POTD: Manufrance Seven-Shot Volley Rifle – Seven Barrels, One Pull

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a rifle built for a job that doesn’t exist anymore. This is a Manufrance seven-barrel volley gun in 30 rimfire, made in St. Étienne, France, sometime in the 1880s or 1890s for the professional hunting market. The idea was simple and a...

By Sam.S •

S&W Buys Savage: A Growth Playbook for Independent FFLs

Smith & Wesson's $160 million purchase of Savage Arms puts two major long-gun lines under one roof. A practical growth playbook for independent FFL dealers: audit your supplier concentration, lock terms while two reps still compete, and make sure local buyers can actually find you.

By Gary Stone •

Ithaca 500: A Japanese Ghost-Written Great

We take a look at the Japanese-made Ithaca 500, a 20-gauge over/under that’s still a top-notch field piece today. The post Ithaca 500: A Japanese Ghost-Written Great appeared first on Gun Digest.

By Elwood Shelton •

The Mini-14 On Duty

While the AR-15 dominates the rifle market for both police and civilian forces, there was a time when the Mini-14 was a worthy challenger. There was a time when the Mini-14 provided a budget alternative to the few companies producing AR-15s. The Mini-14 might lag behind these days, but it was a r...

By Travis Pike •

The Soviet AK-74 Inspiration

The U.S. Small Caliber High Velocity concept started in 1950 with a study, then evolved into testing and evaluation. By the late 1950s, they discussed a .22 caliber rifle with respectable accuracy at 300 yards. The Army Infantry Board brought Armalite’s Eugene Stoner, designer of the AR-10,...

By Lynndon Schooler •

Wheelgun Wednesday: Building A Better Python? Enter The Sidewinder!

Custom & Collectible Firearms isn’t in the business of making their own firearms—they take other manufacturers’ designs and embellish and otherwise improve them. In this case, they’ve gotten their hands on a Colt Python and given it a makeover.

By Zac K •
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