Well.. here they are. Supposedly. I been looking though them and there is indeed some interesting stuff. I have my own very cemented idea of who was ultimately behind it. I won’t bother with that because any reference to that would have been removed long before this stuff was set free. Just like is beingContinue reading ““Complete” JFK Files”
Category Archives: Historical
Rare Winchester Model 70 Bull Gun .30-06
Winchester made just 2,706 bull guns and the majority were chambered in .300 H&H magnum. Just 844 were chambered in .30-06. And that makes this one hard to find rifle-pre64win
Some Very Old Fecker Items
The Legacy of the Holland & Holland Magnum Chamberings in the Model 70
From pre64win Among the many legendary cartridges offered in the Winchester Model 70, few match the pedigree of its two original magnum chamberings – the .375 H&H Magnum and the .300 H&H Magnum. Born of British ingenuity and boosted by American market forces, these cartridges have become enduring icons of versatility, power, and reliability. AContinue reading “The Legacy of the Holland & Holland Magnum Chamberings in the Model 70”
Colt IAR6933E-CK In Detail
Mail Call: Colt Individual Automatic Rifle, IAR6933E, 11.5″ Upper Receiver Conversion Kit
The Arms Dealer Who Collected Winchesters
From pre64win.com We recently ran across a rifle with such a crazy story, I felt I had to share it with you. I thought I had simply run across a nice and rare model 70, but it turns out it has ties to one of America’s most interesting figures in the world of arms trafficking. Continue reading “The Arms Dealer Who Collected Winchesters”
.276 Pederson Chambered Frankford Arsenal Winchester Model 70
Now here is something that is likely as one of a kind. The fellas over at pre64win.com have showed this off on their facebook page but without any background info yet. This Frankford Arsenal experimental model 70 was chambered in .276 Pederson. Learned readers will of course recognize that cartridge as the round that theContinue reading “.276 Pederson Chambered Frankford Arsenal Winchester Model 70”
A Look Back At Some Old Articles & Ads
I love it when some one turns up a copy of an old slick rag and scans it. This isn’t even that old but its always fun to look back a little.
Boer Rifleman
From 1870s on British interests in South Africa was being threatened by the expansion of Boer settlers, A small war had been fought between the two groups in 1880-81 which ended in a stalemate. The standoff didn’t last long and in 1899 a large military force was sent to deal with the problem of theContinue reading “Boer Rifleman”