For this High Point man, these western toys from the past still ‘trigger’ a lot of memories. “At Christmas, we either got a cowboy cap or pistol or an army toy,” he said.

Watch American Rifleman staff on the range with the Tactical Cowboy in .22 LR, a single-action revolver that features a Picatinny rail, carbon-fiber stocks, a threaded muzzle and more.

Revolver-style dart guns are fun items for kids who enjoy playing outdoors, while cap-gun toy revolvers are great accessories for playing make-believe.

And I really had fun with some black-powder guns, a Winchester repeater and two replica cap-and-ball Civil War era revolvers, provided by the Brazos Valley Kid, that is, Robert Schmidt of ...

Befouling the air with cap guns: I’ll tell you, there was nothing like a good game of cowboys or G-men when the cap guns started blazing away, filling the neighborhood with smoke and noise.

Autry and Rogers cowboy cap gun sales were equally legendary. I favored Gene and my cuz liked Roy. Today, I still prefer Autry and I imagine she’d still pick Rogers.