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Cheekpieces On Rifle Stocks - Light Gunsmithing
Wood gunstocks are just like wood furniture. All manner of bumps, bulges, grooves, swells and inlays have been tried in an attempt to make stocks more attractive to potential customers.
Boar Hogs And Bullets - Lock, Stock & Barrel
At Rifle, we try to answer read- ers’ queries in a timely and helpful manner. Most questions of a technical nature are cleared up easily enough by our editorial staff, and advice is provided when requested or deemed necessary. What’s more, since most readers are sportsmen, other less technical topics pop up now and then.
.22-250 Remington - Mostly Long Guns
Last Sunday was a rather lazy day spent with family and friends, followed with an early dinner that, as usual, was followed by a discussion of guns, ballistics, handloads and hunting.
6.5-284 Winchester
When I left Cooper Arms in the summer of 2008, the company had just begun to transition away from single-shot varmint rifles in favor of the biggame hunting market.
.223 Remington Ackley Improved
Loads for a Classic Wildcat
25-06 Remington
A top varmint cartridge turns 50
CZ 557 Sporter Short Action
A Line Extension to Include .308 Winchester
The Practicality Of Aesthetics
It is a well-known fact among gun collectors that a fine gun from years ago is more likely to come down to us in good condition than a cheap gun from the same era.
Leupold Riflescopes - Mostly Long Guns
Mostly long guns.
Trapdoors - Down Range
The term “trapdoor” is a generic name for several models of U.S. Army rifles, starting with the little-known Model 1865 .58 Rimfire, then the Model 1866, and eventually the Models 1868 and 1870.
Winchester XPR Hunter
Winchester recently introduced its XPR Hunter with a Mossy Oak stock.
Lapping Bolt-rifle Locking Lugs
Lapping Bolt-rifle Locking Lugs
Leupold Mark 5hd 3.6-18x 44mm With Tmr Reticle
Leupold Mark 5hd 3.6-18x 44mm With Tmr Reticle
Mauser M18 Performance At A Bargain Price
Mauser M18 Performance At A Bargain Price
Savage Predator Hunter Range Testing A .223 Remington
Savage Predator Hunter Range Testing A .223 Remington
Muzzle Velocity Obsessions
Speed alone may not be the answer.
.260 Remington
It may sound like sacrilege to hunters and shooters who preach cartridge ballistics like bible verse, but any suitable bullet at a half way decent velocity that punches a hole through the ribs and lungs of game animals promptly results in dead game, regardless of the cartridge.
6.5 Winchester Short Magnum
There are so many different rifle cartridges that there is no tangible reason to add expense and trouble by working with a wildcat, but the intangibles attract us.
6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge
The popularity of 6.5mm (.264) cartridges in the U.S. has wavered for more than 60 years.
6.5-06
As any thoughtful shooter knows, our sport is full of deep questions, from ethics to “hard” science. One such question is whether the performance gap between the .25-06 Remington and .270 Winchester amounts to anything.
Thieme-Schegelmilch 9.3x74R
Many American hunters dream of owning a double rifle suitable for hunting dangerous game in Africa. This is usually due to reading classic African hunting literature from the first half of the twentieth century, when smokeless powder made powerful doubles far more practical and effective than the really big-bore, black-powder rifles they replaced.
Steel And Walnut
Montana American Legends Rifle
Rifle Talk
Origination of the word “varmint” is somewhat difficult to track to a specific time and location of origin.
Color Case Hardening
A used car salesman once told me, “Paint sells.” To paraphrase in regard to firearms, “Color case hardening sells.”
Remington Mountain Rifle
Field-Testing a .270 Winchester.
H&R Single Shot Project Part II
Light Gunsmithing.
Shiloh Model 1877
Tradition Lives On In A Custom Rifle.
Shaw Custom Rifles
The first five rounds fired from the new Shaw Custom Rifles Mk. X grouped inside an inch.
Turnbull Marlins
A Pair of Upgraded Leverguns
Not For Everyone
Just those looking for perfection.