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SETPOINT Ammunition – Gourmet Fodder for Your Precision Rifle

To Build a Rifle, Part II

Having a rifle made on order is a pretty big deal; you can get into some real money in a hurry if you’re not careful.  Putting together a rifle for yourself can be a rewarding experience and save you some cash.  All it takes is a bit of planning.

Clearing a Double-Feed in an AR-15 – NSSF

SHOT Show 2012: Colt LE901 7.62

Build Yourself a Rifle – Part I

Having a rifle made on order is a pretty big deal; you can get into some real money in a hurry if you're not careful. Putting together a rifle for yourself can be a rewarding experience and save you some cash. All it takes is a bit of planning.

Gun Review: The .338 Xtreme

Morelli puts the new .338 Xtreme tactical rifle to the test; it's a shooter loaded with smart features.

Winchester 94: The Best-Selling Rifle Ever is Back

The Winchester Model 1894, arguably the best-selling rifle of all time, is back. Kind of.

673 Guide Rifle: The Batmobile of Remington?

Remington's big-bore guide rifle is one collectors will love. And you don't even have to be a guide.

Practical Accuracy Makes a Great Rifle

Choose a rifle that serves your actual needs and test your rifle the way you will actually shoot it. There is a difference.

Lapping the Lugs

Bearing surface contact varies from rifle to rifle, and the percentage of contact doesn't always correlate with accuracy. Here's a basic primer on lapping the lugs.

The Gran Chaco War, 1928-1935

A look at the history of the Gran Chaco War with resulting supply and current values of Model 1891 Argentine Pattern, Model 1903 Turkish pattern, Model 1908 long and short rifle and Model 1907 rifle and carbine Mausers.

The Legendary M-14 Still Soldiers On

It is the rifle with the shortest tenure as the main battle arm of the U.S. military, yet the M-14, in various configurations, continues to fill a need.

Reader: Offer Socialized Gun Ownership

A Gun Digest reader offers a unique twist on the Obama socialized healthcare debate: If they're going to give everyone healthcare, why not give everyone a gun, too?

Video: Izhmash AK

Official video from Izhmash -- the Russian company who recently filed for bancruptcy -- on its AK line.

Jeepers Creepers, Where'd You Get That Pieper?

Never heard of the Pieper Volley Gun, have you? Neither had I until I stumbled across it in the LaPorte museum. If the LaPorte museum's W. A. Jones Collection of Antique Firearms contains the damndest stuff you've ever seen, then their Pieper Volley Gun has got to be the double-damndest.

Lowly .308 Remains His All-Time Favorite

The .308 is Ian McMurchy's favorite hunting cartridge, mostly because of the great bullets and solid information available for the caliber.

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