Accessories Featured Guns Handguns Lasers & Lights Shotgun Ammo Trending Shooting a SASS ‘Wild Bunch’ Match – Custom Ruger SR1911 By Guns of the Old West • May 16, 2025 One of my favorite Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) games is the Wild Bunch match. Introduced a number of years ago... Read more »
Featured Guns Handguns Trending 13 Incredible Belly Gun Pistols That Span the Decades By Guns of the Old West • April 29, 2025 In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, a “belly gun” is a handgun with a very short barrel. It is... Read more »
Featured History The Northwest Trade Gun: The Real Gun that Won the West By Guns of the Old West • April 25, 2025 The phrase “The Gun That Won the West” conjures up images of lone gunfighters facing off in the dusty streets... Read more »
Guns Lever Action Rifles The Fighting Lever-Gun By Guns of the Old West • April 22, 2025 This Iconic Firearm Has Been America’s Choice for Over 180 Years Arguably the first lever-gun was patented by Samuel Colt... Read more »
Featured Guns Handguns History Revolvers Old West EDC -5 Concealed Cowboy Guns By Guns of the Old West • April 18, 2025 Bill inwardly smiled at the hand he was being dealt. He already had two pairs: aces and eights. Things were... Read more »
Featured History Dodge City, Kansas: The Gateway of the Old West By Guns of the Old West • April 8, 2025 When we discuss the Old West, we often mention Dodge City, Kansas. Few towns played as much of a role... Read more »
Featured History Fred Lambert: Frontier Lawman Few Know About—But Should By Guns of the Old West • April 4, 2025 If you are a fan of the Old West—and I figure you are—you’re probably familiar with lawmen like James Butler... Read more »
Featured History Firepower of the Texas Rangers in the History of the Organization By Guns of the Old West • April 1, 2025 If any group of lawmen in history is worthy of the moniker “gunfighters,” it’s the legendary Texas Rangers. Doug Dukes... Read more »
Guns Handguns Revolvers The Colt 1851 Navy Revolver: The First Truly Practical Revolver? By Guns of the Old West • March 21, 2025 The 1851 Navy was the second best-selling revolver from Colt. Outsold only by Colt’s 1849 Pocket Pistol, it is arguably... Read more »
Featured History The Sharps Rifle – Old-School Long-Range Rifle By Guns of the Old West • March 18, 2025 Shooters today have a wide variety of long-range rifles at their fingertips. There is something for everyone, from super high-end... Read more »
