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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe year 1977 was pivotal to Americana, as Atari was released, Elvis died, and Browning first imported a neat new double-action pistol from Europe. In a move to comply with Geneva's tough gun export laws, the Swiss gunmaker SIG partnered with J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Eckernförde, West Germany, to produce guns without having to cut through layers of Swiss red tape. Thus, Sig-Sauer was born in 1976. The new organization's first gun would be the P220. A modernized answer to S …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisFreedom Arms is a firearms manufacturing company based in Freedom, Wyoming. They are known for producing powerful single-action revolvers. The company was founded in 1978 by Wayne Baker and Dick Casull with the aim of producing the Mini revolver and later a revolver chambered in Casull's powerful .454 Casull chambering. The Model 83, a 5-shot revolver, was the result. Apart from their revolvers, Freedom Arms currently makes a single-shot pistol. The Freedom Arms Model …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisIntroducing the AM-15 pistol family from Anderson Manufacturing. These compact yet powerful pistols are designed to deliver exceptional performance, maneuverability, and accuracy using the same reliable, 100% American-made parts found in their complete AM-15 rifle builds. This AM-15 pistol was manufactured by Anderson and comes with awesome features. The pistol has a 7.5-inch M4-contour barrel made of Chrome Moly Vanadium Steel with a 1:7 twist and a flash hider to reduce …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis This AKM-47 Premium AK47 Receiver with a blue finish was built to the exact specifications to match the strength and quality of the original factory Polish Military Receivers. These receivers have the S and F markings on the side for the safety selector. These are professionally built to correct specifications and Fully Heat Treated to insure solid AK build & proper function. This rifle is styled after the AK and features a Morrissey Inc AAM-47 receiver. The …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Ruger Blackhawk is a six-shot, single-action revolver manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. It is produced in a variety of finishes, calibers, and barrel lengths.The 1955–1962 Blackhawks are known today as the "Flattop" models, because their adjustable rear sights were not protected by "ears" extending up from the frame as later became standard. From 1962 through 1972, Ruger made the "Three Screw" Blackhawk in various calibers, so called by the number of screws visibl …