#Catalog

The catalog of the upcoming Rock Island April 2018 Premiere Firearms Auction is already published. It is always interesting to look through their catalog and see what lots are consigned because this is one of the USA’s biggest firearms auctions and some of the most unusual and rare guns of the world are sold through it. I picked five firearms from the catalog which are either extremely rare or unusual. The names of the guns are linked to the corresponding Rock Island Auction page. The list goes in no particular order.

Brownells, known for their extensive firearms and gunsmith catalog, has announced that they are issuing an “open casting call to gunsmiths for the cover of the next ‘Big Book’ catalog to celebrate the 70th year of its publication.”

Starting with the Scorpion EVO Pistol, CZ-USA has aggressively pursued NFA-facing customers in the last few years. Products like the Scorpion seem to be born with the intent to convert them into Short Barreled Rifles (SBR) and suppressor-ready platforms. The Kansas City based team even responded with specifically designed 922r import restriction conversion kits. And 2017 appears to be following a similar path.

Starting a firearms book collection isn’t for every shooter or firearms enthusiast. Not everyone reads a lot these days (offline that is), and the price alone is a strong deterrent. You can’t really attach the Collector Grade Publications “ The Black Rifle II” to the rails of an AR, or jam Ian Skennerton’s “ The Lee Enfield” into your No.4 Mk II. I recently went to some used book stores in Washington state and bought over 400 dollars worth of firearms books. With that amount of money I could have bought a good amount of ammunition, a scope, or even a decent hunting rifle. So I’m not amiss when I say this post isn’t for everyone. Another big thing is that a lot of the information I have in my firearms books can be found online through the internet. But if you have a good collection of books already, or want to get into collecting gun books, then read on!