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The Model 70 Story: The Early Years

The Model 70 Story: The Early Years

A continuation of the history of the Winchester Model 70, exploring its early beginnings and...

Arsenals and Armament: The Early Years of U.S. Martial Pistols

Arsenals and Armament: The Early Years of U.S. Martial Pistols

The journey from the dawning days of the American Revolution to the requisition of the...

Remembering the Guns of the Alamo

Remembering the Guns of the Alamo

Separating fact from movie fiction, what arms were used during the 13-day siege in February...

Video—Preserving the Skills: Gunsmithing at Colonial Williamsburg

Video—Preserving the Skills: Gunsmithing at Colonial Williamsburg

Gunsmiths at Colonial Williamsburg demonstrate the tricks of their old-fashioned trade, creating high-quality, period-correct firearms...

Colonial Williamsburg's Fire A Flintlock Musket Program

Colonial Williamsburg's Fire A Flintlock Musket Program

Want to fire a period-correct musket? Check out Colonial Williamsburg's musket range and "Fire a...

Making the American Rifle at Colonial Williamsburg

Making the American Rifle at Colonial Williamsburg

The gunsmithing program at Virginia’s first capital works not only to preserve the form of...

Rifleman Q & A: Rifle Or Musket?

Rifleman Q & A: Rifle Or Musket?

A reader asks about the April 2013 issue of American Rifleman, which featured a column...

Video—I Have This Old Gun: Model 1863 Springfield Rifle Musket

Video—I Have This Old Gun: Model 1863 Springfield Rifle Musket

The Model 1863 Springfield Rifle Musket is the subject of this "I Have This Old...

America's Snipers in The Great War

America's Snipers in The Great War

A century ago, American snipers fought in both the trenches of France and in the...

I Have This Old Gun: French Year XIII Cavalry Pistol

I Have This Old Gun: French Year XIII Cavalry Pistol

The French had a tradition of building well-thought-out longarms and handguns.

5 Guns Every Texan (and Every Other American) Should Know

5 Guns Every Texan (and Every Other American) Should Know

The types of firearms that modern Texans own and carry may have changed since they...

American Ingenuity on Display: The VMI Firearms Collection

American Ingenuity on Display: The VMI Firearms Collection

Virginia Military Institute's collection of early American repeating firearms, Civil War weapons and U.S. martial...

Back to Basics: Pistol Bullets

Back to Basics: Pistol Bullets

There has been a tremendous amount of research and testing in handgun bullets, especially during...

Tested: CVA Accura Plains Rifle Package

Tested: CVA Accura Plains Rifle Package

The Accura Plains Rifle (PR) is a break-action, inline muzzleloader from Connecticut Valley Arms (CVA),...

Trapdoors and Levers: Rethinking the Custer Era

Trapdoors and Levers: Rethinking the Custer Era

It is hard not to appreciate the ballistic science that went into making the Springfield...

Rifleman Q&A: Firing An Early Marlin?

Rifleman Q&A: Firing An Early Marlin?

A reader's .44-40 Win. Marlin Model 1894 lever-action, which was carried in his father’s police...

A Look Back at the Spiller & Burr Revolver

A Look Back at the Spiller & Burr Revolver

Take a look back at the Spiller & Burr Revolver, which was patterned after the...

Back to Basics: Iron Sights

Back to Basics: Iron Sights

Let’s take a closer look at these things we call sights and determine the best...

Rifleman Q & A: Civil War Import

Rifleman Q & A: Civil War Import

I’ve acquired an interesting firearm and need help finding more information about it, since my...

Back to Basics: Rifling

Back to Basics: Rifling

The purpose of rifling is to impart a spin to a projectile as it is...

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