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Join the staff of American Rifleman Television as they learn more about rimfire ammunition from the experts at Winchester Ammunition. A far more complex process than most realize, producing rimfire ammunition can be a daunting prospect, even for producers of centerfire cartridges. This, unsurprisingly, is due to the difficulty of spreading explosive around the rim in a consistent manner. For more on this fascinating process and the products it yields, check out this feature segment from a recent episode of ARTV, and for more on Winchester Ammunition, please visit winchester.com.
We're on the range with an M1911 that is one of the smoothest-shooting versions we’ve shot in recent memory. And best of all? It’s incredibly affordable, to boot. This is the EAA Girsan Influencer X.
Founded in 1868 in the northeast U.S., Hopkins & Allen grew from a friendly business venture into a prolific maker of affordable guns for brand names such as Merwin & Hulbert and Forehand & Wadsworth.
Firearms and ammunition ballistics have changed greatly over the last half-century, but one of the biggest leaps in performance hit the scene five decades ago, when Burris Optics introduced its Fullfield line of riflesopes.
In the mid-1970s, the German federal police sought a replacement for its existing World War II-era sidearms and put out stringent guidelines for what it wanted in a handgun. The result was the Heckler & Koch P7.
Smith & Wesson's new Shield X micro-compact handgun combines elements from the company's M&P Shield Plus with some cues from its smaller Bodyguard 2.0 design.