Mystery .32
How many mysteries and puzzles to keep domestic hunting weapons! Pilot and experimental production, small series, non-standard gauges - all this says about the richness of Russian weapons history.TOZAN Terminal-B 32-gauge. It as well as on the trunks with fore, the serial number is stamped gun «2». Issue one of the most popular OTE-quality weapons systems — Tula model «B» — It has been launched in 1902 and lasted from minimal changes to 1956, and taking into account the more serious modifications Read more [...]
About everyday concerns
Photo: Anton Zhuravkova Deepest sympathy to the author of the letter, and certainly, I believe, because he met a lot of these shortcomings. Of course, sad that they went to Basil, and even «a complete set». I understand the author's another reason that I know well how much time and effort you need to spend to get a license to buy weapons, and then how bitterly disappointed in the purchased object of desire.I know the feelings and the owner, who understands what the subject, mistakenly called a proud word weapons can only pass to destruction, for selling his fellow hunters Read more [...]
Weapons Champions
The dream of a 16-year old boy Daniel Perazza, was to become a gunsmith. But there it did not take a job. Finally he managed to get one storekeeper armory company. Photos from the archives of Alexei Alipova At night he collected his gun. The first came out unsuccessful, but the second was highly appreciated, and young professionals hired company «Franks». In 20 years, he patented the design of their own guns, and sell the patent, opened his own studio. Finest hour has struck, when he was approached by an Italian athlete Ennio Mattarello. Daniele tried to invest in the Read more [...]
Alpine dandies
Fitting we are not spoiledOnce we were allowed to have rifles, people rushed for the available old army carbines KO 44, and fortunate, for the hunting and the SCS options SVD.Hunters thought their bullets allegedly piercing rails in able to hit with any animal the first shot. If this is not It occurred, still remained in the carbine ammunition that could be released in a matter of seconds. What in versus they can show rifled shotgun (fitting), and even to Besides and so expensive? Most hunters from fittings perceived merely eccentric. I and himself, Read more [...]
The collapse of the American legends
Someone word "Winchester" is associated with the American westerns, and someone will remember that "magazinki" this company was in the hands of Russian soldiers on the fields of the First World War.By American standards, the gun must be universal, and to House to protect and go hunting. A the glorious past of hard drives once in side proved their use in hunting. Before Revolution our country neat American mnogozaryadki caught legally, during the Soviet era — smuggled through Chukotka (and today they float in Far East of Russia). Read more [...]
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Three in one
Applying DEPOSIT trunks of various lengths and gauges, you can hunt with a gun on almost all types of game, at any season of the yearOnce the first Russian saw a gun with three barrels, he called it a tee, and no one from the countrymen on this issue did not occur broke. In We always like now we have more serious problems.Since the end of last century, began to spread on the tees world, appearing first in Central Europe, or rather in Germany Austria. It's connected with Hunting and national characteristics hunting traditions of these countries. Read more [...]
Hunting — a beautiful lesson!
Shoot necessary with a cool head, absolutely calm, and I learned to be sofile photo Dmitry Meshieva Dmitry Meskhiev — famous film director, actor, producer, chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of St. Petersburg, Honored Artist of Russia. Filming location of several of his films («Women's Property». «Mechanical Suite». «American». «Butterfly's kiss») Meskhiev chose the picturesque Pskov region, where he spent his childhood and where is near the village of Taraskina Novorzhevsky District is its hunting «El Read more [...]
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Powder Sample
Today, rare weapons manufacturer does not stop the quality of its products. Security arrow nominally placed above all else. If you carefully consider any hunting rifle from any manufacturer, you can see a lot of signs in the form of numbers, letters, icons. If you know how to read them, they will talk about the gun everything from the technological features of its manufacturing and finishing features use. It may be a simple question, but the hunter zachemobychnomu need to go into the meaning of these mysterious symbols? Curiosity? In fact, their decoding will allow safe use of a gun. In addition Read more [...]
Gunsmiths Duke
The main buyer of US weapons are, where Benelli exports about 30,000 guns100 000 semi-automatic, pump action shotguns 70 000 15 000 carbines produced in 2010. Photo: Konstantin Matveykin. Looking at the map of northern Italy, you will certainly see, as southeast of Milan lies straight, like spear, road going to Adriatic. AT the very end of this road, built by the Romans in twenty kilometers from the sea is one of the most beautiful cities in the country — Urbino.It reached its peak in the The fifteenth century under the control of the Duke Federico Read more [...]
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The point at 755,182 rubles 50 kopecks
Weapons manufactured the person always. Perhaps that it has allocated us from all other animals, of course, if you are a supporter of Darwin's theory.Andrei Fedorovich Deryabin We know there is a blessing in disguise. Not whether the aggressive policy of Napoleonic France of the XVIII century, Russia may be, it dispensed weapons that are produced in Tula and Sestroretsk. However, the policy of Napoleon forced Russian government to think about increasing the production of the Army firearms and bladed weapons. Question about construction of new weapons factories Read more [...]
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The lower punch
In the first half of the XIX century in many countries is a real breaking stereotypes. From the old, and all the usual flint hunters and the military went over to obscure the cap, put on even more obscure rod.35% sostavakapsyulnoy mixture used at the end of the XIX century, was mercury fulminate. Epoch capsule weapons swept the world in the the end of the 1820s. Before this capsule were known quite successfully applied for about a decade, one way or another incarnation. On seemingly uncomplicated device capsule systems require two essential elements — Read more [...]
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Choke World
Today we know a lot of great cold steel produced in India, but that's about gunshot systems associated with the region, accounts for much less hear. At its core are the products of British arsenals or late Afghan copies of European weapons.Illustration SHUTTERSTOCK.COM The story began with the photos wonderful dulnozaryadnogo rifled guns — .507 caliber hunting fitting (12.9 mm) manufactured in the best European traditions on the highest level. Shotgun with capsule shock lock on style performance fully complies with the middle of the XIX century. Read more [...]
Undeservedly forgotten 9,3h62 Mauser
"By all accounts, this cartridge had a satisfactory ballistic characteristics that make it suitable for a variety of hunts .Horoshy patron, but no more. Here, perhaps, and all you can say about him. " This feature gives the patron 9,3h62 Mauser in a recognized classic book "weapons and ammunition for African hunts."Photo: Anton Zhuravkova Since its inception in 1905 until the end of the 1960s, when there were problems with the acquisition of both filled with ammunition and components for its self-equipment, this cartridge was considered truly universal and rightly enjoyed among Read more [...]
