Not being a historian, and not being efficient in learning as a ratio of my time in existence, I find myself frequently confronted with new information. This book was a real eye opener. Did A.O. Niedner really create the .25-06 in 1920, or was he really just restating Franklin Arsenal’s […]

Recently, I’ve been researching the .45-70 cartridge and related firearms. While I rarely hesitate to write about things beyond the scope of my knowledge and understanding, I do derive a certain amount of satisfaction from having facts at my disposal to serve as page filler. “Loading Cartridges for the Original […]

As time goes by, more and more firearm related titles go out of print or distribution. I’m not sure why, as some are of relatively recent publication date, and appear to be quite popular. Such is the case with “Weatherby ® The Man. The Gun. The Legend”. Though not available […]

I purchased “The Walther Handgun Story” as an opportunity to expand my factual knowledge of Walther handguns, the Walther company and influences surrounding both. I’m not sure what I received. Within the book’s introduction, the author indicates the history of Walther’s early handgun effort is somewhat confused, citing company created […]

As amazing as it may seem, some of the really good ideas for placing information on the Real Guns site come from someone other than me. Such is the case with “The Gunsmith Machinist” by Steve Acker. Thank you Clark. The book is a compilation of the author’s expert gunsmith […]

I don’t typically read historical pieces where firearms are more of a component to the work, than the sole focus. We’ll, let’s change “typically” to virtually never. But I had this book sitting on top of my book case for a while, so with a bunch of files being uploading […]

Maybe it’s a function of my age, maybe it’s because I’ve struggled with every math course I’ve ever taken, maybe because I was one of those guys who insisted I would never have a need for more than business math throughout the course of my life – I don’t know […]

I bought “The Luger Story” because I did own a couple of military surplus mixed serial number examples a hundred years or so ago, the Luger is an interesting piece of machinery and I had virtually zero knowledge relating to the gun’s history. I thought a little information might help […]

If you are not familiar with the History Channel, they produce shows of  historical perspective that cover a wide range of topics, frequently providing VHS versions of these shows at their web site. “Tales of the Gun” is one of several in a series of firearm related productions. The great […]

I grew up at a time when Hugh O’Brian’s Wyatt Earp represented authenticity in regard to cowboys and the Wild West. Later, as movies like “The Wild Bunch” were released, cowboy hats changed from ten gallon to bowler styles, and outlaws and lawmen took cover behind skittish horses rather than standing […]