Rifle Cartridges: All in the Family
The old, plodding 30-’06 Springfield, for instance, is not just yesterday’s news; it’s moldy, too, and so is anyone who hunts with one, according to millennials or whatever they call the most recent come-of-age generation. In contrast, the 6.5 RPM from Weatherby is a...
Parkwest Arms SD-10 Falling Block
Sleek, trim, light, strong, yet elegant, this U.S.-made iteration of the old dropping breech block action captures all of the falling block’s potential.
Warped Perspective on Precision Rifles
We hunters might be suffering from a warped perspective on rifle accuracy or, more accurately, precision.
The Once and Future 7mm Kings
Herr Mauser may not have known he was designing the King, but by 1910 his 7x57mm cartridge had scaled the heights of big game cartridges. From roe deer to elephants, it had settled everything. See Bell, Karamojo, W.D.M. By 1970, the 7mm Remington Magnum had added...
22 Creedmoor and Friends
Debating the merits of “deer cartridges” has heated as many hunting cabins as have potbellied stoves. Most such disputations are ignited by calibers from 24 through 35, but if you want a barn burner of a conflagration, toss a 22 centerfire onto the embers. In the...
The Rise of Remington Arms
This brief retrospective of Remington’s 200-year history barely touches upon the many innovations of this venerable and venerated gunmaker.
The Evolution of Adventure Rifles
Sheep hunters often get obsessed. Not just with rams, horns and mountains, but backpacks, boots, optics and rifles. Especially rifles. Just as backpackers cut the handles off toothbrushes and labels off shirts, so do sheep hunters shave superfluous ounces from...
Planning a Custom 260 Remington
Remington Custom Shop manager Carlos Martinez and I put our heads together in an attempt to buck the trend, to create something different, functional, beautiful. Personal. The rifle you see here is the result. Notice the stock is not hand-laid carbon or even...