Marlin 336 Dark (image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com)

Gun Review: Marlin 336 Dark in .30-30 Win

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The Marlin 336 is legendary. An evolution of the Model 36 and the 1893 before it, the septuagenarian side loader is responsible for over 3.5 million rifles sold. Folks, that's more rifles than there...
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The Joy of Shooing a .22 Rifle

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Back in high school, I was a big kid: 6-4, 230 pounds. I ran slowly; my fielding ability was below-average. But I could flat out hit a baseball. I could see which way the ball's...

Accuracy Testing Your Rifle — Excerpt from ‘Gunsmithing: Rifles, 9th Edition’

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Gunsmithing: Rifles, 9th Edition is the latest edition of Patrick Sweeney’s long-running gunsmithing book series. Do you have a rifle that just won’t group, no matter what you try? From hunting rifles to tactical and benchrest...
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AR-15: Demonizing ‘Assault Weapons’

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By Miguel A. Faria, M.D. What are “assault weapons” and why are they being demonized? To begin with, the appellation “assault weapon” is a misnomer, a disparaging political label. It was invented by Josh Sugarmann,...

Gun Review: Savage MSR-15 Valkyrie Rifle

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Before you ask, no, this is not a mil-spec gun. It is much better than that. With the MSR-15 Valkyrie, Savage turned their Recon package into a competition-ready, hunt-ready shooter with a fascinating cartridge, the...

The World’s Deadliest Inventor: Mikhail Kalashnikov and his AK-47

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The inventor with his eponymous weapon. AP Photo/Vladimir Vyatkin   By Richard Gunderman, Indiana University What is the deadliest weapon of the 20th century? Perhaps you think first of the atomic bomb, estimated to have killed as many as...
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‘Long Action’ vs. ‘Short Action’ Rifles – What Does That Mean?

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For those new to rifles, you'll probably hear about "long action" and "short action" rifles and you may wonder what that refers to and what that means for the buyer and the shooter. We're...

Things That Don’t Suck – SKB Double Rifle Case

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"The day finally came for me to fly to Seattle where I would meet Randy for the drive to Salmon, Idaho. As always, I fretted over sending my rifle into the belly of a...

Bergara Introduces the B-14 R .22 LR Rifle

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One of the very best uses of inexpensive, soft-shooting .22 LR ammunition is in training to properly shoot a full-size, centerfire rifle. All the better if your .22 LR firearm (or conversion kit) precisely...

Keystone Announces the New Mini Mosin Nagant 91/30 .22LR Youth Rifle

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Press release . . . Milton, Pennsylvania – Keystone Sporting Arms LLC is excited to announce the launch of our Mini Mosin Nagant 9130 Special Edition, a youth sized .22 caliber single shot firearm with...
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FPC to SCOTUS: MA Ban on Semi-Auto Firearms & Standard Capacity Magazines is Unconstitutional

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an important Supreme Court brief in the case of Worman v. Healey,  a challenge to Massachusetts’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” and “large-capacity” firearm magazines. The...
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VIDEO: Savage 110 BA Stealth Long Action Precision Rifle in .338 Lapua

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So you want to get into a long action precision rifle that shoots hard-hitting .300 WinMag or .338 Lapua rounds? That's usually an expensive proposition. Rifles that accurately send magnum caliber pills out to...