Eventually, the Army phased out the Schofield revolvers and went with the SAA across the board. Then, it also went back to the .45 Colt ammo until it was replaced by the underpowered .38 Long Colt in ...

38 Long Colt version as the Lightning ... with more than 186,000 guns produced. This 1885-production, medium-frame .44-40 Win. carbine retains 45 percent of its original bluing, although the ...

The venerable .45 Colt cartridge, which made its debut in 1872, has etched an indelible mark on American history and culture. This hard-hitting revolver round has been the faithful companion of ...

45 Colt cartridge. This very powerful round started as a breech-loader in revolvers and became a standard-issue sidearm for the U.S. Army, earning its stripes during the Indian Wars and in the ...

Found throughout the southern United States, feral hogs are a popular year-round big game animal. They originated from free-roaming domestic swine and many interbred with Eurasian wild boar ...

In one of our recent features, “Full Swing: Smith & Wesson’s Model 1854 Lever-Action,” I provide some insight into that iconic American brand’s newest offering—a long gun that harks to ...

1825 ca. - Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, multi-shot, revolving firearms.

One is the Western motion picture and TV industry almost always portrayed the cowboys blazing away with a lever-action rifle ...

You need something that you can use effectively and, more importantly, carry every day comfortably. Go to any gun store and you’ll see that the options can be staggering. There is a wide variety of ...

When 14-year-old Colt Gray rode the bus to his Georgia high school on the morning of Sept. 4, he had a long gun hidden in a poster board that looked like a school project, surveillance video ...

The S&W Schofield never took off like the Colt Peacemaker, but it still has an important place in firearms history.