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In Florida you only need to attend a one-day class and demonstrate that you can load and shoot a gun - any gun - safely and you qualify for a concealed weapons permit (plus the background check, of course). I recently watched a group of about 30 "students" from a class demonstrate their...

The guys on Mythbusters decided to find out whether swimming under water would protect you from gunfire. They tested a 9mm pistol, a 12 gauge shotgun, an AR-15, a .30 cal. M1 Garand and a .50 BMG rifle. The started out with a 10-foot-high water tank in which they lowered a block of ballistic...

All, I'm looking for information on the types of small arms used by US, ARVN, VC and ANV soldiers during the period the US was involved. I know, of course, about the 1911A1, M1A1/M14, M16A2, M1 carbine, M3 "grease gun" and BARs. Were Thompson's still used? Garands? I know there were...

All, I have a single-action Colt Peacemaker .22 with a timing problem and so far I haven't been able to find anyone to work on it, so I may have to try to tackle it myself. The problem is that when cocking it the cylinder starts to rotate before the bolt has retracted. This is not only...

FYI- The National Geographic Channel ran a one-hour "investigative" type program today on the pros & cons of hunting. Pretty well balanced. It will probably be repeated tonight, or over the next few days.

I've seen a couple small departments where certain uniformed officers do double duty as crime scene technicians, but I've never seen a large metro department where the CSIs were sworn officers and carried guns, and I've sure never seen a department where the CSIs interrogate suspects. Does...

My first gun, which I received at age seven in 1960, was a well used Steven's Favorite rifle in .22S, L & LR. The rifle had a front sight that had two positions. In one position it was just a small post topped with a gold bead. The second position added a small ring or hood around the post...