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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Savage Mark II is a top-performing 22 LR rifle that offers excellent accuracy. Featuring a 21-inch, carbon steel barrel that is button rifled for exceptional accuracy, this rifle is perfectly balanced to the tough black synthetic stock with a checkered pistol grip and forearm that provides a secure grip. Additionally, the rifle comes with Iron Sights and a 5-round detachable box magazine. The Trigger allows for crisp trigger pull, making this rifle a great choice for s …

Bryant Ridge AnalysisBuilt on the proven Remington® Model 700®, the CDL™ Bolt-Action Rifle has all the quality features for serious big game hunting, predator hunting, or informal target shooting. At the heart of the CDL is the famous Model 700 action that encloses the cartridge head in 3 rings of steel: the recessed bolt face, the chamber end of the barrel, and the front receiver ring. This design provides inherent strength while holding the cartridge in precise alignment with the bore for exce …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action sporting rifle. It is iconic in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since its introduction in 1936, earning the moniker "The Rifleman's Rifle." The action has some design similarities to Mauser designs, and it is a development of the earlier Winchester Model 54, itself based on a Mauser 98-type action.The Model 70 was originally manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company between 1936 and …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisIn February 1942 Smith Corona, a company primarily known as a typewriter manufacturer, was contracted to produce the 1903A3 rifle. The original contract was for some 100,000 rifles. The Army’s confidence in the ability of the 1903 rifle was inherent in the following contract as the number specified was for some 380,000 rifles. However, creating the machinery and setting up production meant that the first rifles were not produced until late 1942. Finally, in December 1942, …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis The 3-line rifle M1891, colloquially (but mistakenly; see Nagant's legal dispute) known in the West as Mosin–Nagant and in Russia and former Soviet Union as Mosin's rifle, is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed military rifle. It is primarily found chambered for its original 7.62×54mmR cartridge. Developed from 1882 to 1891, it was used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and various other states. It is one of the most mass-produce …