Although Buffalo Bill Cody used a number of guns and horses throughout his colorful career, there was one special rifle …
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Colt vs. Schofield During much of the Indian Wars era, the U.S. Cavalry relied primarily on these two revolvers—each with its own peculiarities. Which one would you prefer?
Arms enthusiasts often ask which government-issue .45 revolver was the best during the Indian campaigns of the late 19th…
Armchair Gun Show Enjoy viewing and learning about Old West firearms by relaxing in your favorite chair and simply turning the pages of these latest volumes.
How would you like to go to a gun show with me without getting out of your comfortable seat? In recent months, there hav…
Get a Grip, Cowboy Grips do more than change the looks of your handgun. They can help—or hinder—the way you handle it.
One of the most important aspects of handgun-shooting is having a proper grip. Too loose a hold causes the gun to jump o…
Spare the Rod! Here’s the safe way to charge your muzzle-loader without breaking that ramrod.
Here are some muzzle-loading tips aimed at beginning muzzle-loading shooters, however veteran black powder gunners might…
Hell on the Buffalo Range Despite the romance associated with the buffalo hunters of the 1870s, the daily life of these frontiersmen was anything but glamorous.
Life on the buffalo range was hard, dangerous work, often accomplished in extreme heat or freezing conditions, sometimes…
The Sideways Grip—Cool or Crazy? This highly unorthodox way of holding and firing a handgun shows up all too often in film, but does it really have merit?
Hollywood loves the catchy, visual “piece of business,” as moviemakers like to say. One thing that has caught on big-tim…
A Pistoleer Goes Semi Auto Frank James started riding the outlaw trail in the 1860s, armed with percussion revolvers, and ended up in the 20th century, packing a 1903 Hammerless Colt.
While we generally think of the Wild West as the era of the revolver—and it certainly was—the last decade of the 19th ce…
A Pistol For Dragoons The U.S. Army’s first official percussion handgun was designed especially for the man who fought on horseback.
With the adoption of the U.S. Dragoons on March 5, 1833, the U.S. Army found itself woefully lacking in pistols for a mo…
Virgil’s Sixgun At the Old West’s best-known gunfight, Virgil Earp may have used this state-of-the-art sixgun.
Although the infamous Gunfight Near the OK Corral is arguably the best known and most written about shootout in the Old …