When I began competitive pistol shooting in the early seventies the name Margolin was renowned as one of the best choices you could make for your Olympic Rapid Fire pistol and for your pistol for the…
Mikhail Margolin and His Target Pistols
Mauser Bolo Broomhandle Semi-Automatic Pistol
Sometimes we come across an artifact and we think it would be just so interesting if that item could talk and tell us the stories from its history. The Mauser Bolo Broomhandle pistol we are featuring…
DWM 1917 Artillery Luger
Amongst the various models of Austrian designer Georg Luger’s famous pistol the Artillery model is one of the most iconic and most desirable. Interestingly the inspiration for this pistol came from Hugo Borchardt, a German who…
Wiener Waffenfabrik “Little Tom”
Designed as a short range, ultra simple self defense pistol the Wiener Waffenfabrik “Little Tom” was the first double action semi-automatic pistol ever created. Made in .25ACP (6.35x16SR) and .32ACP (7.65×17 Browning SR) these were small…
Remington XP-100
There is a Remington XP-100 pistol up for sale on at Cabela’s. You will find it if you click here. Remington’s XP-100 was an interesting idea though not necessarily an original idea in the sense that…
Desert Eagle
The Desert Eagle from Magnum Research is an interesting pistol. The only one I’ve had the opportunity to shoot was a .44 Remington Magnum on a Handgun Metallic Silhouette range and it was an enjoyable handgun…
