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Syracuse Gun Show Alert: New York State Arms Collectors Association April 16-17
The largest Gun Show ever held in New York State will be staged April 16-17, 2011, at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY. Over 800 exhibits and displays will be provided by our collectors and dealers from all over the United States and Canada.
Browning Offers Two New Tactical Gun Safes
For 2010, Browning has added two new models to its Tactical Safe line-up, the Tactical Series Mark I and Mark II.
Smith & Wesson's Classic Model 27 – Part I
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.
Video: Massad Ayoob Interview – Greatest Handguns Part III
Dan Shideler, editor for Gun Digest Books, interviews Massad Ayoob about the release of a new book, Massad Ayoob's Greatest Handguns of the World. In this installment, Shideler asks Ayoob whether the 1911 is the greatest handgun of all time.
Video: Massad Ayoob Interview – Greatest Handguns Part II
Dan Shideler, editor for Gun Digest Books, interviews Massad Ayoob about the release of a new book, Massad Ayoob's Greatest Handguns of the World. In this installment, Shideler and Ayoob discuss some of lesser known models found in Ayoob's new book.
Video: Massad Ayoob Interview – Greatest Handguns Part I
Dan Shideler, editor for Gun Digest Books, interviews Massad Ayoob about the release of a new book, Massad Ayoob's Greatest Handguns of the World.
The .44 Special Begins Its Second Century – Part 3
In Part III of a series looking at the .44 Special's second century, John Taffin singles out the Colt Series of .44s.
The .44 Special Begins Its Second Century – Part 2
In Part II of this excerpt on the .44 Special from Gun Digest 2010, John Taffin looks at the Smith & Wesson . 44s.
The .44 Special Begins Its Second Century – Part 1
In an age of magnums and larger caliber handguns, the .44 Special is just as relevant for today's shooters and hunters as it was in Elmer Keith's days. In this article from Gun Digest 2010, sixgun expert John Taffin shows this cartridge is still up to the task. And with so many models still chambered in .44 special, there's plenty of reasons to champion the round.
The S&W .38 Single Action
Smith & Wesson marketed a perfectly good line of self-defense revolvers as early as 1876 and produced nearly 160,000 of them before dropping the design in 1911.
Most Popular Police Handguns 1900-1999
With an upgraded manufacturing process and Colt's languishing attention to revolvers, Smith & Wesson begins to surpass colt as the go-to maker of police revolvers.
Ithaca Enters 1911 Market
Last year Ithaca resurrected several models of their popular shotguns. This year, the company has brought back its 1911.
Winchester 94: Receivers
The Model 1894 incorporated a newly designed action in a light, thin-walled frame (receiver) that was quite revolutionary.
SoldUSA.com to Hold Large Military & Firearms Auction
In this featured auction by SoldUSA.com, you'll find extremely rare military and firearm collectibles, including a WW1 German Ace 1st Class Iron Cross and Pilots Badge, Colt Third Model Shoulder Stock Provision Dragoon (1858), Winchester “A Classic Combination” Advertising Poster, plus over 200 guns and related merchandise.
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