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

POTD: Creedmoor Money – C.B. Holden Falling Block Single Shot

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a rifle from a maker most people have never heard of. This is a C.B. Holden falling block single shot, the pattern usually called his long range or Creedmoor rifle, in 46 centerfire. Cyrus B. Holden of Worcester, Massachusetts learned the tr...

By Sam.S

POTD: Winchester Couldn’t Chamber – Marlin Model 1881 in .45-70

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a lever gun that beat Winchester to the punch. This is a Marlin Model 1881 in 45-70 Government with a special order 32 inch heavy barrel, finished in 1890. Here is the thing about the 1881. Winchester owned the lever action market, and in 18...

By Sam.S

POTD: Marlin’s First Swing – Deluxe Model 1881 in .40-60

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have Marlin’s first try at a lever action rifle. This is a deluxe Model 1881 in 40-60 Marlin from the first year of production. Before 1881, John Marlin was known for single shot pistols and small rifles. The Model 1881 pointed the company ...

By Sam.S

Divide Gun’s Holistic MTN Lite Ti Suppressor for Backcountry Hunters

For backcountry hunters who already count ounces on everything else in the pack, Divide Gun Company’s new MTN Lite Ti suppressor is aimed squarely at the scale on the bathroom floor before a hunt. Built from 6Al-4V titanium in a tubeless welded shell, the can is positioned as part of Divide...

By Luke Cuenco

POTD: Before Winchester – Volcanic Lever Action Pistol-Carbine

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have the missing link between a pistol and a Winchester. This is a Volcanic Repeating Arms Company lever action pistol-carbine in 41 Volcanic with its detachable shoulder stock. The Volcanic story is short and it ends in failure, but everything W...

By Sam.S

Street Sweeping With the Armsel Striker

Every gun writer keeps a mental list of firearms they'd shoot exactly once and never need to shoot again, mostly out of morbid curiosity rather than any real desire to own one. One such gun I recently crossed off my bucket list is the   Armsel Striker , which has sat near the top o...

By Luke C.

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

Greenside Training Announces Gerald Hooee as New Instructor for CamoStalk360

Greenside Training LLC announces a new instructor for the first time in 15 years other than its founder Freddy Osuna. Greenside Training is proud to announce Mr. Gerald Hooee as our newest Premiere Instructor for CamoStalk360™. Gerald is also Handling curricullum design and research. Welcome to...

By Eric G
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