The Winchester Model 1895 with its box magazine was a rather unique lever-action rifle that was chambered for modern, high-intensity cartridges with spitzer profile bullets, such as the 30-40 Krag, 30-03, 30-06 Springfield and several other cartridges. However, with the economic factors of the Great Depression, followed by World War II, it was discontinued by 1940. Nonetheless, it remains in demand by collectors, modern shooters and hunters. As a result, Miroku (Japan) began offering reproductions in 1984 that were imported by Browning Arms, with subsequent guns imported by USRAC with the Winchester trademark. These are great shooting rifles that are accurate, made from modern high-tensile steel and can be obtained at reasonable shooters’ prices. ...Read More >

Among gun shows, the one held maybe twice each year in Cottonwood, Arizona, is my favorite. It isn’t large compared to gun shows in Phoenix or Tucson or even the one hosted at the ice-skating rink built for a failed hockey team business venture in my town, and now owned by a car dealership, and that’s one of its appeals. ...Read More >

The shooting sports are changing. Because of concealed carry, many folks who would never have touched a gun are finding shooting is fun, especially at some sort of reactive target. If you want to see enthusiasm, stand two moms, who first fired a handgun only a few weeks ago, in front of one of the articulated dueling-tree targets and watch the brass fly. ...Read More >

I’m decidedly old school when it comes to handguns, preferring iron sights to do all my shooting. It’s a familiar and reliable system that I learned the ins and outs of long ago on the trapline and carrying a backup while an outfitter running bear and cougar hounds. Despite that, slide-mounted optics have become all the rage in the handgun world. I have seen Doug Koenig credited with popularizing the approach in competitive shooting, which has also crept into defensive classes. ...Read More >