Two Newer Lever Action Carbines Worth looking at

Big Horn Armory Model 89 lever-action rifle in .500 S&W Magnum

The 500 S&W Magnum cartridge has been around for over seven years now, but no repeating rifles have been built to fire the .500 S&W Magnum cartridge, until now.

Big Horn Armory designed their rifle around the 500 S&W Magnum cartridge, instead of trying to adapt an existing rifle to fire the cartridge. Made primarily of 17-4 stainless steel and American black walnut, the Model 89 is a very good-looking and robust rifle, but still light enough and trim enough for quick handling.

The Big Horn Model 89 is a classy-looking carbine, very well fitted and finished. The walnut wears a durable synthetic finish and a thick, effective Pachmayr Decelerator butt pad. The forend has a slight belly to it for a secure grip, but is not overly done, and goes well with the pistol grip buttstock. The metal has a matte finish and an optional black finish is offered as well. The aperture rear sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation, and the steep ramp offers a lot of adjustment range in elevation to allow the carbine to be sighted in at a wide variance of distances with a variety of bullet weights. The front post sight is also adjustable for windage correction, and is black with a vertical white bar in its rear face. The rear aperture is also black, but has a brass insert, and the aperture can be removed.

Read the whole by Jeff Quinn article at:
http://www.gunblast.com/Bighorn89.htm

The .500 Smith & Wesson is expensive in a lever action, because of the pressures this cartridge operates at. The .500 S&W runs chamber pressures up to and sometimes over 60,000 PSI. Lever actions were meant for much lower pressure cartridges like the .45-70, .30-30, .35 Remington, along with all of the handgun cartridges they chamber.

This lever action had to be custom designed and built to much higher standards to cope with the high chamber pressures of the .500. It was not as simple as converting an existing action from Marlin or Winchester.


Watch this YouTube Video:
Big Horn Armory Model 89 500 S&W Magnum Levergun - Gunblast.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmjb-52L2bY

Mossberg Tactical 464 SPX Lever Action

Mossberg has introduced a range of Mossberg 464 lever action rifles pimped out with picatinny rails, six position adjustable stock (including adjustable comb height), 3-dot fiber optic sights and flash suppressor.

While they look weird, and are more than a little “tacti-cool”, they are practical. For both hunting and self-defense being able to mount accessories, such as lasers or flashlights, makes perfect sense. The adjustable stock works as well on a lever action as a semi-automatic.

The rifles will be avalible in .22 LR (18″ barrel, 13+1 capacity) and .30-30 (16″ barrel, 5+1 capacity). There is also a “ZMB” model

The 464 is, most basically, a lever action rifle without the wooden furniture.  Rather than go to great lengths to make the polymer look exactly like the wood it is replacing, Mossberg adopted the tools of the tactical trade.  The forend is covered up in rail.  And the stock, which is made by ATI (who makes all kinds of stocks) is actually adjustable.

The 464 holds five in the tube.  Beneath the flash suppressor, the barrel is threaded.  The rail covers the fore-end, but doesn’t extend to the top.  A rail section could be added up top, or there are options for a traditional scope mount.

The SPX weighs in at 7 pounds, and has a 16-inch barrel.  With the flash suppressor, the rifle is 34-inches long.

Read the full review at Guns.com

The Four Rules of Gun Safety

This article is reblogged from : Home Defense Gun

When I was in the Special Forces, every time we went to the shooting range we always would start out our safety brief with the Four Rules of 4 rules of gun safetyGun Safety:

• All guns are always loaded.
• Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
• Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
• Be sure of your target, what is in line with it, and what is beyond it.

It didn’t matter if it was for an hour or for all day, we would always do a safety brief with the four rules.

The Four Rules of Gun Safety are credited to Jeff Cooper.  Cooper is known for his discussion of mindset.  Both mindset for safety and the proper mindset needed for deadly force. Check out Cooper’s book “Principles Of Personal Defense.”
[and our article "Combat Mindset - The Cooper Color Code"]

Even now when I go to the range with my son or with friends I insist on reading the four rules.  I even review them when I shoot by myself.  The idea is to in grain them into your thinking so that they become second nature and you follow them even when under tremendous stress.

Let’s look at each of the rules and what they mean:

All guns are always loaded
Most gun accidents are caused by thinking a weapon was empty when it wasn’t. The idea is to create safe handling practices so that even if someone mistakes a weapon for being safe (unloaded) when it isn’t; nothing bad can happen.

Even if a gun is on safe, an equipment malfunction can cause it to fire.  If you treat it as being able to go off at any time, you will not injure anyone if it goes off unexpectedly.  I have seen several times on a range when someone thought a weapon was empty and squeezed the trigger as the last step of clearing it and having an accidental discharge.  Luckily, each person had the weapon pointed in a safe direction and did not injure anyone.

Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy
If you don’t point your gun at something, you can’t shoot it, plain and simple.

In the military, we used the term of flagging someone with a weapon. By this we meant pointing, even incidentally the muzzle at someone.  You have to be always conscious of where your gun is pointing.

If you follow Rule #1, you have to be prepared for the weapon to go off at any time.  I have had rounds cook off in the barrel after firing a tremendous amount of rounds on the range.  If the weapon had not been pointed in a safe direction, it could have injured or killed someone.

Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target
Unless a weapon malfunctions, it will not fire.  If you keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to engage, most likely the gun will not go off. Many a person has shot themselves in the foot by not following this rule on drawing their pistol from a holster.

Also by keeping your trigger finger on the side of the weapon, you are creating a natural point of aim for yourself.

Be sure of your target, what is in line with it, and what is beyond it
This is even more important in home defense scenarios.  You never, ever, ever want to injure or kill someone innocently in the line of fire.  You must identify the target positively as a threat. Too many family members have been shot in their own house when they came home unexpectedly.  You must identify the target as an intruder before engaging it.

Also you have to know if someone might dodge in the line of fire or what might happen if the rounds go through the target.  Remember the words “”always be sure of your target; not just the target itself, but above, below, to the left, to the right, in front of, and behind the target.”

Training will give you the ability to know your strengths and limitations as far as accuracy.  A proper selection of ammunition will lessen the chance of overpentration.

Conclusion
We always added an additional line to the first rule – “Weapons are always loaded. Be deadly serious.” Owning a weapon is a right, but it comes with a need for responsibility.  If you establish the right mindset and drill it into yourself you will greatly lessen the chance that an innocent person and even yourself might be injured.

To download an excellent gun safety guide in .pdf – Click here.

Let us know in the comments if you have any other gun safety rules to share.

This article was originally published by and is reblogged here from :
Home Defense Gun

Valuable Tips from Jerry Miculek - world record shooter,

How to shoot a Revolver with world record shooter, Jerry Miculek! (handgun grip & stance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEHNZFTfSD8

Jerry Miculek- What is your favorite caliber and why?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=382BkpHcvNo

Jerry Miculek- What is the white powder you use on your grip? How should I grip?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cVujoRccnk

Jerry Miculek- What do you mean when you say focus on the visual aspect of shooting?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Wh9wYgeUo

Jerry Miculek - Revolver Showdown - Clip from Hot Shots TV Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no-XRaSxnzg

Jerry Miculek Practical Rifle, Opening Segment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvkbZNcWQ3w

How to shoot IDPA concealed revolver with Jerry Miculek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOrvVcv7EiI

Lessons from a Legend: Jerry Miculek - Hot Shots TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a_GrZGcf_I

Brownells - Jerry Miculek Practical Rifle DVD Segment, Gear for the Field & Match, D1S2-5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcLSoE_PwIQ

Jerry Miculek- What advice helped you get where you are?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPxbEag__0I

Jerry Miculek Practical Rifle, Sighting In Metallic Sights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEoM8woZXX8

Miculek Competition Revolver Grips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKz5BFS3Tk

Jerry Miculek- Why did you choose Smith & Wesson firearms?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlX60aQjNzo

Jerry Miculek - exclusive interview - GUNMAGAZIN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d2yM0NH0fk

S&W 327 & 627 review & speed shooting with fastest shooter ever, Jerry Miculek (Shoot Fast!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiblYI_Xq5U&list=PLdTcHB0tfA3QlVLDSNv63SeM4TU_0Lytm

YouTube Search for Jerry Miculek
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jerry+Miculek&page=&utm_source=opensearch

A Few other videos of value

Quickstrips vs Speedloaders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D14UHmf0yN0

Improving your handgun shooting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxNd2qCr2l8
(The grip and stance should perhaps be ignored, but some good tips otherwise)

Firearm Negligence - The importance of proper training

This is a compilation video I put together to show students in my firearms classes. NONE of these video clips are mine, all credit goes to the original owners. They were pilfered from individual videos and other compilations.

Shown are negligent discharges, improper equipment checks and uses, improper attire and using a firearm that the person is incapable to use or unfamiliar with.

The intent of this compilation is to be able to show students some relative examples while discussing firearm safety and responsibility. Some of the clips have been included specifically to spark or demonstrate instruction in particular areas of safety, sometimes through exaggeration.

Since these clips are not my own, I felt it was only proper to share them back out through YouTube for others to be able to use them as I am intending to use them.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et33bbA0GeM

Marlin Firearms Closes In North Haven, Ending 141 Years Of Manufacturing In Connecticut

by Brock Townsend

A half-dozen workers were in otherwise empty offices Friday at The Marlin Firearms Co. as the company wound down 141 years of manufacturing in Connecticut.

A security phone at the visitor's gate was unattended next to a large barren parking lot off Bailey Road near I-91. A reception room that resembles a ski lodge, complete with a fireplace, was dark. The few people left working Friday declined to comment, but one employee said there were six people inside and that Friday was their last day of work.

Marlin was acquired in 2008 by Remington Arms Co. Inc., which is a subsidiary of Freedom Group Co. of Madison, N.C. Three years ago, Marlin employed 345 people at its headquarters in North Haven and 225 in Gardner, Mass., at the former Harrington and Richardson plant that Marlin had acquired.

"I think it's a huge loss," said Larry Lazaroff, co-owner of Arnold's Jewelers, a longtime local business in the North Haven Shopping Center.

He cited Pratt & Whitney closing its North Haven plant in 1993, saying that the loss of any major employer reduces the customer base for local businesses.

Remington said in March 2010 that it would close the North Haven Marlin plant, which had 265 employees at that point. The company has been at its 225,000-square-foot facility on a 23-acre site in North Haven since 1968. Before that, it was on Willow Street in New Haven.

Marlin was founded when John M. Marlin left Colt in 1870 and started manufacturing his own line of revolvers and derringers. In 1924, Frank Kenna, an attorney, bought the company at auction and the Kenna family owned Marlin until its sale to Remington.

Marlin was the rifle of choice for famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who was in William "Buffalo Bill" Cody's circus.

Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2013/04/marlin-firearms-closes-in-north-haven.html

How to Sight in a Scope - Step by Step Guide

A Gundata.org article
Author: Jason Brumett

The following is a step by step guide on how to sight in a scope, also known as zeroing in. Even if you've sighted one in before this post could be used as a refresher.

The article details Dominant Eye Issues, Breathing Techniques, Picking a Scope, Necessary Equipment, Target, Rifle Position, and Shot Group.

Hope this is of some use to you, if it is be sure to Share, Like, Tweet, and Email this article to your friends.

Dominant Eye

For first time shooters finding your dominant eye is important. Some people are under the impression that using your dominant arm is required for shooting a weapon, but it doesn't really matter which arm you use to shoot with as long as you use your dominant eye.

• Make a triangle with your hands facing flat as if you were going to do a diamond push-up.
• Pick an object in the distance such as a picture on a wall or a fire alarm on the ceiling.
• Keeping your arms at a 90 degree angle; look through the triangle you made with your hands and slowly extend your arms outward while staying focused on the object.
• Once your arms are fully extended close each eye one at a time to see which is centered on the object-that will be your dominant eye and the side of your body that you place the butt of your rifle on when shooting.

Breathing Technique

Breathing is an important part of shooting to make sure each shot is well-placed. Practicing breathing before going to the range can help cut down on the time it takes to zero in a rifle. Shot groups are used in groups of three to determine how a scope needs to be adjusted to hit the center of a target. If one shot is a few inches off compared to the other two, then that has to do more with breathing than anything else. This breathing method can be put into practice while at home.

• Close your eyes and focus on when you inhale and exhale
• Each time you exhale there's a small pause before you inhale. This is when your body is balanced and is the best time for each shot to be fired.
• Once you can determine the pausing point between your breathing use that to imagine firing your rifle each time it happens.
• Firing a rifle during this pausing point will eliminate any erratic shot groups to help zero in a rifle.

Picking a Scope

f you have a bolt action rifle make sure to bore sight your rifle before you go to the range after you have mounted the scope.

When mounting a scope make sure to use the proper mount and screws to fit the rifle that is being fired. This will eliminate any potential problems with the scope becoming dislodged when a rifle kicks.

Necessary Equipment

Call ahead if unsure what type of lanes and materials the range you are going to has on its grounds. Some basic items to bring with you can help the process go more quickly.

• Padding for your shoulder to help shield from a rifle kick
• Rifle Rest or Sand Bags to use as a turret for better shot groups
• Enough ammo to zero in the rifle. Try to get ammo from the same lot number which can be found on the side of each box.
• Screwdrivers for adjusting the scope
• 25 to 100 Meter targets
• Black Marker to mark your previous shots
• Binoculars to look down range to see each shot group

Target

Targets are usually set-up for 25 meters for first group and 100 meters to zero in a rifle for maximum point blank range. Each three round shot group should be aimed at the center bulls-eye for the duration of the zero in process. A shot group consists of three well-placed shots, which in turn should be marked to see which direction you need to move the elevation and windage on the scope.

Rifle Position

Rifle position is important to maintain. Once finding a comfortable position to zero in a rifle, make sure it is the same position you fire from every single time.

• Make sure to have the rifle butt firmly placed in then soft tissue area on the shoulder just below your clavicle. Don't place it directly into your clavicle or you could cause damage to your shoulder/bone.
• The opposite arm you are using should be under the forearm of the rifle and the end of the rifle forearm should be on the rifle rest or sandbags.
• A well placed grip behind the trigger area of the rife to ensure it doesn't move during each shot. Do not place your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
• Use the soft padding just below your distal phalange on your index finger to fire each shot. It should take barely any effort to squeeze each shot on the trigger if done correctly.
• Place your nose or the side of your cheek on the barrel of the rifle. Do not get directly in front of the scope and bolt, or you will get smacked in the face after each shot from the recoil. Once you have found a comfortable spot to place your face for firing position this should be where you place your face EVERY single time for each shot group.

Shot Group

Once you have determined your shot group in relation to the center of the target you can then adjust the elevation and windage on the scope. The scope should have directions on how many clicks per-meters it should be moved.

For example: if you have a shot group in the top-right you would adjust the scope down and left. Continue to do this until you get three (9 Total shots) well-placed shot groups in the center of the target.

100 Meter Target

The final step is to determine the maximum point blank range. Set-up a target at 100 meters and using the same method of shot groups. Long range rifles (.243 w/90 Grain bullet or .270 w/130 grain) should be adjusted to land 2.5 inches above the center of the target and medium range rifles (30-30 w/150 grain or .300 Savage w/165 grain) should land 3 inches above the target. Once the elevation and windage is correct and you have three more (9 total shots) well-placed groups then you have successfully zeroed in your rifle.

Source: http://gundata.org/blog/post/how-to-sight-in-scope/

The Girandoni Air Rifle that changed the world

The Girandoni Air Rifle was an airgun designed by Tyrolian inventor Bartholomäus Girandoni circa 1779. The weapon was also known as the Windbüchse ("wind rifle" in German).

This is one of the most interesting videos I have watched in a very long while and a must-watch for any firearm enthusiast.

Half of the US land mass was conquered by merely demonstrating this amazing rifle.

Girandoni air rifle as used by Lewis and Clark. A National Firearms Museum Treasure Gun

http://nramuseum.com/ Lewis and Clark's secret weapon - a late 18th Century .46 cal. 20 shot repeating air rifle by Girandoni , as used bin the Napoleonic Wars. A Treasure Gun from the NRA National Firearms Museum. See more at http://nramuseum.com/. Narrated by Phil Schreier.

The modern .45 calibre airgun

Air Rifle that Shoots through Cement Blocks!

History and use
The Girandoni air rifle was in service with the Austrian army from 1780 to around 1815. The advantages of a high rate of fire, no smoke from propellants, and low muzzle report granted it initial acceptance, but it was eventually removed from service for several reasons.

While the detachable air reservoir was capable of around 30 shots it took nearly 1500 strokes of a hand pump to fill those reservoirs to around 800 psi.

Later, a wagon-mounted pump was provided. The reservoirs themselves, made from hammered sheet iron held together with rivets and sealed by brazing, proved very difficult to manufacture using the techniques of the period and were always in short supply.

In addition, the weapon was very delicate and a small break could make it inoperable. Finally, it was very different from any other weapon of the time and any soldier using it needed to be highly trained.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition used the rifle in the demonstrations that they performed for nearly every Native American tribe they encountered on the expedition.

Design and capabilities

The rifle was 4 ft (1.2 m) long and weighed 10 lbs (4.5 kg), about the same basic size and weight as other muskets of the time. It fired a .46 caliber ball at a velocity similar to that of a modern .45 ACP and it had a tubular, gravity-fed magazine with a capacity of 20 balls. This gravity operated design was such that the rifle had to be pointed upwards in order to drop each ball into the breech block. Unlike its contemporary, muzzle-loading muskets, which required the rifleman to stand up to reload with powder and ball, the shooter could reload a ball from the magazine by holding the rifle vertically while lying on his back and operating the ball delivery mechanism. The rifleman then could roll back into position to fire, allowing the rifleman to keep a "low profile".

Contemporary regulations of 1788 required that each rifleman, in addition to the rifle itself, be equipped with three compressed air reservoirs (two spare and one attached to the rifle), cleaning stick, hand pump, lead ladle, and 100 lead balls, 1 in the chamber, 21 in the magazine built into the rifle and the remaining 80 in four tin tubes. Equipment not carried attached to the rifle was held in a special leather knapsack. It was also necessary to keep the leather gaskets of the reservoir moist in order to maintain a good seal and prevent leakage.

The air reservoir was in the club-shaped butt. With a full air reservoir, the Girandoni air rifle had the capacity to shoot 30 shots at useful pressure. These balls were effective to approximately 150 yards on a full load. The power declined as the air reservoir was emptied.

Importance
The Girandoni air rifle was an important first. It was the first repeating rifle of any kind to see military service. It was one of the first uses of a tubular magazine. And, although it saw service for only 35 years, it predated and was more advanced in design and mechanical technology than the Henry rifle which arrived fifty years later.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_Air_Rifle

Ruger® - Sturm, Ruger & Company Incorporated

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Incorporated is a Southport, Connecticut–based firearm manufacturing company, better known by the shortened name Ruger. Sturm, Ruger produces bolt-action, semi-automatic, full-automatic, and single-shot rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic pistols, and single- and double-action revolvers. Ruger is the fourth largest firearms manufacturer in the United States.

Sturm, Ruger & Company was founded by William B. Ruger and Alexander McCormick Sturm in 1949 in a small rented machine shop in Southport, Connecticut.

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is one of the America's leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. The only full-line manufacturer of American-made firearms, Ruger offers consumers over 400 variations of more than 30 product lines. From the ubiquitous 10/22® and Mini-14®, to the new and exciting SR45™, LC380™, Guide Gun, Ruger American Rifle®, SR22® and SR1911™. Our Awarding Winning Products (the Gunsite Scout Rifle, LC9®, SR9c™, LCR® and LCP®) all prove that Ruger has a rugged, reliable firearm to meet every shooter's needs. For more than 60 years, Ruger has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. Our motto, "Arms Makers for Responsible Citizens," echoes the importance of these principles as we work hard to deliver quality and innovative firearms.

Ruger Casting has plants in Newport, New Hampshire and Prescott, Arizona, making ferrous, ductile iron and commercial titanium castings. Ruger Golf makes steel and titanium castings for golf clubs made by a number of different brands.

Sturm, Ruger stock has been publicly traded since 1969, and became a New York Stock Exchange company in 1990 (NYSE:RGR). After Alex Sturm’s death in 1951, William B. Ruger continued to direct the company until his death in 2002.

From 1949 through 2004, Ruger manufactured over 20 million firearms, and currently offers models for hunting, target shooting, self-defense, collecting, and law enforcement.


Ruger® Security-Six® - 1975
At the time, the Security Six 357 and the Colt Python were the only 2 handguns that could shoot the 'new' Plus P's
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruger_Security_Six

There is an after market adjustable main spring available for this that turns it into a super sweet shooter.


Rifle action from Ruger Model 77 Mark II Stainless (.204)


Ruger® .44 Carbine Rifle made in 1974


Ruger 10/22 with red and black laminate stock.
Ruger is a dominant player in the .22 LR rimfire rifle market in the U.S., due primarily to the sales of its Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic rifle. The 10/22 is very popular due to being relatively inexpensive and of good quality. As a result, a wealth of after-market accessories and parts available for it, which has only increased its popularity.


Ruger 77/22


Glock 21 and Ruger SR45, 45acps


Ruger Bisley 45 Colt / 45 ACP


Ruger SR45


Ruger LC9 9mm NRA Edition


The One-Millionth Ruger Standard Pistol
William B. Ruger can be remembered for many things, but here at the National Firearms Museum, we’ll always know him as the man that wrote a million dollar check to start construction of our exhibit galleries in 1997. Today, let’s look at a special Ruger. It took thirty years for Bill Ruger’s creation to hit the million gun mark, but the wait was worth it when you see the one-millionth Ruger Standard pistol.

Learn more about Ruger at:
http://www.ruger.com/index.html
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturm,_Ruger_%26_Co.

Brass vs. Steel Cased Ammo – An Epic Torture Test

There are two major types of centerfire rifle cartridges available on the market today:

• Those which are loaded with steel, and
• Those which are loaded with brass

This seemingly simple variation has caused a never ending stream of argument, discussion, speculation, and questioning from new and seasoned shooters alike.  Complicating the conversation are other variables that typically get lumped into the argument without proper segmentation, such as:

Range Finding - How to estimate distance

I'm still doing simple things like estimating distance based on "how many football fields" it appears to be. Closer it matters less for a rifle, but with a pistol its good to know if that shot you just made is at 10 meters or 30 meters.

One trick I use when outdoors for telling how much daylight is high target and your thumb nail for example:

Extend your hand doing a big thumbs up in front of you.

Your entire thumbnail will cover a 12" target at a certain distance.
Half the height of your thumbnail will cover a 12" target at a certain distance.
A quarter of your thumbnail will cover a 12" target at a certain distance, and so on.

But we need to be more accurate.....

The Great .270 Winchester

The Great .270 Winchester
By Chuck Hawks

The .270 Winchester is regarded by many experienced experts as the world's best all-around cartridge for thin skinned non-dangerous game. Jack O'Connor used the .270 almost from the beginning, and wrote extensively about it throughout his long and illustrious career. He probably did more than any other single person to popularize the .270. It is certainly on my short list of four great all-around cartridges. (The other three are the 7mm Rem. Mag., .308 Win. and .30-06 Spfd. See my article "All-Around Rifle Cartridges" for more on this subject.)

Almost from its introduction the .270 established itself as a premier long range hunting cartridge; its evolution into, and its acceptance as, one of the 3 or 4 most versatile cartridges in the world probably surprised even Winchester. It has proven effective on everything from jackrabbits to Moose, and is in regular use in all the game fields in the world. It is more than needed for jackrabbits and a bit light for moose, but it has and will take both with appropriate bullets and well placed shots.