Stories with powder on the pages. ⭐

 

​Gun Tales is a collection of original writing by the last generation of true gunmen—hunters, shooters, and storytellers—written in the style of the print magazines you grew up with.

No algorithms. No fluff. Just real words for real readers.

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You won’t find clickbait here. Just stories—unfiltered, unrushed, and full of grit.

 

Some are funny. Some are serious. All are honest.

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This is Gun Tales.

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The Gun Tales Code

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We believe stories are sacred.
That firearms deserve reverence, not noise.
That writing should be earned, not generated.
That feeling matters more than viral content.
That truth, like a good shot, doesn’t need a second chance.

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What Gun Tales Isn't

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Let’s get one thing straight: Gun Tales isn’t a blog. It isn’t a content mill.

We don’t do lists, search optimization filler, or loud takes to get attention.

 

We’re not selling ammo, gear, or ego. And we damn sure don’t pander.

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What Gun Tales Is

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Gun Tales is a home for long-form storytelling—about the firearms we’ve owned, the lessons they taught us, and the lives they’ve lived alongside ours.

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You’ll find:

• First rifles and last regrets

• Pocket revolvers and high-country elk rifles

• Quiet nights in the reloading room

• Loud mistakes in the backwoods

• Tributes to guns lost, stolen, traded, or buried with our fathers
   

We write with weight. Because the world’s gotten light.

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The Nostalgia of a Dying Art

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There was a time when a man’s name meant something in a byline. When stories ran long because they needed to.

When the gun wasn’t a political football—it was a character, a burden, a metaphor. You’d flip to the back pages of Guns & Ammo or Outdoor Life—and find yourself there.

A voice like yours. A mistake you’ve made. A shot you’d still take.

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That’s what we’re bringing back. Not because it’s profitable. Because it’s worth it.

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The Writers of Gun Tales

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Our stories are written by men who earned the ink - Sheriff Jim Wilson, and Shane Jahn.

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They aren’t content creators. They’re shooters, armorers, lawmen, gunsmiths, and writers from a time when the byline mattered.

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They were published in magazines that folded before most “gun influencers” were born. 

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They come together here. Their stories, unfiltered. Their voices, unedited. Their truths, sharp as ever.

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These men who write for Gun Tales don’t need an audience. They’ve already lived the lives worth writing about.

 

But we believe their stories deserve one.

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When a man has spent fifty years loading, hunting, breaking, fixing, and remembering—his words aren’t content.
They’re history. That is worth preserving. And we're keeping this dying breed of storyteller alive.

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What You Get

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With your subscription, you’ll get:
 

🔸 Eight original stories each month, crafted with care by real shooters, hunters, and lifelong storytellers—never hurried, never outsourced.
🔸 Full access to our complete story archive, formatted for real reading—clean, legible, and built for quiet focus, not click-chasing.
🔸 A print-style reading experience, with classic serif fonts, thoughtful layout, and zero ads, pop-ups, or interruption.
🔸 Stories that stand alone and stand the test of time—no news cycle bait, no recycled talking points—just honest reflections, sharp memories, and lessons that matter.
🔸 Support for a dying art form—your subscription helps preserve the kind of writing that used to fill the back pages of great magazines, and gives our writers the platform they deserve.

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How Gun Tales Is Different

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Everyone else is yelling. We’re telling.
 

You’ve seen the headlines:

 

• Top 10 Tactical Upgrades for Your AR

• Why You’re Carrying Wrong

• .45 vs 9mm: The Debate Ends Today
   

None of that lives here...
 

Gun Tales is for the man who still keeps a notebook in the glove box.
Who reloads out of principle, not savings.
Who believes the best stories are the ones you never bragged about.
 

We’re not here to win arguments.
We’re here to tell the truth.

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A Western Culture in the Sunset

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The West isn’t just a place. It’s a way of seeing things. Quiet dignity. Earned skill. Honest failure.

 

We don’t write to win followers. We write to leave something behind.

The men in these pages aren’t chasing relevance. They’re bearing witness.

 

If this is the sunset of our culture…we’re making damn sure it’s worth watching.

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Samples From the Gun Tales Archive

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"My Uncle Taylor Wilson was a product of the end of that era. Growing up in the same Dallas neighborhood and at the same time as the Barrows and the Hamiltons, he chose to only carry a pistol when he had his pants on...that being most of his waking hours. He carried a 2-inch S&W Military & Police .38 Special in the right front pocket of his khaki pants. He had a spring-loaded detective-style holster for the gun but I never saw him use it. He also made sure that he had two $100 bills in his wallet at all times...that being the standard Dallas County fine for unlawfully carrying a pistol." -excerpt from Packin' Iron, by Jim Wilson

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"I slipped a bullet from my 7mm Mag behind his back rib, aiming for the opposite side front shoulder. The ram turned a half-circle and went down. Now I focused my attention on Jase’s ram who was standing broadside, trying to figure out what all the commotion was about. At Jase’s shot I saw rocks fly. I couldn’t believe he had missed! Again, I hope he isn’t reading this, but he is one of the best riflemen I know. I’ve seen him pull off some extraordinary shots as easily as if plinking an old bean can at the ranch trash pit." -excerpt from Good Friends, A Good Aoudad, and Bad Turrets by Shane Jahn

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"When I mounted the sight everything seemed just right.  The only minor problem was that there was no red dot.  I checked the battery.  I checked the instructions one more time.  Still there was no red dot. When I got to the ranch where we were going to hunt I told Larry Weishuhn about my problems.  Larry quietly examined the gun and the sight, then said, “Sheriff, let’s just turn it around the other way and I believe it will work just fine." -excerpt from Ain't No Expert, by Jim Wilson

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Reader Reactions

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We don’t do social media. That’s on purpose. But the stories keep spreading.
And our readers tell us we’re doing something right.

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⭐"Shane that is a wonderful story, I haven’t been in camp with friends in years, your memories of pawpaw and grandad touched me. I’m 72...friends all gone so thank you for the memories"

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⭐"Wonderful story, Shane. Having been in that country some little, I can see the hunt taking place in my mind. And it's the kind of story that causes me to reminisce about hunts gone by and the folks that made them special."

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⭐"You had me locked in to the story the moment you mentioned buckskin horse. Rode one for the Forest Service doing LE work in the backcountry, then got my own soon after. Rode for the local Sheriff a few times searching for escapees...oh how your stories flood the memories...you truly have a gift."

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⭐"And that is why I subscribed to GunTales! That was some good old time Skeeter type writing!"

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⭐ "You guys at Gun Tales are hitting home runs with every article! This article about the Colt New Service was especially good and reminded me of one I gave my brother for his birthday in the early 70’s."

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⭐"Sheriff, this story brought back a really good memory from my junior year in high school (63-64). (Times were simpler back then!)"

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​​​​​​Some Stories Still Deserve to Be Told

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If you’ve ever wanted to read something and feel it…
If you’ve missed the voices that used to live in the back pages of the good magazines…
If you still believe that guns are about stories, not status…

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Then Gun Tales is already yours.
You just haven’t subscribed yet.