I recently obtained my C&R License and have the "bug" bad. One of the rifles I always wanted to try was the Swiss K-31, Straight-Pull Bolt Rifle. I get a couple from AIM and they were just what I expected: Almost perfect steel and rough wood. Here's one, right out of the shipping box. With a...

Someone asked for a resource to increase their general gun knowledge and I originally thought about the Box o Truth, and how much I learned about the difference in power between handguns, rifles, shotguns seeing locks shot, seeing ballistic glass shot, seeing body armor shot,etc. Just general...

Inherited my dad's Colt 1911 in .38 Super, manufactured in 1950. Assuming the gun is in good shape (and it appears to be in excellent shape) can I run +P ammo through it? Is all .38 Super ammo "+P"?

We are excited to announce that we are live on our new forum platform! It’s been a long time coming. Let’s face it. Sometimes older forum technology lags behind other parts of the internet. Although seeing the same format for a long time is comforting, the member experience shouldn’t include...

I have had a number of folks send me notes on two related questions. The first is regarding the Bibles that some US troops carried in their shirt pockets in WWI and WWII. There were reports that some of these guys had bullets or shrapnel stopped by the Bibles in their pockets. Some...