Author: Gunner Quinn
Q. At a gun show, I saw a Colt 1860 Army Richards Conversion with 12 cylinder notches instead of the usual six. The dealer was not sure whether this was original to the gun. Were these extra notches a factory variation or just some frontier gunsmith’s backroom project? A. What you saw was a rarity within a rarity. In 1871, Charles Richards patented a system that enabled Colt to transition from cap-and-ball to self-contained metallic cartridge revolvers utilizing Colt’s surplus Civil War Army parts. A new—albeit short-lived—safety system was devised to prevent the hammer from resting over a loaded chamber. Perhaps as an…
Just before the outbreak of World War II, the Polish military sought a new sidearm. Ultimately, the country would produce its own pistol at the FB Radom plant, and while only a small number of guns were made before the German invasion in 1939, the Vis 35 Radom is considered to be one of the best handguns from the pre-World War II era. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” I Have This Old Gun segment above to see the Radom on the range. “ In the 1930s, Poland is looking for a new military sidearm. And initially, the Polish military contracted with…
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00:00:07 Speaker 1: This media podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to met Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer Newhart, and today we’re joined by Randall, Corey, Nate and Roman. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat Eater’s four verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. And there’s a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the Conservation Organization. Of the winners. Choosing now today is Randal v Jibbroni’s. That means it will be the big bad Randall up against Corey, Nate and Roman. Randal, how…
00:00:00 Speaker 1: Don’t panic. That’s the worst thing you can do, right. 00:00:03 Speaker 2: You can’t expect to always just sit around and have one show up. 00:00:07 Speaker 3: It’s just not the reality. 00:00:08 Speaker 4: It really goes back to what was left there last year, which it was good last year, and there was some really good upcumbers. There were some nice bocks that you were hunting that you were happy to tag. It’ll be good to get in this year. 00:00:18 Speaker 5: Welcome back to another round of Back forty, where we…
Introductory Note From JWR: This article is an update and small expansion to a succinct post that I made back in February, 2008. When the Second World War broke out in September, 1939, the United States had nearly two full years to ramp up military training and production before decisively confronting the Axis powers. In the mid-1970s, looking at the recent experience of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, the Pentagon’s strategic planners came to the realization that the next major war that the US military would wage would not be like the Second World War. There would not be the luxury…
On or about August 20, 480 BC: The Battle of Thermopylae. In one of history’s most famous “last stands”, 7,000 warriors from an alliance of Greek states led by Leonidas I blocked the pass of Thermopylae for a week against an invading Persian army estimated at 120,000-300,000 strong, led by Xerxes I. — August 20, 1935 was the birthday of former Congressman Ron Paul. Dr. Paul is to be commended for fighting the good fight for many years. Happy 90th Birthday! — August 20th, 1866 was the day that President Andrew Johnson formally declared the end of the Civil War.…
One of the things people like to say about my job, is that it sure must be nice to hunt and fish all the time. I always agree, because that sounds a lot better than mostly sitting at a desk pounding on the keyboard while waiting for the next Google Meet to start.While my job puts me into the field and on the water more than say, being a plumber, it’s still a lot of time not spent in the woods and on the water. Add in a pair of 13-year-old girls who haven’t met an activity or organized sport…
GrabAGun, a Texas-based online retailer of firearms, ammunition and accessories, went public on the New York Stock Exchange on July 16, 2025 (NYSE: PEW), receiving $179 million in gross proceeds that the company affirmed will be used to expand its online platform and fund strategic acquisitions. Donald Trump Jr., a member of the company’s board of directors, as well as an advisor and shareholder in the company, expressed his excitement with the company’s future focus. “As a lifelong supporter of 2A rights, I am proud to support and be involved with GrabAGun and its mission of modernizing the F&A (firearms…
When Springfield Armory introduced its Echelon in 2023, it was a modern and modular striker-fired pistol with innovative features, like the Variable Interface System (VIS) that allowed for the direct mounting of most compact red dot optics on the market. The popularity of the Echelon lead to Springfield expanding the lineup, with compact models and finish options. As built-in compensators become more popular with everyone from competitors to concealed carry practitioners, Springfield has added an integrally compensated option to models from the Prodigy to the Hellcat. This year, Springfield is offering this option on its compact Echelons with the new-for-2025…