It’s 1985. Nintendo is new, Walkmans are everywhere, and if you had the cash, you could go buy a Chevy truck that came with a gun.
But this wasn’t just any truck. Chevy went full throttle on this one — heavy-duty suspension, premium fabrics, and badging that declared you didn’t just drive, you lived outdoors. And to top it off? They threw in a Winchester Model 94 rifle. That’s right — buy a truck, get a lever-action .30-30. Only in the ‘80s.
Allen Forkner has been fascinated by firearms and their usage since he sat on the living room playing with his G.I. Joes. After a decade as a newspaper journalist and time spent as a political communications director, he entered the firearms industry where he has spent more than 15 years telling the stories of the firearms, ammunition and optics as well as the brands that manufacture them. Currently, he is the publisher of the GunBroker editorial department. He stays active in the shooting sports as a competitive handgun and multigun competitor and never passes the chance to take a shooting class.
