Jon was in Copenhagen, Denmark a few weeks ago where he spotted these pistols at the Rosenborg Castle armory. These pistols were crafted by Samuel Colt and given as a gift to Federik VII by Abraham Lincoln in 1861. The detail of the engraving, done by a Mr. Young and [Read More…]
The 3-D printing future for firearms is becoming brighter at an exponential rate. What started just a few years ago with the Liberator from Defense Distributed has morphed into is own collective community, building on collective knowledge and constantly sharing and [Read More…]
I recently did a TFB write-up on the inner working of the Chinese QBZ-95 bullpup. That piece plus my RS Regulate AK optic mounts and the new QBZ-95 optic articles got translated into Chinese and posted in some Mainland website as soon as they were up on TFB. That [Read More…]
Not a wheelgun fan myself, but that does not mean I lack for appreciation of those who run them really well. An admitted personal weakness has been getting the reloads down pat. With my muscle memory dedicated entirely to box-magazine fed handguns, the individual rounds [Read More…]
Here is a video showing some of the workings of the .22LR revolver knife imported by Arsenal Inc. I could not find this knife on their website so perhaps they are no longer importing them. In this video, this guy shoots one of these knives. As you can see [Read More…]
Smith and Wesson is famous for two things: Well-made service revolvers, and mind-boggling model numbers. LuckGunner’s Chris Baker has set out to clarify a small portion of the later. From his article on Smith .38/.357 post-1957 revolver offerings: We got some good [Read More…]
Good news for .32 cal fans; Ruger has re-introduced its SP101 revolver in the .327 Federal Magnum caliber. From the press release: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) is pleased to introduce the SP101® in .327 Federal Magnum. The Ruger® SP101 in .327 Federal [Read More…]
Mr Revolverguy, who blogs at Day at the Range, sent in this photo…. is a very rare combination of a Smith and Wesson Performance Center 940 356 TSW revolver and now defunct 356TSW ammunition. The TSW was Ì for Team Smith & Wesson designed in the 1990’s by [Read More…]
Trigger Firearms sent in the above photo of a Colt revolver they recently sold as a clone because nobody could determine if it was real or not. If it is a clone, it is an exceptionally well made clone. They wrote … We recently sold this SAA revolver on [Read More…]
Mike sent us a photo of his Cowboy Action Shooting rig, including a beautiful pair of Remington 1875 clones manufactured by Uberti in Italy. They are chambered in .357 Magnum. The Remington 1875 was an early cartridge firing revolver based on the earlier percussion [Read More…]
JohnInBlackHawk sent us a photo of this awesome commemorative piece he made. He writes … As a retired gunsmith and digital arts and photography teacher, I found the perfect combination for my crafts! Guns and photos. This is a commemorative piece I did for my [Read More…]
Roboink sent us a photo of his beautiful Hawes Western Marshall. He wrote .. My Hawes Western Marshall in .44 Magnun with trigger work done by Bob Munden just before his passing. Grips by Chris Whisler of Chisel & Plane Workshop and holster by Ricardo of Old West [Read More…]
One of the most historically significant items up for auction at James D. Julia this season is Elmer Keith’s famous Single Action Army revolver – the “Number 5”, about which was written in 1929 an article by Keith, titled “The Last [Read More…]
National Geographic tested this question. How many balloons do you think it takes to stop a .44 magnum?
Crye Precision has a website now for the SIX12 revolver bullpup shotgun. It is six12.com. I love their slogan: “Opening doors, meeting new people” You can register for updates for the date the shotgun will be available. They also have a signup sheet for [Read More…]
1911Junkie writes ,,, Even though I’m a 1911 junkie, I like classic revolvers too. Here’s my pair of 1953 K-22 and 1960 K-38 Masterpiece. Beautiful!
Korth, maker of fine revolvers and semi-automatic pistols, has just released a video showcasing its new “Sky Marshal” 9mm Luger revolver. The revolver is set up as a personal defense weapon, with a side-mounted 1913 rail and, very oddly, speedloader [Read More…]
Ruger announced the introduction of a new GP100 Match Champion revolver with adjustable sights. This compliments the fixed sight Match Champion the company introduced about a year ago. The revolver is designed with competition shooting in mind, though I suspect it would [Read More…]
Now I’m no expert, but I don’t think they did that right, something looks a bit off. At least they mounted the optic correctly. [Source: AR15.com]
Joshua wrote … I recently moved to the city for college, as a result I bought a handgun for the apartment. It’s old but I have good faith in her, she’s an old Enfield No.2 Mk.1 built in 1938. Some holster wear, plus some new speed loaders for a [Read More…]
CrossBreed Holsters has teamed up with renowned gunsmith Grant Cunningham to make a new speed loader case. Cunningham is well known for his precision work on revolvers; so well known, in fact, there’s a two-year wait right now for those interested in benefiting from [Read More…]
Jerry Miculek compares a S&W L-Frame against a Colt Python and a Ruger Speed Six. He admits it to us that he is a little biased since he has been shooting for S&W for the past 25 years. After the test firing he does a table top talk and breaks down the features [Read More…]
NL took this photo at the Museum of Military History, Vienna which is located in the Arsenal. An Austrian Gasser revolver Model 1870/74. Very skillfully engraved with gold inlays and I believe ivory grip plates (and tools). The insignia translated to English reads: [Read More…]
This beautiful photo was taken by HKG of his S&W Model 27-2 manufactured in 1977. The Model 27 has been a popular gun with consumers and law enforcement ever since its introduction almost 80 years ago in 1935. The ’27 was originally named the [Read More…]
Terry sent us this nifty photo he took at a AZGO Forum shoot. The revolver being fired is chambered in the .41 GNR, a wildcat designed for hunting large game. Reloading equipment for the .41 GNR is manufactured by Reeder Custom Guns … 41 GNR#2..This is a very [Read More…]
RIA Auctions are auctioning off an one-of-a-kind .45 auto revolver, origins unknown. The expected sale price is $1,500 – $2,500. Produced by an unknown inventor, this pistol combines features and ergonomic principals from both semi-automatic pistols and turn of [Read More…]
Editor’s note: This article was written by Claymore. His previous blog posts can be read here. Steve has given his blessing to this article on one of my “adventures” this time in the good old USA. It has some advice on the use of an ankle holster but I [Read More…]
Recently a Huffington Post journalist mistook foam ear plugs for rubber bullets. The internet has been funnier ever since. Well Jerry Miculek tests if foam ear plugs could even be used as rubber bullets. He used a S&W Model 13 to test foam ear plugs against rubber [Read More…]
A neat object but probably not a good idea with how the public views anything remotely firearm shaped. The original design was a 3D Printed case for the iPhone. Then Chinese companies latched onto it and offered a similar design using traditional manufacturing [Read More…]
One of the more interesting things I saw at this year’s SHOT Show was the Delta Grip. Made by Ergo Grip, the Delta is a wedge shaped grip for small frame revolvers that fills the hand and gives the shooter a high grip on the gun. It is odd looking, but it felt [Read More…]
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