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A Boy And His Rifle Part 3

Once upon a time in this very country, a boy could wander through the woods on a warm evening exploring his surroundings. and shooting small game or tin cans or anything he felt like shooting. He was trusted to use his rifle. It was not powerful rifle, but he was taught that it was stillContinue reading “A Boy And His Rifle Part 3”

A Boy And His Rifle Part 2

After college I worked for a man who really became a mentor to me when it came to precision shooting, I had been shooting for all of my life of course, but he was the person who is responsible for most of my knowledge of precision hand loading for extreme accuracy, Bench-rest shooting, proper cleaningContinue reading “A Boy And His Rifle Part 2”

A Boy And His Rifle (Part 1)

Remington introduced the Model 514 in April 1948 as cheaper alternative to the Model 510 other 500 series rimfires and a competitor of the excellent Winchester Model 67. “The model 514 is a worthy companion to the model 510, but being slightly shorter and lighter-it is especially suitable for the small boy who is justContinue reading “A Boy And His Rifle (Part 1)”

The Long Road to the M9 Pistol

It took roughly forty years, dozens of competitors, a variety of tests, and a ton of bureaucratic wrangling to replace the M1911A1 after WW2.

Home Defense Shotgun Myths

by Adam O’Quinn. During a recent range day Shawn and I were discussing the popular urban legend of the shotgun as the ultimate home defense weapon. The most common reasons we’ve heard repeated for its use are that “you don’t even have to aim” and “you’ll kill all of them with one shot.” While hardlyContinue reading “Home Defense Shotgun Myths”

PDWs: Modern Concept or Clever Marketing?

By Redmenace109 The term PDW today generally refers to either the FN P90, or the HK MP-7. This makes sense in a way, after all they were the finalists for the NATO PDW trials. While understandable, this conclusion is based on a flawed premise, NATO wasn’t testing to select a new PDW platform, they wereContinue reading “PDWs: Modern Concept or Clever Marketing?”

Heinie 1911

From Pistol_purview This beautiful 1911 was built by a living legend for a living legend. This Richard Heinie 1911 is numbered RH191, which is always engraved under the thumb safety. RH is regarded as one of the greatest 1911 smiths of all time. Famed gun writer and shooter Walt Rauch referred to him simply asContinue reading “Heinie 1911”

Remington 40X & Vintage Accessories

This one hell of a collection with some superb vintage accessories. Everything a serious rifleman of the era would want. Unerlt is a 20X target. Better days. Better days… .

NEW SIG SAUER 1911-XSERIES

Below is a press release but I want to add a little to it. First, I would never personally buy a 1911 from SIG. I like SIG P220 series but that is about it. Next, I want to mention how amused I am over this. I keep seeing Gen Y and Zoomers all over theContinue reading “NEW SIG SAUER 1911-XSERIES”

Greasing The M1 Garand

There are two reasons we want to grease certain parts on the M1. The first reason is we require reliable function, the second reason is to reduce wear. The military was focused on reliable weapon function and less on long-term serviceability. The grease locations shown in the service manuals are designed to promote proper function.Continue reading “Greasing The M1 Garand”