Guns in Extreme Places: From Space to the Deep Sea
A cosmonaut space pistol, underwater dart guns, and a legally required polar-bear rifle: the wildest guns in extreme places, plus the space-gun myths busted.
Cool Guns
Fun, shareable gun history, trivia, records, and stories.
10 Guns That Failed Spectacularly (History’s Most Lovable Flops)
From the corner-shooting Krummlauf to the rocket-firing Gyrojet, meet ten guns that failed spectacularly, and the myths that made some of them sound worse than they were.
The Greatest Trick Shooters and Exhibition Legends Who Ever Lived
From Ad Toepperwein’s 72,500-block marathon to Jerry Miculek’s timed records, meet the greatest trick shooters and exhibition legends, and the tall tales sorted from fact.
US Service Rifles: Every Standard-Issue Rifle From 1903 to the M7
From the Springfield M1903 to the M1 Garand, M14, M16, M4, and the new M7, here is every standard-issue US service rifle and the myths that got attached to them.
10 Legendary Women of the Gun (History’s Greatest Markswomen)
From Annie Oakley to Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko to six-time Olympian Kim Rhode, meet ten legendary women of the gun and the truth behind the legends.
The Real Cost of a Movie Hero’s Arsenal (What Iconic Movie Guns Cost)
From John Wick’s TTI 2011 to Dirty Harry’s .44 Magnum, here is what the most iconic movie guns would really cost you to own today, plus the fact-checks most sites get wrong.
10 Firearms Myths People Still Believe (and the Truth Behind Them)
From silent suppressors to exploding gas tanks, we bust the 10 biggest firearms myths with the science, the sources, and the kernel of truth each one hides.
Guns That Cost More Than Your Car
We dug through our live catalog of 15,661 in-stock guns to find the most expensive guns money can buy. The priciest is a $16,295 shotgun, more than a used Honda Civic. Here is the full list, matched to the cars you could buy instead.
The Most Armed-to-the-Teeth States in America (Mapped)
We mapped all 51,401 licensed gun dealers in America. Texas has the most by raw count, but per person, Wyoming buries everyone at 87 dealers per 100,000 residents. The full breakdown, mapped.