Why Universal Service Cartridges Will Never Happen
I’ve seen a number of articles on the web and in magazines recently that are concerned with the concept of a universal cartridge for military service. It's interesting that there's been so much attention paid to...
The Truth About 45 Colt vs. 45 Long Colt
Mike Searson writes : The year was 1873 and Colt’s latest handgun, the Model P (aka as the Single Action Army Revolver of 1873) was just awarded the contract as the official sidearm for the...
Ed McGivern’s Fast & Fancy Shooting
When the October 1974 issue of American Rifleman came out, featuring a cover story on Ed McGivern to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth, it would have a lasting impact on shooting sports...
Cody Firearms Museum: Raymond Wielgus Collection
What do you get when you mix an art collector, firearms, and the city of Chicago? While I’m sure there are many ways to unpleasantly answer that question, but in this case, the answer...
Cody Firearms Museum: Gastinne-Renette Muzzleloading Percussion Target Pistols
If I mention the terms racing and guns, it may conjure the image of a NASCAR fan out in the woods hunting. However, in this particular scenario, those two terms represent a high-end pair...
Fate or Fashion: Why Some Calibers Live Forever
The small arms world is ripe with contradictions. In the edifice of ballistic paradox, there resides the haunting presence of some immortal designs. Most of these were likely never expected to live into our...
My Friend the Knuckleduster
No, I’m not being cheeky calling the knuckleduster revolver my friend. Instead, I’m using its actual name.
James Reid got a wonderful belated Christmas present in 1865. On December 26, he was granted US Patent...
An Amnesty Any Administration Can Implement
In 1968, Lyndon Baines Johnson forced the gun control act of 1968 through a reluctant Congress. The act was not popular, but Johnson's ability to twist arms and bribe Congressmen was legendary. As part...
Cody Firearms Museum: Oliver Winchester’s Jennings Repeater
On July 4, 1976, legendary screen actor John Wayne helped ring in the dedication of the Winchester Arms Collection in Cody, Wyoming. In November the year prior, the Olin Corporation (better known as Winchester...
Cody Firearms Museum: Henry Ford’s Winchester Model 1887
https://youtu.be/PLXlonpcF5Q?list=PLflj6x1a7no421irs5ebs2wtrBGgIHWN8
The Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotgun was one of the first successful repeating shotguns on the market. It pushed Winchester’s lever action brand optimization into new markets. This gun is serial number 1 and...
A Kimber 1911 That Rose From the Ashes of the World Trade Center
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Cody Firearms Museum: Winchester Model 1866 Musket in .44 Rimfire
The Merriam-Webster definition of a musket is "a heavy, large-caliber muzzle-loading usually smoothbore shoulder firearm." The key terms here are muzzle-loading and smoothbore. However, by the time of the American Civil War, the term...