¿Quien es, Pete? As far as Old West History goes, no other person or story had a more profound impact on me as a writer than Billy the Kid. When I was fifteen years old, my parents took me on a three-week summer RV trip to New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. While in New…
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Know Your History: Gun Control Failed in 1881 Also
Who Would Have Guessed, Gun Control Failed in 1881 Also As a voracious reader and student of all things Old West I can tell you unequivocally that “Gun Bans” as seen in Tombstone and other rowdy cow towns (Like Abilene Kansas for example where Wyatt Earp was also a Peace Officer) failed miserably and…
Old West Advice…Lessons Learned from Wyatt Earp
OLD WEST ADVICE…LESSONS LEARNED FROM WYATT EARP 1. “No wise man ever took a handgun to a gunfight.” Earp obviously knew the advantage of weapon superiority. If you know your opponent is armed with a handgun, bring a shotgun, or rifle. Give yourself every advantage possible. You don’t want to fight fair. You fight…
Hardin’s Deadly Tools
Hardin’s Deadly Tools As a proud Texan I have always had a fascination with John Wesley Hardin. This article is spot-on accurate when it comes to the details of Hardin’s last “gunfight” in the Acme saloon. This was surprsingly not an uncommon tactic by men wearing a tin star in the Old West when…
Studying the Historic Gunfighters
Studying the Historic Gunfighters Really decent Reading List of Books Dealing with 20th Century Gunfighters of the Old West.
One of the Best Curses in a Western
From The Homesman (2014) with Tommy Lee Jones starting at 2:34 😅😅😅😅😅😅
The Guns of the Outlaw Josey Wales
The Guns of the Outlaw Josey Wales Definitely one of the most iconic westerns of all time with some GREAT firearms to boot! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Obscure Westerns Worth a Damn: The White Buffalo
I consider myself the quintessential Charlie Bronson fan and by that I mean I am a fan of ALL of his films, not just his big features that most people give him acclaim for. Bronson, like Eastwood and Mitchum, came from an era in Hollywood when men were men and damn proud of it. There…