Winchester Toggle Link 101

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…

Rifle vs Carbine

Rifle vs Carbine

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…

Musket vs Rifle

Musket vs Rifle

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….

Best Rifles

Best Rifles

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…

Rifle vs Assault Rifle

Rifle vs Assault Rifle

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…