Uncategorized Guns of the Old West Fall 2023: It’s Autumn on the Frontier By Tactical Life Staff We’re ready to jump into fall pursuits like using black powder rifles to put wild game in the family freezer.... Read more »
Uncategorized Henry Repeating Rifles: The Rifles that Won the West By Donald J. Mihalek With its terrible carnage, the Civil War did push technical innovation. A new rifle was needed to replace the muskets,... Read more »
Uncategorized The Rossi Rio Bravo Tested: Channeling John Wayne in .22 LR By William Bell Americans, both the North and South variety, have had an affinity for lever-action long guns since they were perfected some... Read more »
Uncategorized Pietta Great Western II: Testing the Classic SA Six-Shooter By Dennis Adler The most recognized Old West sixgun was the 7.5-inch Colt Single Action Army. It was the version of the 1873... Read more »
Uncategorized 5 Western Movies to Watch on Their 50th Anniversary By Mark Chesnut For fans of Western movies, 1973 was what might well be described as a pretty darned good year. Great Westerns... Read more »
Uncategorized Discontinued Ruger Old Army .44: Still a Black-Powder Favorite By Dennis Adler Next year marks the 55th anniversary of the Ruger Old Army. And even though the gun was discontinued by Ruger... Read more »
Uncategorized Henry Repeating Arms: Nearly 30 Years of Excellence in Firearms By Peter Suciu Italian gun maker Beretta will soon celebrate its 500th anniversary. The world's oldest firearms manufacturer was founded in 1526. That’s... Read more »
Uncategorized The Spencer Repeating Carbine: Savior of Beecher Island By Frank Jardim The technical leaps in firearms design permitted by metallic cartridges and the quick-reloading single-shot and repeating rifles that emerged from... Read more »
Uncategorized Break-Open Thunder Test: The Cimarron No. 3 1st Model American By Garrett Lucas Growing up in rural West Virginia—and I do mean rural—country music was the norm, hunting was part of life, and... Read more »
Uncategorized TESTED: The Navy Arms Coach Gun is Easy on the Pocketbook By William Bell The shotgun has always been one of the most versatile firearms in American history. Fowling pieces put meat on the... Read more »