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What’s the deal with single action vs double action handguns? Well, it’s all about the trigger and exactly what happens when it’s pressed. The only thing the trigger of a single action (SA) handgun ...

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The Governor is a double action/single action revolver. Under normal circumstances, it can be cocked and fired with a single long, fairly heavy pull of the trigger—a so-called double action operating ...

If you’re standing at the counter at the gun shop looking at all the handguns for sale, it can be a bit overwhelming because it seems like there are hundreds of different types of handguns to choose ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Sweetwater County Historical Museum’s Vintage Firearms Research Program recently examined and researched two classic double-action revolvers, one a Colt, the other a Smith & ...

The Ruger Super Redhawk in .22 Hornet is my favorite type of gun. It isn’t one I need, but it sure as hell is one I want. This 8-shot, double-action revolver exists to provide pleasure, nothing more.

Key Point: The snub-nosed revolver era began soon after World War II, but Ruger brought it into the modern era. One of the most unexpected surprises of recent years is the resurgence in snub-nose, ...

There are a few basic types of pistols, but many variations. Since the first time somebody figured out that they could propel an object out the end of a crudely-fashioned iron tube by igniting a ...

If it was any year prior to 1995, it wouldn’t be a surprise to find a revolver in an officer’s duty holster. Even for years after that, finding one in an off-duty holster was quite common. These days ...

The challenge of hunting with a handgun is what draws a small—but loyal—cadre of handgun hunters to the sport. Hunting with a handgun requires you to get close enough to an animal that it can hear, ...