Firearms
What Is Selective Double Action?
Among the most misunderstood action types is the selective double-action handgun. The SDA is among the best suited to some…Read More >
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Competitive Shooting
Review: SIG Sauer P210A Target
There are very few handguns I hold in the greatest esteem, a head and shoulders above the others. A well-made…Read More >
Firearms
Range Report: Ruger Wrangler .22
The single-action revolver was introduced more than 180 years ago. The best of the breed, the Single Action Army, was…Read More >
Firearms
Review: Traditions Engraved Revolvers
The Single Action Army has a storied history. Originally called the Top Strap revolver, the Peacemaker in civilian sales (and the Model P internally at Colt) and later the Frontier Six Shooter when chambered for the .44-40 cartridge, the Colt SAA was the most rugged, reliable and powerful cartridge revolver of the day.
Firearms
Review: Traditions Bill Tilghman Revolver
Hand engraving is expensive. Few shooters in the old west era carried engraved firearms, but some did. During the gangster era Frank Hamer—the man who killed Bonnie and Clyde—carried Old Lucky, an engraved SAA .45. Bill Cody and a very few well-heeled shooters carried such revolvers. Today however, while you are not likely to be a famous gunman, you can own a fine, engraved revolver for traditions such as the Bill Tilghman Single Action Army.
General
Loading for the .45 Colt
I have used most of the popular old west calibers at one time or another, including the .32-20 and .41…Read More >
Firearms
Range Report: Testing Practical .45 Colt Accuracy at 100 Yards
The Army demanded that the Single Action Army take down an Indian war pony at 100 yards. Was this a reasonable expectation? The question is an interesting one, and perhaps since we do not have a need to shoot Indian war ponies these days, irrelevant. However, with our interests piqued, we simply had to have the answer, so Bob Campbell took on the challenge. Here are the results.