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Sturmgewehr 44: A predecessor of the modern assault rifles

The Sturmgewehr 44 is an iconic weapon deployed in the final days of World War II to alter the course of the war and provide Nazi German soldiers with a more reliable

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SIG SG 550: Swiss service rifle from the 1990’s

The SIG SG 550 is a Swiss rifle manufactured in the 1990s for the Swiss Army’s needs. The Swiss Army has used a powerful 7.5mm cartridge since the century. It decided to

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Sako P72: A fine rimfire rifle in .22

Sako has been making firearms for many years, concentrating particularly on center-fire sporting rifles in their export markets, but they have always made .22 rimfire rifles for home consumption. They have now

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French soldier armed with FAMAS bullpup assault rifle

FAMAS: French Army’s bullpup assault rifle

The peculiar shape of the FAMAS rifle has led to it being nicknamed ‘the Trumpet’ by today’s poilus, and in the hands of a well-built soldier, it looks like a toy. But

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Ruger Mini-14: A smaller version of the military M14 rifle

Sturm Ruger & Co. introduced the Ruger Mini-14 Carbine in 1973, a lightweight weapon using the well-proven M1 Garand gas operation system and rotating bolt allied to the .223 cartridge. As might

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Rossi Model 92 SRC Carbine Chambered in .357 Magnum

Rossi Model 92 SRC: An almost identical copy of Winchester 1892

In the days of the Old West, the carbine chambered for a handgun cartridge (or vice versa, as you prefer) was the common saddle gun, but the concept seems to have withered

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Remington Model 700 7mm Express

The 7mm Remington Express cartridge is the new name for what used to be the .280 Remington; dimensionally identical, the new version has improved ballistics, and Remington is promoting it as a

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Remington Model Six: An old fashioned slide action rifle

Remington Model Six was a rare slide action gun. Slide action guns (‘pump guns’ or ‘trombone guns’) are usually associated, at least in Europe, with low-powered .22 rimfire rifles or with shotguns,

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Nikko Model 7000 Golden Eagle

Although ostensibly manufactured in Japan, Nikko Model 7000 is something of an international weapon; the action is made in Japan, the barrel in Belgium, and the wood for the stocks from the

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Musgrave Model 90: A South African bolt-action hunting rifle

The Musgrave company was established in 1950 and soon built up a reputation for accurate, robust, and elegant sporting rifles for South African hunters and target shooters. With the easing of the

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Mossberg RM-7: A flashback from the 1980s

Mossberg is well-known for the long series of shotguns and rimfire rifles produced by the company since before the turn of the century; their center-fire rifles are less well-known outside the United

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Marlin M-375: A proof of excellence

Marlin M-375 is a lever-action rifle chambered in .375 Winchester caliber and manufactured by Marlin Firearms Co. It was based on the design created by John Marlin in the late 1890s. Introduction

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Kimber Model 82 Government was designed and developed by Greg Warne in 1987 for the U.S. Army needs

Kimber M82 Government: A fine-tuned sporting rifle

Kimber M82 is a bolt action .22 rifle developed by Kimber of Oregon. The bolt action .22 rifle was common in the United States in years gone by, but in the 1980s

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