CZ, a Czech company with a long history of producing bolt-action sporting rifles, introduced a revolutionary design in 2021 with the modular CZ 600. Now for 2025, the company is updating the model with the CZ 600+. The CZ 600+ is an update to the rifle introduced four years ago. The major update of the new model is that it delivers on CZ’s original promise of a user-interchangeable barrel system on the 600, with a new and updated barrel/receiver interface design. While the rifles are already on the market, accessory barrels are scheduled to be available by late fall.  The…

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Editor’s Introductory Note: This essay was first posted at Brandon Smith’s Alt-Market.us. It is reposted with permission. — It’s a strange thing. I was writing today about the tests of brutality we endure in the Western world in modern times, trying to explain why things cannot continue the way they have been for much longer, when the news hit the feeds on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I forced myself to watch the video footage, just as I forced myself to watch the recent murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska by a black man on a train who then bragged…

On September 13th, 122: construction began on Hadrian‘s Wall in Northern England. — September 13th, 1951 was the birthday of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan. — We are running a week-long sale on all of our Swedish Mauser rifles at Elk Creek Company.  Just until Monday, September 15th, 2025, the prices of all of our  6.5 x55mm “Swedes” have been reduced by 10 to 25 percent. These are all pre-1899 (no paperwork) rifles that can be mailed right to your door. They include original military configuration rifles and carbines, as well as a few sporters. Note that if…

A new study quantifies the impact of poaching in the United States— the results show that an eye-popping number of wildlife crimes are not being detected, let alone successfully prosecuted.The research comes from the Boone and Crockett Club, which is both a big game record-keeping group and the oldest wildlife conservation organization in North America. The Boone and Crockett Club invested heavily in its “Poach and Pay” project, which it called “the most comprehensive research project on poaching in this country” in a recent press release.One of the main focuses of the study was developing a statistics-based estimate of the…

I’m always happy to see a premium gunmaker move into a more affordable category. If I can get a rifle from a reputable company for a little less jingle, I’m here for it.That’s the idea behind the new line of Evoke rifles from Christensen Arms. The Utah-based rifle maker has built a reputation for producing high-quality long guns, but most of their current offerings land in the $2,000+ category. With an MSRP of only $898.99, the Evoke is Christensen’s first rifle within reach of the unwashed masses, and it’s been well-reviewed since it hit the market earlier this year.But there…