“Tag: History”

As the design and production of the Model 70 continued to evolve throughout the 1960s and 70s, the rifles remained examples of the best American bolt-actions.

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

A re-telling of the Winchester Model 70's history from a classic issue of October 1980 American Rifleman starting with the end of the Model 54.

Top Shot champion Iain Harrison reveals 10 secrets—in no particular order—from his Top Shot experience. Behind-the-scenes shenanigans are included.

Nobody is claiming the textbook version of Thanksgiving isn't true, it's just been whitewashed of a fact that changed the world.

This year in honor of the 200th anniversary of Oliver F. Winchester’s birth, Browning/WRAC has produced a commemorative Model 94.

The company that pioneered the modern inline muzzleloader is back in business and looking to be a player once again.

When I was young (how I regret that phrase), the old guys used to bore me with stories of how much better the hunting was, how much better the guns were, how much better—and simpler—cars and trucks were or even how much prettier the girls were when they were young. Now that I am among the old guys I am sometimes tempted to wax similarly. But was it really better 20, 30, 40 or even 50 years ago?

As most of you know, I love my rather bucolic state of residence. A lot of folks like to characterize us as backward and unsophisticated. But as if it were a scene from the CSI television series, some Wyoming game wardens were able to determine that a 185-inch 4x5 mule deer buck was taken in an area closed to hunting in 2010 because of the contents of the buck’s stomach.