Mens-Interest
Rifle
.224 Valkyrie
Testing a New Varmint/Target Cartridge
6 min |
Varmint Rifle & Cartridges Fall 2018
Rifle
Walnut Hill
There was a time – not that long ago – that if you neglected to clean a rifle regularly, you could pick it up one day and find the barrel rusted, the bore pitted, accuracy nonexistent and the action turned to scrap metal.
5 min |
Nobember - December 2018
Rifle
Lock, Stock & Barrel
Scoped bolt-action sporters weighing less than 8 pounds are often referred to as being light in weight, possibly because many older (and some not so old) hunters prefer their hunting rifles to weigh roughly 8 pounds. However, when a scope is mounted to many rifles – particularly aged models – they weigh more than people think.
6 min |
Nobember - December 2018
Rifle
Mostly Long Guns
In 1978 Browning Arms Company began importing a series of Winchester pattern lever-action rifles and carbines that were produced in Japan by Miroku. Each model variation was based on the designs of John M.
5 min |
Nobember - December 2018
Rifle
Light Gunsmithing
One of the things gunsmiths who do general repair work have noticed since the advent of plastic/synthetic/fiberglass stocks is the lack of repair work on damaged or broken gun handles.
5 min |
Nobember - December 2018
Rifle
A Rifleman's Optics
Today it’s quite possible to buy a scope that costs three times or more than the price of the rifle it will be mounted on.
5 min |
Nobember - December 2018
Rifle
Bergara Custom Rifles
Testing a Lightweight 7mm-08 Remington.
7 min |
Nobember - December 2018
Rifle
Savage B.Mag Beavertail
Shooting a Heavy-Barreled .17 WSM
7 min |
Nobember - December 2018
Rifle
Steyr Zephyr II .22 Long Rifle
Every rifleman’s gun rack should hold at least one serious, high-quality .22. That’s not an exact quote, but it’s as close as possible, drawing on memory going back 50 years. Colonel Townsend Whelen wrote those words, and they have stuck with me despite the ravages of time.
7 min |
Nobember - December 2018
Rifle
The Truth About Groups
Sometimes I think gun writers have over the decades, done a great disservice to American riflemen by emphasizing shooting groups. The truth is shooting groups can be a great aid in marksmanship, or it can serve no purpose at all. The difference is in how shooting groups is viewed by the rifleman.
3 min |
January - February 2019
Rifle
.22 Match Ammunition
Testing Loads with Three Very Different Rifles.
7 min |
January - February 2019
Rifle
.243 Winchester
Lock, Stock & Barrel.
6 min |
January - February 2019
Rifle
The Browning High-Power Bolt Action
The Mauser Model 1898 is often referred to as the fore bearer of modern two-lug, turn-bolt rifles, as most have incorporated select design features.
8 min |
November - December 2017
Rifle
Swift High Grade
It had made its way down the barrel of a borrowed .
6 min |
November - December 2016
Rifle
Skinner Sights' Bush Pilot Carbine Survival Kit
DOWN RANGE
3 min |
September - October 2017
Rifle
Target Versus Hunting Cartridges
I’ve been sort of sequestered over a couple of months, owing my cardiologist’s instructions.
8 min |
July - August 2019
Rifle
.17 Winchester Super Mag Part II
Lock,Stock & Barrel.
6 min |
July - August 2019
Rifle
Swarovski DS 5-25x 52mm P
A rifleman's optics.
4 min |
July - August 2019
Rifle
Coming Up Short
The Underappreciated Marlin Levermatic
8 min |
July - August 2019
Rifle
Buckhorn Sights
Walnut Hill
6 min |
July - August 2019
Rifle
6.5 Short Action Ultra Magnum
We will never know for certain who was first to neck down the 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Mag case for .264-inch bullets, but George Gardner of GA Precision is the person who put the wildcat on the map. In addition to being a serious participant in Precision Rifle Series competition, he is one of its strongest supporters as well.
4 min |
Special Edition Fall 2019
Rifle
6.5 Creedmoor
About the time shooters start imagining that every gap among commercial rifle cartridges has been filled, another round fills a crack so small most of us didn’t know it existed. Among the recent crack-fillers is a Hornady creation called the 6.5 Creedmoor.
7 min |
Special Edition Fall 2019
Rifle
6.5 Japanese And Italian
A fact little recognized among many students of World War II history is that most major combatant nations used infantry rifles and cartridges designed in the nineteenth century.
8 min |
Special Edition Fall 2019
Rifle
.280 Remington
As a boy, there were more shotguns than rifles in our house, and even those 20 and 12 gauges were neglected until late summer.
6 min |
September - October 2018
Rifle
Rifle Barrel Bedding
Barrel bedding is an often hotly debated subject, with strong opinions for the virtues of free floating and equally good cases made for partial and full-length bedding. Based on the ongoing controversy, it is with certain reservations that I share a few thoughts and experiences.
6 min |
September - October 2018
Rifle
Long-Range Optics, Tools And Technology
Most rifle shooters fire a few shots at a target before hunting season opens, and a few more during deer season. During the remainder of the year, the rifles sit in the back corner of a closet. Formal and casual long-range target shooting, though, provide the opportunity to shoot all year in different conditions to increase skill, learn about ballistics and the mysteries of bullets in flight.
5 min |
September - October 2018
Rifle
Montana Rifle- Love At First Shot
An early look at montana rifles long-range rigs
8 min |
September - October 2018
Rifle
WinchEster Model 1873
Shooting the Latest Saddle Ring Carbine
7 min |
September - October 2018
Rifle
Browning's Lever Rifle
PRAISE FOR A MODERN CLASSIC
8 min |
September - October 2018
Rifle
Down Range
Set triggers are an anachronism; a holdover from a bygone era. Immensely popular in their heyday, my bet would be that the vast majority of today’s riflemen and hunters are not familiar with them at all. In simple terms, a “set trigger” is a mechanism by which a rifle is fired with a trigger pull weight measured in ounces instead of pounds. It is meant for precise shooting and not for fast shooting – or what some hunters might call “snap” shooting.
3 min |