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Early last year, the Puerto Rican Police Bureau demised and liquidated some of its old stock of rifles as parts kits for private purchase. These kits give the average enthusiast the ability of building up a clone of one of the earliest evolutions of the AR-15 platform, the Colt Model 601.

Share This: The 1911, or M1911, or the M1911A1 likely places first in a competition of the world’s most popular pistol. It served the United States from 1911 to 1985. Along the way, it fought in two world wars, a conflict in Korea, that communist hunt in Vietnam, and still chugged along with spec ops into the war on terror. So what do you know about the M1911? Well, after this article, you’ll know it all. The Basics of the M1911 The M1911 is a semi-automatic, single-action-only pistol that operates off of a short recoil system. It utilizes the 45 ACP round and feeds from a single stack ma...

The Enigmatic Devisme Revolver The Enigmatic Devisme Revolver Cleverly designed and possessing style to spare, this French Devisme percussion revolver is one of the most unusual revolvers of the 19th century. (Photography by Jill Marlow and Phil Schreier) March 11, 2021 By Garry James Sometime in 1863, the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, was presented a magnificent sword from an anonymous donor. This ivory-gripped masterpiece had an etched blade and elaborate gold-pla...

True West Magazine Search for: What’s The Difference Between A Pistol And A Revolver? Has anyone ever corrected you when you used both pistol and revolver when talking about the same firearm?   Has anyone ever corrected you when you used both pistol and revolver when talking about the same firearm? Benjamin Sobleck in his The Writer’s Guide to Weapons, writes “One of the most common mistakes in written fiction is calling a handgun a ‘pistol’ in one sentence and a ‘revolver’ in the next. “Revolvers and pistols are both handguns, but they belong in different categories...