Every American should own and be able to operate at least one rifle. The rifle should be .223 caliber or larger, and should preferably be an autoloader. More than being your right as an American, this is your duty as an American. After this one rifle, you are free to purchase and collect many of the wonderful rifles available to ...

Savage Firearms manufactures muzzleloaders, centerfire and rimfire hunting rifles, and sniper rifles for police use. Savage also manufactures a discount line of quality rifles sold under the brand name Stevens. Savage Law Enforcement Series includes: 10FP (.223 and .308) 110FP (.25-05 Remington and .300 Winchester Magnum) 10FLP Left-hand Model 10FP Choate (Black synthetic, Choate adjustable stock with accessory rail and ...

The Ruger Mini-30 autoloading rifle is a close relative to the Ruger Mini-14. The Mini-30 rifle uses the 7.62×39 cartridge, while the Mini-14 is chambered in the 5.56mm (.223) caliber. The Ruger Mini-30 rifle is gas operated and box magazine fed. The Mini-30 is simple, reliable, and consists of a relatively few rugged components. The mechanism employs the Ruger fixed ...

by Richard Davis Graphics are provided courtesy of the Davis Family Archives World War II was a time of unrivaled innovation, one of the many innovations was the assault rifle, in the modern context. Two of the most daunting problems German arms designed faced were the solution to the mass infantry attacks from the Soviets and the second was the ...

The M14 7.62mm rifle is a magazine-fed, gas operated shoulder weapon, designed primarily for semi-automatic fire. It was the standard U.S. military service rifle until it was replaced in the late-1960s by the 5.56mm M16A1 rifle. M14 Specifications Length 44.14 inches (112.12 centimeters) Length of Barrel 22 inches (55.88 centimeters) Weight (empty magazine) 8.7 pounds (3.95 kilograms) Weight (full magazine ...

The Marlin 336 was introduced in 1948 as an upgrade to the Marlin 36. The Marlin 336 improved on the earlier model 36 by using a chrome-plated round bolt for added strength, improving the extractor design, adopting the two-piece firing pin from Marlin’s model 93, and swapping out the flat mainspring for a coil mainspring. Articles on the Marlin 336 ...

Popular Winchester rifles include: Winchester Model 70 Winchester Model 94 Articles on Winchester Rifles Setting the standard: Winchester’s Model 1892 perfected the pistol-caliber lever action When introduced, the Model 1892 had to have made quite a stir. At that time the average deer rifle (rifle–not carbine) weighed about 81/2 to nine pounds or more. Eight and one half pounds was ...

Articles on the Winchester Model 94 The woods loafer’s gun: Winchester’s darling .25-35 WCF is back Introduced in the Model 94 Winchester in 1895 together with the .30-30 and discontinued in 1952, Winchester’s mild-mannered .25-35 is back in the Model 94 line. It’s about time, for it’s a pleasant little cartridge, easy to shoot, easy on the shoulder, easy to ...

Colt Firearms is best known for its handguns, but Colt also has a long tradition of manufacturing rifles. The most well-known Colt rifle is the Colt AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle. The Colt Sauer is a classic bolt-action hunting rifle, available in eleven popular calibers from .22-250 to .458 Winchester Magnum. Colt has also manufactured .22 caliber rifles, such as the ...

The first Mossberg rifles were manufactured in 1922. Mossberg has become well-known for its inexpensive and reliable shotguns, but Mossberg has also manufactured a good variety of rifles over the years. The only rifle currently manufactured by Mossberg is the Mossberg 100 ATR (All Terrain Rifle). The Mossberg 100 ATR is a bolt-action rifle available in .270 or .30-06. Articles ...