Let it Roar with an Open Top .44!
By TGM_Staff - August 15 2025 05:00 AM - Comments Off on Let it Roar with an Open Top .44! - Black Powder
The 5 ½ inch Open Top in .44 Special is shown on the new holster. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Black powder cartridge shooting with revolvers has such...
‘Wheelgun Wednesday’—The Guilty Pleasure of Celebrating a Revolver
By Dave Workman - July 9 2025 02:16 PM - Comments Off on ‘Wheelgun Wednesday’—The Guilty Pleasure of Celebrating a Revolver - Featured
Author Workman puts the first of several rounds downrange with his then-newly-acquired Model 57 Smith & Wesson in .41 Magnum. A lot of lead has gone through that barrel since...
Black Powder Reloading XXXI: Nesbitt Tackles the .45-90
By TheGunMagStaff - June 27 2025 05:15 AM - Comments Off on Black Powder Reloading XXXI: Nesbitt Tackles the .45-90 - Black Powder
Author Mike Nesbitt fires a shot with his heavy rifle at this past winter's Icicle Match. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Any conversation about reloading for the .45-90...
Blast From The Past: Day at the Range with a .44 Shotgun
By TGM_Staff - June 3 2025 05:15 AM - Comments Off on Blast From The Past: Day at the Range with a .44 Shotgun - Black Powder
Author's nephew, Kyle Kirkpatrick fires a shot from a vintage H&R .44 shotgun. Notice the smoke near the breech. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Prior to the introduction...
Here’s a Book for Historians and Sharps Firearms Fanciers
By GunMagStaff - August 8 2024 04:43 AM - Comments Off on Here’s a Book for Historians and Sharps Firearms Fanciers - Black Powder
SHARPS FIREARMS, Volume IV Model 1878 & "Borchardt Patent" Rifles and other Sharps Models by Roy Marcot, Ron Paxton and Edward W. Marron, Jr. Published by Northwood Heritage Press, 2024. ...
I Tried a Binary Trigger, And It Was a Mistake!
By GunMagStaff - June 26 2024 09:39 AM - Comments Off on I Tried a Binary Trigger, And It Was a Mistake! - Accessories
By Wes Littlefield Recently, a buddy purchased a binary trigger and needed it installed on his gun. He knew I had built a few ARs, so he asked if I...
Reasonable Rifle: IWI’s Zion AR 15 Semi-Auto
By Dave Workman - May 20 2024 11:57 AM - Comments Off on Reasonable Rifle: IWI’s Zion AR 15 Semi-Auto - Featured
Author Bob Campbell spent time on the range with the Zion 15 from Israel Weapons Industries and found it a reliable rifle. By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Writer Recent...
The Short Story
By Dave Workman - May 9 2024 05:00 AM - Comments Off on The Short Story - Featured
Dave's Ruger Blackhawk in .41 Magnum has a 4 5/8-inch barrel and wears a set of elk antler grips he personally crafted. By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief While having a sixgun...
The Sergeant Ryan Rifle Redux: There’s More to This Story
By GunMagStaff - April 1 2024 10:48 AM - Comments Off on The Sergeant Ryan Rifle Redux: There’s More to This Story - Black Powder
The Ralph Heinz painting depicting Sgt. John Ryan “in action” at the Little Big Horn. Ryan and his rifle became part of history on June 25, 1876. By Mike Nesbitt...
CO Dems Try ‘Sensitive Places’ Ploy; Policy Expert Rains on Parade
By Dave Workman - March 26 2024 11:12 AM - Comments Off on CO Dems Try ‘Sensitive Places’ Ploy; Policy Expert Rains on Parade - Featured
By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Eager to get around the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in the Bruen case upholding the right to bear arms, lawmakers in several states created so-called “sensitive...
Black Powder Cartridge Reloading XXVIII: Early Paper Patch .45-70 Loads
By TGM_Staff - February 22 2024 09:18 AM - Comments Off on Black Powder Cartridge Reloading XXVIII: Early Paper Patch .45-70 Loads - Featured
Next to Mike's Sharps rifle are a .45-75-420 and a .45-70-500, two cartridge loads he details in this installment. By Mike Nesbitt, Contributing Editor This story was hinted at...
Diamondback Sidekick Birdshead Model: ‘A Worthy Revolver’
By GunMagStaff - February 15 2024 02:21 PM - Comments Off on Diamondback Sidekick Birdshead Model: ‘A Worthy Revolver’ - Featured
Author Bob Campbell gives high marks to Diamondback's Sidekick revolver. By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor A couple of years ago Diamondback Firearms got into the revolver business in...
Arming the World: American Gun-makers in the Gilded Age
By GunMagStaff - January 25 2024 06:00 AM - Comments Off on Arming the World: American Gun-makers in the Gilded Age - Featured
By Geoffrey S. Stewart Hard back 314 pages $39.95 + $5 Shipping Available from Rowman & Littlefield 1-800-462-6920 Email: customercare@nbnbooks.com We all know the basics of the history of American...