Hunting Rifles

wood stocks
Stocked by James Flynn of Alexandria, Louisiana, this Dakota No. 10 is a .250-3000. The walnut blank originated somewhere in the Himalayas, and Dowtin purchased it in a street market somewhere in the ‘Stans. Wonderful wood is where you find it. Bill called it the most extraordinary blank he’d ever seen, and we pondered long and hard where to use it.

The Devil Dwells in Wood

I dote on wood stocks. A really fine hunk of walnut is something that nature…
tom turpin
The closest a writer comes to immortality—having words and thoughts enclosed between hard covers. These three books, plus a complete collection of Gun Digest from the mid-80s onwards, will give you the breadth of Tom Turpin’s work.

Lives, Deaths, Eras, and Random Thoughts

As you might have read here, in a note by Dave Petzal, the rifle world…
Stevens Model 52, built on the older No. 44 action, with the newer Model 45. Both are chambered in the .28-30-120. It’s a lovely cartridge to shoot, but presents many problems in reloading.

New Year, New Rifle

About a year ago, a friend of mine handed me a brand-new, unopened, bag of…
A Jagdstutzen built on one of the small Werndl actions, probably in the 1880s. The only name on it is Jos. Heinige of Vienna, most likely a high-end gun dealer.

Puzzles Upon Puzzles

It was the name “Werndl” that first grabbed my attention, attached to a very pretty…
rifle
Mannlicher-Schönauer Model 1956, in .257 Roberts, outfitted for accuracy with set triggers and a Schmidt & Bender scope.

SET … MATCH

Anyone who has done any precision shooting at all, from a 1,000-yard rifle match to…

Remembrance of Rifles Past

Wherein a sweptback bolt becomes an insomniac’s grand pursuit. [by Rusty Ward]