Gunsmithing
Elmer Keith’s ka-BOOM (Video)
Even the legendary Elmer Keith started out as a total newbie to shooting and reloading, and blew up a gun with wildly dangerous handloads in 1923. I got my hands on the remnants of the […]
Gunsmithing
Gunsmithing
Product Review: CETME-L Flat by Prexis
Disclaimers: Apex Gun Parts is a longtime sponsor of this site. Prexis is not; in fact this was my first (and last) business transaction with Prexis. HMG is not a site sponsor, but has provided […]
Conversion
Needham Musket Conversion
by Roger L. Papke, Handfuls of History At the end of the American Civil War, the Union had well over a million surplus muzzle-loading rifle-muskets, all of which were obsolete since it was clear that […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Arisaka With Nambu Bipod
I recently had a chance to take a look at a rifle that has been floating around the Japanese collector’s community causing grief since for at least 25 years. It is a Type 99 Arisaka, […]
Gunsmithing
Mauser C96 with Chinese Hand-Made Frame
After posting my video of the oddball Chinese pistol in the recent RIA auction, I received a number of emails from folks with similar sorts of guns. One was from a fellow named Leonardo, who […]
Gunsmithing
Handmade Auto-Revolver at RIA
This very odd one-off pistol first appeared in a 1958 Golden State Arms catalog, with no description of its history or mechanical design. I have often seen it referred to as an automatic revolver, but […]
Gunsmithing
Four-Shot Superposed Ratchet Pistol at RIA
Today’s item in the upcoming Rock Island Premier Auction is a rather unusual percussion pistol. It began life as an underhammer gun, and was rebuilt by an unknown gunsmith as a percussion gun that fired […]
Gunsmithing
Gun Deductions II
A little while back, I got another of those interesting emails with a handful of photos and a note saying: I have a friend that has a gun I can not identify. I asked Grant […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Dyer Multi-Caliber Rifle
I received a request from a collector trying to find information on the Dyer International Caliber Rifle. I have been unable to find anything myself, but the fellow did have a pair of technical drawings […]
Gunsmithing
W.B. McCarty’s Peculiar Revolver
Okay, to be precise I should say that it is W.B. McCarty’s idea for a peculiar revolver. We know nothing about Mr. McCarty beyond the fact that in 1909 he was granted a patent for […]