Introduction: Naval Guns Were Single-Shots I wonder if you've ever considered that the artillery and naval guns of the First and Second World Wars were single shots? Most artillery guns probably still are. My own father served as a D.E.M.S gunner (Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship) during the Second World War, and after the war he would ...

Introduction Its not often you get to handle a rifle that is worth as much as a house, it happened to me exactly once, and the rifle concerned once belonged to a royal family. The rifle's owner enjoyed it very much and often used to take it shooting: but sadly I didn't get to shoot it. ...

Introduction: So What Kind of Rifle Is This? Verney-Carron are famous for their superb double rifles which feature an innovative double under-locking system that obviates the need for a top extension, and thus leaves the breech completely uncluttered for reloading. Owners of these rifles I've met seem very happy with them and watching them in action ...

The British have a bit of a long and unhappy history of banning things to "solve" problems and the 500/465 Nitro Express was the result of just such a ban. In 1905 the British Government banned the importation and use of .450 caliber ammunition in both India and the Sudan. For the Sudan they also ...

The post-war period of the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's was the heyday of hunting rifle, and hunting rifle cartridge development. Among the prominent names associated with this period are the likes of P.O. Ackley, Roy Weatherby, Elmer Keith, and a number of others, notably an associate of Elmer Keith's named Jerry Haskins of the Haskins ...

One of the important things one should do as a shooter who is also a parent is to introduce your children to shooting in a fun but disciplined way from the earliest practical age. That earliest practical age will vary from child to child but it will depend on their maturity, attitude, motor skills, and ...