It's hard to imagine an uglier piece of metal and wood than some of the contraptions churned out by H&R. As far as ugly ducklings go, H&R handguns might take the cake.
As we all know, 2011 is the centennial of the most popular handgun in the world, the Model 1911. Just this last weekend, though, as I was shooting my Taurus PT1911 in .38 Super, the question occurred to me: just what makes a 1911 a 1911?
The beloved Browning Superposed, coined by many to be John Browning’s greatest achievement, is still regarded as one of America’s most popular over and under shotguns.
The November 22, 2010 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine features a look at the deer rifles of Maine, a field gun review of the Marlin Model 336, adding Duracoat to your favorite arms, favorite handloads for deer, and Dave Morelli's gun review of the McMillan TAC-308. Plus the extensive gun show, gun auction and gun classifieds section.
We have recently witnessed a significant change in the influence of the gun auction market and the firms that participate in it. Certainly, the most obvious indicator has been the many record-breaking prices achieved by a wide variety of models and types of antique American firearms, their levels of quality and/or rarity.
David Arnold, the conservator at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts says there are a few simple guidelines to help care for an antique gun - or a collection.
Patrick Sweeney takes a look at the custom Precision Heirloom 1911, produced as both works of art and precision shooter. Sweeney spotlights the work of Ted Yost and Jason Burton at Precision Heirloom.
