75Gr Hornady TAP On Deer

I always hated something about the hunting forum on the now super cringe and gay, AR15.com. The vast majority of the members wanted to know how various premium bullets would perform. Not on paper, not on gel. On something alive. Something roughly the size of a man. The boys hunting hogs and deer would getContinue reading “75Gr Hornady TAP On Deer”

DEVEL Compacts

By Kevin O’Brien Before there was the current rich supply of ultra compact 9 mm pistols, someone had to have the idea for the first time. In fact, the idea of a small 9 mm carry gun was widespread long before any factory produced one. The market answered, after a fashion: cut-down versions of pistols wereContinue reading “DEVEL Compacts”

Colt Black Powder Pistols; The Combat Pistol Origin Story, How Hays, Walker & Colt Started It All

Today we’ll talk about the origin of the combat pistol, the revolving cylinder that allowed continuity of fire, the first use of pistols in combat when Captain Hays’ Rangers fought the Comanche Indians at the Battle of Walkers Creek. Captain Walker then reached out to Sam Colt, reviving his dead pistol company to arm theContinue reading “Colt Black Powder Pistols; The Combat Pistol Origin Story, How Hays, Walker & Colt Started It All”