Those early Colts, though—especially the Dragoon, Navy and Army percussion revolvers—had really long barrels. The Dragoons have 7.5” barrels. The Walker is 9”. And Colt would carry the tradition into the guns that would evolve into the 1911. Some of the 1902 Colts had 6” barrels and...
One of the original “wonder nines,” the Beretta 92 is one of themost popular semi-automatic pistoldesigns in the world. After winning the XM9 trials, the M9 variant served as theofficial sidearm of the United States armed forcesfrom 1985 until 2017. Meanwhile, the 92FS saw widespread use...
while a massive wall of mahogany-framed sliding glass doors looks out over the pool area outside. The kitchen is decorated in gleaming white, and each of the bedrooms has its own attached bathroom, while the massive master suite also has sliding glass doors ...
Whether it be blues or Bach, an integral part of Hall’s style is forged with heavy metal — his guitar. National Steels were mass produced from 1925 until around World War II. John Dopyera, a Czech who also developed the wooden-bodied Dobro guitar, invented the instrument after immigratin...
In the summer of 1977, the greater New York city area was terrorized by a serial killer who came to be known as the “Son of Sam.” Methodically stalking attractive young women for months, the killer used a .44 caliber pistol to assassinate his victims. ...
Personally I roll my eyes whenever I hear some gun store "expert" repeat over and over "a revolver is not a pistol. A semi auto is a pistol." This notion has spread all over the internet and accepted as fact by most.The word pistol is far older than when the semi auto was ...
One point to consider is the accuracy. Technically the Glock 19 has a larger sight radius which equates to more accuracy. However, both guns are considered highly accurate. If they were not accurate, they would not receive the overwhelming praise that they do. If the two models were put he...
temperature changes. Alliant says Reloder 26 will produce “extremely high velocities” to get the most from the magnums and from the heaviest bullets in the larger standard calibers, and says it has a component that reduces copper fouling to boot. For both powders MSRP is $26/lb. or $...
The type of disaster is critical to your weapon selection. In a home defense scenario I would chose my AK47 reliable accurate at self defense range great penetration will shoot through an 8 inch railroad tie, tree, car ,side of a house etc. weight of ammo is not a concern in this scen...
They also plan to present testimony that, months before the shooting, Gutierrez-Reed had looked for and purchased live .45-caliber ammunition. “Ms. Gutierrez is not charged with intentional homicide, she is charged with homicide based on negligence,” special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said...