GUNS & SHOOTING

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BLACK POWDER GUNS FOR SELF DEFENSE?
-February 26, 2024

IS A BLACK POWDER REVOLVER SUITED TO A "SHTF" SCENARIO?
-August 19, 2023

MYTHS ABOUT GUNS, PART THREE
-July 10, 2023

MYTHS ABOUT GUNS, PART FOUR
-July 10, 2023

INNOVATION THAT ISN'T: OR, WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
March 22, 2022

PAPER OR PLASTIC?
-January 17, 2022

MYTHS ABOUT GUNS, PART TWO
-January 9, 2022

A "NEW" RIFLE THAT ISN'T
-October 31, 2021

MYTHS ABOUT GUNS, PART ONE
-August 27, 2021

MY COLT "NEW SERVICE" REVOLVER
-July 20, 2020

U.S. AIR FORCE SURVIVAL RIFLES
-July 3, 2020

A MYSTERIOUS SHOTGUN FROM JAPAN
-May 23, 2020
(Your help is requested for this entry!)

FABULOUS FORTY-FIVES
-March 2, 2020

A FEW ODDBALL GUNS
-February 28, 2020

BRING BACK THE .32 RIMFIRE
-February 19, 2020

PISTOL ROUNDS FROM A RIFLE
-August 28, 2019

GUNS OF THE PAST
-July 23, 2019

SWITCH HITTERS:
CONVERSION CYLINDERS FOR BLACK POWDER REVOLVERS
-July 21, 2019

HOW—AND WHY—TO GET PAST AMMUNITION SHORTAGES
-July 19, 2019

A RESTORED MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLE BY SAM STULL
-February 9, 2019

THE LUCKY GUN
-November 30, 2018

LETTING THEM GO: HOW TO DISPOSE OF YOUR GUNS
-November 24, 2018

TWO GREAT 8'S
April 24, 2018

A FREAK ACCIDENT
-July 1, 2017

REHABBING A DRILLING
June 19, 2016

THE GREATEST BLACK POWDER REVOLVER EVER MADE: RUGER'S "OLD ARMY"
January 27, 2016

SAFETY FIRST! BUT WHOSE SAFETY WAS FIRST?
January 3, 2016

AN AMERICAN "ROOK RIFLE"
January 3, 2016

A MATTER OF MOMENTUM
-November 1, 2015

A "WILDCAT" FOR A DRILLING
-August 23, 2015

GUNS OF THE 1912 HILLSVILLE COURTHOUSE TRAGEDY
-January 12, 2015

SHOOTING A PINFIRE REVOLVER
-April 27, 2014

SHOOT YOUR OLD RIMFIRES AGAIN!
-April 27, 2014

POOR MAN'S CUSTOM RIFLE
-October 30, 2013

ARMORER ON THE SET! MAKING A WESTERN MOVIE
-March 25, 2013

A TALE OF TWO .38's : COLT'S MODEL 1903 POCKET HAMMER .38 AND THE COMBAT COMMANDER
-August 17, 2012

DOUBLE TROUBLE
-August 15, 2012

ALSO IN THE SERVICE OF THE QUEEN: WEBLEY'S "ALTERNATIVE" ARMY REVOLVER
-August 13, 2012

AN UNUSUAL TYPE OF BERDAN PRIMER
-December 12, 2011

TR'S BIG (FIRE) STICK: PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S DOUBLE RIFLE
-September 6, 2011

CUSTOM WORK
-August 15, 2009

THE QUINTESSENTIAL BOY'S RIFLE: HAMILTON'S MODEL 27
-March 31, 2009

BANG! YOU'RE DEAD! A PRIMER ON HUMANE KILLERS
-February 19, 2008

AN OLD SOLDIER GOES HOME
-September 17, 2008

THE WORST GUN I OWN
-September 10, 2008

BLACK POWDER REVOLVERS: COLT OR REMINGTON, WHICH IS BETTER?
-March 21, 2008

BOLT ACTION SHOTGUNS
-January 11, 2008

MEAT MAKERS: A TALE OF TWO RIFLES
-December 13, 2007

HOW I SPENT MY WEEKEND: AN NRA TRAINING COURSE STORY
-September 20, 2007

SCOPED HANDGUNS?
-September 2, 2007

POT LUCK: WHY NOT CAST YOUR OWN BULLETS?
-June 13, 2007

RANGE REPORT: UBERTI'S .44 CALIBER PERCUSSION CARBINE
-June 11, 2007, Updated December 6, 2012

MIKE BUYS A RIFLE: THE ADVENTURES OF A NON-RESIDENT ALIEN AT WAL-MART
-April 26, 2007

RANGE REPORT: SKS-D VARIANT AND T/C'S FLINTLOCK .54 
-March 14, 2007

THE SNUB-NOSE ENFIELD NO. 2 REVOLVER
-February 4, 2007

THE QUEST
-December 14, 2006

A FIELD GUIDE TO GUN SHOWS
-June 4, 2006

UlLTIMA RATIO REGUM: THE GEWEHR 88
-June 4, 2006

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE: A CANE GUN!

THE WELCOME RETURN OF A FAVORITE

A WALLFLOWER NO MORE: SHOOTING THE M1878 SWISS VETTERLI RIFLE

HOW GOOD WAS BLACK POWDER?

FIGHTING IRON: COL. LE MAT'S "GRAPESHOT REVOLVER"

THE ULTIMATE LEE ENFIELD

NOBLE SAVAGE

BASICS OF BLACK POWDER

COLLECTING BLACK POWDER REPLICA REVOLVERS

PRESENTATION CASES FOR YOUR GUNS

AN ANALYSIS OF SHOTGUN PELLET PENETRATION
By Matt Sicard
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