It was using a pump action .22 gallery rifle when I was first bitten by the gun bug. I was too young to remember if it was the Winchester or Colt version. But I was a…
Colt Lightning Rifle
The .458 Winchester Magnum
Many years ago down in the south of Australia I met a farmer who kept a .458 Winchester Magnum on the farm for kangaroo culling. At the time my rifle for long range kangaroo control way…
Mauser 1913 Prototype Semi-Automatic Rifle
Paul Mauser’s 1898 bolt action rifle design is legendary and has survived and prospered in sporting rifles around the world. It is still regarded as the best bolt action ever created for a dangerous game rifle….
Buffalo Bill Presentation Winchester 1873
Before there was Hollywood there was Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. The show was never referred to as a “show” and in its title it covertly suggested that it was a reflection of real life, a west…
Silver Winchester of Ira Paine
An 1866 Winchester original factory engraved rifle is a valuable collectors item. An 1866 Winchester factory engraved rifle with a solid silver receiver is even more a collectors item. An 1866 Winchester with a solid silver…
The .416 Remington Magnum
The author of “Cartridges of the World“, Frank C. Barnes described the .416 Remington Magnum as the “most outstanding factory cartridge introduced in decades” when the cartridge made its debut in 1988. Finally we had a…
