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JoAnn Graham's Articles in Firearms

  • 12 "Easy Steps" To Loading and Firing A Flintlock Rifle
    A skilled flintlock rifleman could get off three shots in a minute. That's twenty seconds to reload and fire the next round. But a platoon of cavalry rushing at that rifleman on horseback, or an army of infantry bearing down on him at a dead run could cover a lot of ground while he was going through the laborious, twelve-step process to reload and fire his flintlock musket. How did they do it!
  • Elegant Sidearms of the Old West - Wild Bill's Engraved Navy Colts
    James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickock's favorite sidearms were a pair of elegantly engraved, ivory-handled 1851 Navy Colt cap and ball .36 caliber revolvers.
  • Muskets vs. Rifles -- Which Would You Have Used?
    Since a rifle has spiral grooves inside the barrel that impart spin to the bullet, improving both distance and accuracy, why did the armies of the 1500s, 1600s, 1700s and 1800s continue to use less accurate, smooth bore muskets as their primary weapons of war?
  • The Duel That Changed American History
    The most famous duel fought on American soil was undoubtedly that between sitting Vice President Aaron Burr and Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. It was a duel that very likely changed the course of American history.
  • The Most Innovative Automatic Pistol
    A brief history of the very famous Luger P08 Parabellum pistol, and what has set it apart from other handguns throughout 20th Century history.
  • Why Buy A Non-Firing Gun? 4 Reasons It Makes Sense
    When you mention non-firing replica gun to a hunter, sport shooter or other gun enthusiast, the reaction you often get is, "Why would anyone buy a gun that doesn't fire?"

    Actually, there are a number of reasons why a non-firing replica gun makes more sense than one that fires for a lot of people. Here are four of them.



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