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Wild Bunch 1911s, Ammunition Stability & Auction Aftermath

February 22, 2026

Jeff Taverner is just back from the Cowboy Action Shooting World Championship in Arizona, where Wild Bunch — cowboy shooting with 1911s — was running…

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Cowboy Action Shooting Tips, CCW Renewal Issues & Ammo Donations

February 22, 2026

Jeff just came from the world's oldest cowboy action shooting facility — started at Coto de Caza in the early 1980s and now running out of Rahagi in…

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Duncan v. Bonta at SCOTUS, CRPA CCW Training & Marlin Camp 45 Home Defense

December 14, 2025

Rick from the California Rifle and Pistol Association joins the show with a significant update: Duncan v. Bonta is in SCOTUS conference, meaning a…

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Colt Pocket Pistols, Browning Diana Grade & Perazzi Shotguns at Auction

December 14, 2025

The crew at Gunslinger Auctions just wrapped a 645-lot Christmas auction that pushed well past expectations, with Colt pocket pistols ranging from $450…

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Home Defense Shotguns, Apartment Safety & Civic Duty: Gunslinger Radio 12/14/25

December 14, 2025

Listener calls drive a deep dive into the case for shotguns as the premier home defense platform—from the psychological authority of a pump-action rack…

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Firearms Auction Shipping, the Amazon Effect & First Magazine-Fed Pistol

October 5, 2025

The auction just closed and the real work starts: four full-time crew members, packing and shipping from open to close every day, using an expanding…

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357 Magnum 1911 and Prewar Colt Ace Auction Preview, Inherited Gun Consignment & CA DOJ Self-Registration

September 7, 2025

Saturday's auction at Gunslinger has pieces that don't show up in most catalogs: a 357 Magnum 1911-style semi-automatic — a configuration that…

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749-Lot Auction Preview, Buyer Premiums & Music Copyright on Radio vs Online

September 7, 2025

What started as a reported 500-gun auction grew into 749 numbered lots with A-suffix additions pushing the total even higher — 1911s, Smith & Wesson…

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Alliant Unique Substitutes, ATF 4473 Records & Cowboy Action Shooting

August 19, 2025

The show's sixth anniversary on the Gunslinger Syndicated Radio Network opens with an unscheduled call from Leon the Motorman, the veteran automotive…

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Inertia vs Gas Semi-Auto Shotguns, Worst Hollywood Gun Scenes & Live Debate

August 3, 2025

With the California legislature on break and Rick from the CRPA off for the week, the phones open wide and the conversation goes where it wants. Jeff…

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Texas Jack Pete Sherayko on Dead Man’s Hand, Val Kilmer & Tombstone

June 25, 2025

Pete Sherayko played Texas Jack Vermillion in Tombstone and is still living in that character three decades on. The conversation opens with the…

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Corsair Torque Roll, Big Block Chevy 454 vs 427 & Ram 1500 V8 Return

June 22, 2025

Rick from Ohio calls in with a question he has been carrying for his late uncle, a Navy man who washed out on eyesight trying to fly the F4U Corsair:…

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