Introduction The 9.3x62 is a caliber that is common in Europe, well known in Africa, especially in countries that were once German colonies, and quite uncommon in the United States. In Europe almost, if not all, rifle manufacturers chamber their rifles for this caliber be they Sako, Sauer, Mauser, Heym, Merkel, Haenel, Blaser, CZ or others. ...
Introduction: Why Choose a Straight Pull Rifle? Straight pull rifles have become popular in Europe, most probably because they are so perfect for driven wild boar hunting where the game comes in thick and fast, shots need to be taken at running animals, and fast repeat shots are frequently needed. For that sort of scenario traditional ...
The .600 Nitro Express was the largest of the classic safari cartridges of the golden age of big game hunting in Africa and India. The ammunition was so expensive that it came in boxes of five, and the rifles made for it were very few. .600 Nitro Express ammunition was expensive and was sold in ...
Known as the "Grape Shot Revolver" the Le Mat was a much liked arm of Confederate officers during the American Civil War, being a favorite of Major General J.E.B. Stuart amongst others. There is no wonder that the Le Mat was a popular arm, although quite large it offered no less than nine shots from ...
Although we tend to think of double rifles as being heavy caliber dangerous game stoppers, in reality the British and sportsmen on the Continent simply considered the double rifle as being the arm of a gentleman or gentlewoman. Just as it was "simply not done" to turn up to a pheasant or grouse shoot with ...
The Browning BAR Mark II Safari is a well respected semi-automatic rifle, in fact to describe it as "well respected" is understating the case, it is a "much loved" and sought after rifle. Of the various models of the BAR it is the steel receiver Mark II that is the most respected above the alloy ...
Introduction The .416 Taylor is one of those cartridges that started out as a wildcat back in the golden era of wildcatting which lasted from the 1950's up into the 1970's. Created by American wildcatter Bob Chatfield-Taylor, it is simply the .458 Winchester Magnum necked down to .416", or you can make cases by necking up ...
Straight Pull Rifles: Background Although straight pull rifles have been around for well over a century they have only tended to really become popular in Europe, and not the United States, Canada, Africa or Australia. American James Paris Lee was father not only of the Lee-Enfield rifle but also of the Lee Straight pull rifle of ...
History Heym began making firearms back in 1865 and by 1891 they had advanced to the point where they became the first manufacturer to patent a design for a hammerless drilling (i.e. three barreled gun). That first hammerless drilling featured three triggers and three hammers located in the same plane. The main emphasis for Heym was ...
Most people have heard of a sidelock action and a boxlock action for a double barrel rifle or shotgun: but not everyone has heard of a droplock action. The droplock action was created and patented by British gunmaker Westley Richards back in 1897 and it is arguably the one genuinely viable alternative to the sidelock. ...
