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Your go-to source for all things gun collecting. Find pieces on your favorite rare and historic models, exclusive auction highlights, collecting tips, and more.

Featured ContentElite Gun Collections, Exquisite Offerings

Elite Gun Collections, Exquisite Offerings

A gun collection, started modestly but amassed over decades, is a legacy of high condition and historic arms to pass along to like-minded admirers. ...Read More

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Best Home Defense Shotgun

Looking for the best home defense shotgun? From the pump to the semi auto, from classics like the Remington 870 to recent platforms like the Benelli M4, we'll compare some of the most suitable options for defense scenarios. ...

How Much for Serial Number 14?

A Colt "pinched frame" Single Action Army is a rare treasure in Colt collecting - rarer than a......

The Marlin 30-30

The Marlin 30-30 nickname has been carried by five of the company's rifles over 130 years, starting with the Model 1893 to today's Model 336...

Remington Model 8: First Semi-Auto Deer Rifle

The John Moses Browning-designed Remington Model 8 was the first semi-automatic rifle offered to hunters and proved to be a commercial success....

"Bank Note" Winchester 1866 Cashes Out 💰

Arguably the most recognizable of L.D. Nimschke's Winchester engravings, the "Bank Note" Winchester......

The 4 Bore: Taming the Beast

With roots in the golden age of big game hunting, the titanic 4 bore rifle is steeped in a history as bold as the adventurers who wielded it. One of the rarities in gun collecting, some of the finest 4 bore examples past and present can be found at RIAC....

Famed “Black Beauty” Colt Revolver Brings $1.6M at Auction

Famed "Black Beauty" Colt revolver realized $1.6 million during Rock Island Auction Company's May Premier Auction. ...

The First M1 Garand Brings Six Figures at Auction!

The first 80 M1 Garand rifles were assembled by hand in Springfield Armory's "Model Shop." Known......

May's Magnificent Results

The May Premier Auction realized $28 million in three exhilarating days. Not only was the auction......

Best Home Defense Shotgun

Looking for the best home defense shotgun? From the pump to the semi auto, from classics like the Remington 870 to recent platforms like the Benelli M4, we'll compare some of the most suitable options for defense scenarios. ...

How Much for Serial Number 14?

A Colt "pinched frame" Single Action Army is a rare treasure in Colt collecting - rarer than a......

The Marlin 30-30

The Marlin 30-30 nickname has been carried by five of the company's rifles over 130 years, starting with the Model 1893 to today's Model 336...

Remington Model 8: First Semi-Auto Deer Rifle

The John Moses Browning-designed Remington Model 8 was the first semi-automatic rifle offered to hunters and proved to be a commercial success....

"Bank Note" Winchester 1866 Cashes Out 💰

Arguably the most recognizable of L.D. Nimschke's Winchester engravings, the "Bank Note" Winchester......

The 4 Bore: Taming the Beast

With roots in the golden age of big game hunting, the titanic 4 bore rifle is steeped in a history as bold as the adventurers who wielded it. One of the rarities in gun collecting, some of the finest 4 bore examples past and present can be found at RIAC....

Famed “Black Beauty” Colt Revolver Brings $1.6M at Auction

Famed "Black Beauty" Colt revolver realized $1.6 million during Rock Island Auction Company's May Premier Auction. ...

The First M1 Garand Brings Six Figures at Auction!

The first 80 M1 Garand rifles were assembled by hand in Springfield Armory's "Model Shop." Known......

May's Magnificent Results

The May Premier Auction realized $28 million in three exhilarating days. Not only was the auction......

Best Home Defense Shotgun

Looking for the best home defense shotgun? From the pump to the semi auto, from classics like the Remington 870 to recent platforms like the Benelli M4, we'll compare some of the most suitable options for defense scenarios. ...

How Much for Serial Number 14?

A Colt "pinched frame" Single Action Army is a rare treasure in Colt collecting - rarer than a......

The Marlin 30-30

The Marlin 30-30 nickname has been carried by five of the company's rifles over 130 years, starting with the Model 1893 to today's Model 336...

Remington Model 8: First Semi-Auto Deer Rifle

The John Moses Browning-designed Remington Model 8 was the first semi-automatic rifle offered to hunters and proved to be a commercial success....

"Bank Note" Winchester 1866 Cashes Out 💰

Arguably the most recognizable of L.D. Nimschke's Winchester engravings, the "Bank Note" Winchester......

The 4 Bore: Taming the Beast

With roots in the golden age of big game hunting, the titanic 4 bore rifle is steeped in a history as bold as the adventurers who wielded it. One of the rarities in gun collecting, some of the finest 4 bore examples past and present can be found at RIAC....

Famed “Black Beauty” Colt Revolver Brings $1.6M at Auction

Famed "Black Beauty" Colt revolver realized $1.6 million during Rock Island Auction Company's May Premier Auction. ...

The First M1 Garand Brings Six Figures at Auction!

The first 80 M1 Garand rifles were assembled by hand in Springfield Armory's "Model Shop." Known......

May's Magnificent Results

The May Premier Auction realized $28 million in three exhilarating days. Not only was the auction......

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