The Mauser Model 1898 was not the first bolt-action rifle, but it would define every bolt-action that came after it. With more than 100 million produced, it is the most prolific and copied firearm design after the Kalashnikov, and derivatives of the Mauser 98 once armed the majority of the world’s military arsenals. In a world of modularity and strict cost-cutting, fine wood and machined steel firearms like the Mauser 98 are disappearing. The Mauser company is making sure the design lives on with the M98 Das Original. The M98 Das Original uses an original 1898-style action. The action is…

One of the iconic revolvers of the early 20th century is Colt’s compact Detective Special, which was not only seen in law-enforcement use but became popular on the commercial market and was featured widely in film noir from the 1930s until the 1950s. But the road to the Detective Special wasn’t the typical route for a new firearm. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: I Have This Old Gun” segment above to hear the history of Colt’s snub-nose .38 revolver. “So right around the turn of the 20th century, Colt and Smith & Wesson are in a real arms race. Literally,”…

For most of my bowhunting career, I’ve carried a compound bow. But the very first time I toted a bow to the whitetail woods, I carried a borrowed Bear recurve. No deer were harmed on that first day, but I’ll never forget the feeling of walking into the woods with that lightweight recurve at my side.I appreciate the speed, accuracy, and technology that modern compounds offer. You can make shots on deer with a compound that you wouldn’t dream of doing with traditional equipment. But there is something primal about hunting with a traditional bow. It’s nostalgic and draws me…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: The Emancipation Proclamation only applied to areas that were under Confederate control. It really didn’t free the slaves anywhere where the United States at that point had any jurisdiction to free the slaves. So, you know, it is more of a diplomatic kind of psychological document. But Lincoln believed that if this was issued, as one historian years later commented that the slaves weren’t going to read the fine print, and he believed that there would be massive runaways from these plantations in the South, that the word would get around in the enslaved communities, and that…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer new Arth and today we’re joined by Brody Seth, Nate, Max Logan, and John. This is a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters four verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. There is a prize. Med Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winners. Choosing or We got a mail bag question today. If you have a question you want the crew to answer, send your…

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In mid-June, Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp (R) announced Rideout Arsenal was investing $22 million to set up a new manufacturing facility in Thomasville, Ga. The relocation of operations will bring roughly 120 new jobs to The Peach State. When complete, the company will shutter operations in Virginia, where a political environment has turned hostile toward the Second Amendment. “This relocation was not something we originally planned to pursue,” Travis and Kelsey Rideout—husband-and-wife founders of Rideout Arsenal—said in a joint press release with Gov. Kemp. “The reality is that recent anti-gun legislation in Virginia created a significant uncertainty for our…

Gun: Pattern 1756 Long Land MusketManufacturer: Tower of LondonCaliber: .78Manufactured: 1762Condition: NRA Good (Antique Gun Standards)Value: Undetermined The British 47th Regiment of Foot arrived in Boston on Oct. 23, 1774, as one of several British regiments sent to quell the unrest that preceded the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Having compiled an excellent record during the French and Indian War, some veterans of that conflict remained in the ranks. The uniform was the standard pattern of the Warrant of 1768 with red coats faced with white and pewter buttons numbered “47.” The regiment was composed of eight battalion companies…