The weather was turning when Two Pony and his partner set out to retrieve strays from a remote canyon. They got most of the animals headed downcountry...

The Bisley Model, as this version became known, was named after the English town of Bisley where international target matches were held.

When night sights started to become popular decades ago, their obvious purpose was to get good hits when there was enough light to identify a deadly threat...

When we think of the wild and woolly west, most of us envision cowboys, lawmen and outlaws packing full-frame Colt, Remington and Smith & Wesson revolvers.

In 1856, Smith & Wesson entered into an agreement with Rollin White who held the patent on revolvers with bored-through cylinders. Then in 1857, S&W...

Everyone who has more than a few firearms probably has at least one frog hiding in the back recesses of the gun safe. We are faced with three choices,...

The weather was turning when Two Pony and his partner set out to retrieve strays from a remote canyon. They got most of the animals headed downcountry...

The Bisley Model, as this version became known, was named after the English town of Bisley where international target matches were held.

When we think of the wild and woolly west, most of us envision cowboys, lawmen and outlaws packing full-frame Colt, Remington and Smith & Wesson revolvers.

In 1856, Smith & Wesson entered into an agreement with Rollin White who held the patent on revolvers with bored-through cylinders. Then in 1857, S&W...

Everyone who has more than a few firearms probably has at least one frog hiding in the back recesses of the gun safe. We are faced with three choices,...

The era of The American gunfighter of fact and legend didn’t begin until 1850. That was when Samuel Colt introduced his first “Belt Pistol” meaning...

The weather was turning when Two Pony and his partner set out to retrieve strays from a remote canyon. They got most of the animals headed downcountry...

Rock Island has a well-earned reputation for guns punching above their weight class and for unexpected innovation. Their .22 TCM, a shortened .223 round...

Many to most Americans are fed up with being defenseless in the face of criminals who ignore the law. More than 19 million Americans hold a valid concealed...

A proper toolbox carries an assortment of tools. As it relates to defensive weapons, one size really doesn’t fit all. In this context, we thought it might...

In my quest for the perfect rattlesnake gun, I learned my first lesson — a firearm is useless laying on a tailgate 20 feet away when a rattlesnake appears.

Cabot was founded in 2011 by Rob Bianchin when he learned local high-technology manufacturer Penn United was pursuing the manufacture of 1911 components...

Rock Island has a well-earned reputation for guns punching above their weight class and for unexpected innovation. Their .22 TCM, a shortened .223 round...

Most of us look upon .22 pistols as recreational plinkers, beer-can poppers or small game guns so it’s easy to overlook how much rich history they have in...

The .22 LR Ruger Wrangler has been around a couple of years now and is a favorite among all kinds of shooters.

At risk of offending the kind folks from Taurus, I don’t see the TaurusTX 22 as a competition-specific pistol at all.

Not long ago I bought a nickel-plated S&W Model 1-½ with mother-of-pearl grips whose former elegance couldn’t be dulled by time. The biggest problem? It...

The word “Plinking” — more commonly heard as “plinkin’” — is an onomatopoeia, a fancy term for a word which sounds like what it means.

Air guns have come a long way. Daisy, Crosman and Beeman are brands I’ve known forever and they have been joined by several other companies

Introducing the new ReadyAir Airgun Compressor by Umarex. A newly patented oilless technology to fill up PCP reservoirs easily and quickly.

“You can train at home with airguns” is one of those pithy comments passed along like the eggplant soufflé at a family reunion dinner but it’s true.

I’m writing this shortly after returning from the Texas Firearms Law Seminar hosted annually by the State Bar of Texas. It’s a CLE (Continuing Legal...

The mere mention of “BB gun” inevitably conjures up the Daisy Red Rider. But let me tell you, BB guns have evolved well past this stage. Thanks to my...

Training with an air pistol — one that is an exact duplicate of the “real” gun carried — has the advantage of being less expensive and less dangerous.

The weather was turning when Two Pony and his partner set out to retrieve strays from a remote canyon. They got most of the animals headed downcountry...

When night sights started to become popular decades ago, their obvious purpose was to get good hits when there was enough light to identify a deadly threat...

When we think of the wild and woolly west, most of us envision cowboys, lawmen and outlaws packing full-frame Colt, Remington and Smith & Wesson revolvers.

In 1856, Smith & Wesson entered into an agreement with Rollin White who held the patent on revolvers with bored-through cylinders. Then in 1857, S&W...

Sam Colt’s percussion revolvers were so successful he was blinded to the future and before he died he set the course for the Colt Company.

I don’t always carry a semiautomatic pistol with a double-stack magazine — but, about two-thirds of the time, I do. Meanwhile, American law enforcement...