Chunk Colbert tried to take on the wrong man in Clay Allison. On January 7, 1874 the two men sat down for a friendly mea…
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No One Steals from Barton’s Joint
Jerry Barton was associated with the Cow-boy faction in southeast Arizona. He ran a bar in the town of Charleston—a Cow…
Is Clint Eastwood Ambidextrous?
Is Clint Eastwood ambidextrous? Bud Haak — West St. Paul, Minnesota You’re not the first to notice Clint Eastwood is goo…
Cool Under Fire
Billy the Kid was cool dude under fire, something he demonstrated on several occasions. For example, on the evening of J…
Doc Holliday’s First Killing?
On July 19, 1879 in Las Vegas, New Mexico a drunk Mike Gordon—either because of a problem with a girl or bad luck at the…
The Cheapskate of All Time
OK, there are probably hundreds of examples of men (and women) being cheapskates—not paying what they owed, or haggling …
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…
Did Old Westerners Generally Load only Five out of the Six Chambers?
Did Old Westerners generally load only five out of the six chambers? -Dan Clutter of Denison, Iowa Yes, letting the hamm…