POTD: Creedmoor Money – C.B. Holden Falling Block Single Shot

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a rifle from a maker most people have never heard of. This is a C.B. Holden falling block single shot, the pattern usually called his long range or Creedmoor rifle, in 46 centerfire. Cyrus B. Holden of Worcester, Massachusetts learned the tr...

By Sam.S

Ray Davis: The CIA Glock Shooting That Rocked Pakistan

This content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express permission of GunsAmerica.com and BAAANG Media LLC. Ray Davis: The CIA Glock Shooting That Rocked Pakistan A CIA contractor, a 9mm Glock, two dead gunmen, and an international crisis turned Lahore into something that sounde...

By Will Dabbs

Colorado's New Semiautomatic Firearm Purchase Rules Are Now in Effect

CPW says the August 1 provisions apply to purchases and transfers occurring on or after that date. The agency's implementation material distinguishes the new process from a registry of firearms already owned: the system records cards, training, and purchase eligibility, not a list of an indi...

By Josh C

How the 1911 Evolved Into the 2011, and Took Over the Handgun Market

John Browning’s 1911 served the U.S. military for 75 years and became one of America’s most respected handguns. More than a century later, its trigger, ergonomics, and proven operating system live on in the modern double-stack 2011. Here is how a military sidearm evolved into one of today’s...

By Ryan Hodges

TFB Behind the Gun #229: Going Supersonic w/ Johnny of Wild Arms R&D

Jonathan Wild has spent the better part of a decade working his way up the escalation ladder of DIY destructive devices — from a patented caseless ignition system to a hand-built Panzerfaust, then a Fliegerfaust, then the M202A1 FLASH, and most recently a hypervelocity kinetic rocket built ...

By Luke C.
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