The action is a miniaturized Mauser action, something CZ does exceedingly well. There are a lot of Mauser’s in a huge variety of calibers floating the Earth, and last I heard they tend to work. The “micro action” is based on a 223 length, though it is available in several calibers. My test sample of the CZ 527 Carbine Rustic is chambered in 7.62×39, and also available in 223.
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Ruger American Predator – Very Impressive Bang For The Buck
BY Clay Martin Published: April 13, 2018 { 21 comments }Sometimes we get a rifle in that doesn’t look overly sexy in the packaging, but then proceeds to blow your socks off. The Ruger American Predator in 6.5 Creedmoor is one such weapon. When it comes to accuracy, this thing is a monster.
Extreme Long Range Shooting with Ritter and Stark – Part 2
BY Thomas Gomez Published: April 5, 2018 { 5 comments }For a 4000 yard shot, my round had a maximum ordinate, or apex, of around 185 yards (555 feet). When I first fired off a round, my bullet would deal with 1/2 value wind from 2 o’clock. The bullet continued its climb until reaching a height of 185 yards above my position. At this point, the bullet peaked above the canyon walls, where it was exposed to a blast of full value
1873 Winchester – America’s First Assault Weapon
BY Will Dabbs Published: April 4, 2018 { 37 comments }The 1873 Winchester sported a steel receiver along with proper metallurgy in its barrel that allowed the gun to handle the relatively high performance of the .44 WCF round. Various barrel lengths and contours, engraved variations, and rifle, carbine, and musket versions kept things spicy.
Savage Introducing Enhanced A22 FSS Rimfire Rifle
BY Max Slowik Published: April 3, 2018 { 5 comments }Savage Arms is pleased to introduce their new two-tone stainless and black optics-ready A22 FSS rimfire rife chambered for .22 Long Rifle.
Extreme Long Range Shooting with Ritter and Stark – Part 1
BY Thomas Gomez Published: March 27, 2018 { 17 comments }The SX1-MTR is a multi-caliber capable rifle. It features a modular receiver that can be configured with several sizes of magazine wells and barrels. Ritter and Stark currently offer barrels chambered in .308 Winchester, 300 Winchester Magnum, and .338 Lapua Magnum.
Seekins Precision: NX3G Rifle
BY Clay Martin Published: March 22, 2018 { 11 comments }In a world where AR-15 clones are built by seemingly everyone but Toyota ( yet), it can be hard to get excited about a new model. But there is something to be said for the companies that specialize in AR’s as the core business. In a hyper-competitive market, they have to come correct to keep [...]
A Glimpse at the Making of a Legend: Springfield Armory’s M1A
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: March 21, 2018 { 11 comments }“The careful hours, scrupulous effort, expert machining and meticulous tool work needed to complete an M1A from start to finish, make it a labor-intensive yet wholly worthwhile process,” says CEO Dennis Reese.
Intro to PRS Part 2: Barricades
BY Ian Kenney Published: March 15, 2018 { 1 comment }Read Part 1: Intro to Precision Rifle Series — Mindset, Equipment & Skills Without a doubt, some of the most dreaded stages during precision rifle (PRS) competitions are where you have to get up from the prone and shoot from a barricade of some type. Hardly anyone likes them, the stages often force the shooter into [...]
A Mosin-Nagant for the US Army?
BY Christopher Mace Published: March 14, 2018 { 20 comments }Almost every shooter in the US has heard of or seen the Mosin-Nagant rifle, due to the large volume of them that were imported over the last decade or so. The WWII variant was quite readily available and inexpensive until very recently.






