Before the Browning M2, there was a series of Colt commercial .50 caliber machine guns. The .50 BMG (12.7x99mm) cartridge began development in 1918, and after the end of the war Colt and John Browning ...

Perhaps most notably, as discussed by ESPN's Stephen Holder, the Colts must figure out how to replace Michael Pittman's ...

Firearms are big business in the United States, with millions sold every year. With makes and models covering all sorts of needs, it doesn’t come as a surprise that some models are more popular than ...

When Colt announced the revival of its legendary “snake gun” line, enthusiasts knew the King Cobra had to return. First launched in 1986 as a workhorse revolver for duty and defensive use, the King ...

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The revolver was the original American handgun. They became prominent in the 1850s with Sam Colt’s revolutionary designs. Revolvers have an advantage over semi-automatic pistols in that they can fire ...

Colt, Glock, Smith & Wesson… Any time you’re debating what are the best handguns ever, those iconic names—and several others—have to be included. From classic cavalry sidearms of the 1800s to today’s ...

Some revolvers get looser, rougher, and pick up timing issues the older they get. Others feel like they’re just... The post Revolvers that age better than their owners appeared first on The Avid ...

The idea behind the first Colt handguns was inspired more by sea spray and carved pine than by metal and gunpowder. Sixteen-year-old Samuel Colt, aboard the swaying deck of Corvo en route to Calcutta, ...

The firearm or gun industry is a vast world that occasionally evolves. In this ever-changing world, many new guns are introduced, and several old guns are discontinued just because they aren’t selling ...