Amongst the more interesting and unique items coming up for auction by Rock Island Auction in February is a sporting rifle by Karl Kormes in 8x68S. Karl Kormes was a gunsmith in Leipzig, Germany, and rifles,…
Karl Kormes Mauser Model 98 in 8x68S
Martini Custom .218 Mashburn Bee
Built on the British BSA small martini action this custom single shot rifle for sale on Cabela’s chambered for the .218 Mashburn Bee looks to be one of the prettiest fox and varmint rifles I’ve seen….
The 8x68S
(Updated with additional reloading data including data from RWS on 11th December 2015) The 8x68S is one of the finest hunting calibres for big game on planet earth. In terms of size it sits between the…
The Belding and Mull Visible Powder Measure
The Belding and Mull Visible powder measure was, and I suspect still is, the most accurate powder measure one could buy. They’ve been out of production for some years but Belding and Mull now have a…
Mannlicher-Schönauer Rifles for Sale
At the Bonhams “Modern Sporting Guns” auction coming up in London, UK, on 2nd December there are four reasonably priced Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles on offer. The first, and for some the cream of the crop is a…
Vierling Combination Gun by Joseph Hambrush
The notion of a double rifle makes complete sense to me especially for a rifle that will be used against dangerous game. Double rifles are difficult to make, in part because the two barrels have to…
