While sport shooting and hunting are still undertaken in many countries around the world, our staffers don’t often have the opportunity to test new guns in places as far away and mystical as Australia, but that’s exactly where Executive Editor Evan Brune went with the new rifle that is the subject of this month’s cover story.
A recent trip to Italy as a guest of Fiocchi afforded me an inside look at where and, more importantly, how Fiocchi ammunition is made. As our small cadre of gun writers entered the hallways leading to the boardroom in the company’s headquarters in Lecco.
The resulting modernized Winchester Repeating Arms Model 1895 Saddle Ring Carbine (SRC) makes for an intriguing platform that promises to be a capable field companion. Its unique Browning design, colorful historical lineage and high-quality manufacture set it apart from rank-and-file bolt guns and semi-automatics.
As of this writing, the people of Ukraine are locked in a life-and-death struggle with the invading Russian military in the most significant warfare seen in Europe since World War II.
Springfield has partnered with H.S. Produkt of Croatia to bring U.S. shooters a semi-automatic version of the Croatian VHS-2 service rifle chambered in 5.56 NATO.