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Adams revolvers were some of the early double-actions, and ended up being adopted by the UK in the 1850s. France adopted a DA revolver in 1858. Why did the US not adopt one until the 1890s?

This is a review of a shoulder holster I've seen precious few reviews of - a modular design by Safariland that fits many different models of pistol: http://www.safariland.com/DutyGear/product.aspx?pid=1090 This is one of the few new ideas in shoulder holsters that I've run across. Since most...

I purchased a Remington 31. Unbelievably slick action. The date code translates to 1949. It appears to have a plug to reduce magazine size to 2 rounds, despite being the same size as my 870 which holds 4 shells. It's a 20 gauge. I want to remove that plug. I've removed the barrel, the pin...

I love the standard sight on the PS90. Even tried to harass the manufacturer into sending me one made to mount on an AR, but no joy. Can you mount that sight on the carry handle of an AR-15?

So my 1911 hit the concrete from about five feet or so. Hit the concrete hard enough to knock the thumb safety out. That's a new one. I believe all my guns should survive the drop test they will invariably receive. Luckily, I never tried to catch it and it hit the ground without firing. Soon...

I have a set of CT lasergrips coming in today, so I thought I'd take off the old grips. Great. Beretta makes the slot a bit skinner than normal. Oh well, just use a smaller screwdriver. Not tiny, mind you - one that fills 70% of the slot. Nope! Doesn't work - just gouges holes in the screw...

I own and am fond of the Gerber Guardian. The knife isn't the greatest thing on the face of the earth, sure - but the sheath more than makes up for it - it allows you to get a 'full firing grip' of sorts on the knife. The belt clip allows me to put it pretty much wherever I please. I really love...

I have looked at many rifles and other weapons... but I have never seen a rifle with a pistol-grip-only configuration (like the PGO shotguns - long barrel, no stock). Have seen rifle-like pistols - KelTec's PLR-16 and similar... is there some law against having PGO rifles?

1911 guys, there exist conversion kits for .460 Rowland - which, AFAIK, does not reduce capacity. You can shoot a larger bullet faster than .45 ACP. Snubnose Revolver guys, there exists the Ruger Alaskan in .454 Casull... a snubnosed anti-tank gun. .40 Guys (all three of you :p), there exists...

Maybe this Heller business has 'em spooked. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iCj86hWW40-jiT4G8bRkXgXMRoAQD8VP9EN00

That is, pistol grips on rifles (and shotguns) already having a stock... what purpose does the pistol grip serve on non-automatic long guns? The pistol grip I'm referring to isn't the foregrip, BTW. Thanks.

Considering the above-mentioned 20-gauge Mossberg as a general-purpose firearm. As for what purposes it would be serving: home defense, possible car defense, varmint removal (sparrows, drunken armadilloes). Stock is some kind of synthetic material, but with a traditional shape to it. Seems to...

Considering buying one of these... but I've run into an issue. Every picture I've found so far is of the holster-side of the rig on a human being, or the entire rig in a pile. I know the X-15's got an offside strap, but does it form an X-harness or no? Main concern is if it rides the neck, I'd...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article902014.ece Argentinians see the 'roaming gnome'. Or a deported leprachaun.

http://tigerweekly.com/article/03-05-2008/7803 Copy and paste link as usual. Edit: Poll's down and to the right.

It's crooked. When you stand the gun up on a flat surface, the muzzle is noticeably several degrees off the horizontal. My other guns are horizontal (or much closer to horizontal than this)... so I thought it might be a Browning issue. But his Model 1903 doesn't do this - as long as you've got...

Didn't seem to find any threads specifically on this issue. My search-fu may be broken. Anyways: Tactical lights are strongly advocated for CC folk. Absolutely understandable. You may be outside or in a strange part of town, or or or... But for HD, they seem kindly... superfluous to me...

Is there such a bird as a Yaqui Slide-ish rig made of kydex or some other plastic fantastic? As I happen to live in an area with plentiful moisture, I like the idea of kydex - and the appearance and multiple gun compatability of the Yaqui Slide. It would be carrying a 1911 for starters, possibly...

To the best of my knowledge, S&W made square butt revolvers prior to WWI, and kept on making 'em until... sometime in the 70s or 80s, AFAIK. Why did they switch all their models to round butt? What was the reasoning behind it?

Mention has been made in many other threads about recoil spring plugs shot into orbit, smashing lightbulbs, and similar - so I thought I might as well start a thread to collect experiences in that line. Personal experience: Recoil spring plug: Shot into the ceiling. Bounced off, but took...