There is no point in telling you the whole story of the Ruger pistol, I have already done that as have others. Instead, I will just tell you how this gun is different from the previous generations and why you might want to consider buying one. The 22/45 came along during the Mark II series, being introduced in 1992. The new pistol featured a polymer grip frame that mimicked the grip of the M1911 pistol (thus the "45" in the name). The other major change was the moving the magazine release from the heal to the side of the grip frame. A graphic from American Rifleman showing the differences ..read more

This fine specimen was introduced at the 2024 SHOT Show and put up for auction. The gun is a standard 7.5" Vaquero in 45 Colt, handed over to the Ruger Custom Shop for custom engraving by Paul Lantuch of Baron Engraving and then adorned with 24K gold. The grips were carved from Siberian Jade. The hand-crafted display case features Nubian goat skin leather. The photography was by Hunter Elliot of Range Hot.com. The gun sold for just over $20K on Jan 26th. Proceeds from the sale are going to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming ..read more

 Anyone who has been in the gun hobby for any length of time knows how many facets there are to the hobby.  Some people only like to hunt, some only like to target shoot, some only shoot pistol, others only shoot rifle at loooong distances.  While I enjoy shoot at targets, especially reactive ones, I also revel in being able to hit one at a great distance. Before last month that distance was 100 yards give or take and the rifles were typically .22 rimfires. Keep in mind I only own a few guns with scopes, most of my guns have open sights. A friend of mine bought a Savage 110 BA r ..read more

 In 1812 the United States was back at war with Britian, the Red Coats were not done messing with the colonies and came back for another beating. As war often does it led to contracts for rifles to be made. Two brothers Robert and John David Johnson answered the call and built a gun mill along the banks of the Pameacha Creek in Middletown, CT. As many of you probably know, before electricity mills had  to have a steam engine or a good flowing stream or river to power their machines. Often creeks were dammed up to create better flow. Pameacha Creek had some head pressure as it was dam ..read more

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Every once in a while, you run across a story that no one seems to know the complete truth about or that many get wrong, and few get right. The story of the Smith & Wesson/Aircraft Armament Inc QSPR revolver is one of those. Let's begin with the reason for the program in the first place. In the late 1950s / early 1960s Victor Charlie aka Viet Cong aka North Vietnamese Regulars were building a network of tunnels to ferry personnel, supplies and weapons to battlefields in the south. These tunnels also offered an escape route when things went wrong or a means of surprise attack and disap ..read more

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Before we start I will apologize in advance for leaving out some details, in doing my research I found more info than I could possibly fit into one article, so I shortened much of it. The story of Armalite starts with its parent company: Fairchild Engine and Aircraft Company. Fairchild began operations in 1924, when the aviation industry was still young. Fairchild became famous for a couple of innovations including the first fully enclosed cockpit and the first hydraulic operated retractable landing gear. By the end of WWII nearly every part of an aircraft was made with high strength alumin ..read more

 How about we start off with a picture of one of the first Ruger firearms shipped to a customer? The company was built off the success of this one pistol. The Deadpool, the last of the Dirty Harry franchise Someone please tell me this was staged. I am going to build one of these soon, with a .45 Colt conversion cylinder. still can't get enough of these SOF magazine covers..... Thes Infinity pistols are mechanical works of art ..read more

 Harley-Davidson motorcycles is a company that has mastered the art of branding. It is listed as one of the most recognized logos on the planet. It is hard to think of a product that has not had the H-D logo applied to it.....and here we have some guns done in Harley themes.....enjoy ..read more