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The M1903A4 Sniper Rifle: An Old Soldier Still Hits the Mark

An excellent representation of sniper rifle technology from the 1940s, the Springfield M1904A4 is still plenty enjoyable and accurate today.

All About Shipping Guns

How to navigate the firearm rules of three popular shipping companies. Hint: It can be done.

Alabama Gun Collectors Association Tribute Show

The Alabama Gun Collector’s Association is sponsoring an “Honor the Veteran” Gun Show on March 26-27 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The show will feature a reunion of the last three remaining B29 airmen of the 509th Composite Group which participated in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on August 5, 1945.

SHOT Show 2011: Gibbs Reproduction M1903A4 and M1D Garand Snipers!

The Gibbs Rifle Company is giving shooters and collectors a reproduction of two WWII marksmanship rifles in an affordable package. And they can shoot, too!

R.I.P Maj. Richard Winters E Company, 506th P.I.R., 101st Airborne

Another hero finds peace.

 

Collecting the Old Reliable Sharps Rifle

If you're looking for an interesting gun collecting subject, it's hard to beat the old reliable Sharps Rifle.

Selling Antique Guns

There comes a time in every collector’s life when he has to sell a gun or guns, or just try his hand at turning a profit. No matter how great the protestation everybody meets the situation face to face at one time or another.

A Primer On Buying Used Handguns

There is nothing wrong with buying a used handgun. Assuming, of course, that there is nothing wrong with the used gun you are buying. But how to tell?

Are Your Guns Insured?

Are your guns insured for an amount that will replace them in case they are lost in a fire? Don't assume your homeowner's policy will cover them if they are lost.

The Superposed Shotgun

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.

Simple Guidelines For Antique Gun Care

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.

Gun Auctions: Their Impact and Influence

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.

FFLGunTrader.com Creates Licensed Gun Dealer Marketplace

Innovative marketplace lets Federal Firearm Licensed (FFL) dealers buy and sell inventory.

The Needle Gun Started It All

The first breech-loading rifle to fire a self-contained cartridge is a great collector piece.

Gun Digest Greatest Guns: Remington's 40-XB

Accuracy, particularly with over-the-counter rifles, often is worse than the buyer expects, or hopes it will be. Remington, however made a gun with a guaranteed level of performance - less than one-half MOA in some calibers! Here's a full report, from Gun Digest 1968, on a workout of Remington's hot 40-XB.

Why You Need Gun Insurance

Surrounded as we are with thieves, scoundrels, rogues, knaves, scalawags, prowlers and the light-fingered in this modern civilized era, the collector would do well to take safeguards to protect his valuable guns.

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