The British have a bit of a long and unhappy history of banning things to “solve” problems and the 500/465 Nitro Express was the result of just such a ban. In 1905 the British Government banned…
Holland & Holland 500/465 Nitro Express Double Rifle
J. Haskins Rifle Company “Bicentennial” Rifle
The post-war period of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s was the heyday of hunting rifle, and hunting rifle cartridge development. Among the prominent names associated with this period are the likes of P.O. Ackley, Roy Weatherby,…
Webley-Pryse Number 4 Revolver
The Colonial British and Americans took a somewhat different approach to revolvers. For Americans the Colt Single Action Army of 1873 was by and large the standard although the single action Smith & Wesson No. 3…
Adolph-Weber Single Shot Target Pistol
German gunsmith Fred Adolph is at once both a legend in the annals of American gunmaking, but he is also a man who drifted into obscurity very quickly during and after the First World War, finishing…
The Savage Rascal
One of the important things one should do as a shooter who is also a parent is to introduce your children to shooting in a fun but disciplined way from the earliest practical age. That earliest…
Blaser R8
Introduction Straight pull hunting rifles have been around for a over a century and yet their acceptance in the United States has been only moderate, whereas in Europe and Britain it has been enthusiastic. The reasons…
Sopwith Camel
The Sopwith Camel has been immortalized in popular culture as Snoopy’s imaginary World War I fighter as he engages with “The Red Baron” over the trenches of the Great War. But there’s a lot more to…
Avtoros Shaman
The idea of using an eight wheeled vehicle to soak up bumps and potholes in roads or tracks is not new. The first person to create a car using this principle was an American named Milton…
Colt 1911 “Founding Fathers Second Amendment Tribute”
The 4th July is the day Americans celebrate the formal Declaration of Independence of 4th July 1776. By the time of the Declaration of Independence the American patriots were already engaged in the War of Independence…
Skyrunner Flying Off-road Buggy
If you’ve ever thought it would be a great thing if someone invented an off-road buggy that could fly then you can crack open the champagne, because someone has. The off-road buggy is called the Skyrunner…