Daniel Whitaker

The .204 Ruger stunned shooters with 4,225 fps, blending bullets, flat flight, mild recoil, and enduring varmint appeal.

The famous “Wells Fargo” revolver was built around one hard truth of stagecoach defense: guards needed a gun that came out fast, carried easily, and worked in cramped quarters. Its shortened form was less about romance and more about survival on cash routes that bandits watched closely.

A clear look at how the end of the tax stamp requirement could reshape buying, building, ownership, and debate around short-barreled rifles.

The .44-40 changed frontier life by letting one cartridge serve both rifle and revolver, simplifying ammunition for the West.

The 10 gauge shotgun was born from a simple problem: wary geese kept hanging just beyond the practical reach of the 12 gauge. Its history shows how hunters, ammunition makers, and changing regulations pushed shotgun design toward bigger payloads and tighter patterns.

The Mossberg 590 earned a reputation for rugged reliability, and that is exactly why the U.S. Marine Corps adopted it for hard service. Here’s how this pump shotgun was built, tested, and proven for military use.

Built by Bethlehem Steel for France but largely intercepted by the U.S. Army, this obscure 37mm gun became one of the strangest sidelined weapons of World War I. Its mix of legal loophole, trench-war purpose, and modern collector appeal makes it far more interesting than its small size suggests.

Few American shotguns earned the kind of loyalty Parker Brothers did. From Annie Oakley’s showmanship to Theodore Roosevelt’s sporting world, the Parker became a symbol of trust, craftsmanship, and status.

BUL Armory blends 1911 heritage, 2011 capacity, precision triggers, and competition-focused engineering into modern pistols.