Introduction Nihil sub sōle novum—there’s nothing new under the sun. Rarely does a firearm enter production whose design relies on a completely novel idea; all take features from existing designs […]
Unlike its predecessors, production of the M1816 was subcontracted to many private manufacturers. The markings on this example’s lock plate show it was produced by an “M.T. WICKHAM” of Philadelphia. […]
Author’s Note: This blog post is adapted from a short piece I wrote for the December 2024 issue of Leatherneck, Magazine of the Marines. It is part of a series […]
The Other Remington If you haven’t read last week’s blog post, go do that now to get the proper context underlying this story. In that post, I gave an overview […]
Remington’s gone, man. I’ll be outside. Good luck. There was once a time in this country when the shotgun was the Remington 870 and the hunting rifle was the Remington […]
It’s that time of year again! Every January, tens of thousands of exhibitors from across the firearm industry descend on Las Vegas for what many consider to be the high […]
Author’s Note: This blog post is adapted from a short piece I wrote for the November 2023 issue of Leatherneck, Magazine of the Marines. It is part of a series […]
This is the conclusion of the last two posts stolen from the parallel reality in which bullpup long guns became mainstream decades ago and are now considered the default. You […]
This is a continuation of last week’s blog post stolen from the parallel reality in which bullpup long guns became mainstream decades ago and are now considered the default. AR-15? […]
If there’s one activity that we gun guys (and gals) like more than shooting, it’s arguing about guns. We argue about brands, we argue about calibers, we argue about platforms, […]