Dixie Gun Works

[@laserbeam002]

OH man....I would love to spend a few hours walking through this building. Hopefully one day. Thank you for posting.

[@anangryranger]

Bought my first pistol from these fine folks in 1968. That 1851 Colt Navy reproduction is still in my cabinet. I met Mr. Kirkland in 1972, and it was a memorable experience. A true southern gentleman indeed. DGW is an institution as well as a fine company.

[@kenneth4992]

I got my first flint and steel kit when my dad and I stopped by there back in the late 90's. They got a striker and flint nodule out from the back and I picked a deer skin draw string pouch out of a box that was on the sales floor. I still have it today. GOD Bless you and your families

[@m1935]

Best catalog ever! Takes me back to the 1970's when I was a young teen paging through it very carefully, reading all of the descriptions.

[@Raftjumper07]

Likewise! My Dad introduced me to muzzle-loading rifles and pistols in the early 70s and the Dixie Gun Works catalog was an adventure to thumb through and dream. I now want to order their current catalog!

[@charlesmcgonigle3539]

Me to

[@grassroot011]

Bought one of their Squirrel rifles in .40 Caliber in 1963. Still got it. Stock came in white and a sealer on it, I removed it and stained it walnut brown.

[@markcantemail8018]

I used to get a Dixie Gun Works Catalog every year from a Man at the Gun Show . Then he stopped selling them . In the Early 70s it was our Bible when we started Hunting . No one to teach us about Muzzle loading other than The Bible . We burned a lot of Powder over the years and i ordered a bunch of stuff . Thanx for the video .

[@d.g.n9392]

I’m 67 now. My dad made 3 muzzle loaders in the 1960’s. He make a full size Kentucky rifle, a youth size Kentucky rifle (for me 11 at the time). And he made a Kentucky pistol. Ordering some parts from Dixie, and using some original pieces he found. Also a friend was a machinist and helped with some of the mounting of sights and some threading for screws. We shot those and a variety other muzzle loaders. We had a large catalog from Dixie and always enjoyed seeing the pictures. And went to many gun shows in Missouri and Illinois. I still have the youth rifle, it’s a 40cal cap percussion.

[@tim7527]

I met Mr. Kirkland in 1976 at Friendship Indiana . He was a great guy and a real encouragement to a young man like myself.

[@johnmckenna8989]

One of my prized coffee table books in the 1970s was a Dixie Gun Works catalogue that came with something I had ordered by mail....I'm a Canadian, and long before the internet , having that catalogue proved priceless..It was a thick book, and to-day I often wonder where it went as I still have many BP books from that time...Someone probably 'borrowed' it and it was never returned...I still 'cruise' Dixie on line....

[@dougaustin1328]

Just ordered a fix catalog this week,best 5 bucks u can spend

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

I've done business with them several times over the years. They are a great bunch of people! Now, I gotta' look 'em up on line and see what else I can buy from them.

[@browngreen933]

I bought and built a .40 caliber Dixie Guns Works rifle kit in 1967 with my paper route money.

[@MrSloika]

Started buying from DGW when I was a teenager. I would spend hours going through their catalog.

[@charlesangeloirace587]

Visited Dixie in 1980, and purchased my first antique revolver there. A Rollin White .22 1856. Been a customer ever since. Met Turner and Hunter a few years later, when I was re-enacting with a Coffee Mill Gun I built in Parker Crossroads.

[@hotrodbob6573]

I still have catalogs back to the 70s. Back then I made a black powder cannon, my dad and uncle's were in to black powder guns

[@patrickedwards7107]

And how thankful I am for the tremendous impact Mr. Turner Kirkland made to our world and the community of black powder shooters I carry, hunt with, and have taken food with a .50 Dixie gun works replica of a Tennessee mountain flintlock.

[@samuelschick8813]

Here's the thing about DGW. You can have their catalogue from 1973 and one from 2021. Both will have the same people, same products, and almost the same wording. Yet both are still worth reading.

[@bjmartin637]

Iv been buying from Dixie gun works since I 14 years old . Iv built several kits of guns an knives . I need a new catalog . I spent many hours at night just looking at what DGW was selling I hope the company is around in year 3,000 keep up the good work .

[@davidcraddock7011]

I loved perusing the catalog in the 70's, 80's. Even bought the material and sewed my own home spun shirt. Bought a .45 cal Kentucky style long rifle, percussion. it was very accurate. The catalog had a lot of how to instructions.

[@robertsansone1680]

I learned so much from Mr. Turner Kirkland through the years. God Rest His Soul.

[@vanferrell7021]

Back in the early '80s brought my first black powder rifle from there took it to the shop class in school to assemble it couldn't decide how I wanted to do the stock someone showed me a picture of a 50 caliber that they had tiger striped the stock I like that still have the 45 Kentucky long rifle with the tiger stripe stock

[@sirfrydryk360]

Got my first catalog in 1972 when I was 13 years old and spent hundreds of hours reading every item in there. wasn't until I was old enough to but a black powder gun that I ordered some things from Dixie Gun Works.

[@robertreisner8132]

I done some business with Dixie Gun Works over the last 40 years and look forward to purchase what my customer require. Thank you for this video and God Bless You.

[@bobconnor1210]

Get the DGW catalog! It is chock full of good advice and historical information for folks interested in old time guns. I was able to find a manufacturing date for a friend’s civil war pistol from it.

[@frederickwise5238]

I too have dione business with DGW. They had parts for my Grampa's (GGrampa's) Civil war, Manhatten revolver and from other parts built an 1880's 45-60 rifle. .Ive also made some jewelry from othere "materials" they have in inventory. You need to send for their catalog. its as good as the old Sears/Monky Ward Christmas books. LOL

[@kellyconstenius676]

Thank you Dixie gun works. Through them, I can now shoot my Stevens 32 rimfire rifle

[@pueblodove]

I have been to this place, it is real cool!

[@TexasDog3]

A good video on Dixie Gun Works.

[@murffyslaw001]

I remember Dixie GW from the 1970s, when my dad would talk about them. First of the DGW catalogs I saw, was better than the Sears Christmas catalog. Been wanting to order a catalog for a while, guess this is a sign 😁

[@nicholasdial8213]

My grandpa worked for DGW in the late 50s when he was in high school

[@swhod2190]

Done a lot of business with them in the time of the catalog. I talked to Turner on the phone years ago about a technical issue and he was very forthcoming.

[@southronjr1570]

When I was a kid, my Father worked with Euroarms of America and I had the opportunity to meet Turner Kirkland and he was a ginuinely nice guy, his step kids on the otherhand, my experience was a little different.

[@brianfalls5894]

If you're into black powder fire arms then Dixie Gun Works is the place to go. I purchased some revolver kits from them in the past and I've been impressed since then. They're great weapons and they shoot straight I can tell you!! Right now I currently own 5 different revolvers (I call em wheel guns) and a left handed cap and ball rifle.

[@ChopinIsMyBestFriend]

just bought a muzzleloader that was covered in rust for 100 bucks along with some old books with it. said dixie gun works, made in italy. bought it in a garage sale from an old man.

[@bobsradio6025]

I wonder if Turner Kirkland ever met Jay Leno and compared their car collections. The first time I ordered anything from Dixie Gun Works, it was back when you had to fill out a paper order form and mail it in with your check. When I got the processed check back from my bank the endorsement on the back showed the name of the bank in which it was deposited: "Old and Third National Bank of Union City, Tennessee." I don't think that bank is still called that.

[@albundy-k9x]

i'm surprised there was no mention of the trapdoors they had stacked all over. i bought an original 1877 colt lightning storekeepers model that was 2 nd year of production in 1975 for $75.00. i stupidly traded it off. also in 1973 i bought a new colt saa 2 nd edition in .357 mag , i never shot it that way because dixie had colt barrels marked colt frontier six shooter and 44-40 cylinders i had the gun converted to 44-40 to match up with my winchester 73. dixie is a fantastic place .

[@michaelhayes7471]

Great company done alot of business with them

[@retirednavy8720]

Been buying from them for years. Good business.

[@federicofernandez1361]

I’ve been into Blackpowder arms for 30+ years and have yet to step into this mans store

[@decnijfkris3706]

I bet there's a lot to see at DGW's !

[@henryostrander6282]

Been doing orders with them for 62 years. I am 79

[@kenmartin9106]

Always looked forward to the yearly magazine the history and I think it was called Jody funny stories about mountain men.

[@dalejacobson6363]

Oh good , sparks my interest to drive down south this year

[@ilfarmboy]

been there great place to visit if you are into black powder guns

[@johnfoster4414]

I started doing business with Dixie Gun Works around 1980 when my oldest daughter was born. I am still a customer and will be until the good Lord calls me home to meet Turner in person.

[@craigpittman9764]

Any way I can get a current catalogue? I used to get them and order from them, but I havent had one in over 15 years.

[@allanbrogdon5317]

Dad took my brother and me on a civil war vacation early 70 s.I got a 12 gauge cannon we used it on many July 4th., It shook the ground

[@stevemiller7433]

How many hours have I poured over the DGW catalogue? Too many to count.

[@tomhman6441]

I could see myself hunting birds with that Gatling gun.

[@silverstormrifleworks7080]

excellent video

[@redtobertshateshandles]

If you don't have a real muzzle loader then you're missing out on a ton of fun.

[@awaw7133]

Amazing

[@tomsimpson5317]

Wish I had the money

[@woltews]

um the maxim gun was invented in 1884 !

[@BrettsCorner92]

All non atf guns. The best kind

[@1978garfield]

Bucket list!

[@Abandoned_Brane]

This video from the 80s or 90s?

[@colt45peacemaker]

2006

[@lsb2623]

if I ever shoot myself... definitely going with Gatling gun!

[@charlesmckinley29]

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[@charlietaylor6389]

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[@cuchulain1647]

Hahahahahhah “Dixie” gun works is located in “Union” city!!!!! Hahahahah

[@mikepoteet1443]

I bought 2 cylinder pouches from them. Good quality and quick shipping.