Classic Guns

The N-Frame Smith & Wesson revolver is available in configurations to suit just about every possible use. But at the end of the day, these big bore sixguns haven't changed that much since their introduction. That's true for one reason: They work. 

Nick Niles answers a reader question about Stevens double gun patent stamping found on various models. 

If it looks good, feels good, and kills birds dead, it qualifies as a Classy Double.

The able Contributing Editors of Gun Digest will perhaps forgive me if I take a moment and comment on just a few guns and gadgets that tripped my personal trigger during the past year. Some of these are doubtless discussed elsewhere in this volume, but what can I say? I was here first.

Page 2: The able Contributing Editors of Gun Digest will perhaps forgive me if I take a moment and comment on just a few guns and gadgets that tripped my personal trigger during the past year.

After nearly a century, Remington returns to its rightful place as the manufacturer of one of America's most revered handguns - the 1911.

The White Plains Firearm and Knife Show returns to the Westchester County Center.

The excitement of the C.W. Slagle firearms estate collection pushed Rock Island’s April auction to the $7.6 million dollar mark.

The Mauser and the Arisaka both offer great opportunities for handloaders. Here are a few loads you can start with to bring these guns to life.

Amoskeag Auction No. 76 featuring the Leland “Dan” Schlegel Collection of Fine Single Shot Rifles and the Bill Maier Collection of Smith & Wesson Revolvers and Pistols.

In this final part, Massad Ayoob wraps up is final thoughts on why the Model 27 will always remain a significant piece of firearms history.

In Part III of this excerpt from Massad Ayoob's Greatest Handguns of the World, the author looks at the accuracy and shootability of the Model 27 .357 Magnum.

The very first .357 Magnum is still first in the hearts and minds of many advocates of that caliber. This milestone revolver continues to morph into the future. In Part II of this excerpt from Massad Ayoob's Greatest Handguns of the World, the author looks at the history of the .357 magnum.

Gun collecting had existed before World War II, but it was the second world war that pumped new life into the hobby, both in the form of vintage guns as well as gun-conscious hobbyists, many of whom had just returned from service abroad. And while many couldn't afford to buy guns, most could afford to read about them.