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Just a silly millimeter—that's all that spells the difference in these three successively longer auto pistol cartridges.
March 15, 2010
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When Colt cast about for a name for their latest big revolver and came up with “New Service,” it was just before the turn of the 19th Century.
March 11, 2010
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Occasionally I get questions about handgun terminology such as: “Where is the forcing cone in a revolver? Answering these questions is useful to the readers and often fun.
March 08, 2010
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Smith & Wesson makes many thousands of guns every year and has made many millions of them since the first partnership of Horace Smith & D.B. Wesson in 1852.
March 05, 2010
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I'm not sure that it is necessarily the most versatile cartridge, but a revolver chambered for the .357 Mag. is an almighty good all-around handgun.
March 04, 2010
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It may be growing a little long in the tooth, but the Thompson/Center Contender pistol is one of the more influential handguns of our time.
February 25, 2010
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As a matter of habit, I grasp every handgun that I fire in the same way—as high as possible to get my hand as close to the axis of the bore I’m able.
February 22, 2010
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In the Frontier period, there was a need for powerful revolvers. This need was met with such guns as the brute-strong '75 Remington, classic S&W Schofield and the immortal Colt Peacemaker.
February 16, 2010
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When you are out shooting your revolver the next time, take a close look at the sights by putting the gun in the hands of a shooting partner and watching him or her shoot from a vantage point off to one side.
February 12, 2010
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“Mr. Clapp did not mention the dominant eye under aiming (in his article about the ABCs of Pistol Shooting). Should I learn to shoot with both eyes open for rapid target acquisition?” Vance Norton
February 04, 2010
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Longevity in a handgun design is measured in years. A few classics have managed to last a few decades. But any gun that remains in production—and on dealer's shelves—for more than fifty years is a downright wonder.
February 02, 2010
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The twists and turns in the history of the Peacemaker Colt and its many variations are unending and fascinating. Initially made in the 60s, Colt’s New Frontier six-shooters were adjustable-sighted, flat-topped Peacemakers in several different barrel lengths and calibers.
February 01, 2010
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In the late 70s and early 80s, the ammunition industry was going crazy trying to match strides with the arms industry in the development of semi-automatic pistols. While gunmakers of the time were building the best revolvers in history, it was clear the service handgun of the future would be the semi-automatic pistol.
January 27, 2010
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Response to Brad Ladbury.
January 15, 2010
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Review of nine compact .380 semi-automatic handguns.
January 13, 2010
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