Powered by 12-gram CO2 cartridges, Gamo’s single-action/double-action .17-cal. PT-85 pellet pistol bleeds a small amount of gas to cycle the slide, yet propels pellets up to 450 fps.
Feeding the pistol is a double magazine, each end of which has a cylinder holding eight pellets. Additionally, it features a manual safety, a rifled steel barrel, a textured plastic fame and fixed white-dot sights. Price: $110.
Contact: Gamo Outdoor USA; (954) 581-5822; www.gamousa.com.
Though its active official service life was less than a half-dozen years, Britain’s Pattern 1851 “Minié” rifle musket was an important step in the evolution of military longarms.
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
Taurus’ award-winning Raging Hunter double-action revolver lineup now includes a five-shot, 10.5"-barreled version chambered for the high-pressure .460 S&W Mag. cartridge.
Connecticut manufacturer Mossberg has a well-earned reputation for making affordable, top-quality shotguns, and while the company takes pride in this fact, its underrated pistols and rifles are often overlooked.
Made in the U.S., emblazoned with the NRA logo on its face and backed by a lifetime warranty, the NRA Compound Holster is a premium OWB holster offering from NRAStore.com featuring hybrid construction with adjustable tension.
In recent years, a number of documents clarifying the role of the Pistole 08 Luger in the Irish War of Independence have been discovered. Here, the authors provide context and identifying information for a number of Lugers known to have been used in Ireland during the country's fight for freedom.
