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Home2017June

Month: June 2017

Bolt Action Rifles

Swedish Mauser Carbines, m/94 and m/94-14

June 20, 2017 Ian McCollum 20

When Sweden decided to replace its Remington Rolling Block rifles with a more modern repeating rifle design, they tested models from Mauser, Mannlicher, Lee, and Krag. The Mauser 1893 was chosen as the winner of […]

Lever Action Rifles

Winchester Lever Action Development: Model 1895

June 19, 2017 Ian McCollum 32

Carbine Rifle We have reached the final iteration of the Winchester lever action rifle development story today, the Model 1895. This was another John Browning design, although the locking system is basically the same as […]

Bolt Action Rifles

The Steyr Scout: Jeff Cooper’s Modern Day Frontier Rifle

June 18, 2017 Ian McCollum 58

Jeff Cooper was an icon of the American firearms community, best known for his work with the Southwest Pistol League and father of modern practical handgun competition. Cooper was a Marine Corps veteran and avid […]

Lever Action Rifles

Winchester Lever Action Development: Model 1894

June 17, 2017 Ian McCollum 20

Carbine Rifle The Winchester 1894 has become one of the most manufactured and most popular sporting rifles in American history, and it owes this success to a combination of factors. Mechanically, the 1894 was a […]

Single Shot Rifles

Greener Harpoon Gun – Yes, the One From Jaws

June 16, 2017 Ian McCollum 28

Imported into the US through the appropriately-named Navy Arms company, this is a Greener Martini action built into a “Light Harpoon Gun” by Webley & Scott in the UK. These were built as legitimate hunting […]

Lever Action Rifles

Winchester Lever Action Development: Model 1892

June 15, 2017 Ian McCollum 28

Rifle Carbine As the Model 1873 began to show its age, Winchester wanted a new rifle to take its place in the company catalog. Scaling down the Model 1886 to the pistol cartridges of the […]

Semiauto pistol

Warner Infallible: An Optimistic Competitor to Savage and Colt

June 14, 2017 Ian McCollum 25

The Warner Arms Company was formed in (or around) 1911 to import and sell Schwarzlose 1908 blow forward pistols in the United States. It was run by Franklin Warner, who also operated a sporting goods […]

Lever Action Rifles

Winchester Lever Action Development: Model 1886

June 13, 2017 Ian McCollum 26

Saddle Ring Carbine Deluxe Rifle The Model 1886 was the first Winchester repeating rifle to improve on the original toggle locking system of the 1860 Henry, and it is also the first of John Moses […]

Bolt Action Rifles

Mossberg 44US: A Cheaper Training Rifle for World War Two

June 12, 2017 Ian McCollum 38

As World War Two expanded to encompass the whole US economy, it became clear to the Army that some cost cutting measures would be required. One place that was a clear choice was in rimfire […]

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Lever Action Rifles

Winchester Lever Action Development: Model 1876

June 11, 2017 Ian McCollum 20

Rifle NWMP Carbine While the Model 1873 was a very popular rifle, its pistol caliber cartridge did leave a segment of the market unaddressed. Winchester wanted a rifle that could chamber the larger and more […]

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