BROWNING AMMUNITION – Winchester and Browning, Together Again
Born in 1855 in Ogden, Utah, John Moses Browning is arguably the most influential gun designer in human…
Beretta 71: Wet-Work Wonder
The Beretta 71 was a fairly common plinker in the 1950s and well regarded. The Model 71 is a fixed-barrel, open-slide blowback .22 Long Rifle pistol. The little 17-ounce Italian single-action autos dried up when the Gun Control Act of 1968 made little guns into “bad guns” and ceased importation of many small handgun models. The 71 essentially became a secondhand-market curiosity for Beretta fans.
SEVEN-SECOND AR15 BARREL CHANGE
The search for the “perfect” quick-change AR15 barrel seemingly never ends. Even with the simplicity of pushing out…
Long Guns: Czech Vz61 Skorpion Machine Pistol
The Czech Skorpion is a hard weapon to assign a purpose. It’s a machine pistol, which means it isn’t really a pistol or a submachine gun, though it’s usually classified with the latter. Although versions were reportedly made in .32 ACP, .380 ACP, 9x18mm Makarov, and 9x19mm (9mm Luger), in years of encountering the Skorpion, I have only seen .32 ACP versions.
Bolt-Action Thumper: .450 Bushmaster Ruger American Ranch Rifle
The .450 Bushmaster is descended from the "Thumper" concept popularized by Jeff Cooper. Cooper was not a fan of the 5.56x45mm NATO round and envisioned a need for a large-bore cartridge in a semi-auto rifle that would provide one-shot kills on big game animals at 250 yards. Bushmaster Firearms worked closely with Hornady and the .450 Bushmaster “Thumper” was born.
Nine Inches of .30-Cal Thumpery: Bravo Company Mfg Recce-9 KMR-A Pistol
I’ve spent most of the year shooting the BCM AR pistol, monkeying with different holds and techniques and generally seeing what the gun could do. I compared it head-to-head with a new, box-stock Glock 17 across pages of pistol drills. I stretched it out to carbine applications and compared it to a ROBAR PolymAR-15L I’ve been running. After a healthy pile of brass and a stack of data, I’ve got some idea of what it will and won’t do.
Cabot Vintage Classic Commander
In the vast realm of 1911-style pistol production, Cabot is not a household name among average shooters. Nor…
Scout Rifle Roundup: Four Takes on a Classic
While Col. Jeff Cooper is best known for promoting the Modern Technique of the Pistol, many people do…
QUALITY QUARTET – Four New Ruger Pistols
Ruger has become noted for not sitting on their laurels but instead listening to what their customers want—and…
SOUTH KOREA’S M1 GARANDS – Will They Ever Return?
Following World War II, with things heating up in Korea, the U.S. furnished some 89,000 M1 Garand rifles…