The original repeating rifle was a lever-action design created in the late 1880's and made popular by companies such asHenryandWinchester. The rifle that won the American West, the lever-action rifle is still extremely popular today in all calibers, for hunting, plinking, and in Cowboy Act...
Some of you gun enthusiasts might be familiar with Heckler and Koch‘s (HK) line of firearms. The company is known for its high-quality, innovative designs that are used by militaries and law enforcement agencies all over the world. Recently, HK has released a new rimfire called the HK 41...
Visit theGun Manufacturerspage to review quality gun manufacturers and theGun Auctionspage to see where to buy a quality used rifle. Rifle Models Ruger Mini-14 The Ruger Mini-14 and Mini-14 Ranch Rifle Autoloading Rifles in 5.56mm (.223) Ruger Mini-30 The Ruger Mini-14 variant in 7.62x39...
If you’re only interested in American surplus rifles, the M1 Garand is a fine choice with some fascinating history associated with it. Not only did the US military adopt the use of this rifle, but it also got distributed and used around the world by US allies over the decades. The 8-...
The Deadlands Armory profiles a dozen muzzle-loading muskets and rifles used during the Civil War, from the Brown Bess to the Springfield.
Tikka is part of the same Beretta Holding Groups as Finnish firearms icons Sako, which makes some of the finest shooters in the world and this bolt action rifle is one of the best. Long distance shooters actually sent me angry emails to overthrow the result of theBest Sniper Rifles on the...
Today, bolt action rifles are not the only rifles used for sniping, but they are still a fixture of military and police sniper forces. There are some reasons for this. Accuraty Semi-automatic rifles can come close to the accuracy of bolt action rifles today, but when the one-shot absolute...
Chris Kyle .300 Win Mag Below is an excerpt from the Chris Kyle autobiography "American Sniper" available from Amazon The .300 is in another class entirely. As I’m sure many readers know, .300 Win Mag (pronounced “three hundred win mag”) refers to... ...
Even though it was demonstrably effective in the American Civil War, when used by the 'sharpshooters' of the day, it was never acquired in significant numbers. It should be thought of as the genesis of the modern sniper rifle, but it never established a trend towards a calculated and ...
In addition to use with competitive shooters and even in a few sniper rifles (Chris Kyle famously used the cartridge with a lot of success in Iraq), the 300 Win Mag is especially well suited for hunting a wide range of big game at short, medium, and even long range. ...