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The Winchester Story

It was 150 years ago that the name “Winchester” was first stamped on a rifle. But Winchester’s narrative began well before that, and it is a tale tied to the American West, to the wars of the 20th century, to big personalities such as John Browning and John Olin, and to the manufacture of billions of cartridges and millions of rifles and shotguns beloved by generations of Americans.

Video: Marlin Revives the Model 444

Marlin is expanding a number of its lines in 2017—the big bores included. The Model 444, chambered in, predictably, the hard-hitting .444 Marlin cartridge, will return to the company's lineup.

Hardware: Henry Big Boy Steel Carbine

Henry’s Big Boy Steel Carbine has traditional lever-action lines but retains Henry’s signature cutout in the magazine tube, through which cartridges are loaded and unloaded. Though somewhat unconventional in appearance and function, it makes the lever gun infinitely easier and safer to unload at hunt’s end.

Hardware: Henry Single Shot Rifle

The Henry Single Shot Rifle is a nifty little tool that is handy and accurate. While it is definitely not the rifle you can load on Sunday and shoot all week, there’s no need; the one-shot, one-kill rifle is coming back into style.

Henry Repeating Arms Introduces Long Ranger in 6.5 Creedmoor and American Eagle Rifles

Henry Repeating Arms announces two new lever-action rifle models for 2019: the Long Ranger chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and the handsome .22-caliber American Eagle.

Winchester 1894 Custom Grade

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

Hardware: Winchester Model 94 Sporter

The Model 94 Sporter is fast and reliable, and it's made with a quality that assures it will put bucks on the ground for generations to come.

Tested: Henry Long Ranger

The Henry Long Ranger is comfortable on the shoulder, the lever functions flawlessly and it’s more than accurate enough to be a 250-yard deer killer.

Hardware: Henry Lever Action X Model .45-70

The Henry Lever Action X Model .45-70 is a smooth operator, with useful features that aren’t overdone.

First Look: Henry Long Ranger Express

The new Henry Long Ranger Express, chambered in .223 Remington, is a versatile, quick-handling carbine with a feature set aimed at home defense, predator hunting and varmint control.

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