Tyler Sydebotham, the active gunsmith at the historic John P. Sites Jr. Gunsmith Shop, hopes to keep history alive.

KEMPTON – When George Jones sang the heartbreaking lyrics asking “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes,” he well could have been singing about the gunmakers who were building rifles when the popularity of ...

Today, rifles are made with exacting precision and very complex machine tools for milling, grinding, and boring out the barrel. Long rifles have been around much longer than these modern machine tools ...

Jacob Zutterman and his pal Phil Lierz had driven hundreds of miles from their homes in Eastern Kansas to the western side of the state for antelope season. Zutterman had drawn a coveted Kansas ...

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - During the American Revolution, flintlock rifles stood as both a practical tool of war and a symbol of the colonists’ determination to secure independence, ...

KEMPTON – For those finding a flintlock rifle under the tree Christmas Day, the calendar is their friend. Yes, while veteran flintlock hunters champ at the bit as the usual day-after-Christmas opening ...