Week 45 2023

 This Week in Firearms History:

November 5: Guy Fawkes Day/Gunpowder Day, in 1605 Guy Fawkes fails in his attempt to blow up Parliament; in 1910 gunmaker L.C. Smith dies, in 1911 Roy Rogers is born, in 1948 Bill Ruger files patents for his pistol.

November 6: In 1939 Hitler denies that he intends to go to war against France and Britain; in 1951 Stalin announces that the Soviet Union possess an atomic bomb.

November 7: In 1917 Communist Revolution takes place in Russia; in 2007 British Corporal Craig Harrison killed two Taliban with consecutive shots at 2,707 yards (1.54 miles).

November 8: In 1871 the Great Chicago Fire, in 1887 Henry "Doc" Holiday dies in bed with his boots off.

November 9: World Freedom Day; In 1918 The Weimer Republic is formed in Germany; in 1989 the Berlin Wall falls.

November 10: in 1868 Cuba begins rebellion against Spain; in 1902 old west outlaw Tom Horn's trial for murder begins.

November 11: Veteran's Day/Armistice Day, on the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month, of 1918, the guns fell silent; 

Gun of the Week: Smith & Wesson Model 65

The story of the model 65 dates back to the introduction of the first K-frame in 1899. 

In 1972 a heavy barreled, fixed sight version of the model 66 was created and dubbed the model 65.  It was introduced before the blued version known as the model 13 which came along in 1974, which is opposite of how S&W usually introduced revolvers.

The model 66 was a "Combat Magnum" while the model 65 didn't get a nickname, it could be called a "Military & Police Magnum".

The model 65 saw use with many police departments, including the U.S. Customs Service, as the fixed sight was more rugged than the adjustable sight models.

The model 65 was dropped from the catalog in 2004. They can be found for very reasonable prices.

Cartridge of the Week:  7mm Remington Magnum

The 7mm Remington Magnum was introduced in 1962 along with the Remington model 700.

The cartridge features a belt at its base used for headspacing as well as strength.

The cartridge was designed to compete with the 264 Winchester Magnum and be a flatter shooting, faster version of the venerable .30-06. The 7mm Mag can be loaded with bullet weights ranging from 110 to 195 grains.

Gun Quote of the Week:

"I got those commie killers loaded to the tippy top" from the song Middle Finger to Antifa by Political Muscle

Bubba Gun of the Week:

This weeks bubba gun comes from Dick Wiener of Nooksack Washington. He proudly calls this creation his "Universal Modular Scope Mount", patent pending of course.

Gun Sticker of the Week:

This week's gun sticker is available on ebay, see them here.

Gun T-Shirt of the Week:

This weeks t-shirt is from Grunt Style and is available on amazon, buy them here.