1873 introduced two weapons that where destined to ‘tame the old west.’ The 1873 Winchester, a descendant of the Henry and 1866 Winchester lever actions, and the 1873 Colt Army or the civilian version the Peacemaker. The .44-40 and .38-40 cartridges introduced by Winchester along with the introduction of the .45 Colt, sometimes referred to…
There are a number of reasons as to why people hit the shooting range. Those in a career where firearms are part of the job, such as law enforcement, military, and security for example, use the range to sharpen their skills and to stay vigilant in the field. Others visit a range to improve their…
We now return to the autos. The 9mm’s range from the 9mm Largo, hard to find, 9mm Parabellum probably the most popular center fire handgun cartridge in the world, and the 9mm Makarov, the Soviet/Russian round that shoots a .365-inch bullet, versus .355 inch for the other 9mm cartridges. 9mm Auto The 9x19mm Lugar or…
In contemplating an every-day weapon for concealed carry we need to consider the cartridge. At the low end is the oldest commercially offered cartridge of all time, the .22 Short rimfire. Introduced by Smith & Wesson in 1857, although the 22 BB cap is a little older and was cab with a round 22 caliber…
In every range bag there should be a good quality pair of shooting glasses. Many believe it just offers more protection. In the event an accident occurs, you will want to protect your eyes. While this is the main objective of shooting glasses, they actually offer so much more. Shooting Range Industries will offer some…
For the first early years of firearms, handgun action was the same as those on rifles. Wheel guns, flintlocks and cap locks. The revolver was a giant stride forward for a repeating handgun. Although many attempts were made earlier to provide multiple shot handguns, the invention of the cap led to the revolver. Except for…
For long range precision shooting the bolt action is the dominate platform. Bench rest competitions out to 1,000 yards are shot with single shot bolt action rifles. The 2.2-mile sniper hit by a Canadian sniper in May 1017 was by a .50 BMG bolt action rifle. The Browning Machine Gun .50 caliber holds most of…
Considered by many, the US Civil War is the first modern warfare. Integrated artillery and infantry. Hit and run cavalry raids. Electric communications (telegraph), aero assets (Balloon artillery and general observation), prime mover transportation (trains) and the introduction of metallic cartridge firearms and rapid fire weapons like the Gatling Gun. Metallic Rifle Cartridges Smith &…
