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The Beretta M9 was adopted in 1985 as the replacement for the Colt M1911A1 in .45 ACP. It narrowly beat out the SIG Sauer P226, mainly due to cost reasons as Beretta came in at $1 less per pistol. The M9 was chosen at a time when the decision was made to switch to a […] More

The Colt M1911 and M1911A1 are without question the most famous sidearms of the United States military. The M1911 was developed and adopted by the US army in 1911 as a replacement for their revolvers, and beating out the only other competitor in the form of the Savage 1907. The M1911 was ultimately selected because […] More

The Colt M1917 and Smith & Wesson M1917 revolvers were adopted by the US military during World War 1 as a supplement to the M1911 Colt pistol, which could not be made in high enough numbers. The M1917 revolvers fired the .45 ACP round just like the M1911 Colt, and were loaded with moon clips […] More

The Colt Model of 1892 served as the replacement for the 1873. While definitely not as aesthetically pleasing as the 1873 SAA, it still featured a number of critical improvements. Most notable was the swing out cylinder, which facilitated faster reloading. The biggest limitation to the 1892 was its caliber – the .38 Long Colt. […] More

The Colt Single Action Army of 1873 served as the replacement for the 1860. It had a top strap to improve durability, and loaded spare cartridges in the side by opening up the loading gate. Also known as the Peacemaker, the 1873 SAA became one of the most common revolvers of the Old West and […] More

The Colt Model of 1860 revolver was greatly improved over the 1847. It also fired the .44 caliber ball round, but with less powder so it was less powerful overall. However, it was also much lighter and smaller, and therefore easier to wield. Hundreds of thousands of 1860s were issued to the US military during […] More

The first revolver made was the Colt Paterson of 1836, and several thousand were purchased by the United States government to help replace their aging flintlock pistols such as the 1775 Model. However, the Paterson was not as successful as Colt had hoped (mainly due to the fact that the weapon was not fully reliable […] More

The first ever sidearm used by the United States military was the Flintlock pistol Model of 1775. It was literally just an American-made clone of the British 1760, which meant that in the Revolutionary War the British and American Continental forces wielded the same pistols against one another.  Specifically, the Model 1775 was a .62 […] More

Winchester’s primary shotgun today is the Super X Pump, or SXP for short. This shotgun utilizes an inertia-based action very similar to the Ithaca Model 37. The result is that it is very fast to operate the pump to chamber rounds fast. The action specifically relies on rearward momentum to ensure that the action can […] More

The Winchester Model 1897 was an improvement over the previous Browning Model 1897, and it remained in continuous production from 1912 to 1957  with over one million units sold. The 1897 was for many years considered to be the best pump action shotgun made and it received competition from shotguns from numerous other manufacturers. Available in […] More

The Remington Model 870 is simply the most successful shotgun ever made, having sold more units than any other shotgun in history. It was originally designed in 1961 and was essentially a more inexpensive development of the earlier Model 31, which was extremely well made but also extraordinarily expensive and out of the price range […] More

The Remington Model 31 was released by Remington in the year 1931. The Model 31 is notable for the fact that it has a very complex but also intricate series of parts that are hand fitted. The result is the pump is one of the smoothest to rack of any shotgun on the market. The […] More