It is perhaps not surprising that the most popular hunting rifle caliber in the United States and the most popular hunting rifle caliber in Europe are so similar. Yet the history of each is quite different;…
Whilst British gunmaker Purdey is generally associated with the making of the finest shotguns money can buy Purdey also make some of the finest sporting rifles extant. Currently for sale at their shop at Audley House,…
The .308 Winchester has become one of the most popular cartridges in the world for good reason. The cartridge has mild recoil and muzzle blast and so can be chambered in lightweight rifles; and it is…
I guess that in the United States going out and purchasing a hunting rifle is not a particularly difficult thing to do. It just requires sufficient money to buy the rifle of your choice and then,…
At the time of its introduction back in 1963 the .300 Winchester Magnum was a controversial cartridge. The fifties and sixties were the heydays of the cartridge “wildcatters” and there was no shortage of experimental cartridges…
A double rifle does not need to be in a dangerous game stopping caliber nor are double rifles solely for use in Africa. Two categories of double rifle are “stalking double rifle” and “stopping double rifle”, the…