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Budget 1911 Buying Guide
Some firearm designs pass the test of time so well that they never completely disappear. Somewhere there will always be 98 Mausers in production, some company will always produce an autoloader with similarities to the Garand and someone will always make...
Handguns for Big Game Hunting
Regular hunting of big game with handguns is a fairly recent development in the sporting fields. While a very small number of hunters made use of handguns previous to the 1960’s it’s only been recently that properly designed handguns have come on to ...
Prepper Firearm Buying Guide
Many people, who are purchasing a firearm, are getting a gun in case the things that we take for granted, like having the police respond quickly to a 911 call is unavailable due to a crisis. This is especially true for first-time buyers. These people...
Long Range Rifle Buying Guide
There is much interest these days in long range shooting. What was once purely braggadocio now seems a tempting reality and in many ways long range shooting has become more realistic in the last decade. Better equipment in the form of optics, rifles and...
Slug Gun Buying Guide
Twenty years ago the rifled shotgun barrel was a rarity. The added fuss of improving the accuracy of a shotgun firing slugs simply wasn’t worth the trouble to most hunters. If they wanted a more accurate firearm they could just switch to a rifle and b...
Polymer Pistol Buying Guide
Since the 19th century, modern materials and manufacturing techniques have changed the looks, price and availability of semiautomatic pistols. However, the basics of its operation have remained unchanged. Evolution in both technology and the relevant...
Single Shot Rifles Buying Guide
The single-shot rifle never really had its own era, aside from enjoying a brief moment in the sun just as the metallic cartridge came into being. For a short time, militaries used the single-shot and sportsmen found specific uses for it, but it was quickly...
Rifle Buying Guide
For the last seventy years the bolt action rifle has been the weapon of choice for most American hunters. The former king of American rifles was the lever action, so what changed? Two factors played major roles in the ascendancy of the bolt gun. The first...
Shotgun Buying Guide
Few things in the world of modern firearms can compare to the combination of power, versatility and effectiveness of a shotgun. Since the early 19th century, the scattergun’s ability to adapt to the ever modernizing world had lead to applications in h...
How to Buy A Collection of New Guns for Under $1,000
Many consumers looking to purchase their first gun are turned off by what they perceive to be the high cost of modern firearms. What they may not initially realize is that buying a firearm is a lot like buying a car. The BMW may come highly recommended...
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