RIFLES

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When I was about 10 living in Australia, my dad used to take me hunting rabbits on local ranches (or “stations” as they were called). Rabbit populations...
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The Winchester...

It’s funny how incidents in early life stick with us. In the late 1950s/early 1960s, I was a preteen moppet. I had a BB gun and a pellet rifle and could...
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Triple Threat

LWRC took their 7.62x51 Rapid Engagement Precision Rifle to the next level.
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Israeli Defense...

It was June 6, 1982. Chaim Abelman and his fellow Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Golani commandos were arrayed at the base of Beaufort Castle overlooking the...
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Cavalry Carbines

Weight is important to horse soldiers so almost as soon as firearms were invented, efforts were made to lighten them for mounted troops. That said, prior to...
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M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine
The M1A1...

In December 1942 when this rifle rolled off the lines, World War II raged across the planet. With the crystalline clarity of hindsight, we know about things...
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Semi-Auto

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When I was about 10 living in Australia, my dad used to take me hunting rabbits on local ranches (or “stations” as they were called). Rabbit populations...
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Triple Threat

LWRC took their 7.62x51 Rapid Engagement Precision Rifle to the next level.
Read Full Article
Israeli Defense...

It was June 6, 1982. Chaim Abelman and his fellow Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Golani commandos were arrayed at the base of Beaufort Castle overlooking the...
Read Full Article
M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine
The M1A1...

In December 1942 when this rifle rolled off the lines, World War II raged across the planet. With the crystalline clarity of hindsight, we know about things...
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The Classic M1...

Miracles can occur and the development of the M1 Garand might just qualify as one. This particular miracle had a bit of help thanks to the hard work of its...
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Panzer Arms USA...

The Panzer Arms UltraLight Tactical 5.7x28mm upper receiver assembly is a self-contained drop-in upper half compatible with any mil-spec AR-15 lower receiver.
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Bolt-Action

Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 1 (T) sniper rifle
The Lee-Enfield...

The Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 1 (T) sniper rifle was shot was arguably the most refined precision combat rifle used during World War II. It was the ultimate...
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The Ward-Burton

By 1870, the Trapdoor Springfield had been around ever since 1865. Simple, rugged and very accurate, it was a successful in-house design and well received...
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Mossberg LRT Rifle

Roy Huntington describes the inherent, primal wonder of a firearm as its ability to “smite from a distance.” This sense of awe only increases with the...
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“Real”...

Hearing the name Kobus, pronounced “Qwi-biss,” grabbed my attention. Anyone having such a colorful name surely lived an adventurous life. I was in South...
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Japanese WWII...

Japanese weapons of World War II are generally denigrated as low-quality junk but until late in the war, this charge was far from the truth. Japanese...
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Weatherby Mark V...

No. You don’t need .264 bullets to hit steel plates three sheep pastures yonder, or to topple a deer. It just seems this way.
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Lever-Action

The Winchester...

It’s funny how incidents in early life stick with us. In the late 1950s/early 1960s, I was a preteen moppet. I had a BB gun and a pellet rifle and could...
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Rossi R92 .454...

As American as Chevy’s 454 big-block engine, the lever gun has been around since before the Civil War. Nothing stirs the spirit of a rifleman more than a...
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The Marlin Trapper

I’ve always loved Ruger guns. Who doesn’t? Imagine my surprise when I heard Ruger purchased Marlin, my second-favorite gun brand! Now I’d have the...
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The .300 Savage

Arthur Savage (1857–1938) was a remarkable and restless man. He developed a lever-action rifle that was far ahead of its time — the Model 1895 and its...
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Springfield...

Over the past 40 years, I’ve encountered many Springfield Armory M1As. In the late 1970s, the first one I fired belonged to a friend — a Vietnam combat...
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Taylor's &...

Quick, what 130-year-old product do you still use in its original form? A car? Nope. Airplane? Nope. Train? Nope. Radio, TV set, computer, socket set,...
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Rimfire

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When I was about 10 living in Australia, my dad used to take me hunting rabbits on local ranches (or “stations” as they were called). Rabbit populations...
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DIY Custom Ruger...

I’ve always admired the remarkable Ruger success story of the 10/22 rifle. When I bought my first 10/22 in about 1973, I realized it was “pretty good”...
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Ruger 10/22...

With the recent launch of Ruger’s Custom Shop, we wondered what would be rolling out the door.
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Winchester Model...

If a .410 simply isn’t meeting your standards of sub-gauge snobbery anymore, may I suggest Winchester’s vintage Model 36? What we’re talking about...
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.22 sporter
Why So Few .22...

Why complain, if contemporary rifles function well and shoot accurately? Well, to enthusiasts, a .22 isn’t a tool. It doesn’t belong with brooms or...
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The Four 22s

Rifles — And Friendship — Stand The Test Of Time
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Airgun

New-Age Game-Getter

The ancient art of shooting arrows was given a contemporary blast of air when Crosman introduced the Benjamin Pioneer Airbow
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The Bug-A-Salt...

The Bug-A-Salt looks like a toy, but it is so much more. For starters, the thing is fairly heavy, much heavier than the kiddy toys it apes. These guns are...
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Air To-Go

Think about it. By using a microphone as a primer or sorts, or bait if you will, we could lure an infinitely long line of politicians within range of some...
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Cape Buffalo...

OK — it wouldn't be smart to hunt Cape Buffalo with a BB gun but some folks have done it — successfully — with an air rifle. In today's episode, we...
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New Products...

Davidson’s now offers two variants of the 1873 Western Revolver. The new Davidson’s Pietta Exclusives are convertible models — each has two cylinders.
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Umarex Origin...

Pre-charged Pneumatic (PCP) rifles are the Ferarri Enzo of the air rifle world. What’s not to love?
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MISC. RIFLES

Cavalry Carbines

Weight is important to horse soldiers so almost as soon as firearms were invented, efforts were made to lighten them for mounted troops. That said, prior to...
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The Classic M1...

Miracles can occur and the development of the M1 Garand might just qualify as one. This particular miracle had a bit of help thanks to the hard work of its...
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SSK-50 Contender

When I first saw a Thompson/Center Contender in the mid-1970s, I knew what it was but had never seen one in the flesh.
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Cowtown, Arizona

Cowtown! The name itself makes a person want to don a pair of spurs and a 10-gallon hat! Just about everyone involved in Cowboy Action Shooting has heard of...
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Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 1 (T) sniper rifle
The Lee-Enfield...

The Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 1 (T) sniper rifle was shot was arguably the most refined precision combat rifle used during World War II. It was the ultimate...
Read Full Article
Mossberg LRT Rifle

Roy Huntington describes the inherent, primal wonder of a firearm as its ability to “smite from a distance.” This sense of awe only increases with the...
Read Full Article

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