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Digital Assets The World of Online Gun Sales
Mark Kakkuri, Gun Digest contributor
GunsInternational.com is known for selling high-end guns, both custom and collectible. Top that off with a site that is completely user-friendly and you have a recipe for success in the online world of gun sales. Expect continued growth as more and more buyers and sellers meet online. Gun Digest the Magazine recently talked with David and Deb Powell to learn more about GunsInternational.com, the online gun classified website. Based in Palm Harbor, Florida, the duo sought out to connect firearm sellers and buyers and now they manage the cyber traffic that has over 30,000 guns for sale and over 1.8 million visitors to the site each month. GDTM: Tell GDTM readers about you and the company's history. Deb: GunsInternational.com was developed approximately six years ago and went public a little over five years ago. My husband, W. David Powell and I developed and operate the website. David brings his 45 years of hunting and gun expertise to GunsInternational.com and I am in charge of the site development and marketing.
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NRA Gun Safety Rules
Although the NRA has complete gun safety rules available for specific types of firearm use (hunting and competition, for example), the following rules are fundamental in any situation. Whether or not you own a gun, it is important to know these rules so that you may insist that others follow them.
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The Scoop on Ammunition Accountability
by James Dark
Ever since the invention of the internet by Al Gore, a new phenomenon has come into being, one surely as inevitable as death and taxes: the phenomenon of the constantly circulating e-mails, jokes, pictures and conspiracy theories. It seems that about every six or seven months, usually when people discover the Internet for the first time, they have to forward these things to all their friends, and it just starts the vicious cycle all over again.
Those of us who have been on the Internet since good old Al figured it all out, are getting carpal tunnel syndrome from deleting the emails that we have seen ten thousand times since the mid-1990's..........
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Simple Guidelines for Antique Gun Care
David Arnold
David Arnold, the conservator at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts says there are a few simple guidelines to help care for an antique gun (or a collection).
Preventive Care Environment
Avoid dramatic swings in relative humidity (RH). Try to keep the humidity stable and between 40 and 50 percent. Consistency is more important than precise maintenance of a specific RH reading, though RH control is critical because of an unusual physical property of wood called anisotropy. Wood cells expand or contract very differently in response to changes in
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When handling collectible firearms, the first rule of thumb is that whatever you do will be question
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Are your guns insured?
Larry Sterett
Are Your Guns Insured?
Are your guns insured for an amount that will replace them in case they are lost in a fire? Don’t assume your homeowner’s policy will cover them if they are lost. Are your guns insured for an amount that will replace them in case they are lost in a fire? Most homeowner’s insurance policies cover personal losses only up to a set amount. Unless, of course, you realized you own some items – jewelry, antiques, firearms, first edition books on a specific subject, and the list goes on – that are worth more than average value, and you insured them appropriately.
Let’s say, for example, you have a homeowner’s policy that will pay $20,000 for personal effects in case of fire, theft, etc. That amount will hardly cover your clothes, much less
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Getting Started in Gun Collecting
Norm Flayderman
The reasons for collecting antique firearms are endless, but certain ones are basic. Although the investment angle must play a role, it should be but part and parcel of stronger motivations which tie the collecting activities to some personal preference that has captured the imagination and curiosity of the prospective collector.
Appetites for gun collecting are often whetted by mechanical ingenuity, artistic features or historic associations. The possibilities and potential in collecting antique American arms are virtually unlimited; but these must be matched to both one’s pocketbook and the amount of time one can devote to what can become a possessive mistress. Probably the best approach
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Gun Collecting and Grading
By Dan Shideler
Firearms collecting is a rewarding hobby. Firearms are part of our nation's history and represent an opportunity to learn more about their role in that American experience. If done skillfully, firearms collecting can be a profitable hobby as well.
Firearms have been admired and coveted, not only for their usefulness, but also for their grace and beauty. Since the beginning of the 19th century, firearms makers have adorned their guns with engraving, fine woods, or special order features that set their products apart...
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Gun Collecting: For Fun and Profit
Rick Sapp
Gun collecting can be a fun and profitable pursuit for any gun owner. But if you approach the craft with only a view toward investing, you're likely to have neither fun nor profit in the end. Here's how to get the most out of your firearms collection.
Today’s old gun markets have almost everything for the gun collector.
We collect because it is fun to learn about and possess these old firearms, whether they are the Guns that Won the West or the sidearm grandpa carried at Belleau Wood.
Good collecting, the most satisfying kind of hunting and gathering or “accumulating,” becomes more than simple acquisition, more than decoration; it becomes a life-long passion that...
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Enfield Restoration
By Bill Marion
After restoring a dozen or so antique firearms, I felt that I was ready for a bit of a challenge. That is exactly what I found when I purchased an “untouched” P-1853 3-band Enfield from International Military Antiques (IMA). The Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifled Musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield Rifled Musket) was a .577 caliber muzzle-loading rifled musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867. Many Enfield 1853 Rifled Muskets were later converted to Snider-Enfield rifles which used a hinged breech block and a .577 black powder cartridge. During the American Civil War, the 1853 Enfield was used by both the Union and the Confederacy in great numbers. The Confederacy imported the Enfield P-1853 more than any other small arm, in spite of the fact.........
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Restored to Life
By Terry Weiland
At what point does a gun stop having serious collector value, and become more valuable as a candidate for restoration? Follow a Winchester 1886 from the dusty confines of the past to a whole new life.
The shabby old Winchester Model 1886, when it came into my possession, was almost indescribable. It could have been a good one: Chambered for the highly desirable 40-65, with an octagonal barrel, fine bore and clean internal mechanism, the rifle should have commanded a premium price. Instead, it was going for less than half of "book." There was no need to ask why.
At some point during its century on this earth, the hapless firearm had fallen into the hands of a man
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The Winchester 1886 - considered by many to be the greatest lever-action Winchester ever made.
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A Charles Pryse Hammergun
By Tom Oppel
Reprinted courtesy of Sporting Shot, Volume 15
Charles Pryse is probably unknown or only vaguely known to most people interested in British firearms from the early self-contained-cartridge period. However, Pryse was a fairly prolific maker, and his guns pop up here and there for sale on various Internet sites. My gun was purchased a few years ago from George Caswell at Champlin Firearms, in Enid, Oklahoma.
Pryse was a gunmaker in Birmingham founded in 1838 by Charles Pryse (the Elder), and was especially active during the second half of the 19th Century. There is little information about the company in my rather extensive library of British firearm reference books. The firm made guns, rifles and handguns under its own name and also in conjunction with Richard Redman as Pryse & Redman. The firm was initially known as Charles Pryse, Gun & Rifle Maker (according to Geoffrey Boothroyd), changing to Charles Pryse &Co. in 1840. In 1842 Pryse the Elder paired up with Richard Redman, and the company style was changed to Pryse & Redman, until 1873 when Charles (the Younger) took over and changed the name back to Charles Pryse & Co. (Pryse the Elder also served on one of the first Board of Directors of BSA, and must have been well known
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Dallas Safari Club - Generations
Dallas Safari Club
GunsInternational.com Booth 1941 with Willoughby McCabe
January 9th - 12th, 2014 at the Dallas Convention Center
For nearly three decades, Dallas Safari Club’s annual convention has set the standard for sporting enthusiasts from around the world. This year's DSC Generations promises to be the most successful convention yet.
More than 30,000 outdoorsmen and women will attend our four-day exposition .
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Las Vegas Antique Arms Show
- Las Vegas Antique Arms Show, International Sporting Arms Show and Invitational Knife Show. Tables 6 & 7 in Section D, Row A, just inside the front door of the Antique Arms Show.
January 17 - January 19, 2014 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino -- Las Vegas, Nevada
Today, more than six hundred exhibitors offering or just showing fine merchandise, a dozen collector organizations, manufacturers of quality sporting arms, more then a hundred custom handmade knifmakers and several thousand interested collectors join together at the Winter Show.
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Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic
National Pheasant Fest Convention
February 14th through February 16th, 2014 Delta Center Milwaukee, WI
Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic is a trade show that will focus on wildlife conservation, upland game bird hunting, firearms, dog training, and wildlife habitat management and restoration. In connection with the trade show, Pheasants Forever will hold seminars on habitat improvement, pheasant hunting, shooting sports, wild game cooking, dog training, conservation and lots more!
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Southern SxS Fall Shoot September 13th - 15th 2013
Southern SxS 6th Annual Fall Classic
Back Woods Quail Club in historic Georgetown, SC
Shooters descend upon the Back Woods Quail Club in historic Georgetown, South Carolina to compete in the 6th Annual Southern Side by Side Championship & Exhibition Fall Classic, September 13-15!
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Fall Southern SxS
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Exploring Untamed Africa with Tall Grass Safaris
By Dirk Harris
Africa is one of the last untamed frontiers in the world and offers the adventurous tourist an unprecedented basket of experiences. Setting off into this frontier is however easier said than done, and it helps to have a knowledgeable guide clearing the path. Tall Grass Safaris arranges and operates hunting, photographic and fishing safaris throughout South Africa and offers their clientele the opportunity of exploring Africa’s pristine landscape........
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Kudu Hunt with Tall Grass Safaris
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THE GREAT BEARHUNT
By GARY MCCONNAUGHHAY
I was just sitting here thinking about how many years I've hunted Ontario black bear and some of my many adventures. I guess the best place to start is the beginning. The first year I hunted with
GOUDREAU & SONS was in the early 1990's. The first trip I didn't have any ideal what to expect. The first day we unloaded our four wheelers and started out to bait. I was not expecting the work we had to do. We baited about 30 active baits and rode in some of the most scenic country I've ever hunted in. We covered somewhere .......
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The Great Bear Hunt
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The Broomhandle Mauser Pistol
By Bob Shell
Generally considered the second oldest successful semi auto pistol it came out in 1896. The Borchardt that came out in 1893 was the first successful auto loader though it didn’t stick around very long and was the forunner of the Luger. The Borchardt pistol came out with a 30 caliber bottle neck cartridge which was also adopted by the Mauser C 96 pistol in essentially the same loading though the C 96 was loaded a little hotter by some accounts. While the Broomhandle wasn’t designed by Paul Mauser three brothers who worked at his factory developed the design over a period of a couple of years starting in 1893. By March ........
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Two Bolo Mauser pistols
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The “OTHER” Single Action: The S&W .38
by Dan Shideler
If there’s one gun that’s indelibly associated with the Old West, it’s got to be the Colt Model P, the 1873 Single Action Army. Yet not everyone back in those mid-Victorian days carried the big .45. Actually, if you rounded up a hundred hombres of the period and dumped their pockets, you’d probably find a motley assortment of .32- and .38-caliber Forehand & Wadsworths, Hopkins & Allens, Webleys and Suicide Specials of various persuasions.
And you might even find a Smith & Wesson Single Action or two. The fact is, Smith & Wesson marketed a perfectly good line of self-defense revolvers as early as 1876 and
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The .44 Special Begins Its Second Century - Part I
by John Taffin
In an age of magnums and larger caliber handguns, the .44 Special is just as relevant for today's shooters and hunters as it was in Elmer Keith's days. In this article from Gun Digest 2010, sixgun expert John Taffin shows this cartridge is still up to task. And with so many models still chambered in .44 special, there's plenty of reasons to champion
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In the early 1980s S&W resurrected the .44 Special Model 24 for a limited run.
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A Look at the U.S. Army .45 Model 1917 Revolver
by Corey Graff, Gun Digest Online Editor
Revolvers aren't the first thing that come to mind when I think about military guns. Standing in the shadow of the 1911, M1 Garand or M16 that's understandable, I suppose. But it's hard to miss a firearm like the Smith & Wesson Model 1917 Army revolver, with its classic-looking roundish front blade and western-styled grip.
It was a hell-raisin' handgun for sure, one to be reckoned with, chambered like it was to take care of business. It shot the man-stoppers, the big .45 ACP or .45 Auto Rim. The U.S. was gearing up for World War I. Reflecting back on the inadequacies of the .38 used with marginal effect in the Philippines, the military adapted relatively quickly and went after a .45 caliber sidearm.
No military gun collection would be complete without the Smith & Wesson Model 1917, which — along with
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Article Removed
The U.S. M1911 & The Medal of Honor article by Barrett Tillman has been removed due to an error in permissions. Our apologies. Please refer to January 2011 issue of "American Rifleman"for the complete article.
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Serious Leverage
Skip Knowles
Vats of ink have been spilled by gun writers over the decades praising the fast-handling characteristics of lever-action rifles, the rapid target acquisition iron sights provide and the quick followup shots the guns offer. Then, of course, there’s the value of a big bullet to compensate for less than perfect shot placement in low light or thick brush.
But much of that has fallen by the wayside in recent years during this brave new era of long-range sniperstyle “hunting,” BDC reticles and shotdrop compensating laser range finders. A Timeless Appeal Gunwriters still, on occasion, crow about the pragmatic virtues and sex appeal of lever guns, but you’ll almost never catch a writer-type actually using one on an elk hunt. A bolt-action .300 WSM with a lot of glass on top is far more likely to be riding in that
saddle scabbard. Whiskey vs. single malt, I suppose. But there is no denying.....
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Turnbull Mfg.
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Ernest Hemingway And His Westley Richards Double Rifle
J. E. Fender
Every reader of the Double Gun Journal knows of Ernest Hemingway, has read some or all of his writings, and likely has opinions, either favorable or unfavorable, of the man’s writings and personae. Whatever your measure of the man Ernest Hemingway’s writings forced readers to reflect upon and question their own perceptions and beliefs, and irrevocably altered the way American literature is written, read, and understood. Fifty years after Hemingway committed suicide we remain interested in the iconic writer who is still the second most translated author who wrote in English (the mystery writer Agatha Christie is the most translated). We are well aware of his love of fishing and hunting, and of his long and abiding love of firearms. Any firearm with an impeccable Hemingway provenance interests us, and of particular interest is a Westley Richards double rifle in caliber .577 Nitro Express that went under the hammer at the distinguished Maine auction house of J. D. Julia in March
of this year with a pre-auction appraisal of $150,000–$200,000.
This double rifle was used by Hemingway during his second African safari in 1953–54, and while the essence of that safari was captured in an elaborate article in the 26 January 1954 issue of Look magazine, Hemingway never published during his lifetime....
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The Fine Firearms Find of the Century
By Guy Bignell
In the words of the immortal Michael McIntosh, "call this a tangled web with a happy ending, a story that unfolds like the plot of a Russian novel toward a conclusion in which one of the most venerable Belgian gunmakers and the most venerable American gunmaker undergo a renaissance and in the process bring back to life one of the more visionary guns of the twentieth century - invented by a Belgian maker whose relative obscurity belies his genius".
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The Superposed Shotgun
By Steve Felgenhauer
The beloved Browning Superposed, coined by many to be John Browning’s greatest achievement, is still regarded as one of America’s most popular over and under shotguns.
Even unlikely critics, like CNN Money.com lists the “Super” as one of the world’s finest shotguns. John Moses Browning, arguably America’s premier firearm designer, first visualized the Superposed as an affordable over and under shotgun for American hunters and target shooters, in contrast to...
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Classy Double Guns
By Steve Hickoff
If it looks good, feels good, and kills birds dead, it qualifies as a Classy Double.
My late grandfather — the one who manned a tank in WWII — gunned Pennsylvania red- and gray-phase ruffed grouse with the same Fox Sterlingworth I now carry afield.
This is how a double gun acquires history and meaning from one generation to the next (and what the anti-gun people don’t understand). Hunts add seasoned character to game-scene engraving and walnut stocks. Guys like us get warm and fuzzy feelings about such stuff.
Double guns, put simply, are shotguns with two barrels. Side-by-sides (not to be confused with the four-wheeled types that take us places), and over/unders (nothing to do with Vegas sports betting, mind you) qualify. The classy part has everything to do with
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XE Grade Fox Double Shotgun
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Discussion of Pressures
By Bob Shell
Some people think that all pressure in a gun is bad. Nothing can be further from the truth because without pressure the bullet wouldn’t exit the muzzle. When a gun is fired the primer ignites the powder which turns into gas. That process pushes the bullet out the end of the barrel as that is usually the point of least resistance. When the proper amount and type of powder are employed the gun goes bang and you hit your target without any problems. Or at least
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Double Barrel blown up by overload
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Loading Obsolete Cartridges
Jim Townsend
As with everything in our society this project began with a phone call. I have friends that work at Mac Dill AFB for SOCCENT and SOCOM that I have been shooting, hunting and riding Harley-Davidson’s with for years.
We frequent the Wyoming-Antelope Shooting Range in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday mornings to shoot. Then we stop at Deer Hunter Guns in Clearwater, Florida to see if he has........
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Loading Obsolete Cartridges
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Reloading: The Best Bullet for Your Gun
By Bill Chevalier
With so many projectiles available in so many shapes and sizes, how do you find the one that’s best? It depends what you’re looking for.
Most guns of today are standardized in terms of bore diameter and rifling characteristics. If you are dealing with a knowledgeable dealer, a simple request for “some hunting bullets for my 30-30" will probably get you what you want. Unfortunately there are dealers who are not very knowledgeable and a few who are mainly interested in unloading what they have in stock.
"Caveat emptor" is still the safest position to take. This section refers to getting the “best” bullet. The first thing you should have in mind when you go to buy bullets is a clear idea of what “best” means for your intended use. For any gun the first consideration for any use should be accuracy. Whether it’s for target or game, an inaccurate bullet is worthless.
The quickest and easiest rule of thumb when it comes to buying bullets is to get what duplicates the factory loading. If you want ammunition for special purposes, which most handloaders eventually will, then you will have to do a little research like reading this book. Old guns and those of foreign extraction can often be confusing in regard to what their bore and groove size actually is. The best information collected over the past century indicates that the most accurate bullet is the one that fits the groove diameter of the barrel exactly. In the final analysis this is determined by slugging the bore of your gun and measuring
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Store Brand - Manufacturer Cross List
Store Brand - Manufacturer Cross List: Many major retailers like Sears, Wards etc. had their brand name put on the firearms that they sold. The following list shows the brand name, the original manufacturer & actual factory model closest to it. This list is by alphabetical & numerical order of the store brand.
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Abbreviations, Definitions and Opinions
by Morris L. Hallowell IV
Acanthus Scroll - An engraving design patterned after any of a variety of plants of the genus Acanthus, native to the Mediterranean, with large, segmented, thistle-like leaves. Photo
ACP - Automatic Colt Pistol. Colt's proprietary designation for a type of rimless cartridge design, such as .45 ACP.
Action - The receiver of a gun containing the firing mechanism. The serially-numbered, legal soul of a firearm. Major types are: Boxlock, Sidelock, Blitz, and Bolt.
AE or Automatic Ejectors - fittings inset into the breech end of barrels of a break-open gun that kick out fired shells, while only raising unfired shells enough to be removed by hand. Photo
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Search or Report Stolen Guns - FirearmsFax
Firearms Fax is a powerful solution to the problem of stolen or lost firearms in the United States. Did you know that thousands and thousands of firearms are reported stolen or lost each year? These firearms are usually bought, sold, and traded every day without the buyer being aware of the fact that they are either lost or stolen. By checking with Firearms Fax, they are able to avoid accidentally purchasing a firearm that has not been legally obtained.
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