Guns That Come to Mind When Thinking Texas
A cowboy gun still finds a home on the range (Photo: Don Summers/Guns.com) To say a set of guns defines Texas is a quagmire, a real schism of a situation. The Lone Star State is…
Gun culture
The Texas Link to the Most Popular Colts of the 1850s & 60s
Samuel Colt’s revolving firearms were already legend in Texas before they became well-known around the globe, and a bit of Texas history was portrayed on some of the best known Colt wheelguns for decades. Colt’s…
Tiny Bolt Action Rimfires for the Youngest Plinkers
When most folks think of youth rifles, what often comes to mind are the majority of compact or bantam models that are essentially adult rifles with shortened stocks and barrels. As the legal ages for…
Lone Star Guns: Texas Produces Some Great Firearms
The Lone Star State is next-level in many regards when it comes to premium firearm makers that have set up shop in Texas. Here are some of the cooler ones, in alphabetical order. Alamo Precision…
Budget Buntline: Heritage Rough Rider 16-inch
Want to make a statement on the range? Bring a Buntline. From a company whose name is synonymous with affordable single-action revolvers, comes the 16-inch barreled Rough Rider — born of the legendary 19th century…
Sig Sauer Ships Next Generation Squad Weapon Prototypes to Army
New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer reports they have recently delivered their Next Generation Squad Weapons system to the U.S. Army for testing and evaluation. Sig is one of three contractors who last year got the nod…
Holding Class: Basics of Using Mossberg 500 & 590 Shotguns
Over 10 million Mossberg 500/590 series shotguns and their Maverick 88/Revelation 310 half-brothers have been produced since 1960 and the reliable design is effective and easy to use. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Firearm giant Mossberg recently…
Can’t Find 9mm? Alternative Handgun Ammo That Escaped the Panic
In the past few years, many gun owners took the availability of cheap, effective, and reliable 9mm Luger ammo for granted. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) With millions of 9mm pistols and carbines in circulation, and more…
The World’s Biggest Texas Star Target
During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, there was a lot of downtime. So, my father and I decided to build the world’s biggest Texas star target for shotgun. CONCEPT AND CONSTRUCTION Early sketch of the Texas…
Smith & Wesson Model 25 .45 Wheel Gun Extraordinaire
The S&W Model 25 has been around for 65 years and is an iconic wheel gun (Photos: Guns.com) Introduced in 1955, the big N-framed Smith & Wesson Model 25 was originally marketed as the “.45…