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The original 1936 American Rifleman magazine article on the Winchester Model 70, and the beginning of this rifle's journey to the top of the American firearms heap.

A continuation of the history of the Winchester Model 70, exploring its early beginnings and rise to popularity.

The Model 1770 is the first newly designed centerfire rifle from Anschütz in more than 30 years, and it is beautifully made and super-accurate.

If you want to spice up your next varmint hunt, try going after them with a belt gun.

Don’t miss out on the hottest hunting in America. Coyotes, foxes, bobcats and more all await your attention.

Shooters are drawn to rimfire cartridges primarily due to the per-shot costs being significantly less than those of comparable center-rifle rifle cartridges. However, their downfall is lackluster terminal ballistics—that is, until now. Winchester’s new economical .17 Winchester Super Magnum (WSM) cartridge defies convention, and in doing so handily becomes the highest-performance rimfire extant.

There is no doubt that the .17 WSM elevates rimfire ballistics to a new level. But will enough gun companies jump on board to produce rifles in this caliber?

What follows is a primer on commercially available .17-caliber cartridges and their respective performance.