One of my favorite periods of study of American history and the military arms is the time between the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the Custer battle ------>

Newer M1 Garand rifle collectors may not be aware that the U.S. Rifle, Cal. .30 M1 with which we are all familiar featured a very different type of gas system ------>

  I have long been a fan of the Colt AR-15 SP1 Sporter Rifle.  When I bought my Colt SP1 in 1982 you had two choices in the purchase of ------>

This blog post is the last of three about my favorite World War I U.S small arms.  When America entered World War I in April 1917 it was ill prepared ------>

This blog post is the second of three about my favorite World War I U.S small arms.  America declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917.  It took many months ------>

This post is the first of three about my favorite World War I U.S arms.  My first collectible US martial arm purchase in the early 1980s was a Colt M1911 ------>

This week’s Thursday day at the Range included a double action revisit of a true classic: a Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel. Pretty ordinary, you’d say; pretty common, ------>

This Thursday Day at the Range continues our double action revolver action, this time with a pre-WWII square-butt S&W Military and Police, fourth change. With a serial number in the ------>

This time Thursday Day at the Range continues the double-action revolver series with more DA action. My focus for over six decades has been single action automatic pistols, specifically M1911s. ------>

This Thursday Day at the Range included the first revolver we’ve run in some time. We’ve had a long string of autopistols, thus I think it’s time to switch things ------>

Today’s Thursday Day at the Range was, shall we say, both interesting and a bit humbling. After posting the “Five Best” 1911 targets below, this week’s targets weren’t nearly so ------>

  This week’s Thursday Day at the Range includes a reshoot of the .30 Luger Ruger P89. If you recall from the earlier Thursday Day at the Range report, Ruger ------>

  Today’s Thursday Day at the Range is brought to you courtesy of two Thursday Days at the Range ago, a shoot saved for a day when I could not ------>

This week’s Thursday Day at the Range is a back-to-the-.45-SR1911 Day. Ruger’s SR1911 Series is a refreshingly direct rendition of the classic M1911. You’ll find no extraneous ornamentation – at ------>

In My Back Yard: Tulle Fusil de Grenadier BY SCOTT DUFF One of the most interesting firearms I have had the opportunity to own is a Tulle Fusil de Grenadier. As ------>

My Favorite Garands – Part 1 of 2 If you have followed my writings, you know that I advocate a theme to collecting.  As an example, my theme for collecting ------>

My Favorite M1911A1 Pistol By Scott Duff This post is my third about my favorite World War II U.S arms.  The first was, of course, about the M1 Garand rifle.  ------>

We Wish They Could Talk – And Sometimes They Do – Part 2 By Scott Duff Records of some serial numbered older US weapons from the Civil War through the ------>

A 4th of July Tribute Part 2 John MacIlduff My great, great, great, great, great Grandfather, John MacIlduff, fought in the American Revolution.  Not in well-known battles fought along the ------>

A 4th of July Tribute Part 1 Each year on the 4th of July, I take some time away from cookouts, fireworks, and my family to spend a few moments ------>