Northern RifleReviews of Rifles
As ammunition prices continue to rise and precision shooting grows in popularity, NRL22 has exploded. It offers a chance for shooters of all ages and statures to compete in precision shooting without the price Up here in Canada, the CRPS offers a similar style of competition. For the purposes of this article I will use […]
As regular readers have probably deduced, I am a huge fan of rimfire rifles. We have covered a number of 22LR firearms already here at Northern Rifle. To this point, we have focused on the two most common action types – bolt actions such as the Savage Mark II and semi-automatics like the Ruger 10/22 […]
In a world of space age polymers, carbon fiber, and CNC mills everything is getting lighter and more efficient. As much as we can all appreciate these new materials, sometimes older tools just have more soul. There is and will always be a certain panache to blued steel and hardwood. In fact, many consider the […]
The name Browning is a legendary one in the firearms world. John Moses Browning designed numerous great firearms. Many of his designs, such as the Winchester 94 and the 1911 are still being produced today. However, this article is about a sporting rifle designed by a different Browning – his grandson. Bruce Browning followed in […]
Fine wood and blued steel has its own charm, but modern sporting rifles offer a lot of utility. Todays modern sporting options are modular, light recoiling, and accurate. One top quality example of a semi-automatic sporting rifle is the Colt Canada C8. History Colt Canada is a relatively new name. Originally known as Diemaco, they […]
Some firearms designs seem impervious to the market fluctuations of the day. They are in production for decades at a time, through eras of economic hardship, hostile political environments, and global conflicts. Designs like the Winchester 94 and the Colt 1911 continue to perform to this day. One such design is the venerable Savage 64. […]
Savage is a gunmaker that has been on the scene for years. Throughout its history it has had several industry changing innovations. Their Savage 99 was an excellent magazine fed lever action far ahead of its time. They also were the first to push a factory cartridge past 3000fps with their 250-3000. However, most recently […]
The semi-automatic has always been a point of contention in hunting camp. They typically sacrifice some accuracy compared to a bolt gun. The larger magazines and unsightly lines of military descended semi automatics has also served to turn away potential fans. There are however, a few sleek semiautomatics for the woods; one such gun is […]
When one thinks of places known for producing great rifles, many countries spring to mind. The Finns, Swedish, English, and of course Americans have long histories of producing quality small arms. One name that doesn’t often come up however Spain. However, Bergara is looking to change that with their B14 line of rifles. History Since […]
Hunting isn’t all about showing off a new state of the art rifle. Sometimes the layers of scratches on a well worn stock are more impressive than a shiny finish or intricate engraving. For years military surplus rifles have allowed hunters to get tough and accurate rifles for cheap. These old rifles carry their own […]