Reloading 101: How to Beat the High Cost of Buying Ammunition (Part 1)

Besides being mechanically inept, I don’t have a particularly green thumb. In my 23 years of military service, tending to the greenery was a work detail, or, more often, a punishment (oops, I mean “additional training). So we have a strict separation of duties in our house: I mow and water, and the wife tends … Read more

New From Marlin: the Dark Series

Now this is cool. Suppressor-ready, blacked-out lever guns from Marlin. This is their new Dark Series and the first two models are available with 16.25-inch barrels chambered either in .30-30 or .45-70. Above is the Model 1895 Dark Series in .45-70, threaded 11/16×24 for a big-bore suppressor like a Bowers 458 or a Liberty Goliath. … Read more

Vintage Bullets? Why Didn’t I Know That?

The Truth About Guns went live ten days ago. Truth be told, I’m at the base of a long learning curve. As with The Truth About Cars (sold to the Canucks), I’m starting this site as an enthusiast, looking to become what the Brits call “a swot.” Or, in this case, “a gun nut.” So … Read more