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JAPANESE MATCHLOCK: THE REAL THING
JOHN EMMERSON is lucky enough to own a Japanese matchlock pistol - here he describes its history and restoration THIS PARTICULAR passion was instigated by the MLAIC world championships held in Adelaide, Australia in 2000. I use that word quite deliberately, as ... Read Full Article
BELGIAN PISTOL: THE REAL THING
JOHN EMMERSON describes shooting with his Belgian percussion target pistol, which is over 170 years old THIS PARTICULAR pistol is the one that started me shooting original pistols in the first place. I had been shooting MLAGB competitions with reproductions for ... Read Full Article
CLASSIC SHOOTING: THE REAL THING
JOHN EMMERSON explains the satisfaction behind shooting an original percussion revolver from the classic period in competition today THIS ARTICLE was born from a conversation over a very nice bottle of Merlot in the London & Middlesex with our esteemed and ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: 'BUFFALO GUN' BOASTS ACCURACY
DAVE FROGGETT reviews Pedersoli's 1874 Sharps, which is as business-like as the original IF YOU say the words "Buffalo Gun", most people who have any idea about the subject instantly think of the Sharps Rifle. The gun was a development from the breech-loading ... Read Full Article
REVOLVER REVIVAL: EAST MEETS WEST
ROGER BAKER with the first of a series on the evolution of some interesting guns and calibres: this month, the .45 Colt This series of articles will lead you through the Russian aristocracy and a Wild West celebrity, until we reach Freedom Arms and its astonishing ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM
Derek Landers on the .45/70 Government: a truly classic calibre all the way from Little Big Horn to a range near you Mention the .45/70 calibre and it is likely that the conversation will eventually turn to one, or both, of two subjects: buffalo hunting and ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: TRUE BLUE
DEREK LANDERS goes on test with a classic Winchester reproduction rifle that's a faultless performer Not content with producing one or two variations, Uberti offers a comprehensive choice of models in its Winchester 1873 range. Carbines, rifles and muskets are ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: WINNING COMBINATION
DEREK LANDERS investigates a significant rifle and cartridge combo THE WINCHESTER Model 1873 rifle has often been called â... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: COWBOY CLASSICS
DEREK LANDERS takes a look at the .45 Colt - the most powerful handgun cartridge of its day MANY OF the old time ‘Western' black powder cartridges were given a new lease of life with the advent of Cowboy Action Shooting in the early 1980s. As a result, ... Read Full Article
QSA-STYLE SHOOTING: THE BLACK POWDER CARTRIDGE RIFLE
KEN HALL with a newcomers' guide on how to reload for the black powder centrefire cartridge WHEN I have written about this subject before, I mentioned some of the choices available when selecting a suitable calibre for the black powder centrefire cartridge for ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: HISTORICAL NICHE
DAVE FROGGETT tries a carbine that would be of particular interest to Civil War re-enactors THE ORIGINAL Smith Carbine was the brainchild of Gilbert Smith of Buttermilk Falls, New York. He developed a simple, robust breech-loading rifle that used percussion ignition ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: NAVAL REVIEW
DEREK LANDERS tests the Uberti Remington New Model Navy revolver, which passes with flying colours REMINGTON LAY claim to being the oldest surviving gun makers in America, tracing the company's history back to the early part of the 19th century. Initially producing ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: ORIGINAL SINGLE-SHOT
Derek Landers gets his hands on a piece of history, in the shape of a Springfield Trapdoor rifle AFICIONADOS WHO like to shoot mid to late-19th century American firearms from the era of the American West are spoilt for choice: today's European manufacturers offer ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: MORE THAN A MATCH
DAVE FROGGETT meets his match with a European-style matchlock - have the fire extinguishers ready! IN THE very early days, guns generally involved loading a blind end tube with powder and ball and sticking a smouldering cord in a touchhole (basically a hole in ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: A COLT CLASSIC
DEREK LANDERS looks at the latest recreation from Uberti IN THE February 2006 issue of Target Sports, we looked at the Uberti recreation of the Colt Paterson revolver without an attached loading lever or rammer. While the pistol was a revelation in the 1830s ... Read Full Article
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