Shooting a squirrel with a .45-70 doesn’t leave much meat on the bone. Don’t ask me how I know this. Let’s just say that the .22 is more suited for this application. And Henry’s Small Game Carbine is the perfect choice for magnum rimfire.
GunsAmerica Product Reviews – Rifles
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Kel-Tec RDB Review–America’s 5.56 Bullpup
Published: May 7, 2016 { 57 comments }Kel-Tec’s RDB is shaking up the bullpup scene. Their RDB solves some problems, and takes a full-sized 5.56 down to a slim, compact rifle. But how well will this new gun shoot? And what do you give up with the compact size? Read our review.
Record-Setting Rifle Sells for $1.2 Million — ‘The Prize for Capturing Geronimo’
Published: May 5, 2016 { 22 comments }The world’s most expensive rifle–setting the record at auction for $1.265 million–is a lever-action Winchester, with a blued and case-hardened finish, engraved only with “Albee to Lawton.”
The Ultimate Survival Rifle? Chiappa’s M6 with X-Caliber Inserts
Published: April 30, 2016 { 54 comments }The concept of the Survival Rifle stirs up debate. Well what if you had one gun that could shoot almost every available handgun round? The Chiappa M6 with X-Caliber barrel inserts promises just that, but how well does it live up to that promise?
3 New DIY AR Kits from Brownells
Published: April 27, 2016 { 1 comment }Brownells has teamed up with three major players in the AR industry, Aero Precision, Anderson Manufacturing and Bravo Company Manufacturing to offer three cool partially-complete DIY AR kits.
Inland’s Got a Modern New M1 Scout Carbine
Published: April 25, 2016 { 23 comments }Based on an MKS Supply M1 Carbine, the semi-automatic Scout Carbine has been updated with a polymerized stock and equipped with a rail for scopes.
The Thompson M1927A1 from Auto Ordnance
Published: April 24, 2016 { 40 comments }The Thompson. This is an epic and storied gun. So how does it handle on the range? Exceptionally well. In a world of high-speed black rifles, it is a privileged to take a Thompson to the range. And Auto-Ordnance, celebrating the 100th year of the Thompson, is giving this one away (along with a matched 1911A1). Read our review and enter to win.
Henry’s Updates .30-30 and .45-70: Review Redux
Published: April 15, 2016 { 44 comments }The Henry Repeating Arms Company has listened to customer suggestions and issues and has now addressed a few problem areas on their .45-70 and .30-30 rifles. We’re back on the range with the new guns to update our original review. So what’s new?
As Close to an M16 as You Can Get: FN’s Military Collector Series
Published: April 10, 2016 { 82 comments }Some shooters want an AR-15 they can manipulate, modify, chop, crop and rebuild. FN makes ARs that fit that bill, but this isn’t one of them. The is the FN Military Collector Series M16, and it is about as close as you will get to an M16 without signing up with Uncle Sam.
The CMR-30: Kel-Tec’s Compact Powerhouse–New Gun Review
Published: April 2, 2016 { 53 comments }Looking for a lightweight rifle that still packs a punch? They don’t get much lighter than Kel-Tec’s CMR-30. Great capacity and excellent performance. This compact magnum is as maneuverable as a most full-sized handguns, but with all of the benefits of a rifle’s stability.









