Tag: western guns

The shotgun has always been one of the most versatile firearms in American history. Fowling pieces put meat on the ...

The term legend has become almost ubiquitous in our modern digital society. The term is attached to everything from social ...

As I pen these words, on this date (April 12th) in 1861, Rebel forces fired on Ft. Sumpter in Charleston ...

If you’ve never tried Cowboy Action Shooting, you don’t know what you’re missing. The targets are generally large and typically ...

"All hail the six-gun; may it live forever!" That sentiment, at least in some form, must surely be woven into ...

Back in the day, Hollywood had a fixation on the “fast gun” in many of its Western films. Sometimes an ...

.410/.45 Revolvers: Plenty of Firepower for Home Defense The .410 gauge shotshell was developed just after the turn of the ...

What Are Coach Guns? Coach guns were typically double-barreled shotguns with short barrels that made them easy to maneuver in ...

The side-by-side shotgun remains a quintessential American shotgun form. From the Old West to the southern quail fields and home ...

It was honestly the best time of my life. We were pretty much broke, and med school kept me sinfully ...

Well, Taylor's & Company sure did it again. For some, they committed firearm heresy once more. For others, the company ...

John Wesley Hardin is considered an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk hero. Hardin often got into trouble ...

It may be a new year but Guns of the Old West is picking up right where we left off ...

Possessing any of the below concealed cowboy guns greatly extended your lifespan in the grizzled Old West. Surviving Violent Times ...

“Yesterday’s gone, and we can’t get it back.” Augustus “Gus” McCrae made this sage remark. McCrae was a former Texas ...

This Classic Colt Derringer Manages to Keep Shooting for Over 60 Years I grew up in the 1950s. Cowboy movies ...

James Buchanan Gillett was born November 4, 1856, in Austin, Texas. Ever the adventure seeker, young Gillett started riding horseback ...

Some years are tougher than others as far as the introduction of Old West-type firearms are concerned. This year was ...

Everyone loves cowboy revolvers. You could be the most die-hard, Staccato-C carrying, plate carrier-wearing, tactical bad dude on the planet, ...

It’s amazing that even as I write this, cowboy guns and the Old West are still as popular as ever. ...