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British Gun Collector’s 350 Shotguns Seized

Editor James Card — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:41:57 +0000

Martin Young, a 67-year-old antique gun collector in England, is battling Oxford city council to have his 350 guns returned and his gun license renewed. He has 30 days to arrange for the guns to be moved or the police will auction them off. Mr. Young believes that his collection might be one of the [...]

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The Most Important Gun in American History

Editor James Card — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:09:45 +0000

If you were to try to determine which guns truly influenced the history of the world, you could draw a few conclusions. Paging through The Greatest Guns of Gun Digest edited by Dan Shideler, you see the Colt Single Action and the Winchester 94, both guns that won the West and aided exploration into [...]

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Gun Collecting: Vintage Paintball Guns

Editor James Card — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:30:43 +0000

There is an interesting development happening in the gun world and it resembles what has occurred in other shooting sports: a move back to the retro. In the sport of paintball, there is a movement that is shying away from the newly developed rapid-fire, high-tech paintball guns. These weapons throw out an enormous amount [...]

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Classic Guns: Collecting Custom Rifles

Editor James Card — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:28:49 +0000

Editor’s Note: Click here for instant firearms values and gun prices. Tom Turpin’s new book, “Custom Rifles: Mastery of Wood and Metal” will be hitting the bookstores this month. It’s a handsome hardcover and heavy with photos printed on glossy paper. Turpin takes the reader inside the workshop of one of the best custom [...]

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Classic Guns: Thompson-Center Contender

Editor James Card — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:03:58 +0000

Editor’s Note: Click here for instant firearms values and gun prices. In his just-released book, “Greatest Handguns of the World, Volume 2,” author Massad Ayoob includes the Thompson-Center Contender as one of the great firearms that made a difference in the handgunning world. At the end of the chapter, he makes a strong case [...]

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Classic Guns: LeFever Shotguns

Editor James Card — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:30:43 +0000

Editor’s Note: Click here for instant firearms values and gun prices. Daniel Myron LeFever might not be a name that many people are familiar with but he is marked in history as a great American inventor. If you have ever fired a modern side-by-side or over-and-under shotgun, you are the beneficiary of his innovation. [...]

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Photos: Rock Island Antique Gun Auction Results

Editor James Card — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:06:27 +0000

The Rock Island Auction Co. based in Rock Island, Illinois, hosted its largest antique gun auction of the decade on April 20, 21 and 22, 2012. The auction generated $12.6 million in sales.

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Firearm Auction News: the Guns of Ted Williams

Editor James Card — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:03:53 +0000

Editor’s Note: Click here for instant firearms values and gun prices. Ted Williams, also known as “The Kid”,” The Thumper” and, “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived”, is marked down in history for his performance on the ball field. He’s one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He was also a great [...]

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Classic Guns: “Vintage Carry” and the Colt Model 1903 Hammerless Pistol

Editor James Card — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:36:33 +0000

In the world of carrying handguns, a number of phrases have evolved to describe exactly what reason or method a handgun is carried in a particular way. There is “open carry” which is simply to carry a sidearm in plain sight. There is “concealed carry” which is self-explanatory. There is “constitutional carry” where a person [...]

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Firearm Auction News: The Biggest One of the Decade

Editor James Card — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:11:02 +0000

The folks at Rock Island Auction Company have been busy. Based in Rock Island, Illinois, they will be hosting their best firearms auction ever in their two-decade history on April 20th, 21st and 22nd. They claim this will be their biggest of the decade so far. The auction will be heavily populated by Colts with [...]

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