RUGER MARK IV .22
One of the most popular backwoods home firearms is the simple, sturdy Ruger .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol. Introduced in 1947, it was an instant commercial success, and became the core of what now appears...
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
March 29, 2011 is upon us, the hundredth anniversary of the 1911 pistol’s adoption by the United States Government. OK, OK, I know I seem to be obsessing on it…but I’m a gun guy,...
SUBJECTIVE CHOICES
Ever pick a gun to take on a hunt or carry for protection, not so much out of cold practicality but with a little warm sentiment thrown in?
I’ll confess to it. In fact, I...
(ssshhhh…silencers)
I recently had the pleasure of touring the Utah facility where Silencerco and SWR sound suppressors for firearms are manufactured. I toured my first arms plant in the late 1960s and many since, and...
CONCEALED CARRY: A MIDDLE-ROAD VIEW?
The current edition of Harper’s magazine carries a cover story on concealed carry, illustrated with an Andy Warhol portrait of a High Standard Sentinel .22 revolver…ironically, more of a Backwoods Home utility handgun than...