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Beretta Set to Enter Hunting Rifle Market With All-New Straight Pull BRX1
Beretta enters the world of hunting rifles with their new BRX1. Just like last year, 2021 has been a strange year. One thing we did not have on our 2021 bingo card was Beretta entering the hunting rifle market with a straight pull bolt-action rifle. The company is usually better known for their sporting rifles, […]
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One of a Kind – Regis Darne
From its sliding breech to its retractable sling, this graceful French beauty stands as an objet d’art in a world of lookalikes. Truly, one of a kind. Guns, like most tools, evolve in almost the same way as animals do. And, in the same way that we tend to oversimplify the linear progression of animal ancestry, we often…
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Everything You Should Look for in a Gun Safe
There are a lot of gun safes out there–here’s how to make sense of all the features. There are a myriad of gun safes available today for gun owners to choose from for their safe gun storage needs, of all shapes and sizes, with all kinds of locking mechanisms and ways they can be mounted […]
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7mm Remington Magnum: Profiling the Rifle Cartridge
Here’s why the popular magnum cartridge has gained a loyal following for hunting large game and shooting long range. Introduced in the ’60s along with the Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle, the 7mm Rem Mag boasted speeds exceeding 3,000 fps with 150-grain bullets and over 2,800 fps with 175-grain bullets. Similar to but slightly more […]
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Moose Hunting Rifle: Calibers, Features, and a Few Suggestions
In search of a good moose hunting rifle? We’ve got some ideas. There’s a lot of choices out there when considering big game hunting guns, but a moose rifle really needs to focus on a few particular things. First and foremost, is it chambered in a round that can handle moose, both from a distance […]
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Weatherby Rifles: The American Firearm and Ammo Company Making Bolt Actions, Shotguns, and Hunting Ammunition
Here’s a brief history of this storied American gun maker Some people might not know much about Weatherby, Inc., the ammo, rifle, and shotgun company. They are a thoroughly American gunmaker that has been around since the end of the Second World War. Today, this Sheridan, Wyoming-based company can claim it was integral in the […]
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What to Pack for the Shooting Range: A Beginner’s Guide
There are a few essentials every range bag should include. By the time a new gun owner has found their way to the firing line at the local shooting range for the first time, they’ve already cleared a lot of hurdles. Knowing exactly what to bring in their range bag probably wasn’t something that occurred to them. Most shooters build out their […]
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Whatever Happened to the 10 Gauge Shotgun?
This once popular shotgun chambering keeps being outpaced by the 12 gauge. At one time, the 10 gauge shotgun was a common tool. In the days of the Wild West, it was a fairly standard smoothbore chambering that was actually more popular for some applications than the 12 gauge. So what happened to it? These […]
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The 6 Best Wolf Hunting Guns
These rifles and cartridges are just right for zeroing in on a wolf. Like any other quarry, there are some rifles and cartridges that are better for hunting wolves than others. A lot of it depends on what range you plan on hunting at. If you’ll be hunting wolves in dense woods, a brush gun or a solid lever […]
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Hunting of Old – Lonely Journey Backward
Tony Kinton details the ups and downs, reliefs and frustrations and the total fulfilment of experience that comes with the hunting of old. Obstinacy is considered poor taste. But fracturing protocol and proper behavior were not my intent. Rather, I was simply curious and had years earlier heard a distant drum, the cadence of which captivated…
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