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Building off the existing Model 64 platform, Savage has introduced a new variant of the light little rimfire designed for a quick breakdown. The Model 64 Takedown, chambered in .22 LR, sports a 16 1/2-inch barrel, a barrel nut designed for easy disassembly, a black-matte synthetic stock, a receiver drilled and tapped for scope mounts and a 10-round detachable box magazine. The rifle is available in both right- and left-hand models, each retailing for $249, and comes with an Uncle Mike's Bug-Out Bag for storage.
Federal Ammunition announced this week that it has entered into an agreement that allows the U.S. Army to utilize its patented Peak Alloy ammunition case technology for use in multiple cartridges and weapon systems.
Each self-defense case is different. As we read them, we find ourselves wondering what we would have done, and then asking if the citizen made the best decisions possible in the worst-case scenario.
Way back in the day, the three Rs of learning were colloquially known as "Readin’, Rightin’ and Rithmatic." In today's modern performance shooting, the three Rs become Rise, Return and Realignment, the core mechanics of recoil control.
Slower-than-sound rounds are an art as much as a science. For target shooting, bullet upset is not important, but if you’re using subsonic loads for hunting or self-defense, it becomes critical.
Following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the French military were in desperate need of a new service rifle. Their answer was the Model 1874 Gras, which was largely an update to the earlier Chassepot design.