Designed in 1943 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, one of the fathers of the modern assault rifle, the SKS, short for Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945—or self-loading carbine of the Simonov sy … read more

One of twenty-two children, John Moses Browning was born the son of a Mormon gunsmith who was among thousands of Mormon pioneers to make the exodus to Utah, establishing a shop in Ogden, Utah in 18 … read more