While the R8 is an interchangeable barrel/bolt gun, it is still capable of fine accuracy. Here a .300 Win. Mag. R8 topped with a Nikon 2.5-10 Monarch scope lies with its five-shot, 0.95" target made firing Federal's 130-grain Barnes Tipped Triple Shock X bullet.
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Ejector and Extractor
Visible in the face of the bolt is the plunger-type ejector and short, pivoting, claw-style extractor.
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R8 Bolt
The R8's bolt features a split collet-style bolt that expands into an annular groove in the barrel for lockup.
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Tool-Free Removal
Small levers on the mount's left side facilitate rapid, tool-free removal and replacement of the scope.
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Blaser Scope Mount
The Blaser scope mount is a claw-style design that incorporates studs that engage depressions in the barrel's surface. The author found that it did provide true-return-to-zero performance after removal and remounting.
Since 1962, more Remington Model 700s have been sold than any other bolt-action rifle before or since, and this detailed disassembly guide, exploded view and brief history of the platform, is one worth filing near the toolbox.
The PureION technology employed by Wildgame Innovations’ ZeroTrace line of odor-elimination products chemically neutralizes offending smells—without resorting to an ozone generator—and the company’s Portable unit is the line’s most versatile product yet.
The Modern Precision Rimfire from Christensen Arms builds upon time-honored blueprints and is crafted from its maker's flash-forged carbon-fiber technology to create an accurate and fun-to-shoot repeating rifle.
Building on its existing commercial line of MR556 and MR762 rifles, HK USA now offers A4 versions of both rifles, as well as large-format pistol variants.
Welcome to another American Rifleman Gun Of The Week video, and this time we have a modernized American lever-action to take to the range. Meet the Smith & Wesson Model 1854.