This article was originally published with the title “ Marston's Breech-Loading Fire-Arms and Patent Cartridge ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 17 (January 1853), p. 129 doi:10. ...

Within a generation the muzzle-loading musket was replaced by the breech-loading rifle, and the effect on the fighting man was immediate and deadly. Infantry weapons became more accurate, ...

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This second type Remington Breech Loading Carbine features Remington's famous rolling block action. It fired a .50 caliber metal rimfire cartridge and was the last type of firearm purchased by the ...

Before loading a muzzleloader, it’s helpful to fire a few caps to make sure the nipple and vent hole into the breech is clear. Measure out the appropriate amount of powder.

Introduced in 1853, the Enfield Rifle was a muzzle-loading, rifled musket that had a range of about 1,000 yards. Updated in 1867 as the Snider-Enfield Rifle, it incorporated a breech system that ...

In large part the Model 1905’s dismal sales performance was caused by the introduction in late 1906 of a more powerful Winchester Self-Loading Rifle, the Model 1907.

The M82 delivered previously unheard levels of energy and distance in a sniper rifle. The M33 .50 BMG bullet weighed 661 grains, or 1.5 ounces, compared to the fifty-five grains of 5.56mm ...

Otis just announced that Barrett selected their cleaning kit to include with their MRAD rifle system as part of the Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) System. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of ...

This .50 caliber tilt-up barrel breech loading carbine was invented by Mahlon J. Gallager of Savannah, GA. Over 18,000 were used by Union cavalry troops during the Civil War. Location Currently not on ...

Denel Land Systems is displaying the GI-30 30mm CamGun electro-mechanical cannon and the M10 60mm breech-loading mortar internationally for the first time at the DSIE exhibition in London. The GI-30 ...

Within a generation the muzzle-loading musket was replaced by the breech-loading rifle, and the effect on the fighting man was immediate and deadly. Infantry weapons became more accurate, ...