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The First New...

A look back at the first revolver to be made by High Standard and the first really new, different revolver on the American scene in 50 years!
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S&W Model 61 Escort

The 1968 Gun Control Act put a serious dent in the availability of small imported pocket autos. Regardless of quality, the operative phrase was “Saturday...
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The Holster Wardrobe

We don’t wear the same clothes every day, in every season, for every occasion. For the law-abiding armed citizen, the same is often true of firearms.
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Springfield...

The latest high tech combat handgun to come out of the Springfield Armory skunk works is the 9mm Echelon. Launching into a crowded field already full to...
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Springfield...

It’s no secret the world isn’t a very nice place right now. In fact, by the time these words hit subscriber mailboxes and the newsstand, things might...
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Early S&W Double...

The 1917 Smith & Wesson was a very rugged big-bore sixgun that was made even better by the arrival of .45 Auto Rim ammunition from Remington in the early 1920s
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Revolver

The First New...

A look back at the first revolver to be made by High Standard and the first really new, different revolver on the American scene in 50 years!
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Early S&W Double...

The 1917 Smith & Wesson was a very rugged big-bore sixgun that was made even better by the arrival of .45 Auto Rim ammunition from Remington in the early 1920s
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Customized Ruger...

The Ruger Wrangler is a great blank slate for gun customization
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Vintage Colt Vs....

Mea culpa — I’m an old “Mossy-Back” and when I walk into a gun shop, I ignore all the black guns and polymer frame wonders because I’m on the...
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Shooting A S&W...

Roy Huntington does something he normally doesn't like to do — shooting .44 Magnum "Bear Loads" from a Smith & Wesson Model 29.
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The Single...

Though I turned 41 this year, I’d hazard I’m still among the youngest contributors here at GUNS — a motley crew consisting of a number of veteran...
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Semi-Auto

S&W Model 61 Escort

The 1968 Gun Control Act put a serious dent in the availability of small imported pocket autos. Regardless of quality, the operative phrase was “Saturday...
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Springfield...

The latest high tech combat handgun to come out of the Springfield Armory skunk works is the 9mm Echelon. Launching into a crowded field already full to...
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Springfield...

It’s no secret the world isn’t a very nice place right now. In fact, by the time these words hit subscriber mailboxes and the newsstand, things might...
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The Guncrafter Polara 1911
Guncrafter Polara

Available as a full-sized 5" 1911 and a Commander-sized version, the Guncrafter Polara caught my attention and I think you can see why.
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Black Rain's Ion 9

Its sexy-looking, ventilated fore grip has Picatinny bases for front and rear sight mounting. It also has Picatinny bases on the fore grip’s left and...
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The Guns Of 007

James Bond’s ordnance is an integral component of his mythos. For the serious student of firearms, it is fascinating to dissect Bond’s firepower across...
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Rimfire Handguns

Customized Ruger...

The Ruger Wrangler is a great blank slate for gun customization
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Smith & Wesson...

A review of the S&W M48 .22 Magnum
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JC Higgins Model 80

The JC Higgins Model 80 is a classic.22 LR pistol by Hi-Standard
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Colt King Cobra...

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

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

One definition of “sleeper” is, according to Merriam-Webster, “someone or something unpromising or unnoticed that suddenly attains prominence or value.”
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Airguns

Realistic Air...

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
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Umarex Is...

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

“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.
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LONE STAR SUMMIT

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...
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"Air Defense...

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...
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SIG AIR M17 ASP...

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.
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MISCELLANEOUS HANDGUNS

Black Rain's Ion 9

Its sexy-looking, ventilated fore grip has Picatinny bases for front and rear sight mounting. It also has Picatinny bases on the fore grip’s left and...
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Pedersoli Howdah

The breeze had stalled and the heat began to pound at the sweating men in the howdah. Their pith helmets were damp, hot and uncomfortable in the sun.
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The Tippmann...

My fingers twitched nervously above my laptop. My breath came in furtive spurts. The intrinsic import of the moment threatened to cloud my vision.
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Big Al's .45

Big Al knows his revolvers
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Semmerling LM-4...

Review of the Semmerling LM-4 pistol
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Looking Back on 1955

Massad Ayoob looks back at 1955
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