If you carry a pocket pistol today — a Ruger LCP, a Sig P365, a Kel-Tec P3AT — you’re carrying a descendant of a gun that almost didn’t survive the 1990s. The Colt Mustang .380 was ahead of its time when it launched, got discontinued just as the market it helped create finally caught fire, […]
Ruger developed the Super Redhawk as a hunting pistol that could chamber the big bore magnum loads. Initially offered in the powerful .44 magnum, the Super Redhawk borrowed design elements from the GP-100 .357 magnum and added a more robust frame, longer barrel and integrated scope mounts. The Super Redhawk utilizes a triple locking cylinder
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The Smith & Wesson .32-20 WCF Hand Ejector is a somewhat rare variation of the popular Military & Police Model 1905. The Model 1905 was the third generation of the popular Smith & Wesson Military & Police Model 10, which the company first introduced in 1899 and would eventually become their most popular revolver. Smith
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Thompson/Center had a tremendous amount of success with their Contender model pistol for decades. The Contender, with its break-action design, featured the ability to easily interchange barrels with different calibers. This became very popular with hunters and target shooters as it was then possible to get rifle characteristics from a pistol. However, the Contender did
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From deer to birds, combination guns like the Savage Model 24 Combo rifle and shotgun are often used primarily for hunting a wide selection of game. Dating back to the former days of cartridge firearms, combination guns have an extensive history in countries like Europe, Africa, and Asia. “With the Model 24’s scope mounts, the
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