In 2006, investment fund Cerberus created Freedom Arms and purchased Bushmaster. In 2007, Freedom Arms purchased Remington, then purchased DPMS later that same year. Under the Freedom Group umbrella other companies with synergy were acquired which includes: Marlin®, H&R®, The Parker Gun™, Mountain Khakis®, Advanced Armament Corp. ®, Dakota Arms®, […]

Some years ago I purchased a High Standard Mil Spec AR 15. It became the subject rifle for evaluating accessories and for conducting gunsmithing projects for the Real Guns site. Most of the time it has a set of battle eights installed, but it has seen lots of red dot […]

It amazes me how few firearms in the United States are chambered for the 7×57 Mauser these days. It is such a well proven cartridge and certainly the equal of the much more recently created 7mm-08 Remington. The chamber is a big plus for hunters and recreational shooters within the […]

Every accident or mishap is usually explained by a convoluted story that is almost totally devoid of logic and common sense. This story is no different. I was reloading some once fired brass that began life as loaded ammunition: Hornady Superformance – Made in USA, Prvi Partizan – Serbian and […]

Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Manufactured U.S.A. Item # 535109285 Type Bolt Action Caliber 7×57 Mauser Mag Capacity 3 Barrel Length 22″ Rifling 1:9.5″ Weight 7 Lbs Overall Length 42 3/4″ Stock Satin Finish Hardware Blued Steel Length of Pull 13 3/4″ Drop at comb 1/2″ Drop at heel* 3/4“ Sights […]

A magnum cartridge is one that has greater powder capacity than a corresponding standard cartridge. Theoretically, since “magnum” is a relative term, there can’t be a magnum unless there is first a standard, but sometimes that rule is not followed. When the 338 Winchester Magnum was announced in 1958, there […]

Sometimes, as office staff, we engage in serious debate about the great problems and issues of our time. This morning it was whether or not the appearance of a very large fox was directly responsible for the cessation of daily visits from the local tom or if Billy Lee Riley’s […]

Pictured left, one of my favorite hunting rifles. A mini Mauser action, set up for interchangeable barrels with a lightweight Bell & Carlson’s Carbelite stock. A compact Leupold VX-3 2.5-8x36MM is all the scope needed for the 250 yard range of the rifle’s 30 Remington AR cartridge and it helps […]

The Winchester Model 1894 and the 38-55 Winchester cartridge make for an interesting combination. A rifle that weighs 6 pounds and change, a deer and hog slaying cartridge with light recoil and good accuracy… very nice. The 38-55 Winchester, like the 45-70 Gov’t or the 45 Colt, is straight walled, […]

An experiment in powder burn rates and barrel length ran off the road and into a ditch when the M91/30 Nagant with 28 3/4″ barrel and a M38 with 20 1/4″ barrel produced chronograph readings of 2,629 fps and 2,657 fps. The shorter barrel gun, by 8 1/2″, produced 28 […]