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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

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SIG SG 550 with optional second magazine (Photo: XY)

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 (Photo: XY)

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 Carbine chambered in .357 Magnum and manufactured in Brazil (Photo: XY)

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 Slide Action Rifle (Photo: XY)

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 with scope mounted (Photo: XY)

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 with scope mounted (Photo: XY)

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 lever-action rifle (Photo: XY)

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 (Photo: XY)

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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