Rick Hacker
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Rick Hacker has written about guns for almost 40 years and is widely acknowledged as one of America's foremost firearms experts. A longtime contributor to titles such as Safari, Handguns, Rifle Shooter and Gun Digest, Hacker collects 19th and early 20th century firearms and has hunted with originals and replicas of these historic guns in Africa and North America.
Classic Guns
Winchester's Bad Boy Smoothbore — Model 97 Riot Gun
Whether brandished by Lee Marvin in The Professionals or wielded by William Holden in The Wild Bunch, the Winchester Model 97 Riot Gun is the bad boy of smoothbores.
Classic Guns
Savage 99, Unique as the Man Who Made It
Most guns are reactive products of their times, fulfilling a need that exists. But the Savage 99 was ahead of the curve, in both design and calibers. Moreover, it was invented by a man as remarkable as the rifle that bore his name.