Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

Martin Fry was an accomplished gunsmith, but 113 of the 116 pistols he made for a government contract in 1808 were rejected.

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Richard and the folks over at FullMag gave a nod to Civ VI by pitting a bowling ball cannon and flintlock rifle against a pumpkin based invader.

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Competition shooter Kirsten Joy Weiss set aside the space-age reinforced match rifles for a bit and went back to America's Colonial roots with the flintlock.

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With primitive weapon season upon us in many states, the Full Mag crew took to the woods and tried their hand at some trick shots using flintlock muskets and bows.

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Ian over at Forgotten Weapons met up with Mike Carrick of Arms Heritage Magazine and managed to get schooled on a .775-caliber, 10-bore smoke pole.

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“Upon careful review of the circumstances of this case, I am exercising prosecutorial discretion to dismiss the above-noted charges in the interest of justice," said Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McCrae.

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Gilder was pulled over for a minor traffic violation and after a search of his vehicle the deputy let him go, but the next day four police officers showed up at his house with a warrant for his arrest.

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It's summer and you know what that means? It's dueling season! That's right, even though judicial duels have been dead for over 100 years, the honor they were fought to preserve is still on the forefront of many folks minds today, so if you've got the stones, accept our challenge and read on...

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To the Imperialists in Britain, General Edward Braddock was considered seasoned, commanding, unyielding (read: old, arrogant, incompetent) but his calamitous expedition to take Fort Dusquesne from the French sealed his fate as an antiquated tactician and perhaps gave a young George Washington a glim

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