The Winchester Model 94 in .30-30 – an American Icon
This is the rifle I’ve always wanted to write about. It’s the first centerfire rifle I ever shot, and from the first trip of...
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Marlin’s Magnificent Model 39
It is without a doubt the coolest rimfire rifle in the world that no one is talking about. Marlin says “It has been in continuous...
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CZ-75: Military Sidearm Extraordinaire
The 1980s saw the birth of the “Wondernines” – typically defined as a high capacity 9mm full-sized pistol, usually with a...
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The Astra A-70: Quite Possibly the Best Defense Pistol for a Woman
As a gun scribe, I get asked some pretty standard questions quite often, and one of them is: “What’s the “best” pistol...
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M9 Review: 25 Years with the Beretta 92
When adopted, the new Beretta 92SB-F (M9) created quite the stir. After all, look at what it followed – the M1911A1 wasn’t just...
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The Traditional German Rifle – A Mountain Rifle Ahead of Its Time
“I can't believe I walked away from that rifle”, I muttered as I hung my head in shame. “What was I thinking?” My dad's only response was a long drawn out, “yup...it was sure nice”, as he pilfered around in the gun vault, his back to mine. This meeting of the minds was our...
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