“Tag: break action”

Wayne Baker and noted gunsmith Dick Casull—whose namesake .454 Casull cartridge first made headlines in 1959—established the company Freedom Arms. It wasn’t big-bore revolvers they concentrated on, not early anyway.

The U.S. military recognized early on that pilots forced down in relatively uninhabited regions of the world needed a compact survival rifle if they went down.

With a blend of modern features and contemporary styling, the Rock Island Armory Side By Side in 12 ga. is a current Turkish take on the old double-barrel shotgun design.

Follow Aaron Carter as he compares and contrasts the attributes to consider when selecting a side-by-side versus an over-under shotgun.

Can a rifle lacking a breechplug really be a muzzleloader? Though some interested parties—including the federal government—say “no,” today’s blackpowder hunters are tuning into news about Traditions’ NitroFire rifle and Federal’s innovative FireStick propulsion system.

The Stoeger Double Defense break-action, double-barreled shotguns are set up purely for home defense, and come in 12-ga. and 20-ga. versions.

On this week’s “Gun of the Week” video preview, American Rifleman examines a first from Fabarm, a side-by-side break-action shotgun called the Autumn.

Akkar started making auto-motive and gun parts in 1985 in Istanbul, Turkey, and it has been one of the leaders in the current rise of Turkish gunmaking.

Although best known for its semi-automatic waterfowl and military shotguns, Benelli has stepped into the upland and sport shooting scenes with a newly conceived over-under that proves the Italian maker still has a few tricks up its sleeve.