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6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum: The “Sports Car” of 6.5mm Rounds, and 6 Rifles Chambered For It
Today’s hunters are always looking for faster, flatter-shooting rifles. Knowing that, it’s little wonder 6.5mm bullets have become so popular for long range hunters. They are fast with high ballistic coefficients that allow them to slice through the wind for better accuracy out to distances, allowing hunters who may have previously passed up the shot […]
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Firmo Fracassi – Renaissance Man
Using only simple tools, Italy’s Firmo Fracassi achieves astonishing detail in his bulino-style engravings. If suffering is a muse for artistic genius, it came early in the life of Firmo Fracassi. Born in 1939 in Tavernole, a village nestled in Italy’s alpine hills north of Brescia, Fracassi was only a boy when the Nazis occupied…
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What Makes the Marlin 336 America’s Most Popular Lever-Action
First introduced in 1948, the Marlin 336 is one of the most popular lever-action rifles to ever grace the shelves at American gun stores. The Model 336 earned notoriety for a number of reasons–largely the price, power, accuracy, reliability, and ease of use–but its ability to maintain relevance all these years later is astounding. Indeed, […]
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What Makes the Marlin 336 America’s Most Popular Lever-Action
First introduced in 1948, the Marlin 336 is one of the most popular lever-action rifles to ever grace the shelves at American gun stores. The Model 336 earned notoriety for a number of reasons–largely the price, power, accuracy, reliability, and ease of use–but its ability to maintain relevance all these years later is astounding. Indeed, […]
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300 PRC: 5 Affordable Hunting Rifles Chambered for the Accurate, Hard-Hitting Round
Some hunters just don’t want to compromise on speed, stopping power, or range. They simply want a big gun that can take down the biggest game North America has to offer. While the 300 PRC (precision rifle cartridge) was designed with military sniper applications in mind, it has quickly become a round of interest for […]
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Shotgun Shell Reloading 101: How To Get Started and Save Money
Shotgun shell reloading is one of the tried and true ways to fill your scattergun with the load you’ve always wanted, and to save some money doing it. While you are waiting in line for the gun shop’s meager weekly haul of new ammunition, other enterprising shooting enthusiasts are already filling their cart with wads, […]
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375 Ruger: The New Dangerous Game Cartridge and 5 Rifles Chambered For It
When you are hunting for the world’s most dangerous game, you are going to need a powerful cartridge capable of penetrating through thick hide and bone. We are talking animals like brown bears here in the states, and animals like the Cape Buffalo in Africa. In the past, shooters liked to use huge rounds like […]
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6.8 Western Rifles: 5 Choices to Fit a Variety of Budgets
Gun makers are constantly tinkering, trying to come up with the next big innovation that rocks the big game hunting world. Today’s rifle rounds fly faster, flatter, and hit harder than our fathers and forefathers could have ever dreamed about in a hunting round. These new cartridges help hunters reach out to long range distances […]
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.338 Lapua: The Hard-Hitting Big Game Round and the 5 Best Rifles
There are not many cartridges that can literally take down every big game animal in North America. The .338 Lapua Magnum is one of those rare rounds. While it was originally designed for military snipers and law enforcement, dedicated hunters have proven the .338 Lapua’s effectiveness on everything from whitetails and mule deer up to […]
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Jack O’Connor’s 7×57 Mauser Rifle Auction
Jack O’Connor’s Engraved 7×57 Mauser Rifle Now At Benefit Auction Crafted in 1954 by legendary gunmaker Fred Wells for Jack O’Connor and backed with rock-solid provenance, the auction of this important rifle provides an opportunity to own a historic firearm while supporting the Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center. Based on a recontoured 1946…
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