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Initial reports have that an individual wearing a disguise fired in the air in a movie theater in Germany and the subsequent response left him dead and dozens injured.

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Besides further changes in magazine limits, requirements to join shooting clubs and restrictions on blank firing guns, some in the European Union want to lower the boom on replicas and black powder as well.

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Black powder seasons are short which begs the question, why spend a fortune on a muzzleloader for a short period of time? Simple. Don’t spend a fortune.

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Ronald Owens suffered injuries when the barrel of his Savage 10MLII blew up when he was out shooting in November 2013, according to the $75,000 lawsuit.

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The CVA Squirrel Rifle is a .32 caliber muzzle-loading rifle, loosely based on Kentucky rifle designs of the early nineteenth century and is remarkably accurate.

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Pistoni were huge muzzleloaders used throughout Italian history. They were originally mounted to a castle wall for defensive purposes, but as technology increased the pistoni’s usefulness decreased, and eventually, the trombini was born. The trombini was used during festivities and holidays and in some parts of northern Italy and Italian Switzerland, it’s still used today, […]

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We found a rifle that fires a 500-grain bullet capable of one-mile shots, and uses polygonal rifling, yet only weighs 9-pounds. Where do you sign up, right? Well, go back to 1860 and ask for Mr. Whitworth.

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“The principal went to the superintendent since it was an unusual request, and it was approved just as long as the parameters were met that the gun wouldn’t be on campus and students couldn’t buy or sell the tickets,” said Amber Whitley of Wilson County Schools.

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Though recent world records may make you think otherwise, the modern day sniper is an American concept, conceived during the War of Independence. It’s initial psychological impact on the British in 1775 was truly damaging and the Americans saw that by selectively targeting officers and non-coms

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