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Gun History
Vintage gun history articles columns blogs advice from Gun Digest book and gun history columnists including Dan Shideler.
Editor’s Pick: Gun Digest Book of Classic Combat Handguns
These old combat handguns are still available, even in the frenzied gun market. This book is your guide to classic pistols that work today, reviewed by the greatest gun writers of all time.
Giveaway: Win 69 Years of “Gun Digest” Annual Books!!
For fans of Gun Digest old and new, the “Gun Digest 1944-2013 3-Disc Set” is the ultimate collection of “The World’s Greatest Gun Book.” This week, we’re giving away a “Gun Digest 1944-2013 3-Disc Set” – the entire 69-year Gun Digest Book digital library in pdf format on three discs! – to one lucky winner.
Tried & Dropped: Three Features You Won’t Find on a Remington 870
There are a number of things that were unique to the Remington Model 870 when it first appeared. Many have remained through the years, but there were a few unusual features that have not survived the test of time.
Inside the National Firearms Museum’s Petersen Collection
Recently, a gift from the estate of Robert E. Petersen, of Los Angeles, to the National Firearms Museum set a record in philanthropy to the National Rifle Association (NRA), with a nearly $20 million gift, the largest in the 140-year history of the NRA.
Robert Hillberg, 1917-2012
The editors at Gun Digest regret to hear the sad news of the death of Robert Hillberg. He passed away on August 12, 2012. Over his many years of designing firearms, everything from machineguns to sporting pistols, shotguns and rifles, when asked of all his accomplishments, what he is most proud of; Bob replied “The [...]
A History of AR Cartridges
The original caliber for the AR-15 wasn’t the.223/5.56, it was a slightly smaller cartridge. The .222 Special delivered the kind of performance that the designers wanted, which was basically a 50-grain bullet at under 3,000 feet per second.
AR-15/M16: The Rifle That Was Never Supposed to Be
Find Out How the “Mattel Toy” became America’s Assault Rifle.
Classic Guns: Jack O’Connor’s Last Rifle, the Ruger M77
I love to find old hook-and-bullet magazines, the older the better, and read the old-school gun writers. I like the grainy black-and-white photos shot in the field. I like the horn-rimmed glasses, canvas shooting jackets and the Jones hats they wear. Some of these writers have penned stories for Gun Digest over the years. Terry [...]
The Most Important Gun in American History
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 [...]
Gun Collecting: Vintage Paintball Guns
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 [...]
