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Canadian Sniper in Iraq Makes Longest Confirmed Kill Shot in Military History

A member of Canada’s elite Joint Task Force 2 special forces unit targeted and killed an Islamic State fighter at a distance of almost three and a half kilometres.

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Premier Firearms & Military Auction with Collection of Revolutionary War Guns

800 lots span 200-year timeline with exceptional shotguns, rifles, revolvers, Japanese swords, Civil War, WWII/Nazi rarities, American Indian relics

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Historical Cleveland Tank Plant Show Comes to the I-X Center June 22 – 24

Known as the Cleveland Tank Plant, this I-X Center event will showcase vehicles built at the former tank plant including the M41 Walker Bulldog Tanks.

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Walther PPK Pistol – Brief History and Review

Gun writer David Tong gives us a look into the history of the Walther PPK Pistol. One of the most iconic pistols of the 20th Century...

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Historic Bills Pass Committee in Texas

HB 1911, referred to as Permitless Carry is a major step forward to restore the handgun rights Texans lost in the 1870s.

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Arizona: “Shot Heard ‘Round the World Day” Salutes Historic Moment

At 7:30 a.m., the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” was fired on the village green in Lexington, Mass., between the colonial militia and British army.

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Library of Congress opens WWI exhibit

The exhibit, which features an array of historical items illustrating life during the Great War, will run through January 2019, and is free to the public.

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Exhibit explores life during World War I (25 PICS)

Using hundreds of different items ranging from maps, medals, and music to photographs, posters, and diaries, the exhibit commemorates the war’s centennial.

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Registration Now Open for Cody Firearms Museum’s “Arsenals of History”

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum brings international firearms experts and museum professionals to Cody, Wyoming, for a July symposium, Arsenals of History

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Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine ~ A Short History

The first appearance of the Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine was at the 1900 World’s Fair, and the main emphasis was military sales.

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