You walk into a sporting goods store that sells hunting rifles, looking for a new rifle to use for big game like deer or elk. The biggest question you likely have is: “What caliber do I get?” There are a seemingly limitless number of rifle calibers, and many calibers offer excellent long range performance, making…
Originally published on the Open Range September, 2013 I have been refinishing gunstocks for 30 years on and off. Over the past several years I have done quite a few Uberti rifles and handgun grips to get the red sprayed finish off. Here is the method I use all the time for great results for refinishing…
As seen in the March 2008 Cowboy Chronicle, reproduced here with bigger and color photos! Please see The Open Range homepage. By Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933L “Why are Winchester 73’s so OAL (overall length) sensitive.” “Why won’t my 66 in .44 Special feed .44 Russians?” You see these kinds of questions on the SASS wire…
Don’t be embarrassed: many of the hardest gun owners couldn’t tell you the main rifle vs carbine differences. Carbines and rifles are both types of long guns, but there are very important differences between them… Rifle vs carbine, what’s the difference? The difference between a carbine and a rifle is primarily length. Carbines come in…
It’s a rifle, it’s a gun, it’s a weapon. All of these, yet no definition of the word “rifle.” What makes a rifle a rifle? Why is a rifle called a rifle? And what does it mean to be a rifle? These questions go to the heart of the history of the rifle, and this…
In the musket vs rifle debate, you may have heard that a musket is a rifle–which is both untrue and true in some senses. The musket gun was the predecessor of the rifle, and was used in wars up until the nineteenth century. Muskets are technically ‘musket rifles’ if we want to split hairs here….
A rifle that is right for you depends on a variety of factors: reason for getting a rifle (i.e., hunting, defending your home, sport shooting), how much money you have to spend, your age, and many other factors. If you’re considering buying a rifle, chances are you’re serious about getting a gun, so kudos for…
You hear the terms thrown around casually all the time – hunting rifle vs assault rifle. But what do these terms mean? How do you decide what rifle should I get? Are these different types of guns, or just different terms for the same weapon? The answer: they are different weapons, but there’s more… So…
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