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Weird Gun Wednesday: The Spencer Repeating Rifle
Rifles

Weird Gun Wednesday: The Spencer Repeating Rifle

Last Updated on June 13, 2020, Published on April 19, 2017 by Nate Granzow 7 Comments

Reach into your pocket and withdraw a five-dollar bill. Or, if you're broke like me, just imagine one. That guy on the front of that bill was a pretty wise dude, right? And one of the really wise choices he made during his presidency was to give the designer of the Spencer Repeating Rifle—a design that helped turn the tide of the U.S. Civil War—a chance to display the gun's … [Read more...]

Colt 1851 Navy Revolver: World's First Carry Gun - TheArmsGuide.com
Handguns

Colt 1851 Navy Revolver: World’s First Carry Gun

Last Updated on February 27, 2017, Published on February 27, 2017 by Mark3smle 12 Comments

What do you know about the Colt 1851? My history with the Colt 1851 Navy revolver runs deep. It was my first personal handgun. It was a .44 caliber brass framed Pietta replica model that joined me on many deer hunts as a backup to my single shot cartridge rifle. In 2013, my want for another Navy led me to get another model with a steel frame and in the authentic 36 caliber. … [Read more...]

Ballistic Gel Test: Cap and Ball Revolvers
Ammunition

Watch: How deadly are cap and ball revolvers? Ballistic Gel vs Civil War Handguns

Last Updated on November 3, 2016, Published on November 3, 2016 by Mark3smle Leave a Comment

  How deadly are cap and ball--aka percussion-- revolvers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN6CfDaEkUw I teamed up with Matt from Murphey's Muskets to find out. We shot a trio of Uberti made Colt revolvers into 10 % ordinance gel straight out of the packs from Clear Ballistics and got some surprising results. We pit the civilian 31 caliber against the naval … [Read more...]

How do Caplock/Percussion Firearms Work?
Firearms Training

How Guns Work: The Percussion Cap

Last Updated on August 3, 2016, Published on August 3, 2016 by Mark3smle 3 Comments

Have you ever wondered what made the modern gun possible? It was not the gun; it was the ignition. Modern firearms, as we know them, started with the percussion cap. In a previous article I described how flintlock firearms worked. The flint and steel method made gun ownership and military standard issue weapons a reality and shaped world we have inherited, but now I am … [Read more...]

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