Gun Collecting

A Cornhusker gun store has enjoyed robust interest in classic long guns among its experienced customers.

When it comes to antique ammunition, it's more than just the cartridges that draw top dollar.

“I think,” says the author, “I've seen more game killed with fewer shots from this modest little cartridge than any other.” Here's the why and how, all of which may well explain the current spate of interest in the 7X57.

Most guns are reactive products of their times, fulfilling a need that exists. But the Savage 99 was ahead of the curve, in both design and calibers. Moreover, it was invented by a man as remarkable as the rifle that bore his name.

Quantum physics is a game of Candyland compared to figuring out our American “system” of cartridge names. It wasn’t always so bad.

Martin Young, a 67-year-old antique gun collector in England, is battling Oxford city council to have his 350 guns returned and his gun license...

I love to find old hook-and-bullet magazines, the older the better, and read the old-school gun writers. I like the grainy black-and-white photos shot...

  If you were to try to determine which guns truly influenced the history of the world, you could draw a few conclusions. Paging through The...

There is an interesting development happening in the gun world and it resembles what has occurred in other shooting sports: a move back to...

Tom Turpin's new book, Custom Rifles: Mastery of Wood and Metal will be hitting the bookstores this month.  It's a handsome hardcover and heavy...

In his just-released book, Greatest Handguns of the World, Volume 2, author Massad Ayoob includes the Thompson-Center Contender as one of the great firearms...

Daniel Myron LeFever might not be a name that many people are familiar with but he is marked in history as a great American...

The Rock Island Auction Co. based in Rock Island, Illinois, hosted its largest antique gun auction of the decade on April 20, 21 and...

Ted Williams, also known as "The Kid", "The Thumper" and, "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived," is marked down in history for his performance...

Besides firearms auctions that cater to private gun collectors and vintage gun aficionados, there are other firearms auctions happening regularly around the country. They...

In the world of carrying handguns, a number of phrases have evolved to describe exactly what reason or method a handgun is carried in...