The 6.5×55 Swedish cartridge began life as Sweden and Norway’s standard military cartridge, and standard target rifle cartridge. It went on to become a popular sporting rifle cartridge throughout Scandinavia and other parts of Europe: popularity…
The 30-40 cartridge was first adopted by the US Army in 1892 when they selected the Krag-Jørgensen as their rifle with which to replace the Trapdoor Springfield. The 30-40 went on to be used in a…
The Krag-Jørgensen was a visionary design when it was first created and it stands out as one of the great rifle designs of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This rifle blended a butter-smooth bolt action with…
The Krag Jørgensen was a superb rifle, chosen from among fifty three rivals and adopted by the United States as its first nitro powder military rifle. The Krag’s served their country through some tempestuous times seeing…
The movie “Out of Africa” stands out as one of Hollywood’s most outstanding creations. Meryl Streep and Robert Redford’s portrayals of Karen Blixen and Denys Finch Hatton were superb, and John Barry’s music was stunning. But…
The Whitney-Burgess and Whitney-Kennedy lever action rifles are some of the lesser known arms of America’s “Wild West” history. All were based on design work by Andrew Burgess, one of the nations most influential firearms designers….
