The 218 Bee made its debut in 1937 chambered in the Winchester Model 65 lever-action rifle. It proved to be an excellent small game and vermin cartridge and was chambered in rifles from Winchester, Marlin, Ruger…
The 218 Bee
The 22 Hornet
Winchester had so much faith in the future of the 22 Hornet that they put the cartridge into production in 1930, two years before commercial rifles were made for it. The Hornet became a world wide…
Hodgdon Varget in the 300 Winchester Magnum
Hodgdon Varget is not a rifle powder that many will consider when reloading for the 300 Winchester Magnum. However, if you are looking for loadings for bullets up to around 168 grain weight it can be…
Cased Pair of Westley Richards Sporting Rifles
While it can be an interesting debate as to what might be the ideal rifle for the “one gun world wide hunter” the notion that one rifle could cover all situations is probably not such a…
The 9.3x74R – An Old Yet Modern Classic
The 9.3x74R is a current production and fairly popular cartridge in Europe. The cartridge dates back to about the year 1900 so it has been with us for over a century and shows no signs of…
Henri Pieper Patent Model 1893 Gas Seal Double Action Revolver
Henri Pieper was a firearms inventor who’s creations are not well known. Pieper’s gas-seal revolving carbines and revolvers were only purchased in quantity by the Mexican Government and were favored by the Rurales law enforcement group….
