REVOLVERS

We all have them, want them, need them or simply aspire to own them. The demand for our attention that a .22 revolver provokes can border on an obsession...

I think very few of us would be likely to declare the revolver “dead.” In fact, I believe most of us find them to be serious tools still eminently...

When I first heard Ruger was introducing their Super Redhawk in 10mm Auto I thought I’d misunderstood. After all, the Super Redhawk is a huge hunk of...

Even though the last Colt New Service was produced before WWII, they still remain rugged and dependable sixguns today.

This “Trail Gun,” as Gary Reeder calls it, falls neatly, exactly into that “Perfect Packin’ Pistol” category and ramps up the game in several...

Two on two: We turned Mike Humphries and Roy Huntington loose on two new Ruger handguns. These were the SP101 5-shot .357 and the .380 “Anniversary” LCP.

This Ruger .44 Magnum has all the handgun hunter could ask for. It’s accurate, rugged, versatile and priced right.

In 1997 Freedom Arms introduced their “90 percent gun,” the smaller, and thus easier packin’, easier shooting, Model 97.

The Walkers and the Dragoons at 4 to 41/2 lbs. were mainly used by the military and carried in pairs in pommel holsters.

While the .44 Magnum can no longer claim to be the world’s most powerful handgun, it remains the standard against which other magnums and wannabes are...

Hamilton Bowen is a cherished friend, a benchmark leader in custom revolver building, witty, and — dare I say it — even charming at times.

S&W MODEL #3 AMERICAN — Beginning in 1857, Smith & Wesson produced .22 and .32 Rimfire pocket pistols. In order to offer a larger caliber in a more...

Chambered in Ruger’s stainless steel Super Redhawk, the factory loaded .480 is a relatively easy shooting cartridge when compared to other big-bore sixgun...

We all have them, want them, need them or simply aspire to own them. The demand for our attention that a .22 revolver provokes can border on an obsession...

The snub-nose revolver had been a staple of concealed carry since the 19th century. Colt conceptualized the 2" barrel small-frame .38 Colt Detective Special...

When an ammunition company introduces a new cartridge, it seldom piques my interest. But, for some reason unbeknownst to me, Remington introduced the 360...

Every single-action revolver manufactured since 1836 which bears the name Colt, Remington, Ruger, Freedom Arms etc., owe their very existence to Colt’s...

The Korth revolvers are as good as you think they are. FMG's Roy Huntington says his Mongoose .357 Magnum is an absolute pleasure to shoot and own.

No, it’s not quite a Triple-Lock, but S&W’s hand-ejector is a mighty fine sixgun.

.357 Magnum Python — Colt was also affected by the great things happening in 1955 and as a result, gave us their greatest double-action sixgun ever. Some...

Without reservation cowboy action shooting as is promoted by the SASS or Single Action Shooting Society is very popular and grows more so daily. It is a...

If the old adage, “bigger is better,” is true, how far can it go? The answer may be near. I think the late great Elmer Keith originated the art of...

Pictured in the 1955 First Edition of Sixguns are Keith’s personal 4" 1950 Target .44 Special, as well as son Ted’s 5" 1950 .44 Special. Someday I would...

Two on two: We turned Mike Humphries and Roy Huntington loose on two new Ruger handguns. These were the SP101 5-shot .357 and the .380 “Anniversary” LCP.

Police officers, county sheriffs, and highway patrolmen enjoyed a strong, healthy relationship with the original S&W .357 Magnum six-gun. Gangsters and...

If you shoot a .38 Special and want the single most accurate load you can find, there is only one choice of bullet: The 148-grain, lead, hollow-base wadcutter.

FMG's Roy Huntington is back in the shop to answer a frequently asked question: How do you cut flats or slabs on a revolver barrel?

In fast shooting, the Miculek revolver lives up to its name. The sweet trigger stroke from the Performance Center lets any of us live up to our best...

In 1955, Smith & Wesson introduced the .357 Combat Magnum which would become the Model 19 two years later when the company went to a model-numbering system....

In 1992, my two sons-in-law contacted me to say they wanted to take me to see a new Western movie. It was called Tombstone. “Who is in it?” They told me...

Over many decades of shooting, one is bound to develop favorites. One of mine is a genre of firearms; pistol-cartridge rifles, carbines and revolvers.

Back in the day, there were quite a few colorful nicknames for the short-barreled revolver. Some called them “card-table guns,” suggesting their...

It was 1975. Lee Jurras, who had earlier founded Super Vel and brought handgun ammunition into the 20th century, called handgunners together in Tucson to...

Colt has made many types of revolvers over the years, but the family of small revolvers known as the Detective Special, the Cobra and the Agent were among...

Unfortunately for my bank account, I like all types of handguns. I own numerous semi-autos and shoot them regularly in a bull’s-eye competition....

The Webley-Fosbery was never a military issue weapon. In America it is best known, not for its feats on the target range or in battle, but for its...

Last Summer I drove the two-hour drive from Oklahoma to Kansas to visit my independent 91-year-old dad. With him in tow we arrived at my aunt and uncle’s...

When I think of the Bond Derringers, there is usually an “Old West” connection. The classic scene, the gambler reaching into his vest pocket when the...

Due to the explosion in popularity of polymer autos and black guns over the past decade, it’s fair to say interest in revolvers throughout the same time...

When I first heard Ruger was introducing their Super Redhawk in 10mm Auto I thought I’d misunderstood. After all, the Super Redhawk is a huge hunk of...

The .36 Model 1851 Navy was dwarfed by the power afforded by the .44 Dragoons. Firing 90-grain round ball at about 900 fps, energy-wise, realistically puts...

Readers in my age group likely remember when the Herter’s Company had a thriving mail order sporting goods business, selling everything from firearms and...