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Forgive me if this is posted in the wrong section.... A friend of mine has gotten me into a film project where I'm playing an outlaw type, circa 1903 here in Saint Augustine. I'd like to keep my role accurate, gun-wise. I know the old SAA types were still in use in 1903, but I don't know...

Hello All, Well, I've got a wedge pin on my Pietta Colt 1860 that is completely stuck. Tried the usual mallet tap to no avail. I just got the T/C wedge puller/nippple remover, but the claw seems to be too small to pull the wedge out. Is there some trick to using this thing that I'm not...

Hello all, Just recently got my hands on a .357 Blackhawk - really do enjoy shooting it with the factory ammo ( plinking with Fiocchi's 142 FMJTC ). I've been a BP shooter for some time - now I've reached the latter half of the 19th century with a cartridge model SAA style gun..... I'm...

I've been thinking about getting a Bersa Thunder - looked one over in a local store, fit like a glove in my hand. Unfortunately, no one in my area of NE Florida has one to rent out on a range. I'm generally more of a revolver person, but I just love the PPK style design, and what I've read...

Maybe I'm being anal here, but I don't believe anyone's ever mentioned to me the pronunciation of Pietta. Is it P-YAY-ta, or P-YET-a, or something else? I'm planning an educational video including weapons of the Civil War ( I'm a school tours guide in Saint Augustine, FL ), and wanted to make...