Best of the West: Firearms

Best of the West: Firearms

1894 Winchester: America’s Deer Rifle Considered one of the world’s best hunting rifles since its inception, it’s also been a favorite with cowboys and lawmen. Whenever riflemen make a list of classic hunting rifles, Winchester’s 1894 lever-action is sure to be at or...
The Cowboy

The Cowboy

America’s icon still rides tall in the saddle.   They call him cowboy, vaquero, buckaroo, waddy, paniolo, saddletramp, wrangler and drover. He is a loner and an owner. He’s a father and a mother. He’s a son and a daughter. He’s a rancher and a farmer. He’s a...
Border? What Border?

Border? What Border?

Texas Rangers go after rustlers in Mexico. November 20, 1875. Captain Leander McNelly leads a force of Texas Rangers into Mexico to retrieve more than 200 stolen cattle. Backed by US troops (who stayed on the Texas side of the Rio Grande), the Rangers get into a...