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Firearm Auction News: The Biggest One of the Decade
The folks at Rock Island Auction Company have been busy. Based in Rock Island, Illinois, they will be hosting their best firearms auction ever...
Wayne van Zwoll: Thinking Inside The Boxlock
Wayne Van Zwoll examines the double-barrel boxlock and sidelock antique rifles in "The Technical Rifleman."
Firearm Auction News: The Highest-Grossing Gun Auction in History
Editor’s Note: Click here for instant firearms values and gun prices. An Associated Press story circulated about in early March about booming gun sales in...
The Model 1917: A Great Old Revolver
One of the best double-action sixguns ever produced, the Model 1917 is a big-bore gem. Whether a Colt or Smith & Wesson, it's still...
Gun Collecting Tips: 4 Factors that Affect Ammunition Performance
A round that doesn’t go bang like it is supposed to can define heartbreak and disappointment for any operator, but it's especially true for...
Colt LE901-16S: From 5.56 to 7.62 in 30 Seconds
There was no shortage of AR-style rifles at SHOT Show 2012. But one of the most interesting was the Colt LE901-16S, a select-fire rifle designed to allow you to change the upper from 5.56 to 7.62 in a matter of seconds.
Protecting Your Gun Collection
Popular television programs such as “Pawn Stars” and “American Pickers” show what can happen when unsuspecting surviving family members suddenly have to dispose of a loved one’s collection. Here is a practical approach to protecting your estate and your family’s financial security.
Two More Law Enforcement Agencies Select Smith & Wesson’s M&P Handgun
December Gun Auction Sets World Records and Realizes $10M
Fresh off the heals of the television debut of Discovery Channel’s Ready Aim Sold, Rock Island Auction Company’s December Premiere Firearms Auction realized a stunning $10 Million dollars in sales.
Buying Guns on Internet Auctions
The Internet lets you shop for guns all over the country, here are some tips to make it easier.
Backlash Against Obama's Rifle Ban to Target Congress
A stealth plan by the Obama administration to classify hundreds of thousands of workhorse rifles used by the U.S. military and public alike as dangerous has prompted a grass-roots campaign to save the weapons, and a key U.S. senator has lent his voice to the effort.
Rock Island Auctions Debuts “Ready, Aim, Sold” TV Program
What do you get when you mix family, firearms and millions of dollars of business? A new TV program called READY AIM SOLD, to debut on Discovery Channel.
The Colt National Match and Its Descendants
Considered by many aficionados to be the finest of Government Model 1911s, this tribute to the gunmaker's art has inspired imitators for more than 80 years.
The Revolvers of Montenegro
In certain regions of the world, the men were ordered to own one of these big-bore guns.
Perfect Autoloaders for Upland Game
While artists may like to depict upland hunters with double barrel shotguns, doubtless more upland game are actually taken with autoloaders. Here is a look at some of the best repeaters.
Tingle's Creation Still Amazes
Never heard of the mighty Tingle .44 blackpowder magnum revolver? Welcome to the club. Predating Ruger's Old Army .44 by more than a decade, the Tingle .44 blackpowder is all but forgotten today.
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