• Winchester Model 94 Review

    Winchester Model 94 Review

    Reviewing the ubiquitous Win 94 is a bit odd but some people might want an overview of what they’re like. The Winchester 94 first came out in, shocker, 1894. Originally chambered in blackpowder cartridges 38-55 and 32-40, it was offered in .30 Winchester Centerfire (AKA 30-30) the year after. This is a very old design…

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  • 150 vs 170 grain for 30-30 Winchester

    150 vs 170 grain for 30-30 Winchester

    30-30 Winchester used to be the most popular deer cartridge in the earlier part of the century but its popularity has decreased as we’ve been getting more powerful cartridges in more accurate platforms. But if you’ve still got a Marlin 336 or Winchester 94 in 30-30, you might be wondering whether 150 or 170 grain…

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  • Buying a Sporterized Mauser

    Buying a Sporterized Mauser

    Sporterized Mausers are a pretty inexpensive rifles with very solid actions and tons of aftermarket part availability but there are a few things to watch for. I’m no expert, but I recently got my hands on 4 random Swede Mauser 96’s so I can talk to the differences and what to look for. I got…

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  • Olight Sigurd Review

    Olight Sigurd Review

    The Olight Sigurd is an angled foregrip that’s got a flashlight built in. It uses a built-in battery pack and Olight’s magnetic charging cable. Features/Specs: The Sigurd is installed by sliding it onto your pic rail and then running a bolt through one of the slots. They give you 2 bolts & lock washers in…

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  • Ternion T870 & T870-1 Review

    Ternion T870 & T870-1 Review

    The Ternion International T870 and T870-1 are Chinese made, Remington 870 clones. At $400-500, they’re more affordable than the Remington 870 Express shotguns that they compete with and they come with more features. These shotguns were sent to me by Ternion International for review. Above: T870 with mag extension added Below: T870-1 without mag extension…

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  • Cabela’s Covenant AR 1-8 Scope Review

    Cabela’s Covenant AR 1-8 Scope Review

    The Cabela’s Covenant AR 1-8×24 scope is an inexpensive LPVO. It comes with a cantilever mount that should let you mount it a bit further forward on a receiver, like you need to do on most AR’s or other flat top sporting rifles. The Good: The Bad: What can you use it for? As a…

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  • Norinco Type 81 SR Review

    Norinco Type 81 SR Review

    The Norinco Type 81 SR is a Chinese made, 7.62×39, semi automatic rifle. A buddy of mine let me review this one. It’s a Type 81 variant (review here) with: That’s about it. I won’t write a long review because it’s largely the same as the regular Type 81. (see my other article on the…

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  • CZ Bren 2 MS Review

    CZ Bren 2 MS Review

    The CZ Bren 2 MS is a semi automatic rifle from the Czech Republic but also made in the US. We were supposed to get some factory-made, long barrel versions in Canada but then this whole Ukrainian/Russian war happened and CZ has been too busy selling rifles to the Ukrainians to bother with making special…

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  • BCL SRV2 Siberian 556 Review

    BCL SRV2 Siberian 556 Review

    The BCL SRV2 Siberian is a Canadian-made, semi automatic, AR180B style rifle. This rifle is on loan from the Canadian Firearms Endurance Testing (CFET) group, of which I’m a part and it had 3600 rounds through it by the time it got in my hands. If you wanted to buy one of these, you’re looking…

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  • Propane vs Butane for Camp Stove

    Propane vs Butane for Camp Stove

    Some trailers and RV’s have an external propane hookup for an outside propane stove. Mine did not but I had a cheapo $20 butane stove and I wondered if butane could do the trick for me? Long ago, we used to use white gas stoves. Those were eventually ditched in favour of the iconic green…

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