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sig sauer history

SIG Sauer History

SIG Sauer may be a well-known name in the firearms industry today, but it didn’t start as one. Instead, Friedrich Peyer im Hof, Heinrich Moser, and Conrad Neher founded the company in Switzerland in 1853 to produce wagons and railway cars. It’s a long road from wagons to handguns, but that’s part of the fun […]

titanium guns

Titanium Guns: Why Aren’t They Common?

Titanium is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver color. It’s often used in the aerospace industry due to its ability to withstand extreme temperatures. Because of its excellent strength-to-weight ratio, this metal has become part of numerous everyday items such as bicycles, golf clubs, and even mobile phones. So why don’t we […]