The 30-30 Winchester sporting rifle cartridge is as American as Apple Pie: even today this is still the most famous cartridge for lever action deer rifles with many 30-30 rifles having been passed down in families…
The 6.5×55 Swedish and Norwegian
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 European Krag-Petersson and Krag-Jörgensen Rifles
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 American Springfield Krag–Jørgensen Rifle
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 Whitney-Kennedy Lever Action Rifles
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….
Thomas Stuart’s One of One Thousand Winchester Model 1873 Rifle
The Winchester Model 1873 One of One Thousand rifles were made to be the absolute best that Winchester were capable of making. Montana pioneer Granville Stuart ordered Winchester One of One Thousand rifles for he and…