Guns of the Old West Spring 2023 Issue Hits Newsstands
It may be a new year but Guns of the Old West is picking up right where we left off ...
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Cowboy Guns: New Sixguns, Lever Rifles & Coach Guns for 2023
Some years are tougher than others as far as the introduction of Old West-type firearms are concerned. This year was ...
Best Cowboy Revolvers for Competition and Plinking [2022]
Everyone loves cowboy revolvers. You could be the most die-hard, Staccato-C carrying, plate carrier wearing, tactical bad dude on the ...
The Uberti 1885 Courteney Stalking Rifle is an Elegant, Timeless Design
It is elegant, rugged in its simplicity, effective on medium-size game and recalls a great era in history. The Uberti ...
The Pepperbox Pistol Makes History as the First True Old West Revolver
One of my favorite blackpowder pistols is extraordinarily difficult to shoot. In fact, it is often difficult to hit anything ...
Best Coach Guns: the Stow-N-Go Defenders You Want Riding Shotgun
The coach gun was perhaps the original defensive gun for travelers in the United States. Major and minor roadways have ...
Ride the Trail With the Cimarron Firearms Lonesome Dove Walker .44
Cimarron Firearms announced a "Return to Lonesome Dove," so to speak, with the release of a pair iconic revolvers. The ...
Henry 200th Anniversary Edition Commemorates Original Maker
In commemoration of the bicentennial birthday of gunmaker Benjamin Tyler Henry, Henry Repeating Arms recently announced its 200th Anniversary Edition ...
Gunsmoke: Celebrating the Longest-Running Western in TV History
Everyone has a "Gunsmoke" story. Almost every major actor today who started out playing small roles on TV from the ...
Man Stops 250-Pound Black Bear With Uberti Yellowboy in 45 Long Colt
A man made headlines recently when he stopped a 250-pound black bear with his Uberti 1866 Yellowboy in .45 Long ...
How People Use to Practice Concealed Carry With Old West Guns
When we think of the guns of the Old West, we tend to picture the big-bore revolvers like the Colt ...
13 Incredible Belly Gun Pistols That Span the Decades
In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, a “belly gun” is a handgun with a very short barrel and often ...
Patton’s Colt: The Cimarron Patton Laser-Engraved Frontier Pistol
Without question, the most iconic and readily identifiable handgun in the world associated with a single person is the engraved, ...
Recreating the Famous Holster Rigs of ‘Shane’ & ‘Have Gun, Will Travel’
David Livingston has been a friend and fellow Fast Draw shooter for many years. He is a former chairman of ...
Why the .36 Caliber Pistol Was the Most Popular Among Early Gunfighters
Sam Colt may have created the 1851 Navy, but Wild Bill Hickok made the .36 caliber Colt pistols immortal. Indeed, ...
Gun Test: The Fast-Handling Marlin Model 1895 Trapper in .45-70
There’s no point in prolonging it, or holding off till the end, I’ll just come right out and admit it ...
Hostiles Guns: How Accurate Was Christian Bale’s Latest Western?
Released in 2017, Hostiles is a Western film written and directed by Scott Cooper. The story is set in 1892 ...
Henry Cody Stampede Celebrates 100 Years of Rodeo
Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the Cody Stampede Rodeo, one of America’s longest running professional rodeos. So Henry Repeating ...
Gun Review: Pedersoli Classic Side-by-Side Deluxe Flintlock Shotgun
In an era when the average man had one shot from a fowler or musket, maybe two with a swivel barrel, ...
Gun Review: Umarex Colt Peacemaker Nickel & Gold
As far back as the 1850s, Colt began offering silver plating and gold-washed cylinders, hammers and triggers as options on its ...