POTD: Not a Remington – Whitney-Laidley Style I Rolling Block

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a rolling block that did not come out of Ilion. This is a Whitney-Laidley Style I military rifle in 43 Spanish. The rolling block was the export success of the 1870s. Remington moved them by the hundreds of thousands to governments all over ...

By Sam.S

The Rimfire Report: Does Remington’s 22 Viper 36gr Have the Fangs?

I was recently able to pick up a handful of sleeves of this often overlooked 36-grain offering from Remington. Their 22 Viper 36-grain Copper Plated Truncated Cone  load is primarily intended as a small game load, but according to Remington also serves you just as well on the target board. T...

By Luke C.

How the 1911 Evolved Into the 2011, and Took Over the Handgun Market

John Browning’s 1911 served the U.S. military for 75 years and became one of America’s most respected handguns. More than a century later, its trigger, ergonomics, and proven operating system live on in the modern double-stack 2011. Here is how a military sidearm evolved into one of today’s...

By Ryan Hodges

The Beretta Model 1934: A Piece of History You Can Still Experience

The Beretta Model 1934 served Italian military and police forces for decades. This affordable .380 ACP surplus pistol proves there’s still plenty of life left in old steel. The post The Beretta Model 1934: A Piece of History You Can Still Experience appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

By Tim Stetzer

Turret to Trenches: The M240 Machine Gun

Some 650 to 950 rounds per minute. That is the exact mathematical formula required to turn an enemy formation’s fighting spirit into a desperate desire to simply survive. The United States military has spent decades crafting and perfecting this formula and has ensured its fighting men and women...

By Mason Berryman

Review: Fiocchi Hyperformance SBR Enhanced .223 Ammo

In today’s article, Joe Kurtenbach reviews the Fiocchi Hyperformance SBR Enhanced ammunition. The tested load, the .223 Rem. 77-gr. hollow-point boat tail (HPBT), was provided by the company for this review. “It’s about the most accurate AR ammo I’ve ever tested,” I said to Matt Gan...

By Joe Kurtenbach
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