Cool Guns

The most famous gunfights in American history, from the O.K. Corral to the 1997 North Hollywood shootout, with the myths Hollywood got wrong about each one.

Which video game guns are real firearms in disguise, which are pure fiction, and what shooters get wrong, from silent suppressors to the AR-15 vs AWP myth.

The longest confirmed sniper kills ever recorded, from Canada’s verified 3,540m record to the contested 3,800m claim, plus the deadliest snipers in history.

4 guns for every dog. 201 million more guns than cars. A line of firearms that nearly reaches the Moon. America’s 500 million guns, in ratios you can picture.

The US is the only country on Earth with more civilian guns than people: about 120 per 100 residents, versus 52.8 for #2 Yemen and 4.6 for England.

American civilians own about 393 million guns, roughly three times the 133 million held by every military on Earth combined. The math behind the wildest US gun stat.

A flintlock you can buy new, a revolver from 1873 still on the price list, and the record that died in 2020. The oldest gun still made, with the fine print.

Jerry Miculek’s eight shots in a second, Ed McGivern’s 90-year-old record, and how Hollywood fakes the quick draw. The fastest shooters in history, for real.

The only real photo of Billy the Kid, Churchill with a Tommy gun, Patton’s ivory revolvers. Famous gun photos and the surprising stories behind them.