Growing up Western, I cut my teeth on silent cowboy movies as well as the earliest “talkies” on the 7-inch screen of… Look Inside »
Posts Tagged: Guns Of The Old West Winter 2015
Shotshells & Cooler Cowboy Socks
Late in 2013, Winchester introduced its “high-visibility” AA TrAAcker shotshell featuring an innovative new wad design that “tracks” the center of its pattern,… Look Inside »
Gun Test: Enfield P53/61 Musketoon
By Paul Scarlata • Photos by Steve Woods Corporal Horry Colleton sat on his horse as still as he could and did not… Look Inside »
Texas Rangers Backup Guns
Riding behind the bullet-riddled barn, the desperado was counting shots. He knew the Ranger only had a single sixgun, and he’d fired his… Look Inside »
Gun Test: Dixie Gun Works Baker Cavalry 20 GA
The early days of the American Civil War were heady times, with much political posturing and great patriotic fervor. Both the… Look Inside »
Gun Test: Taylor’s & Company Wells Fargo Model Revolver
An Old West fantasy started by photo parlors, Wild West shows and later Hollywood is that cowboys always went around with big “hog legs” holstered… Look Inside »
WINTER 2015
In this issue of GUNS OF THE OLD WEST, two of the most defining characteristics of the American cowboy are front and center,… Look Inside »
Classic Gunleather: Old West Rigs and Holsters
The Old West holster was a very simple idea that, as time passed, became as much a decorative accoutrement for cowboys as it… Look Inside »
Taylor’s & Kirst .22 Conversions
In the early 1870s, Remington, or someone working for the Ilion, New York, manufacturer produced a .22 caliber drop-in conversion tailored for the… Look Inside »