REVOLVERS
British Enfield .38 S&W Part 2
Roy Huntington shoots a WWII era British Enfield in .38 S&W.
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British Enfield .38 S&W Part 1
Roy Huntington shows off a WWII era British Enfield in .38 S&W.
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Restoring A Classic: The...
Roy Huntington walks through the restoration of a well-worn Smith & Wesson Model 66-1. From its rough beginnings to its gleaming revival, learn how this...
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Sixgun Simulation —...
Owning the same guns our mentors shot and made popular makes us feel closer to them by sharing the same shooting experiences. Referring to the guns as our...
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Nighthawk Custom Browning...
A classic since its introduction in the year 1935, it’s known in Europe as the GP for Grande Puissance and in the USA by the English translation, High...
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Taurus Raging Hunter .460...
The Taurus Raging Hunter in .460 delivers what the old adage describes as: “The rich man’s demand for quality and economy — and the poor man’s need...
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Making Your...
In nearly 60 years of handgunning, during which I’ve owned hundreds of revolvers, I’ve learned much about making them suitable for me personally....
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Pistols in the...
From World War I through the Cold War, U.S. pilots chose to carry a pistol with them as they went out to fly and fight for their country.
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S&W Model 29 at...
Model 29 .44 Magnum revolver accuracy at 80 plus yards? Watch and listen to find out from FMG's Roy Huntington.
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Bears, Cougars &...
One can argue the revolver’s ascendancy as a weapon for self-defense was eclipsed decades ago by the autoloader. As someone who finally retired his...
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Switched At Birth
My first thought when I picked up the Colt King Cobra Target .22 LR was, “Is this a mini-Python?” I had reason to wonder.
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Smith & Wesson...
FMG's Roy Huntington has shot this 50 year-old 6 1/2" Model 29 .44 Magnum a gazillion times. Is it still appropriate?
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Charter Arms .44...
If you like big bore snubbies, this custom Charter Arms .44 Special is a treat.
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Henry Big Boys:...
In the early 1860s, the original Henry Rifle revolutionized warfare. A 16-shot in .44 RF, it proved a small handful of soldiers could win the day if...
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Carry Options:...
American Handgunner Editor Tom McHale shares his go-to guns for concealed carry, including the holsters and optics he pairs them with.
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Epic Metal...
FMG's Roy Huntington shows off a first-generation 1873 Colt Peacemaker single action from 1875 found in the Arizona desert.
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Custom Smith &...
A Mag-na-port customized S&W Night Guard .44 Magnum still thumps pretty good even with .44 Specials, according to FMG's Roy Huntington.
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A Surprising 9mm...
If a 9mm is fine for protection, fine for targeting, fine for matches, fine for training, fine even for small game and fine for reloading — then why not...
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Light, Versatile...
The idea was simple. After all, they’re the best kind. Build a gun tough enough to be carried all day, in a caliber capable of performing a wide range of...
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In Search of the...
My first “pair and a spare” was carried out with the S&W .357 Combat Magnum. For the past 20 years, something very important has spurred me on to gather...
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Lipsey’s...
Featuring an XS Tritium front sight and dovetailed u-notch rear, the Lipsey’s Exclusive Smith & Wesson Ultimate Carry J-Frame is designed to be the...
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A Shootout At...
Built in 1872, the St. James Hotel is nestled in historic Cimarron, New Mexico. Known for being the hotel of choice for infamous outlaws in need of a soft...
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Remington’s...
You know a firearm is iconic when it represents an entire class of weapons. Such is the case with a little, two-shot, over-and-under .41 Short Rimfire,...
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Blackpowder 101
Ken Wegman, a Handgunner reader, asked about using black powder and substitutes in modern pistols, comparing their characteristics in velocity, energy,...
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Colt’s Cap &...
Some of Sam Colt’s early efforts in creating workable revolvers seem like jokes today. Of course, they were loaded with either paper cartridges holding...
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Light, Versatile...
The idea was simple. After all, they’re the best kind. Build a gun tough enough to be carried all day, in a caliber capable of performing a wide range of...
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Customizing A...
Hitting the “affordable quality” bull’s-eye is a target chased by most everyone who manufactures anything — if they’re smart, that is.
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A Full-Service...
Within every legendary handgun company there are individual product lines, generally centered around a specific application, or in modern Tacti-Speak, a...
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The Black Bart Colt
Black Bart is one of the few Old West outlaws known by name, if not in legend. It's for a good reason. For eight long years, Black Bart was the bane of...
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Nighthawk Custom...
A classic since its introduction in the year 1935, it’s known in Europe as the GP for Grande Puissance and in the USA by the English translation, High...
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