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Striker Fired vs. Hammer Fired Guns: What’s the Difference and is One Better?

Jeremy S. for TTAG There’s no firing a gun without denting a primer (if you aren’t sure what that means, start with how a gun works). There are two primary ways to do that: hammer…


Colt Gets Back in Royal Blue Game with 1911 Classic : Guns.com

You could almost mistake the new Colt Royal Blue 1911 Classic for a Commercial Government Model from the 1950s. (Photos: Colt) In the latest installment of getting back to its roots, Colt announced this week…


Happy Independence Day: Guns of the Grunt 1776-2020

Back-to-back World War champs and arguably the strongest military in the world, America’s Soldiers have carried a wide array of rifles in the past 244 years. Colonial origins Going as far back as the matchlocks…



A Salute to the Greatest Generation: Colt Iwo Jima Collectible

In honor of all servicemen and women this Memorial Day, Guns.com reached into the Collectors Corner to show off a patriotic and embellished M1911 — the Colt Iwo Jima Collectible. In the late 1990s, Colt…


Proud American Gun Owners and their Firearms Vol. 5

From 2012 to 2016, I toured America to photograph some of the millions of legal gun owners who proudly exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. These photographs were published in my book called We The…