North American Arms makes these absolutely adorable mini-revolvers. In fact, I’m pretty sure they call them derringers. In all fairness, they are roughly derringer size but are five-shot mini-revolvers. I’ve always wanted one. Not for any real need, but because I’ve always thought they were neat and impressed by their quality. I finally put...
Gunsite Academy is legendary in our world of firearms. The history of Gunsite alone had me speechless when I arrived at the range in Arizona. Gunsite is the oldest private firearms training academy and was founded by Lt. Col Jeff Cooper. Today, they train elite military personnel, law enforcement officers, and free citizens of...
The Charter Arms brand has been in and out of production for decades. They come and go, and when they come, they bring the star of the show, the Bulldog. The Bulldog wasn’t the first Charter Arms gun, but it’s their most famous. This big revolver chambers the famed .44 Special and first hit...
I’ve always been a fan of Beretta’s Tip-Up barrel designs. There is something admittedly cool about these little guns and their unique designs. The Tip-Up guns from Beretta go way back, but they weren’t the first. The JO.LO.AR. is often considered the first tip-tup semi-automatic pistol. It was at least the first successful. This...
On July 17th, 2022, Elisjsha Dickens was faced with an impossible task. He found himself in a gunfight against a cowardly little man with a rifle. Until recently, we didn’t know much detail about the shooting or what exactly happened. We knew Eli engaged and killed the threat, and he did so at an...
The Civil War was a catalyst for firearm technology. At the beginning of the war, the single-shot musket was still common. By the end, the metallic cartridge had proved its worth and was taking over armories around the country. Colt’s first real metallic cartridge handgun wasn’t a revolver but a derringer. Today we’ll discuss...
