Accessories
The Ching Sling – A Simpler Shooting Sling Compromise
The Ching Sling is an answer to the question, “how can one have a sling that is both a useful shooting aid and also quick to get in and out of?” The formal shooting sling […]
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Bolt Action Rifles
InterArms G33/50: Not a Real Carbine
Among the many Swedish Mauser carbines imported into the United States is an interesting batch of guns marked “InterArms G33/50“. What are these actually? They are rifles imported by InterArms, of course, and they began […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Swedish Mauser Carbines, m/94 and m/94-14
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 […]
Bolt Action Rifles
The Steyr Scout: Jeff Cooper’s Modern Day Frontier Rifle
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]