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GROUP PUBLISHER GLEN CASTLE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LUKE HARTLE MANAGING EDITOR AMY MACLEAN CREATIVE DIRECTOR GENE COO ART DIRECTOR KATIA SVERDLOVA PRODUCTION DESIGNER JORDAN MATUSZAK COLUMNISTS FRANK GALLI, RICHARD MANN, PHIL MASSARO, PATRICK SWEENEY NATION
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A Tale Of Two
I was driving down the interstate recently when I caught a flash of blue in the rearview mirror. It was small—a long way back on a lonesome and flat stretch of asphalt that had very few patrons that particular afternoon. I never gave it a second thou
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Gear To Get
With its Vigil Series, Dan Wesson is pushing to get more of its excellent 1911s into more shooters’ hands. An entry-level option, these aluminum-framed pistols come in well below the cost of Wesson’s other lines, yet they still offer the company’s tr
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.32 Automatic Colt Pistol 7.65mm Browning (europe)
Designed by John Browning for his first successful automatic pistol, the .32 ACP was first manufactured in 1899 by FN in Belgium. It was marketed in the United States when Colt turned out a pocket automatic on another Browning patent in 1903. The .32
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Rifles
After making the move from California to Wyoming, Weatherby had a goal to produce what it considered the best backcountry rifle and cartridge combination ever. And after nearly two years of innovation, the Mark V Backcountry Ti chambered in 6.5 RPM j
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Boyds Spike Camp: Drop-in Stock Test
It used to be that if you wanted to customize or personalize your rifle, you had to enlist the services of a gunsmith. Not only was this time-consuming, it was also expensive. Today—at least when it comes to rifle stocks—shooters have a seemingly end
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10mm Vs .45 Acp
The quest for the perfect handgun is ongoing and is always evolving. In recent years, at least among those with a yen for powerful semi-automatic pistols, a gauntlet of sorts has been laid down: 10mm vs .45 ACP. Funny thing: Go back 40 years or so, a
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Pistols
The CCP M2, like the rest of the CCP line, features Walther’s Softcoil gas technology, designed to improve the shooter’s experience by reducing felt recoil and allowing the slide to be manipulated more easily, especially for those with less hand stre
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Savage B22 Precision Specifications
CALIBER: .22LR MAGAZINE: 10-round, B-mag BARREL LENGTH: 18 in. BARREL MATERIAL: Carbon steel; threaded muzzle BARREL DIAMETER: Heavy (0.805 in. at the muzzle) RATE OF TWIST: 1:16 TRIGGER: Match-grade target AccuTrigger STOCK: MDT chassis LENGTH OF PU
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The Rimfire Dime-buster
By any measure, NRL22 (National Rifle League .22-caliber competitions) is the fastest-growing shooting sport in the country, if not the world. What started as a few small matches three years ago has grown to 189 registered clubs in 44 states and five
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Rimfire
It’s a boom year for rimfires, especially of the precision rifle variety. No fewer than 10 new tactical-inspired .22 LR rifles debuted at SHOT Show this year. Here are four new models that are ready to compete, hunt or tip over soda cans from a long
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Snake Catching 2.0
The Colt Python was lusted after by many. It was not, however, acquired by many. Part of that was due to the cost, because the Python typically cost twice as much as any other DA revolver of its time. It was first offered by Colt back in the mid-1950
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Colt Python Specifications
TYPE: Double-action revolver CALIBER: .357 Magnum CAPACITY: 6 rounds BARREL: 4.25-in. or 6-in. LENGTH: 9.75 in. WEIGHT: 42 oz. TRIGGER: 5 lb. (SA); 7 lb. (DA) FINISH: Polished stainless steel MSRP: $1,499 ■
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Revolvers
OK, it’s not new for 2020, but it’s timeless nonetheless. The 64 is a stainless, K-frame, double-action revolver that can use .38 Specials and .357 Magnums. When you want your new shooter to step up from a rimfire revolver to a centerfire, this is th
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Cornered By Covid-19
Since the madness of the coronavirus shutdown began, with March 2020 seeing more than 2.5 million gun sales and ammunition of all sorts flying off the shelves, I’m expecting a resurgence of reloaders among us. The kids are all out of school. Some sta
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EDC Knives
Drawing inspiration from the cleaver, We Knives designed the Mini Bull-mastiff to be a square-shouldered chopper. Wearing a short blade, the spine tapers, and a sharp point retains the piercing ability and expands the blade’s functionality. The Mini
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The Rcbs Factory
In the midst of Oroville, California, right next door to Huntington’s Sportsman’s Store, is the RCBS factory. What looks like a simple storefront is just the entrance to a 110,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that’s run by a group of people
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Reloading
Measuring the varying dimensions of our ammunition has taken on a much different role, especially as the ranges continue to get longer. Hornady has seen the light, introducing its Precision Measurement Station, which will measure case length, headspa
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The Day The Ammo Disappeared
There was a time when I could—rather confidently—make ammunition that was more accurate than the factory stuff. In fact, it was that attribute that led to my love of reloading. There was also a time when the final cost of reloaded ammunition was radi
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Evolution Of The Lever-action
Amythos has evolved around the lever-action rifle that it’s as American as apple pie and baseball. Why wouldn’t it be? Nearly every silver screen hero and villain—from John Wayne to Clint Eastwood—has worked one to supreme effect. Hell, those of cert

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