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Winchester will act as a second-source provider for U.S. military small-arms ammo under the $37 million contract.

When Ronnie Barrett designed the semi-automatic .50 BMG rifle that bears his name, he intended it as a commercial long-range target gun. Little did he know that the M82A1 would become one of the best arms for America’s changing military role.

When it comes to big guns, American exceptionalism and divine intervention, nothing beats the story of how Ronnie Barrett and company became the world’s foremost supplier of long-range, military-grade small arms.

As part of the package put together for a U.S. Military contract, SIG Sauer took the next step in machine-gun evolution with its MG 338. We got a closer look here.

Unleashing twice the horsepower of a .458 Win. Mag. is something a lot of shooters just have to try.

The Boys rifle saw service with U.S. Marine Raiders during the Makin Island Raid of Aug. 17 and 18, 1942. “Carlson’s Raiders” used their Boys rifles to dispatch two Japanese float planes. It was likely an unenviable task to lug the massive bolt-action through the jungle.

Dillon Rifle Company might be new, but the Dillon name comes with a great deal of experience, and the company's first complete rifle is a beast. Literally. Here's a closer look at The Beast TAC 501.

Barrett's "Light Fifty," the M82A1 and the subsequent M107A1, are legendary for their reliability and power, but in the early 1980s, Ronnie Barret was just a man with an idea and a prototype. Here's how he sold it.

In its advertisements on the back page of this magazine during World War II, Winchester touted the company as having been “On Guard for America Since 1866.” This was never more true than when it produced arms and ammunition to help defeat Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.