Archive for Rick Hacker

Winchester 1886 Extra Light Weight

Offered in 10 chamberings ranging from .33 Win. to .50-110 Win., the 1886 was the ultimate medium-range hunting rifle.

April 04, 2011

Colt Woodsman Target Model

The Woodsman started many a young person on a lifetime of shooting.

March 04, 2011

U.S. Springfield .45-70 Gov’t Trapdoor Carbine

Trapdoor carbines were used from shortly after the Civil War through the 1920s.

January 25, 2011

Colt Bisley Revolver

The Bisley was a target version of the Single Action Army that was overshadowed by its more romanticized older brother.

January 03, 2011

P. Webley & Son British Bull Dog

Though considered obsolete, the Bull Dog is sought after by collectors.

November 29, 2010

Ruger 10/22 Thompson Submachine Gun Conversion Kit

Turn your Ruger 10/22 into a semi-auto .22 Thompson machinegun clone.

November 29, 2010

Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun

The 1897 was considered the “bad boy” of smoothbores.

November 01, 2010

Oliver F. Winchester Commemorative Ammunition

Olin is Celebrating Oliver Winchester's birthday in style.

October 19, 2010

The Winchester Model 94 Rides Again

The 1894 is back to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Oliver Winchester’s birth.

October 19, 2010

Smith & Wesson Model 36 (Chief's Special)

The Chief’s Special continues to be a popular revolver.

September 30, 2010

Single-Action Self-Defense Leather

Carrying a single-action for self-defense doesn’t require the gunslinger’s rig.

August 23, 2010

Gunsite Goes Handgun Hunting

Shooting academy launches course for handgun hunters.

August 23, 2010

Single-Action Shootout at Gunsite

Single-action revolvers once ruled the self-defense world. They still make sense.

August 23, 2010

Browning Superposed Shotgun

The Superposed Shotgun was the first commercially successful over-under shotgun, and John Moses Browning's last gun.

August 19, 2010

World War II Weihrauch Drilling Gun

I have this old gun.

July 26, 2010