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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.
In 2024, former owner Gregg Ritz purchased Thompson/Center Arms. Now the company has introduced a modern take on its classic Contender/Encore concept: the ENCORE PROHunter.
While it's certainly a saturated marketplace these days, the AR-15 has never been more popular with American firearm enthusiasts, and many manufacturers are continuing to feed the need with new options loaded with new features.
Like any hobby or pastime that is in any way even vaguely related to machines or technology, firearms attract a (possibly) disproportionate number of “right-brained,” STEM-oriented personalities who like numbers.
Slingshots are fun, but they can also be a legitimate backup defensive tool—in 2023, a 13-year-old Michigan boy saved his 8-year-old sister from being kidnapped by using a $3 slingshot to fire a marble and a rock at the assailant, striking him in the chest and head.