wears a set of elk antler grips he personally crafted.
By Dave Workman
Editor-in-Chief
While having a sixgun with a ...
The Sergeant Ryan Rifle Redux: There’s More to This Story
By GunMagStaff - April 1 2024 10:48 AM - Comments Off on The Sergeant Ryan Rifle Redux: There’s More to This Story - Black Powder
The Ralph Heinz painting depicting Sgt. John Ryan “in action” at the Little Big Horn. Ryan and his rifle became part of history on June 25, 1876.
By Mike Nesbitt
First ...
CO Dems Try ‘Sensitive Places’ Ploy; Policy Expert Rains on Parade
By Dave Workman - March 26 2024 11:12 AM - Comments Off on CO Dems Try ‘Sensitive Places’ Ploy; Policy Expert Rains on Parade - Featured
By Dave Workman
Editor-in-Chief
Eager to get around the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in the Bruen case upholding the right to bear arms, lawmakers in several states created so-called “sensitive places” to ...
Black Powder Cartridge Reloading XXVIII: Early Paper Patch .45-70 Loads
By TGM_Staff - February 22 2024 09:18 AM - Comments Off on Black Powder Cartridge Reloading XXVIII: Early Paper Patch .45-70 Loads - Featured
Next to Mike's Sharps rifle are a .45-75-420 and a .45-70-500, two cartridge loads he details in this installment.
By Mike Nesbitt, Contributing Editor
This story was hinted at in a ...
Diamondback Sidekick Birdshead Model: ‘A Worthy Revolver’
By GunMagStaff - February 15 2024 02:21 PM - Comments Off on Diamondback Sidekick Birdshead Model: ‘A Worthy Revolver’ - Featured
Author Bob Campbell gives high marks to Diamondback's Sidekick revolver.
By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor
A couple of years ago Diamondback Firearms got into the revolver business in a big ...
Arming the World: American Gun-makers in the Gilded Age
By GunMagStaff - January 25 2024 06:00 AM - Comments Off on Arming the World: American Gun-makers in the Gilded Age - Featured
By Geoffrey S. Stewart
Hard back 314 pages $39.95 + $5 Shipping
Available from Rowman & Littlefield 1-800-462-6920
Email: customercare@nbnbooks.com
We all know the basics of the history of American gun making but few ...
An American Patriot and His Firearms
By GunMagStaff - December 27 2023 09:33 AM - Comments Off on An American Patriot and His Firearms - Featured
This handsomely engraved Colt Single Action Army is one of the firearms in a collection kept by a friend of author Mike Black.
By Michael A. Black | Contributing Writer
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Testing Protocols for Defensive Handguns
By GunMagStaff - October 25 2023 05:30 AM - Comments Off on Testing Protocols for Defensive Handguns - Concealed carry
Regular use of one's carry gun reinforces one's confidence as well as competence.
By John Markwell | Contributing Editor
I noticed a thread on one of the handgun forums a while ...
Rock River Arms Introduces the Ascendant Series AR Rifles
By TheGunMagStaff - January 20 2023 02:00 PM - Comments Off on Rock River Arms Introduces the Ascendant Series AR Rifles - Breaking News
Rock River Arms has announced the release of a new line of premium AR-15 platform rifles called the Ascendant, featuring RRA's premium LAR-15 components and select components from top-end manufacturers ...
Cartridge Confrontation: .45 ACP versus .45 Colt
By GunMagStaff - April 29 2022 02:40 PM - Comments Off on Cartridge Confrontation: .45 ACP versus .45 Colt - Concealed carry
Top to bottom: Ruger Redhawk, Model 1911 Colt and Colt SAA.
By Jim Dickson | Contributing writer
The two finest all-round handgun cartridges ever conceived, in my opinion, are the .45 Colt ...