Early matchlock guns are extremely rare. The matchlock shown here was made around 1640, and is typical of the muskets used by militia in Colonial America. 1498 - Rifling principle is discovered.

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long Land pattern 1720 - 1760, Short land 1760 - 1790 and India Pattern 1790 - 1815. The barrel lengths were 46" 42" and 39" respectively.

A shortened variant of the M16A2 rifle, the M4 carbine provides the individual soldier operating in close quarters the capability to engage targets at extended range with accurate, lethal fire.

Musket excels in long-range sniping, reliable for both PvP/PvE, paired with fast close-combat weapons for agility. Ranged weapons are perfect for causing damage to enemies while keeping them at a ...

The best rifle case protects your rifle from bumps and bangs that can not only damage the finish, but also knock a scope out of alignment, or even worse, possibly cost you a trophy. You’ll need ...

LGBTQ students and advocates at Brigham Young University slammed the school for requiring all freshmen read a controversial ...

Flax and timber merchants based in Sydney began trading in the early 1800s with Māori in the Bay of Islands, with the ...

Most people today gravitate to semi-automatic guns when picking out a new rifle, never thinking about a bolt-action rifle. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that. To be fair, there are a ton ...

The musket ball which killed Admiral Lord Nelson is to go on on display in his home county of Norfolk for the first time. The 15mm lead ball is mounted in a hinged sliver casket with remnants of ...

At the Outdoor Life air rifle test, we shot three of the most powerful air rifles head-to-head while evaluating their accuracy, ergonomics, and field shooting capability. After the test, I hunted with ...

Happily, the company is no longer hiding its light under a bushel and is now marketing its actions and custom rifle builds directly to the shooting world. When Mack Brothers announced it was making ...

The M107 semi-automatic long range sniper rifle is capable of delivering precise, rapid fire on targets out to 2,000 meters. The M107 has greater range and lethality against personnel and materiel ...