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.17 Winchester Super Magnum (wsm)
BROUGHT TO YOU BY WEATHERBY SELECT AMMUNITION Winchester Ammunition in conjunction with Savage introduced the .17 Winchester Super Magnum rimfire rifle cartridge at the 2013 SHOT Show. A Winchester announcement called this “the most revolutionary rim
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Practical Pistol Suppression
Movies directly influence the firearms market. In 1971, the movie Dirty Harry made the .44 Magnum revolver famous. The mention of the Glock pistol in Die Hard 2 in 1990 helped popularize those pistols. In 2014, American Sniper made everyone want a lo
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Who Calls 9-1-1?
In the aftermath of a self-defense shooting, countless considerations can impact your immediate safety and legal standing. One of the most crucial decisions is determining who should make the 9-1-1 call. Should it be you, or should the responsibility
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Swapping Cans
A lot of suppressor users are not going to swap their silencer across a whole rack of rifles. Not the first suppressor, anyway. It will spend its range time on one or two—maybe three rifles—ever. If that’s the case, there’s no reason to invest in a Q
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Are Bullets Too Sharp?
The focus of cartridge and bullet design now is on flatter flight and more precise hits at long range. Powerful optics make accurate aim possible beyond the practical reach of traditional “deer rifles,” with their blunt bullets at modest speeds. Soun
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Hot New Gear For 2025
While not most people’s first choice, the .22 LR is a viable self-defense round for some. Catering to these folks, Taurus has launched the 22TUC pistol, a unique micro-compact .22 that offers some advantages—especially to those who might have less ha
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The Next Girl Door
One of the interesting parts about being a gun writer, in particular for these esteemed pages, is that I get to see some of the interesting behind-the-scenes stuff that goes into creating new guns and ammunition. However, one of the main things that
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The 21 Sharp
Winchester has created a new rimfire cartridge called the 21 Sharp, and it’s based on the .22 Long Rifle cartridge. Winchester estimates that nearly 2.5 billion rounds of .22 Long Rifle ammunition are manufactured each year. It’s clearly the most pop
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Born Again
Bushmaster got this one right from the rear sight to the barrel and all the correct furniture. It may be a little weighty for a standard AR with a 20-inch barrel, but the A2 profile served from the 1980s through the 2020s. ARs are a passion for some,
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The Art Of Running A Shotgun
I’m switching shotguns. I’ve used a variety of Remington 1100s for something like 4 decades now, but time overcomes everything. They’re elderly; keeping them running is work, and there are better options. The one I’ve selected is the Mossberg 940 JM
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The Great .22 Comparison
Some 40-plus years ago, my first rifle (a Winchester Model 67) was a single-shot .22. I’d bet the same goes for many folks reading this. You loaded a single round, closed the bolt, then cocked it by pulling back a spring-loaded knob at the rear of th
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On The Hunt For Long-range Accuracy
What’s your ethical range? It’s a question hunters should pose to themselves, now more than ever. And in so many words, it was the first question the instructors asked when I attended Outdoor Solutions’ level 1 long-range shooting school, at the Guit
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Too Much Gun?
Hunting in the Santa Fe National Forest North of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, I was in hot pursuit of elk. My scouting efforts had proved fruitful, locating elk herds feeding in the meadows and on the ridges. Weeks later, when it came time t

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