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Why Classic Winchesters Refuse to Fade

The Model 1873 was called “The Gun That Won the West,” and for good reason. It was dependable, accurate enough for its time, ...
For almost all my life I could walk into a gun store and find a new Marlin Model 336 rifle on the rack. It was comforting to know that no matter what, a good rifle was always available. But between ...
For a good part of the season, deer hunting can be as much an obsession as it is enjoyment. Why else would anyone spend so many hours sitting in a tree? But when the rut is over in the North Country; ...
Key Point: With a .308 semi-automatic rifle, you can do long distance target shooting, go big game hunting, and defend your home and property against several attackers in an emergency or in a grid ...
With modern optics, elderly rifles can shoot well. I learned this Wednesday during a sighting-in session at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's shooting range at Mayflower. The rifle was a 1950s ...
Key Point: In fact, some in the military want to bring back a modernized version. World War I is often called “the machine gun war” because of the devastating use of automatic weapons such as the ...