The Quest to Build a Better Bullet
Just as we continue to try to perfect projectiles in the 21st century, the same was true back in the 19th century. Buck-and-ball fired from a shotgun allowed the ... Read more
Hidden Treasure: Finding Old Guns in Old Homes
Known as “The Oldest House in St. Augustine,” the González-Alvarez House dates to 1723. It’s an impressive yet simple structure that blends its original Spanish architecture with English influences as it changed ... Read more
Obscure Object of Desire: The Soviet Stechkin Machine Pistol
Developed in 1949, the Stechkin is a select-fire, straight blowback pistol chambered in 9x18mm that’s capable of firing 750 rounds per minute accurately out to a distance of 200 meters. ... Read more
The Guns of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre [VIDEO]
Ninety-one years ago today, a group of police officers entered a Chicago garage to confront a group of gangster-bootleggers as they unloaded a shipment of illegal hooch. Except the officers ... Read more
Gun Design Genius: Rollin White and His Bored-Through Revolver Cylinder
Patent infringement is an age-old problem and the firearms industry is not immune to it. One of the most important design breakthroughs in terms of handgun development was the bored-through ... Read more
As a Matter of Fact, the Founding Fathers Did Know About Repeating Rifles
Gun control advocates love to claim that the Founding Fathers couldn’t possibly have conceived of repeating rifles when they drafted the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights. The history ... Read more
The NFA and Hughes Amendment Strike Again
If you’ve spent even just a minuscule amount of time in the firearms world, you are familiar with the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Hughes Amendment portion of ... Read more
SHOT Show: Shooting the AA-12 Full-Auto Shotgun [VIDEO]
Back in 2017, I wrote an “Obscure Object of Desire” piece for TTAG about the AA-12 shotgun. Check it out here. Fast forward to the 2019 SHOT Show Industry Day ... Read more
Harvard and Yale Continue 125+ Year Shooting Rivalry
Harvard and Yale have long been rivals in many ways. One that doesn’t often come to mind is the rivalry between their shooting teams. While little known, it has a ... Read more
