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.22 Hornet

Even today it has plenty of sting.

6mm Creedmoor

Lightweight Bullets in the Newest “.243”

6mm Remington

Long Range Rockchuck Loads

.220 Swift

Loads for a T/C Encore Handgun

.204 Ruger

A Realistic Look at Trajectory and Wind Deflection

Lock, Stock & Barrel

No serious argument can be waged against the reality that a rifleman with real talent, whether natural or hard-earned through training, can shoot exceptionally well at targets of unknown distances with about any rifle and cartridge combination, given a little time to work out any minor kinks.

British Pattern 1914 .303

When the British entered World War I, their army actually wanted to transition to a more modern rifle than its Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) chambered for the likewise obsolete .303 British cartridge, which originated in the late 1880s as a black-powder cartridge.

British .455 Webley Revolver

No nation other than the United States had a greater or longer-lived affair with the revolver than did the British.

U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903

Probably no other firearm has influenced American riflemen and hunters as much as the Model 1903 “Springfield.”

Lee-Enfield No. 1, Mk III

The British Army went to war in 1914 with a rifle it believed to be obsolete and a cartridge that was ballistically inferior to those of its enemies.

Germany's Luger And Mauser Pistols

World War I legitimized the semiautomatic pistol.

Mossberg MVP Patrol 5.56 NATO

Shortly after Mossberg announced the MVP (Mossberg Varmint Predator) rifle in 2011, I was invited to spend three days in central Oregon shooting ground squirrels and hunting coyotes with several model variations chambered in 5.56 NATO and .204 Ruger. I fired in excess of 1,500 rounds through several rifles that were accurate and very interesting.

6.5 Short Action Ultra Magnum

We will never know for certain who was first to neck down the 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Mag case for .264-inch bullets, but George Gardner of GA Precision is the person who put the wildcat on the map. In addition to being a serious participant in Precision Rifle Series competition, he is one of its strongest supporters as well.

6.5 Creedmoor

About the time shooters start imagining that every gap among commercial rifle cartridges has been filled, another round fills a crack so small most of us didn’t know it existed. Among the recent crack-fillers is a Hornady creation called the 6.5 Creedmoor.

6.5 Japanese And Italian

A fact little recognized among many students of World War II history is that most major combatant nations used infantry rifles and cartridges designed in the nineteenth century.

.280 Remington

As a boy, there were more shotguns than rifles in our house, and even those 20 and 12 gauges were neglected until late summer.

Rifle Barrel Bedding

Barrel bedding is an often hotly debated subject, with strong opinions for the virtues of free floating and equally good cases made for partial and full-length bedding. Based on the ongoing controversy, it is with certain reservations that I share a few thoughts and experiences.

Long-Range Optics, Tools And Technology

Most rifle shooters fire a few shots at a target before hunting season opens, and a few more during deer season. During the remainder of the year, the rifles sit in the back corner of a closet. Formal and casual long-range target shooting, though, provide the opportunity to shoot all year in different conditions to increase skill, learn about ballistics and the mysteries of bullets in flight.

Montana Rifle- Love At First Shot

An early look at montana rifles long-range rigs

WinchEster Model 1873

Shooting the Latest Saddle Ring Carbine

Browning's Lever Rifle

PRAISE FOR A MODERN CLASSIC

Down Range

Set triggers are an anachronism; a holdover from a bygone era. Immensely popular in their heyday, my bet would be that the vast majority of today’s riflemen and hunters are not familiar with them at all. In simple terms, a “set trigger” is a mechanism by which a rifle is fired with a trigger pull weight measured in ounces instead of pounds. It is meant for precise shooting and not for fast shooting – or what some hunters might call “snap” shooting.

Custom Corner

As a kid running around the farm during the summer, I always had my uncle’s little Winchester single shot to ply the fields for small game. At that time it seemed every manufacturer had a rimfire rifle of some kind, so it was not uncommon for Remington to also have one of its own on the market. One of the more popular rifles was the Model 12 pump, or slide action, introduced in 1909, and for this installment of “Custom Corner,” we have one reworked and decorated to the highest degree.

Legendary Arms Works

Testing a New .25-06 Remington.

Ballistics And Statistics

Statistics: the branch of mathematics that deals with the collection, organization and interpolation of numerical data. Statistics is especially useful in drawing conclusions about a set of data from a sample of the data. (See mean, median, mode, normal distribution curve, sample, standard deviation and statistical significance.) Typical problem: estimating true value of parameters from a sample of data. 

Portable Shooting Benches

Portable Shooting Benches

Tubular Magazines

Tubular Magazines

Just One .308 Winchester

Just One .308 Winchester

Triggers: Perfecting An Ancient Gadget

Triggers: Perfecting An Ancient Gadget

Browning X-bolt Hell's Canyon Speed

Testing a 7mm Remington Magnum in the Elk Woods.