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“The Men and Guns of the Pacific War” series takes Field Editor Marty Morgan and the ARTV camera crew to the American battlefields of the Pacific War, starting with the infamous attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the event that provoked the United States into the Second World War. In the end, more than 2,400 Americans perished on "the day that will live in infamy." Check out this segmentfrom a recent episode ofAmerican Rifleman TV to learn more about the attacks on Pearl Harbor, which resulted in the U.S. involvement in World War II.
In colonial America, it was firearms from other countries that armed soldiers, but for most of the civilian populace, American-made fowlers fit the bill.
The Mossberg pump-action 500/590-series is the most widely produced shotgun of all time, and now there are two new models that use the innovative Chisel Machining folding stock.
Savage Arms has a whole new line of Axis rifles to suit the needs of a new generation of hunters and shooters, all loaded with premium features, and we took a closer look at the company's Axis 2 Pro Western.