Introduction The history of mounting scopes on rifles goes back to the year 1776 when Charles Willson Peale, famous for his paintings of revolutionary leaders, came up with an idea to fix a telescope to a rifle. This setup led…

Shotgun ribs are integral strips of metal found on the majority of shotguns and sometimes on combination rifles. Ribs are either soldered or brazed to the barrels, with various configurations such as ventilated ribs primarily used to reduce overall weight…

The Chapuis ROLS rifle is a straight-pull bolt action rifle known for its efficient modular design. It allows for easy barrel removal from the action using an Allen key. The rifle features a circular locking ring with seven locking lugs…

The Strasser RS 14 is a straight-pull bolt-action hunting rifle introduced in 2014, following the RS 05 model. Known for its accuracy and reliability, the RS 14 features an LS barrel exchange system that allows for the quick and precise…

The Steyr Monobloc rifle, introduced in 2019, features a unique design that integrates the barrel and the action into a single block of steel, hence the name “Monobloc.” The receiver is equipped with four grooves for mounting purposes—two at the…