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Source If the Ruger GP100 has one thing going for it, it’s this: it was designed from the beginning to be able to handle an unlimited number of full power .357 Magnum rounds. In contrast to this, many other magnum revolvers are designed to fire only a limited number of rounds before they will need […] More

Source The Ruger Blackhawk is a single action revolver that comes in a variety of different offerings, based on calibers, finishes, and barrel lengths. The weapon is essentially a beefed up Colt Peacemaker with a few notable differences, including adjustable target sights and no half cock feature, meaning that the cylinder is freed when the […] More

Source The Ruger American is a relatively new pistol from Ruger, released in late 2015. The pistol is available in both full size and compact variations. It has a polymer frame and is available in both 9mm Luger and .45 ACP. It utilizes a Browning-type locked breach, short recoil action. It also features a barrel […] More

Source The SVT-38, and later the SVT-40, were essentially the Soviet Union’s attempt to build their version of the M1 Garand. The M1 Garand was a semi-automatic rifle chambered in .30-06 and served as the primary United States service rifle throughout World War II. The M1 Garand had a much faster rate of fire than […] More

Source The SKS was originally designed in 1944 to replace the Mosin Nagant. It’s a semi-automatic rifle that fires the 7.62x39mm round, the same round as the AK-47, and is loaded with a ten round stripper clip. The SKS saw very limited action in World War II, not being issued until 1945, and afterwards it […] More

Source The Mosin Nagant served as the standard issue rifle for Russia (later the Soviet Union) from the early 1890s up until the adoption of the AK-47 in the late 1940s. It’s a five shot bolt action rifle that fires the 7.62x54r round, which has ballistics very similar to the .30-06 Springfield round. The Mosin […] More

Source The Dragunov SVD is a semi-automatic DMR, or designated marksman’s rifle, which is chambered in the 7.62x54r cartridge. Like the AK-47 and AK-74, the Dragunov was widely adopted by the Soviet Union (later Russia) and numerous other countries and remains in wide use today. It features a ten round detachable box magazine for fast […] More

Source The Chukavin rifle currently serves as the standard issue sniper rifle for the Russian military, replacing the Dragunov SVD, which had been in continuous service for several decades. Also known as the SVC, the Chukavin is available in the following calibers: 7.62x54r, .308 Winchester, and .338 Lapua Magnum. The .338 version in particular has […] More

Source The AKM was designed as an improvement over the AK-47, and served the Soviet army from 1959 until the adoption of the AK-74 in the 1970s. The AKM features a number of upgrades over the AK-47 to make it even more suitable for widespread adoption. To this end, the AKM features a steel stamped […] More

Source The AK-74 was designed in the 1970s as an upgrade over the AK-47 and AKM rifles. The biggest difference is the change to the 5.45x39mm round, which is more accurate and has superior ballistics and less recoil in comparison to the 7.62x39mm. Otherwise, the main features between the AK-47 and the AK-74 are virtually […] More

Source Many people who see a rifle that looks like an AK-47 assume that it’s automatically called an AK-47. But the truth is that the only true AK-47 is the original AK-pattern rifle that was released in the year 1947. There have been many, many variants of the AK-47 made since then in a wide […] More

Source The AK-12 is an assault rifle chambered for the 5.45x39mm cartridge, while the AK-15 is chambered for the 7.62x39mm. Both rifles are manufactured by Kalashnikov and the AK-12 in particular was adopted as the main service rifle for the Russian army. The AK-12 simply represents the latest iteration of the AK-series of rifles. It […] More