Here are the greatest handguns of the Old West—every one a Colt. ... The powder charge—50 grains of black powder—made the new Colt pistol as deadly as a rifle up to 100 yards.

In essence, the range results showed that non-NFA firearms perform at the levels they were hoped for, but not fulfilled, when firing the same .410 loads from .45 Colt/.410 handguns.

What's the difference between a pistol vs handgun? Our shooting editor attempts to clear this up—even though it's still confusing.

So, most Colt snake guns cannot be considered rare. However, shorter barrel lengths, limited-production calibers, optional finishes and other non-standard features do add to a snake gun’s rarity ...

Colt also sells guns to civilians, including an assortment of AR-15s, semiautomatic handguns and revolvers. When the company filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware bankruptcy court it listed $384 ...

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Taurus made the shotgun pistol famous in 2006 when it introduced the Judge, a revolver chambered in .45 Long Colt and .410-bore. The .410 handgun enjoyed a brief surge in popularity and other gun ...

Colt Firearms is one of the oldest firearms companies in the United States, and it has produced a vast array of iconic guns over the years. Many are used in their current iterations in the U.S ...

1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, ... 1892- Advent of automatic handguns. The first automatic pistol was created by Joseph Laumann in 1892.

When Mexican authorities captured Gulf Cartel boss José Luis “El Wicho” Zúñiga in 2011, they seized from him a gold-plated, ...

Newly released video shows police asking Colt Gray about online threats to carry out “a school shooting” a year before he allegedly gunned down four at Apalachee High School — wit… ...

The Mob Museum announced that it had acquired the Colt 1911 .45 semi-automatic pistol that notorious mobster Al Capone called 'Sweetheart.' He credited the gun with saving his life.