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Bryant Ridge's Analysis: The Fieldmaster 121 series is a .22 caliber, slide-action, tubular magazine-fed rifle manufactured by Remington Arms between 1936 and 1954. The Sportmaster 121 has a 25" barrel, a one-piece hardwood stock, and a blued metal finish. It was replaced by the Model 572 Fieldmaster in 1955. In 1908, Remington wanted something to compete with Winchester's famed Model 94, but the faster, smoother operation of a pump gun had a lot of advantages. John Pedersen, the inventor of the …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis: The SKS is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1945. The SKS was first produced in the Soviet Union but was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations. Its distinguishing characteristics include a permanently attached folding bayonet and a hinged, fixed magazine.  As the SKS lacked select-fire capability and its magazine was limited to ten ro …