Shooting

The old Lee-Enfield No. 5 Mk. I, a.k.a., “Jungle Carbine,” was a decent “scout rifle” exactly as it was issued to British troops in Burma and Malaya in 1945. Other good factory scout rifles include the Savage 99 and the Mannlicher-Schönauer Model 1903.

Scout Rifles

Not quite a quest, but close. [by Terry Wieland] THE ARMY SCOUT IS AN ALMOST…

The Undeath of Trapshooting

Trap lives on, and for good reason. [by Terry Wieland] THERE WAS A TIME, 20…

Let it Slide

Why the American pump gun keeps going and going and going and going. [by Terry…

Black Forest Baroque

Die Meisterjäger von Laubach. [by Terry Wieland]

James Woodward and the Vertical Double

The enduring influence of the gunmaker’s gunmaker. [by Terry Wieland]

More for Less. Finally.

The Blaser F16 is a promise fulfilled. [by Terry Wieland]

Sweet Sixteen Revisited

The perils of Pauline have nothing on the old 16. [by Terry Wieland]

The Genius of Spokane

THE PIRSUIT OF PERFECTION IS NO EASY TASK. First, it requires the knowledge of what…

Coyote

Dogs sleep, friends leave, and stars turn in the desert sky. [by Ron Dungan]

The Model 70: A Study in Aesthetics

 Where globalization and CNC meet art nouveau. [by Terry Wieland]
Squirrel, by Bob Kuhn (courtesy of Remington Arms)

Walkabout

Squirrels on the brain. With Brimstone and Redemption on each shoulder. [by Rusty Ward]
The frame of this E.M. Reilly box lock, manufactured around 1892, has almost full-coverage, finely scrolled engraving. (photography by Terry Wieland)

Artistry, Emotion, and Things That Go Bang

Machined embellishment is not art. [by Terry Wieland] MICHAEL McINTOSH ONCE OBSERVED THAT, when it…