Colt Monitor – BAR Evolved
If you recently watched The Highwaymen on Netflix, you may have noticed the use of the Colt Monitor. If you
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Mike the Mook
SW380 – Forgotten pocket gun that should stay thataway
There is nothing wrong with the Sigma series SW380 – that is, at least as long as you don’t have to stake your life on it.
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Austria’s Mannlicher M1895: no wonder they lost the war
Austria’s M95 Mannlicher had several problems. One of them were probably the worst iron sights ever used on a mass production rifle.
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Winchester M1876 – a Tribute to Tom Horn
Workmanship on the Model 1876 rifle, from Horn’s signature engraved on the rifle’s side plate to the fire blued screws and safety catch on the butt of the lever is impeccable.
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Smith & Wesson’s First Revolver: The Model 1 | WCW
In WCW today, learn about the first revolver manufactured by Smith & Wesson, the Model 1 which was the first commercially successful revolver to use rimfire cartridges.
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WCW | The Mexican Colt?
In this edition of Weapon Crush Wednesday, Mike the Mook got himself a sixgun that wasn’t what it seemed…now he’s gonna tell you about it.
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Colt’s “Dick Special” Detective Special Revolver
Back in 1927 when Colt made firearms that people wanted and could actually buy, the company rolled out a new revolver based on their popular Police Positive Model. With its slimmer frame and shorter barrel, the new revolver was called “The Detective Special”. But to us, it was just a Dick. Elliott Ness famously carried one, as did Charles Lindbergh. The Dick Special was carried by police detectives, private detectives and anyone who wanted to discreetly carry a small frame .38 revolver. Colt dropped it from their lineup in 1992, just in time for concealed carry reform to start taking hold in America.
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The Rossi Ranch Hand | WCW
A number of companies have marketed functional reproductions of the Mare’s Leg, making them the same way as the original, by cutting down Winchester rifles (most of which are now considered collectible antiques). These reproductions have the same legal restrictions as the original: a rifle may not have a barrel length less than 16 inches without obtaining a tax stamp from the ATF, in accordance with the National Firearms Act.
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Bowers USS 22 | CANdid Reports
The Bowers USS 22 is a quiet and rugged rimfire can for shutting up just about everything on the small
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What Went Wrong with the 1886 Lebel Rifle?
Known first as the Tramond-Lebel, the 1886 Lebel Rifle was a contemporary of the Mauser M-71/84.
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