The National Interest

Samuel Colt Didn’t Create Many Of The Most Famous Firearms to Bear His Name

Here’s What You Need to Know: During the Cold War, the Colt Manufacturing Company retained its relationship with the U.S. military. Colt didn’t develop the AR-15/M-16 but it was responsible for the ...
The National Interest

Why Colt Might Just Be the Best Gun Maker Of All-Time

One of the more surprising facts about Samuel Colt that even shooting enthusiasts don’t know is that he really didn’t create many of the most iconic firearms to bear his name. While the Colt Single ...
AOL

You’ll Never Guess Which Automaker Built a Battlefield Legend

The Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR, was the standard light machine gun of the U.S. military throughout WWII. Typically chambered for .30-06 ammunition and weighing between 13 and 24 pounds, BARs ...
The Columbian

Reporter briefly swaps pen for assault rifle

I closed my eyes. I exhaled, opened them and looked coolly through the sights at my target. I pulled the trigger. And then I started screaming. My experience as a five-minute member of the Southwest ...
The New York Times

COMMANDO'S GREAT RAGE; Keene's Splendid Colt Won Belmont Stakes in Record Time. EASILY BEAT THE PARADER Blue Girl Captured Eclipse Stakes for Whitney and Madden on Morris Park ...

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