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Video: Larry Potterfield of Midway USA talks about the 38-55 Winchester Centerfire, which started life as a Ballard target cartridge in 1884. Winchester later chambered this cartridge in the 1885 single shot along with the 1884 lever action.

(GunReports.com) -- Reversing an interpretation of the Gun Control Act that has been on the books for more than four decades, ATF today posted a ruling declaring any shipment of a firearm by a manufacturer (FFL) to any agent or business (e.g., an engineering-design firm, patent lawyer, testing lab, gun writer, etc.) for a bona fide business purpose to be a 'transfer' under the Gun Control Act of 1968, according to the NSSF.

Video: Terminator, Mummy shotgun, Legend Puma (Armi Chiappa) Lever Action Shotgun, from Gun Tests Magazine (3:06)

When a friend of mine bought a used Iver Johnson M1 Carbine, he got more than he bargained for. Since the seller talked like he knew what he was doing, my friend accepted some reloads along with the gun, thinking that the ammo was just another bonus to the good deal he had made. When one of the loads exploded in his face-embedding a portion of the wooden stock in my friends forehead-it became obvious that the previous owner should have been a politician. Then my friend would have known not to trust him.

The Varminter is a variation on the Bushmaster AR-15 platform. It carries a 24-inch fluted 4150 chrome-moly steel barrel, which measures 1 inch inside the aluminum handguard down to 0.75 inch forward of the gas block.The competition-crowned barrel has a 1-in-9 twist. The gun comes with the Bushmaster competition trigger, with what the company claims is a smooth, two-stage, 4.5-pound pull.

(GunReports.com) -- Following calls by Mexican President Felipe Calderon that the United States re-institute a ban on modern sporting rifles, or so-called 'assault weapons,' the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for America's firearms industry - issued the following statement:

Ontario Knife Company has launched its new Ontario Knife Company GEN II™ series designed by industry veteran Dan Maragni. The line features state-of-the-art upgrades to all materials, and unique new heat treatment and manufacturing processes, for an unsurpassed level of craftsmanship and durability. The result is a series of knives perfect for a wide range of tactical, sporting, outdoor survival and rescue personnel applications. The revolutionary new Ontario Knife Company GEN II series starts with a special…

Here's a recommended gun from sister site Gun Tests magazine--Springfield's M1 Garand 7.62 x 51 mm NATO. If you are looking for a new Garand with a new action, this is probably the one you want, and we believe it will serve you very well. Some of our testers were more than happy with this Garand.

Remington reenters the handgun market with a hand-fitted 1911 45 ACP, called the R1. Available June 2010.

Autoloading .22's are lots of fun and can be lots of gun. They tend to run you broke on ammunition because of the lure of easily and quickly firing off the entire magazine. In fact, this might be one reason to own a semiauto .22 that has a limited number of rounds in the magazine, say five to seven rounds. This limitation tends to force the shooter to make every shot count.

We wrung out a heavy-barrel semiautomatic .22 LR rifle to show you what it has to offer. For this evaluation, we tried the Marlin 7000.

A recent tabulation of 467 respondents to a GunReports.com survey question, “Which is the better platform: The AR or the AK?” showed a strong preference for the designed-in-America ArmaLite Rifle model. Please see the Special Report for full comments.

A recent tabulation of 467 respondents to a GunReports.com survey question, “Which is the better platform: The AR or the AK?” showed a strong preference for the designed-in-America ArmaLite Rifle model. However, the intensity of comments slightly favored the AK.