Colt is a name that’s synonymous with the .38 Special six-shot snub nose wheel gun. Going all the way back to 1927, with the introduction of their D-Framed Detective Special, they colt made made a…
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The Smith & Wesson Model 14 Target Masterpiece and Model 15 Combat Masterpiece are by far some of Big Blue’s best old school blued steel K-Frame .38 Special goodness. These guns were from a bygone…
There was once a time when your average Highway Patrolman anywhere in the U.S. carried a six shooter, but not just any six shooter. Oh no, they carried six-inch blasters chambered in the mythical cartridge…
Two classics going head to head. Yes, I know, the Colt Python and the Smith & Wesson Model 686 have been compared ad nauseam, especially since the Python was reborn. This is slightly different since…
That was the question asked back in 1989. The Era of the Wondernine was upon us. Higher capacity 9mm semi-autos that held 15 or 17 rounds was becoming the new standard. Technological wonders from Smith…
Jeff Quinn of GunBlast photographed in 2014 at his home in Dover, Tennessee. (Photo: Ben Philippi / Guns.com) It is with much sorrow that we say goodbye to Jeff Quinn of GunBlast, who passed away on…
With a distinctive full-lug vent-rib barrel that gave the gun much of the same look and feel of their vaunted Python, the Colt Diamondback was popular with a host of buyers. (Photos: Guns.com) Colt produced…
Smith & Wesson’s small J-frame revolvers are among its most popular. They’ve been going strong for 70 years, starting with the introduction of the gun that would become the Chief’s Special back in 1950. Going…
A black and white portrait of my first handgun; a beautiful stainless steel Smith & Wesson Model 629 .44 magnum. I still love this gun. (Photo: Ben Philippi/Guns.com) My first handgun was a beautiful stainless…