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Does “AR” Stand for “Assault Rifle”?
No. Feel free to move on to the next article if you want, because there's your answer in a nutshell; contrary to what some folks on the internet are...
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Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction #1039
Our Sporting & Collector Firearms Auctions are made up of affordable antiques, beginning collector’s items, usable sporting arms, and many non-firearm lots. Their origins lie in the demand for “everyday collector” guns. These exciting sales have grown continually in size over the years and can house more than 10,000 firearms.
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SVT 40: Soviet Semi-Automatic Rifle
The semi-automatic Tokarev SVT-40 doesn’t get its due in the history of the weapons of the Eastern Front because of its disrupted production. A...
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Colt Revolvers for Regular Joes
The pinnacle of western Americana, the Colt Single Action Army revolver served as the tool of homesteaders, Indian scouts, Saturday matinee cowboys...
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Black Powder & Black Powder Substitutes
With increased interest in muzzleloading, various primitive and muzzleloading hunting seasons around the country, historical reenactments of various...
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