Shooting

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Fantasy engraving by Aristide Barre, unusual for 1912. Courtesy Rock Island Auction Company

Rock Island Preview

Rock Island’s second premier auction to be held at its new premises in Texas is…
Warren Page’s Mashburn custom rifles were auctioned by his widow, Martha, at the sixth GameCoin convention in San Antonio in 1977. All three were purchased by Arthur McGreevy, shown with Page’s Mannlicher-stocked bear rifle.

O’Connor versus Page; the Clash of the Gun-Writing Titans

The greatest rivalry in the odd world of gun writing was between Warren Page of…
audley house
The home of James Purdey & Sons since the 1880s, Audley House, on South Audley Street—at one time, Beau Brummell lived on that street in Mayfair.

Timeless (I)

It is a truth universally acknowledged—at least among those who have it—that you can’t buy…
The Smith & Wesson M350, with some of its .350 Legend ammunition, beside the (truly) legendary Walker Colt. For years, the Walker was the biggest and most powerful revolver ever made, which gives an idea of the size of the M350. It’s a brute.

A Dismal Failure…

A while back, in a fit of guilt over not paying sufficient attention to new…
Garmin Xero C1 Pro chronograph—smaller than a box of ammunition, a third the weight, and usable under all conditions. What more could you ask?

Another Garmin Breakthrough

As a general rule, new technology is not at the top of my list to…
Terry Wieland’s custom Mauser 98 in .450 Ackley has a steel-tube Swarovski scope in a German claw mount, instantly detachable, and a set of highly customized iron sights that fit Petzal’s description of those on a professional hunter’s rifle. It has not accounted for as many animals as Warren Page’s rifle, but it includes two Cape buffalo inside of five minutes.

Put Some Iron on Your Rifle

Back when everyone knew who Arthur Godfrey was, you couldn’t sell a big-game rifle without…
Gray’s shooting editor, looking the part at least.

Obsession

Obsession is one of that sad list of words, along with paranoid and amazing, which…
James Woodward & Sons double rifle (.450 Express 3¼) probably made for Woodward by Alexander Henry, around 1874.

Image. Imagery. Imagine…

One of my favorite times of year is the week between Christmas and New Year’s. …
The Adolph-Weber single-shot .22 target pistol as displayed in the Rock Island catalogue. Now really, who could resist?

Pistols & Mysteries

The name “Fred Adolph” prompted the vaguest of memories:  A custom gunmaker?  Gunsmith?  What?  As…
Springfield Armory’s M14 (A1). To Wieland’s eye, it is better looking than either its predecessor M1 Garand or its successor, the M16 (AR-15).

The M14. Unsung. Much Loved.

To read John Lachuk’s piece in the 1965 Gun Digest, you’d think the M14 was…
The gun is a W&C Scott Monte Carlo ‘B’.

The Gun Room

The title of this piece might feel familiar to you, and rightly so:  It has…
Mannlicher-Schönauer Model 1905, chambered for the 9x56 M-S, is as fine a bolt-action woods carbine as you will find.

Thirty-Five

In many ways, .35-caliber cartridges find themselves in the same situation as 35-year old men: …