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Wheelgun Wednesday: Blast From The Past – The Colt King Cobra
The Colt snake guns have been one of the most desirable and sought after revolver series in recent memory. There were a number of variations from the basic Cobra revolvers to the massive Colt...
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TFB FIELD STRIP: The Colt Woodsman & Huntsman .22LR Pistols
The Colt Woodsman is a semi-automatic .22LR pistol with a ten round detachable box magazine. Notably, it has a heel magazine release. The Colt Woodsman was manufactured from 1915 to the mid-1970’s....
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Smoothbore Colt Revolvers of Exhibition Shooters
While browsing the catalog of the upcoming December 2019 Rock Island Premier Firearms Auction for putting together one of TFB’s articles about most interesting firearms seen in largest US auctions, I...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Colt Diamondback .22
The Diamondback: Colt’s Smaller snake Welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday. In today’s article, we are looking at the Python’s lesser known and more diminutive cousin, the Colt...
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Noveske and Dead Air Announce “Heat”-Inspired Collaboration
Chances are, if you’re a firearms fan and have ever discussed “top movie shootouts” or “best gun films“, the classic 1995 heist action/thriller “Heat” has entered into the conversation. The infamous...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Colt King Cobra Target .357 Magnum Review
For those of us on the double-action bandwagon that have been waiting for Colt to produce something in a large-frame like the wheelguns of old, this is it. Colt has been taking their sweet time...
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[SHOT 2020] TFB Industry Day At The Range – Colt Python
Colt Python 2020 As we weary TFB staff traveled through the wilds of Industry Day, I wandered towards the sign of the Prancing Pony. Their one and only ware on display for live fire was the new...
View Article[SHOT 2020] The Colt Python RETURNS! Old vs. New Python
From Colt’s press release: “The Python is back! Building on Colt’s Snake Gun legacy, the legendary double-action revolver returns in stainless steel in 4.25” and 6” barrel lengths. The 2020 Python...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: A Colt Python Jeremiad
Colt Python: once Bitten, twice shy Freshly home from SHOT 2020 and my decidedly disappointing first shots with the “New” Colt Python, I was in need of some nostalgia. A fresh outing with my 80’s...
View ArticleThe Complete History of the Colt Single Action Army in One Man’s Collection
See the entire history of the Colt Single Action Army (S.A.A.) pistol in one man’s collection! From the earliest models that were issued to the United States cavalry, to $20,000 pistols with engraving...
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FN & Colt Will Compete for M16A4 Foreign Military Sales Contracts Worth $380...
The US Department of Defense has announced that Colt’s Manufacturing and FN America have been selected to compete for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts worth up to $383,311,941 to produce M16A4...
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Amazing COLT Roll Die Collection
First off, huge thanks to Alex Young for allowing us to share his amazing COLT roll die collection. For those of you not familiar with Alex, he is a contributor to the Larry Vickers’ AR-15 book. Alex...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Colt SAA Revolver with 1:2 Scale Matching Miniature
While browsing the catalog of June 2020 Rock Island Premier Gun Auction, I came across this rather interesting lot which we’ll take a look at in today’s Wheelgun Wednesday. The lot consists of a...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: One-Handed Revolver Reload – Revisited
Welcome to another Wheelgun Wednesday, where we cover all things of Wheelgunnery. In my “One Handed Revolver Drills” article from last year, readers mentioned that the article skimmed over the whole...
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Davidson’s Exclusive 1911 with Colt and Baron Engraving
The venerable 1911 – you’d be hard-pressed to find a shooter who isn’t at least broadly familiar with this classic design. Through 75 years of military service and countless variations on John Moses...
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Top 5 Most Expensive Firearms Sold in Spring 2020 POULIN Firearms Auction
At the beginning of last month, we took a look at some of the rarest and most obscure firearms consigned to the Spring 2020 Poulin Firearms Auction. Initially planned to be held in April, this auction...
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“The Outlaw Josey Wales” Colt Revolver Prop to Be Sold at Auction
“Well, you gonna pull those pistols or whistle ‘Dixie’?” Moments after delivering this line in the 1976 film “The Outlaw Josey Wales”, Clint Eastwood (playing the titular character) deftly draws a...
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Colt 1877 “Bulldog” Gatling Gun for Sale at RKGuns
There are many good ways to flex on people at the range or on social media. You may choose to show off night vision equipment like TFB writer Nick, mountainous piles of suppressors like Editor-in-Chief...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Book Review –“Revolver: Sam Colt And The Six Shooter That...
A look at the Life of Samuel Colt Besides being fun to shoot, guns can also be works of art or marvels of engineering. Understanding the man or men who designed a particular firearm can give one a...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Tiffany & Co. Embellished Revolvers
Welcome back to another installment of TFB’s Wheelgun Wednesday series of articles. Today we’ll talk about revolvers embellished by Tiffany & Co. This article is based on the six Tiffany Colt and...
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