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Combination guns, containing two, three, four, or five barrels, most often with a mix of rifle and shotgun barrels, and are popular choices for hunting in Europe. A typical three barrel drilling mix of a rimfire rifle, a powerful centerfire rifle, and a shotgun barrel allows the taking of a very wide range of game with a single gun.
The term express was first applied to hunting rifles and ammunition beginning in the mid-19th century, to indicate a rifle or ammunition capable of higher than typical velocities. The early express cartridges used a heavy charge of black powder to propel a lightweight, often hollow point bullet , at high velocities to maximize point blank range .
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the barrel walls.The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile (for small arms usage, called a bullet), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon.
When a Pennsylvania hunter inherited his father’s old deer hunting rifle, little did he know he also received a hidden time capsule dating back to World War II. Bob Olson, 67, of northern ...
Pages in category "Hunting rifles" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1792 contract rifle; B.
When Tim Blevins purchased a deer hunting rifle in 1968, he didn’t realize what it would become to his son and grandson on their 21st birthdays. Blevins, 74, of West Newton, Westmoreland County ...
The new Remington cartridge went on to become, for decades, one of the most popular North American hunting cartridges. Schuetzen Rifle and Other Target Shooting. Roberts published extensively on match target, Schuetzen, and long-range hunting rifles of both the 19th century black powder era and the early 20th century smokeless powder era.
When a Pennsylvania hunter inherited his father’s old deer hunting rifle, little did he know he also received a hidden time capsule dating back to World War II. Bob Olson, 67, of northern ...